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Tuvalu

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01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Tuvalu in numbers.

Area30 kmยฒWorld # 213 โ†’Population9.5KWorld # 215 โ†’Population density316.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 35 โ†’Life expectancy67.3 yearsWorld # 173 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 6,041World # 129 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Tuvalu across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area30 kmยฒWorld # 213 / 2023 โ†’Population9.5KWorld # 215 / 2025 โ†’Population density316.4 people/kmยฒWorld # 35 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,978World # 34 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth-1.6%World # 211 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate3.2World # 51 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate22 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 61 / 2024 โ†’Death rate9.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 55 / 2024 โ†’Median age24.3 yearsWorld # 168 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+7%World # 122 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1433%World # 58 / 2025 โ†’Urban population65.4%World # 106 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-255World # 96 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-26.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 213 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share2.6%World # 141 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy67.3 yearsWorld # 173 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancyNo dataNo rank โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people1.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 107 / 2020 โ†’Smoking rate33.4%World # 19 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 6,041World # 129 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 57.3MWorld # 212 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 6,759World # 155 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth1.6%World # 157 / 2025 โ†’Inflation0.5%World # 165 / 2011 โ†’UnemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Youth unemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)39.1World # 51 / 2010 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)12.8%World # 2 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,295 kcal/dayWorld # 55 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person85.1 kg/person/yearWorld # 34 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area33.3%World # 99 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person1.2 tWorld # 152 / 2024 โ†’Internet use35.2%World # 174 / 2017 โ†’Mobile subscriptions98.9 per 100 peopleWorld # 140 / 2022 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate18.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 23 / 2012 โ†’Road traffic death rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliament0%World # 191 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals3.6KWorld # 198 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 2.4MWorld # 183 / 2013 โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2017 / 94.2%Main languagetvlMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNo dataNo comparison data for this countryTop export categoryAnimal products2023Most mapped OSM sportNo dataNo comparison data for this countryWriting directionLeft to righttvlLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencyAustralian DollarAUDDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country