Fertility Rate: Tuvalu
Tuvalu's fertility rate is currently 3.174 births per woman as of 2024. # Tuvalu Fertility Rate Tuvalu's fertility rate stands at 3.
Current (2024)
3.174 births per woman
-1.1% y/y
Peak (1960)
5.146 births per woman
Low (2024)
3.174 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Tuvalu
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Tuvalu
Analysis# Tuvalu Fertility Rate
Tuvalu's fertility rate stands at 3.174 births per woman in 2024, representing a dramatic decline from its 1960 peak of 5.146. Over six decades, the nation has experienced a 38.3% reduction in fertility, a substantial demographic shift reflecting broader changes in family planning and social development across the Pacific island nation.
The most significant decline occurred during the earlier decades following 1960, with fertility remaining relatively stable since the early 2000s. Recent data from 2015 to 2024 shows a gentle but consistent downward slope, declining from 3.308 to 3.174 births per woman. This steady compression over the past decade suggests Tuvalu's fertility rate continues its gradual contraction, likely driven by increased educational access and economic pressures on families.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.174 births per woman | -1.06% |
| 2023 | 3.208 births per woman | -1.11% |
| 2022 | 3.244 births per woman | -1.01% |
| 2021 | 3.277 births per woman | -0.97% |
| 2020 | 3.309 births per woman | -0.66% |
| 2019 | 3.331 births per woman | +0.09% |
| 2018 | 3.328 births per woman | +0.82% |
| 2017 | 3.301 births per woman | +0.12% |
| 2016 | 3.297 births per woman | -0.33% |
| 2015 | 3.308 births per woman | -0.66% |
| 2014 | 3.33 births per woman | -1.74% |
| 2013 | 3.389 births per woman | -2.33% |
| 2012 | 3.47 births per woman | +0.20% |
| 2011 | 3.463 births per woman | +0.61% |
| 2010 | 3.442 births per woman | +0.50% |
| 2009 | 3.425 births per woman | +0.29% |
| 2008 | 3.415 births per woman | -0.90% |
| 2007 | 3.446 births per woman | -2.24% |
| 2006 | 3.525 births per woman | -0.59% |
| 2005 | 3.546 births per woman | -0.20% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3.553 births per woman | -0.73% |
| 2003 | 3.579 births per woman | -1.59% |
| 2002 | 3.637 births per woman | -2.99% |
| 2001 | 3.749 births per woman | -2.40% |
| 2000 | 3.841 births per woman | -1.99% |
| 1999 | 3.919 births per woman | -0.81% |
| 1998 | 3.951 births per woman | -0.03% |
| 1997 | 3.952 births per woman | +0.03% |
| 1996 | 3.951 births per woman | -0.30% |
| 1995 | 3.963 births per woman | +1.02% |
| 1994 | 3.923 births per woman | +0.03% |
| 1993 | 3.922 births per woman | +1.61% |
| 1992 | 3.86 births per woman | +1.87% |
| 1991 | 3.789 births per woman | +1.04% |
| 1990 | 3.75 births per woman | -1.24% |
| 1989 | 3.797 births per woman | -2.16% |
| 1988 | 3.881 births per woman | -1.52% |
| 1987 | 3.941 births per woman | -0.81% |
| 1986 | 3.973 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1985 | 3.973 births per woman | +0.68% |
| 1984 | 3.946 births per woman | +0.87% |
| 1983 | 3.912 births per woman | +0.90% |
| 1982 | 3.877 births per woman | +1.92% |
| 1981 | 3.804 births per woman | +1.98% |
| 1980 | 3.73 births per woman | +2.33% |
| 1979 | 3.645 births per woman | +1.53% |
| 1978 | 3.59 births per woman | +0.98% |
| 1977 | 3.555 births per woman | +0.03% |
| 1976 | 3.554 births per woman | -0.67% |
| 1975 | 3.578 births per woman | -1.51% |
| 1974 | 3.633 births per woman | -2.13% |
| 1973 | 3.712 births per woman | -2.47% |
| 1972 | 3.806 births per woman | -3.50% |
| 1971 | 3.944 births per woman | -3.36% |
| 1970 | 4.081 births per woman | -3.45% |
| 1969 | 4.227 births per woman | -3.07% |
| 1968 | 4.361 births per woman | -2.96% |
| 1967 | 4.494 births per woman | -3.08% |
| 1966 | 4.637 births per woman | -1.88% |
| 1965 | 4.726 births per woman | -2.07% |
| 1964 | 4.826 births per woman | -1.79% |
| 1963 | 4.914 births per woman | -1.80% |
| 1962 | 5.004 births per woman | -1.67% |
| 1961 | 5.089 births per woman | -1.11% |
| 1960 | 5.146 births per woman | — |
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