Urban Population: Tuvalu
Tuvalu's urban population is currently 64.7% as of 2024. # Tuvalu Urban Population Tuvalu's urban population reached 64.
Current (2024)
64.7%
+1.1% y/y
Peak (2024)
64.7%
Low (1960)
12.4%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Urban Population — Tuvalu
1960 — 2024
Urban Population — Tuvalu
Analysis# Tuvalu Urban Population
Tuvalu's urban population reached 64.725% in 2024, matching its all-time peak. This represents a dramatic transformation from 1960, when only 12.367% of the population lived in urban areas—a 423.4% increase over 64 years. The nation has shifted from predominantly rural to majority urban, though urbanization remains moderate compared to global averages.
The acceleration accelerated sharply from 2015 onward, with urban population growing from 58.915% to 64.725% in just nine years. Annual gains averaged roughly 0.6 percentage points between 2015 and 2024, indicating consistent inward migration and urban concentration. Tuvalu's trajectory suggests the urbanization process continues, likely driven by economic opportunities in the capital and climate vulnerability pressures on outer atolls.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 64.7% | +1.11% |
| 2023 | 64.0% | +1.11% |
| 2022 | 63.3% | +1.11% |
| 2021 | 62.6% | +1.11% |
| 2020 | 61.9% | +1.11% |
| 2019 | 61.2% | +1.12% |
| 2018 | 60.6% | +1.01% |
| 2017 | 60.0% | +0.81% |
| 2016 | 59.5% | +0.95% |
| 2015 | 58.9% | +1.05% |
| 2014 | 58.3% | +1.16% |
| 2013 | 57.6% | +1.29% |
| 2012 | 56.9% | +1.52% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | +1.80% |
| 2010 | 55.1% | +2.00% |
| 2009 | 54.0% | +2.16% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | +2.25% |
| 2007 | 51.7% | +2.27% |
| 2006 | 50.5% | +2.23% |
| 2005 | 49.4% | +2.11% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 48.4% | +1.90% |
| 2003 | 47.5% | +1.62% |
| 2002 | 46.7% | +1.41% |
| 2001 | 46.1% | +1.27% |
| 2000 | 45.5% | +1.17% |
| 1999 | 45.0% | +1.10% |
| 1998 | 44.5% | +1.07% |
| 1997 | 44.0% | +1.08% |
| 1996 | 43.5% | +1.14% |
| 1995 | 43.1% | +1.23% |
| 1994 | 42.5% | +1.37% |
| 1993 | 42.0% | +1.57% |
| 1992 | 41.3% | +1.85% |
| 1991 | 40.6% | +2.27% |
| 1990 | 39.7% | +2.70% |
| 1989 | 38.6% | +2.99% |
| 1988 | 37.5% | +3.14% |
| 1987 | 36.4% | +3.15% |
| 1986 | 35.2% | +2.99% |
| 1985 | 34.2% | +2.63% |
| 1984 | 33.3% | +2.33% |
| 1983 | 32.6% | +2.28% |
| 1982 | 31.9% | +2.51% |
| 1981 | 31.1% | +3.05% |
| 1980 | 30.2% | +3.90% |
| 1979 | 29.0% | +7.30% |
| 1978 | 27.1% | +12.87% |
| 1977 | 24.0% | +17.02% |
| 1976 | 20.5% | +18.20% |
| 1975 | 17.3% | +13.74% |
| 1974 | 15.2% | +3.58% |
| 1973 | 14.7% | +0.75% |
| 1972 | 14.6% | +0.54% |
| 1971 | 14.5% | +0.46% |
| 1970 | 14.5% | +0.63% |
| 1969 | 14.4% | +1.16% |
| 1968 | 14.2% | +2.07% |
| 1967 | 13.9% | +2.79% |
| 1966 | 13.5% | +2.97% |
| 1965 | 13.1% | +2.57% |
| 1964 | 12.8% | +1.55% |
| 1963 | 12.6% | +0.77% |
| 1962 | 12.5% | +0.68% |
| 1961 | 12.4% | +0.59% |
| 1960 | 12.4% | — |
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