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Tuvalu

Tuvalu, formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island country located in the Pacific Ocean, situated in Oceania, about midway between Hawaii and Australia. It lies east-northeast of the Santa Cruz Islands, southeast of Nauru, south of Kiribati, west of Tokelau, northwest of Samoa and Wallis and Futuna, and north of Fiji. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Tuvalu 25.5 km²
Population 4,193
Male Population 2,128 (50.8%)
Female Population 2,065 (49.2%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015 -2.5%
Population change from 2000 to 2015 -7%
Median Age 23.8 years
Male Median Age 22.8 years
Female Median Age 24.9 years
Timezone Tuvalu Time

Map of Tuvalu

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015
Data1975199020002015
Population 4,299 4,638 4,511 4,193
Population Density 168.5 / km² 181.8 / km² 176.8 / km² 164.3 / km²
Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

Tuvalu Population Tree
AgeMaleFemaleTotal
Under 5 272 248 520
5-9 226 202 429
10-14 232 190 423
15-19 233 233 466
20-24 177 164 341
25-29 166 143 310
30-34 131 121 253
35-39 103 96 199
40-44 103 103 207
45-49 125 110 235
50-54 106 133 240
55-59 101 105 207
60-64 64 82 146
65-69 36 41 78
70-74 30 38 68
75-79 13 31 45
80-84 7 19 26
85 Plus 3 6 9
Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 to 2100
YearEst. PopulationAvg 10 Year Growth %Avg 10 Year Growth
1990 4,638 n/a n/a
2000 4,511 -2.7% -127
2020 4,193 -3.6% -159
2030 4,672 11.4% 479
2040 4,672 0% 0
2050 5,162 10.5% 490
2060 5,668 9.8% 506
2070 6,699 18.2% 1,031
2080 7,240 8.1% 541
2090 7,240 0% 0
2100 7,792 7.6% 552
Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

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