Fertility rate: births per woman in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Fertility rate: births per woman was 3.21 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Tuvalu, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate: births per woman in Tuvalu stood at 3.21 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Tuvalu peaked at 5.42 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 3.21 live births per woman, in 2023.
Tuvalu ranks 53rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.34 live births per woman | 5.19 live births per woman | 5.42 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.74 live births per woman | 4.23 live births per woman | 5.15 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.71 live births per woman | 3.55 live births per woman | 4.08 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.88 live births per woman | 3.73 live births per woman | 3.97 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.9 live births per woman | 3.75 live births per woman | 3.96 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.57 live births per woman | 3.42 live births per woman | 3.84 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.37 live births per woman | 3.3 live births per woman | 3.47 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.26 live births per woman | 3.21 live births per woman | 3.31 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More reference data data for Tuvalu
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.067 under-five deaths per woman (2021)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.689 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 1.22 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 77.99 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 77.65 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 1.19 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 90.98 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 1.47 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Tuvalu?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Tuvalu was 3.21 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 5.42 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.21 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Tuvalu rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Tuvalu ranks 53rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.