Fertility rate, total in Tuvalu

Tuvalu: Fertility rate, total was 3.17 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
3.17 births per woman
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
51st
of 215 countries
All-time high
5.15 births per woman
in 1960
All-time low
3.17 births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Fertility rate, total in Tuvalu, 1960–2024

0246196019922024

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fertility rate, total in Tuvalu is 3.17 births per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Tuvalu peaked at 5.15 births per woman in 1960 and was at its lowest, 3.17 births per woman, in 2024.

Tuvalu ranks 51st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4.74 births per woman 4.23 births per woman 5.15 births per woman 10
1970s 3.71 births per woman 3.55 births per woman 4.08 births per woman 10
1980s 3.88 births per woman 3.73 births per woman 3.97 births per woman 10
1990s 3.9 births per woman 3.75 births per woman 3.96 births per woman 10
2000s 3.57 births per woman 3.42 births per woman 3.84 births per woman 10
2010s 3.37 births per woman 3.3 births per woman 3.47 births per woman 10
2020s 3.24 births per woman 3.17 births per woman 3.31 births per woman 5

Countries ranked near Tuvalu

  1. 48 Palestine 3.25 births per woman compare
  2. 49 Iraq 3.22 births per woman compare
  3. 50 Namibia 3.21 births per woman compare
  4. 52 Kenya 3.17 births per woman compare
  5. 53 Kiribati 3.12 births per woman compare
  6. 54 Tonga 3.1 births per woman compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fertility rate, total in Tuvalu?
Fertility rate, total in Tuvalu was 3.17 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Tuvalu?
The highest recorded value was 5.15 births per woman in 1960.
What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Tuvalu?
The lowest recorded value was 3.17 births per woman in 2024.
How does Tuvalu rank for fertility rate, total?
Tuvalu ranks 51st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Tuvalu?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Unit
births per woman
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,128 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.