Number of children under 5 in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Number of children under 5 was 1,098 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children under 5 in Tuvalu, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 1,098 people for number of children under 5 in 2023.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children under 5 in Tuvalu peaked at 1,324 people in 2013 and was at its lowest, 605 people, in 1950.
That places Tuvalu 224th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 887.2 people | 605 people | 982 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 905.2 people | 848 people | 973 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 736.5 people | 647 people | 819 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,142 people | 880 people | 1,287 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,286 people | 1,240 people | 1,314 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,180 people | 1,145 people | 1,231 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,252 people | 1,172 people | 1,324 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,130 people | 1,098 people | 1,163 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 221 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 1,514 people compare
- 222 Nauru 1,490 people compare
- 223 San Marino 1,156 people compare
- 225 Cook Islands 987 people compare
- 226 Palau 984 people compare
- 227 Saint Barthelemy 680 people compare
More reference data data for Tuvalu
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Wealth share of the richest 1% 27.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children under 5 in Tuvalu?
- Number of children under 5 in Tuvalu was 1,098 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children under 5 recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 1,324 people in 2013.
- What is the lowest number of children under 5 recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 605 people in 1950.
- How does Tuvalu rank for number of children under 5?
- Tuvalu ranks 224th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children under 5 rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Number of children under 5. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-4.