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Median age in Tuvalu

Tuvalu: Median age was 24.29 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
24.29 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
168th
of 236 countries
All-time high
24.29 years
in 2023
All-time low
16.64 years
in 1968
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age in Tuvalu, 1950–2023

0510152025195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, median age in Tuvalu stood at 24.29 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Tuvalu peaked at 24.29 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.64 years, in 1968.

That places Tuvalu 168th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Median age in Tuvalu, year by year

Year years Change
1950 22.72 years —
1951 22.46 years -1.2%
1952 22.27 years -0.8%
1953 22.12 years -0.7%
1954 21.96 years -0.7%
1955 21.91 years -0.2%
1956 21.86 years -0.2%
1957 21.9 years +0.2%
1958 22.01 years +0.5%
1959 22.09 years +0.3%
1960 22.21 years +0.6%
1961 22.4 years +0.8%
1962 22.44 years +0.2%
1963 22.12 years -1.4%
1964 20.17 years -8.8%
1965 17.78 years -11.8%
1966 16.99 years -4.5%
1967 16.72 years -1.5%
1968 16.64 years -0.5%
1969 16.74 years +0.6%
1970 17.04 years +1.7%
1971 17.39 years +2.1%
1972 17.84 years +2.6%
1973 18.37 years +3.0%
1974 18.66 years +1.6%
1975 18.75 years +0.5%
1976 18.91 years +0.8%
1977 19.13 years +1.2%
1978 19.46 years +1.7%
1979 19.7 years +1.2%
1980 19.85 years +0.8%
1981 20.18 years +1.7%
1982 20.7 years +2.6%
1983 21.34 years +3.1%
1984 22.07 years +3.4%
1985 22.55 years +2.2%
1986 22.79 years +1.0%
1987 23.03 years +1.0%
1988 23.25 years +1.0%
1989 23.47 years +0.9%
1990 23.68 years +0.9%
1991 23.87 years +0.8%
1992 23.96 years +0.4%
1993 24.01 years +0.2%
1994 24.05 years +0.2%
1995 24.02 years -0.1%
1996 23.86 years -0.6%
1997 23.6 years -1.1%
1998 23.33 years -1.2%
1999 23.03 years -1.3%
2000 22.74 years -1.3%
2001 22.52 years -0.9%
2002 22.42 years -0.4%
2003 22.4 years -0.1%
2004 22.42 years +0.1%
2005 22.46 years +0.2%
2006 22.53 years +0.3%
2007 22.62 years +0.4%
2008 22.73 years +0.5%
2009 22.85 years +0.5%
2010 22.98 years +0.6%
2011 23.09 years +0.5%
2012 23.15 years +0.3%
2013 23.27 years +0.5%
2014 23.47 years +0.9%
2015 23.68 years +0.9%
2016 23.92 years +1.0%
2017 24.16 years +1.0%
2018 24.28 years +0.5%
2019 24.27 years -0.0%
2020 24.27 years -0.0%
2021 24.25 years -0.1%
2022 24.26 years +0.0%
2023 24.29 years +0.1%

Tuvalu compared with similar countries

  • Tuvalu's 24.29 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.94 years, 81% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Tuvalu's 24.29 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.83 years, 81% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 22.13 years 21.86 years 22.72 years 10
1960s 19.42 years 16.64 years 22.44 years 10
1970s 18.53 years 17.04 years 19.7 years 10
1980s 21.92 years 19.85 years 23.47 years 10
1990s 23.74 years 23.03 years 24.05 years 10
2000s 22.57 years 22.4 years 22.85 years 10
2010s 23.63 years 22.98 years 24.28 years 10
2020s 24.27 years 24.25 years 24.29 years 4

Countries ranked near Tuvalu

  1. 165 Nepal 24.68 years compare
  2. 166 Bolivia 24.66 years compare
  3. 167 Djibouti 24.39 years compare
  4. 169 Laos 24.28 years compare
  5. 170 Jordan 24.28 years compare
  6. 171 Egypt 24.03 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Tuvalu?
Median age in Tuvalu was 24.29 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Tuvalu?
The highest recorded value was 24.29 years in 2023.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Tuvalu?
The lowest recorded value was 16.64 years in 1968.
How does Tuvalu rank for median age?
Tuvalu ranks 168th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Tuvalu?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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