Migration
Visitor Arrivals
Total arrivals for the first quarter of 2024 were 1,739, a 16 percent decrease from the total arrivals recorded for the fourth quarter of 2023. The month with the highest arrivals was January. The total number of visitors for the first quarter of 2024 was 853, an increase of 8 percent compared to the number of visitors in the fourth quarter of 2023. Fiji, Australia, and New Zealand make up 42 percent of the total visitors with Fiji being the highest at 19 percent. About 3 in every 10 visitors visited Tuvalu for a holiday and another 3 in every 10 visited Tuvalu for Government purposes.
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| Visitor | | |
| Month | Male | Female | Visitors |
| Jan | 228 | 77 | 305 |
| Feb | 204 | 73 | 277 |
| Mar | 193 | 90 | 283 |
Resident Departures
Total departures for the fourth quarter of 2024 were 2,146, a 2 percent decrease from the total departures in the fourth quarter of 2023. The month with the highest departures was February. The total number of resident departures in the first quarter of 2024 was 1,214 which is an 8 percent decrease compared to the first quarter of 2023. About 4 in every 10 residents traveled overseas for family or social purposes. Almost 80 percent of residents travel for family/social, education, and government purposes. Note that about 5 percent of residents travel for medical purposes and 2 percent migrate.
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| Resident Departure | | |
| Month | Male | Female | Total |
| Jan | 213 | 156 | 369 |
| Feb | 261 | 254 | 515 |
| Mar | 175 | 155 | 330 |
Vitals
Births
The total number of births for the first quarter of 2024 was 46 which is a 7 percent increase compared to the number of births in the fourth quarter of 2023. Overall, the birth of male children is slightly higher than female children. About 119 males for every 100 births of female children in the first quarter of 2024 compared to 115 in the fourth quarter of 2023.
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| Year | Month | Male | Female | Total |
| 2024 | Jan | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 2024 | Feb | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 2024 | Mar | 9 | 4 | 13 |
Deaths
The total number of deaths in the first quarter of 2024 was 25, a 14% decrease from the number of deaths in the fourth quarter of 2023.
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| Month | Male | Female | Total |
| Jan | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Feb | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Mar | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Population Estimates
The population estimated for the first quarter of 2024 was 9,853, a decrease of about 2.4 percent compared to the population estimated for 2023. It is worth noting from the section on migration that there is still a significant difference in the arrival and departure of residents. The base used for the estimates was the resident population count from the 2017 mini-census.
Population estimates by age groups
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| Age Group | Male | Female | Total |
| 0-4 | 537 | 478 | 1015 |
| 5-9 | 569 | 444 | 1013 |
| 10-14 | 533 | 494 | 1027 |
| 15-19 | 490 | 434 | 924 |
| 20-24 | 305 | 280 | 585 |
| 25-29 | 365 | 353 | 718 |
| 30-34 | 352 | 382 | 734 |
| 35-39 | 380 | 329 | 709 |
| 40-44 | 277 | 263 | 540 |
| 45-49 | 188 | 198 | 386 |
| 50-54 | 167 | 173 | 340 |
| 55-59 | 249 | 279 | 528 |
| 60-64 | 250 | 270 | 520 |
| 65-69 | 171 | 172 | 343 |
| 70-74 | 105 | 122 | 227 |
| 75-79 | 56 | 71 | 127 |
| 80+ | 36 | 81 | 117 |
Population estimates by year
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| Year | Resident Population |
| 2017 | 10,507 |
| 2018 | 10,574 |
| 2019 | 10,273 |
| 2020 | 10,204 |
| 2021 | 10,280 |
| 2022 | 10,597 |
| 2023 | 10,099 |
| 2024 | 9,853 |
