Basic demographic statistics include national population numbers disaggregated by age and sex; age dependency and sex ratios; crude birth, death and migration rates; annual population growth rates, including rural and urban growth rates; and key demographic indicators such as fertility, mortality and migrations rates.
The total live birth sex ratio in 2025 is 90 males to 100 females.
The first half of 2022 recorded the highest number of live births, with 162 births.
Births fluctuated between 2018 and 2023, followed by a sharp decline in 2024 to 98 births – the lowest level in the eight-year period.
In the first half of 2025, 99 births were recorded, representing a modest 1% increase from the same period in 2024.
Mothers aged 25-29 consistently led births from 2018-2022, but 30-34 became the dominant group in the first half of 2025, reflecting a shift toward older maternal age
Mortality
The highest first-half mortality occurred in 2019, with 73 deaths, representing an 83% increase from the 2018 low of 40 deaths.
Following the 2019 peak, mortality showed a two-year decline in 2020 and 2021, a moderate rise in 2022 and 2023, and then fell again in both 2024 and 2025.
In the first half of 2025, a total of 43 deaths were recorded, marking a 9% decrease compared with the same period in 2024.
Since 2018, there have been more male deaths compared to females, with 2019 recording the highest male deaths of about 149 per 100 female deaths.
In 2023, male deaths were equal to females, but in the first half od 2025, the ratio decreased to 95 male to 100 female deaths.
Mortality patterns from 2017–2024 peak among the elderly, with males aged 60–64 and females 65–69 each accounting for 14% of deaths.
In the first half of 2025, elderly mortality remained high, reaching 19% for males (60–69 years) and 23% for females aged 65–69.
Young children aged 0–4 show concerning mortality levels, averaging 7% (males) and 8% (females) across the years; in early 2025, male child mortality rose sharply to 19%, with females at 9%.
Working-age mortality (15–49 years) remains low overall, though the 40–44 age group shows a 4% spike in aggregate data; in 2025, female deaths in this group increased to 9%, while male deaths were highest among those aged 30–39 (around 5% each).
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Migration statistics provide a significant insight for Tuvalu’s population estimates and projections.
Tuvalu’s Migration patterns have slowly risen compared to the previous year which could be resulted from additional flights to Tuvalu.
The figures below are a comparison of total arrivals and total departures from the first biannual 2025 compared to the first biannual of the previous year.
Visitors 2025
Visitors arrivals in Tuvalu are mainly from the three Pacific regional countries including Australia, New Zealand and Fiji.
Resident Departures 2025.
Two of the main reasons for Tuvalu resident departure include Family/Social and Government official trips.
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The total number of visitors for 2023 was 3,136. Visitors increased 10-fold (1,185 percent) in 2023 compared to 2022. This increase is due to the lifting of travel restrictions in 2023. Most of the visitors arrived in the country were males in 2023.
The total number of residents departures for 2023 was 4,490. Resident departures increased two times (222 percent) in 2023 compared to the previous year (2022). This is due to the lifting of travel restrictions in 2023. There are lots of male residents travel out of the country compared to female residents in 2023.
The total number of births for 2023 was 232 which is a 14 percent decrease when compared to the total births in 2022. Overall, births of female children are slightly higher than that of male children. About 1.03 females for every birth of a male child in 2023 compared to 0.87 in 2022.
The total number of deaths in 2023 was 127, a 55 percent increase from 2022. Most deaths occur at the main hospital in Funafuti. About 1 in every 3 deaths occurred at home.
The population estimated for 2023 decreased by about 4.6 percent compared to the population estimated for 2022. It is worth noting from the section migration that there were very significant increases in travel which may cause such a decrease in the estimate. The base used for the estimates was the resident population count from the 2017 mini-census.
Tuvalu Central Statistics Division collects births and deaths recorded by the Public Health Department and run analyses that produce tables outlining indicators such as total deaths per year by month and more. A total of 257 births and 86 deaths were recorded for the year 2018, 251 births and 140 deaths recorded for 2019, and 156 births and 59 deaths were recorded for the first half of 2020. The graphs below illustrate trends in birth and deaths for the years 2018 to 2020 (January to June).
Figure 1: A line graph showing trend of births by month for years 2018 t0 2020Figure 2: A bar graph showing total births recorded by island in Tuvalu for years 2018 to 2020 Jan to JuneA line graph outlining trend of births by age group of mothers for years 2018 to 2020 Jan to JuneA column graph showing total deaths recorded for years 2018 to 2020 Jan to June
Travel restrictions due to COVID-19 has resulted in 0 visitors from April to June for the year 2020. Repatriation flights commenced in September 2020. A total of 7,746 arrivals were recorded for the year 2018 and approximately 40% of the arrivals were tourists/visitors. For the year 2019, about 47% of arrivals were tourists/visitors with a total of 7,748 arrivals recorded. The increase is most probably due to an increase in visitors for the Pacific Islands Forum that was held in Funafuti in August 2019. The table below provides a summary of arrivals and departures for Tuvalu.
