Demographics of Niue

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date17 Oct 2024

As of 2024, the population of Niue is projected at 1,819, compared to 1,817 in 2023. It ranks 23th in Oceania and 236th in the world. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 0.39 percent, the 155th highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 877 males and 942 females in Niue. The percentage of the male population is 47.97%, compared to 51.81% of the female population. Niue has 65 more females than males. The sex ratio in Niue in 2024 will be 93.047 males per 100 females. Niue is in the 40th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Gender

Niue population

Year Population Growth (%) M per 100 F
MaleFemaleTotal
19502,2122,2854,4972.0996.805
19552,2492,3794,6280.8094.536
19602,3782,4474,8250.0697.180
19652,5662,6355,2011.1597.381
19702,5592,5505,109-0.92100.353
19752,1312,0994,229-5.98101.525
19801,8151,7183,533-3.62105.646
19851,4381,3442,783-5.93106.994
19901,2711,2122,483-1.25104.868
19951,1711,1322,303-1.56103.445
20001,0381,0082,047-3.23102.976
20059089191,827-2.0898.803
20108758941,768-0.9197.875
20158599211,7790.4593.268
20208629371,7990.6191.996
20218719431,8131.0592.365
20228769461,821-0.1792.600
20238769421,817-0.2892.994
20248779421,8190.3993.100
  • Life expectancy
  • Median age
  • Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

YearLife expectancy Median ageFertility rate
195054.56618.7736.324
195556.66917.6266.765
196059.38415.9426.955
196562.06714.6076.820
197064.36714.2646.236
197566.11615.2685.087
198067.60617.1684.704
198568.05119.9604.477
199067.06222.5504.024
199566.37926.1303.350
200066.64528.6632.903
200566.97731.5582.964
201067.65133.6073.045
201568.61135.1662.879
202069.47035.9862.596
202169.57236.5062.561
202269.81836.7212.543
202369.97836.5552.514
202470.10436.4332.488
  • Total
  • Crude

Niue death and birth rate

Year Total Crude(per 1000)
DeathBirthCrude deathCrude birth
19506519914.36744.273
19556422713.89248.985
19605923012.22947.750
19655322910.19144.052
1970452008.82039.115
1975361388.44032.521
1980301088.52630.682
198527819.72029.255
1990276110.82024.673
1995275111.79722.136
2000264012.47519.682
2005243613.02119.773
2010233113.20517.439
2015242713.53315.203
2020262514.31014.110
2021262514.52013.896
2022272514.66013.817
2023272514.72113.873
2024272514.77414.012
  • Population
  • Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Niue

Year Population Urban (%)
UrbanRural
19501,0033,66421.500
19551,0093,68521.503
19601,0383,78821.506
19651,0974,00121.509
19701,0834,05221.095
19759293,04723.355
19809202,48427.031
19858441,87531.048
19907201,60930.895
19956811,48431.452
20006281,27133.069
20055931,09035.212
20106301,00038.680
201569393642.568
202075487846.202
202176286446.891
202277785747.567
202378984648.229
202480083748.877
  • Population pyramid
  • Gender ratio

Niue population by Age Group (2024)

Age group Male Female Total M per 100 F
PersonsShare (%)
00-04 62 61 123 6.75 101.639
05-09 69 59 129 7.08 116.949
10-14 76 89 165 9.06 85.393
15-19 75 82 157 8.62 91.463
20-24 48 63 111 6.09 76.190
25-29 45 60 105 5.76 75.000
30-34 50 34 83 4.56 147.059
35-39 41 52 93 5.10 78.846
40-44 51 49 101 5.54 104.082
45-49 58 68 126 6.92 85.294
50-54 45 66 111 6.09 68.182
55-59 53 43 96 5.27 123.256
60-64 75 49 124 6.81 153.061
65-69 59 59 118 6.48 100.000
70-74 35 44 80 4.39 79.545
75-79 15 32 48 2.63 46.875
80-84 13 19 33 1.81 68.421
85-89 4 13 17 0.93 30.769
90-94 0 2 2 0.11 0.000
Total 874 944 1,822 92.585