Demographics of Tokelau

Source	UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date	17 Oct 2024

As of 2024, the population of Tokelau is projected at 2,506, compared to 2,397 in 2023. It ranks 22nd in Oceania and 235th in the world. The population growth rate in 2024 is projected at 4.27 percent, the 2nd highest among 237 countries and dependent territories.

There are 1,226 males and 1,280 females in Tokelau. The percentage of the male population is 48.98%, compared to 51.06% of the female population. Tokelau has 54 more females than males. The sex ratio in Tokelau in 2024 will be 95.820 males per 100 females. Tokelau is in the 69th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.

Tokelau population

Year	Population			Growth (%)	M per 100 F
Year	Male	Female	Total	Growth (%)	M per 100 F
1950	749	844	1,592	-2.76	88.744
1955	726	868	1,593	0.00	83.641
1960	818	966	1,784	3.36	84.679
1965	875	1,024	1,899	0.16	85.449
1970	785	936	1,720	-3.43	83.868
1975	761	878	1,639	-0.06	86.674
1980	793	871	1,664	-0.12	91.045
1985	859	903	1,761	1.93	95.127
1990	852	915	1,767	0.28	93.115
1995	863	908	1,771	0.00	95.044
2000	908	937	1,845	1.25	96.905
2005	819	812	1,631	-4.72	100.862
2010	806	779	1,585	0.44	103.466
2015	859	839	1,698	-1.89	102.384
2020	1,050	1,077	2,128	4.14	97.493
2021	1,083	1,123	2,205	2.99	96.438
2022	1,121	1,169	2,290	4.54	95.894
2023	1,174	1,224	2,397	4.63	95.915
2024	1,226	1,280	2,506	4.27	95.781

Life expectancy
Median age
Fertility rate

Demographics Indicators

Year	Life expectancy	Median age	Fertility rate
1950	54.692	18.621	5.118
1955	56.595	17.802	5.497
1960	58.598	16.409	5.728
1965	60.487	14.877	5.552
1970	62.299	14.543	5.037
1975	63.474	15.145	4.410
1980	65.160	17.116	4.079
1985	67.341	18.114	4.194
1990	69.376	19.637	4.564
1995	71.213	20.473	4.468
2000	72.197	20.920	3.823
2005	73.342	23.829	3.440
2010	74.510	25.148	3.249
2015	75.707	25.255	2.924
2020	76.622	26.058	2.711
2021	76.718	26.413	2.683
2022	76.887	26.555	2.646
2023	77.051	26.650	2.612
2024	77.167	26.921	2.599

Total
Crude

Tokelau death and birth rate

Year	Total		Crude(per 1000)
Year	Death	Birth	Crude death	Crude birth
1950	23	57	14.134	35.908
1955	21	63	12.895	39.339
1960	20	75	11.344	41.936
1965	19	73	10.133	38.524
1970	17	57	9.816	33.364
1975	16	49	9.576	29.672
1980	15	47	8.975	28.473
1985	14	50	7.933	28.260
1990	13	57	7.481	32.061
1995	12	54	6.911	30.345
2000	12	47	6.684	25.376
2005	12	34	7.432	20.634
2010	12	28	7.563	17.498
2015	12	31	7.105	18.315
2020	13	41	5.954	19.120
2021	13	42	5.916	19.226
2022	13	43	5.826	18.894
2023	14	47	5.695	19.564
2024	14	51	5.595	20.233

Population
Urbanization

Urban and rural population of Tokelau

Year	Population		Urban (%)
Year	Urban	Rural	Urban (%)
1950	0	1,566	0.000
1955	0	1,607	0.000
1960	0	1,873	0.000
1965	0	1,922	0.000
1970	0	1,621	0.000
1975	0	1,572	0.000
1980	0	1,553	0.000
1985	0	1,709	0.000
1990	0	1,608	0.000
1995	0	1,517	0.000
2000	0	1,554	0.000
2005	0	1,208	0.000
2010	0	1,140	0.000
2015	0	1,252	0.000
2020	0	1,357	0.000
2021	0	1,373	0.000
2022	0	1,377	0.000
2023	0	1,384	0.000
2024	0	1,393	0.000

Population pyramid
Gender ratio

Tokelau population by Age Group (2024)

Age group	Male	Female	Total		M per 100 F
Age group	Male	Female	Persons	Share (%)	M per 100 F
00-04	117	116	232	9.25	100.862
05-09	92	111	203	8.10	82.883
10-14	113	105	218	8.70	107.619
15-19	140	105	245	9.77	133.333
20-24	100	118	218	8.70	84.746
25-29	119	111	231	9.21	107.207
30-34	97	91	188	7.50	106.593
35-39	73	80	153	6.10	91.250
40-44	70	82	151	6.02	85.366
45-49	61	52	114	4.55	117.308
50-54	57	46	102	4.07	123.913
55-59	59	78	137	5.46	75.641
60-64	42	71	113	4.51	59.155
65-69	43	35	78	3.11	122.857
70-74	23	25	48	1.91	92.000
75-79	5	25	30	1.20	20.000
80-84	13	18	31	1.24	72.222
85-89	4	9	13	0.52	44.444
90-94	0	2	2	0.08	0.000
Total	1,228	1,280	2,507		95.938