| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Tokelau is 1,979 as of April 24, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Tokelau is projected at 1,373 or 1.37 thousands as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Tokelau is projected at 1,357 or 1.36 thousands people for the year 2020. Tokelau ranks number 234th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Tokelau is ranked 23rd among 23 countries in Oceania.
Tokelau's population peaked in 2009 with 1.1 thousand people after Tokelau's population decreased year by year. The Tokelau population is projected to reach 1.4 thousand in 2030 and increase further to 1.6 thousand in 2050 and 1.5 thousand by 2100. Tokelau accounts for a 0.000017 percent of the world population. Its global share has declined since 0.000059% of 1951 and is projected to decline at 0.000013% by 2100.
Tokelau was at 233rd position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to decline at 234th in 2100.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 2020 | 1,357 | 17 | 1.27 | 0.000017 |
| 2021 | 1,373 | 16 | 1.18 | 0.000017 |
| 2022 | 1,378 | 5 | 0.36 | 0.000017 |
| 2023 | 1,386 | 8 | 0.58 | 0.000017 |
| 2024 | 1,395 | 9 | 0.65 | 0.000017 |
| 2025 | 1,402 | 7 | 0.50 | 0.000017 |
| 2026 | 1,415 | 13 | 0.93 | 0.000017 |
| 2027 | 1,428 | 13 | 0.92 | 0.000017 |
| 2028 | 1,439 | 11 | 0.77 | 0.000017 |
| 2029 | 1,444 | 5 | 0.35 | 0.000017 |
| 2030 | 1,448 | 4 | 0.28 | 0.000017 |
| 2031 | 1,461 | 13 | 0.90 | 0.000017 |
| 2032 | 1,470 | 9 | 0.62 | 0.000017 |
| 2033 | 1,474 | 4 | 0.27 | 0.000017 |
| 2034 | 1,475 | 1 | 0.07 | 0.000016 |
| 2035 | 1,482 | 7 | 0.47 | 0.000016 |
| 2036 | 1,484 | 2 | 0.13 | 0.000016 |
| 2037 | 1,487 | 3 | 0.20 | 0.000016 |
| 2038 | 1,499 | 12 | 0.81 | 0.000016 |
| 2039 | 1,503 | 4 | 0.27 | 0.000016 |
| 2040 | 1,509 | 6 | 0.40 | 0.000016 |
| 2041 | 1,514 | 5 | 0.33 | 0.000016 |
| 2042 | 1,515 | 1 | 0.07 | 0.000016 |
| 2043 | 1,525 | 10 | 0.66 | 0.000016 |
| 2044 | 1,529 | 4 | 0.26 | 0.000016 |
| 2045 | 1,537 | 8 | 0.52 | 0.000016 |
| 2046 | 1,545 | 8 | 0.52 | 0.000016 |
| 2047 | 1,554 | 9 | 0.58 | 0.000016 |
| 2048 | 1,561 | 7 | 0.45 | 0.000016 |
| 2049 | 1,560 | -1 | -0.06 | 0.000016 |
| 2050 | 1,565 | 5 | 0.32 | 0.000016 |
| 2051 | 1,575 | 10 | 0.64 | 0.000016 |
| 2052 | 1,582 | 7 | 0.44 | 0.000016 |
| 2053 | 1,585 | 3 | 0.19 | 0.000016 |
| 2054 | 1,593 | 8 | 0.50 | 0.000016 |
| 2055 | 1,600 | 7 | 0.44 | 0.000016 |
| 2056 | 1,603 | 3 | 0.19 | 0.000016 |
| 2057 | 1,604 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.000016 |
| 2058 | 1,606 | 2 | 0.12 | 0.000016 |
| 2059 | 1,610 | 4 | 0.25 | 0.000016 |
| 2060 | 1,622 | 12 | 0.75 | 0.000016 |
| 2061 | 1,623 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.000016 |
| 2062 | 1,625 | 2 | 0.12 | 0.000016 |
| 2063 | 1,628 | 3 | 0.18 | 0.000016 |
| 2064 | 1,635 | 7 | 0.43 | 0.000016 |
| 2065 | 1,631 | -4 | -0.24 | 0.000016 |
| 2066 | 1,631 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.000016 |
| 2067 | 1,634 | 3 | 0.18 | 0.000016 |
| 2068 | 1,629 | -5 | -0.31 | 0.000016 |
| 2069 | 1,633 | 4 | 0.25 | 0.000016 |
| 2070 | 1,631 | -2 | -0.12 | 0.000016 |
| 2071 | 1,626 | -5 | -0.31 | 0.000016 |
| 2072 | 1,627 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.000016 |
| 2073 | 1,627 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.000016 |
| 2074 | 1,625 | -2 | -0.12 | 0.000016 |
| 2075 | 1,624 | -1 | -0.06 | 0.000016 |
| 2076 | 1,617 | -7 | -0.43 | 0.000016 |
| 2077 | 1,617 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.000016 |
| 2078 | 1,613 | -4 | -0.25 | 0.000015 |
| 2079 | 1,608 | -5 | -0.31 | 0.000015 |
| 2080 | 1,601 | -7 | -0.44 | 0.000015 |
| 2081 | 1,599 | -2 | -0.12 | 0.000015 |
| 2082 | 1,594 | -5 | -0.31 | 0.000015 |
| 2083 | 1,588 | -6 | -0.38 | 0.000015 |
| 2084 | 1,579 | -9 | -0.57 | 0.000015 |
| 2085 | 1,577 | -2 | -0.13 | 0.000015 |
| 2086 | 1,570 | -7 | -0.44 | 0.000015 |
| 2087 | 1,567 | -3 | -0.19 | 0.000015 |
| 2088 | 1,560 | -7 | -0.45 | 0.000015 |
| 2089 | 1,556 | -4 | -0.26 | 0.000015 |
| 2090 | 1,555 | -1 | -0.06 | 0.000015 |
| 2091 | 1,542 | -13 | -0.84 | 0.000015 |
| 2092 | 1,531 | -11 | -0.71 | 0.000015 |
| 2093 | 1,517 | -14 | -0.91 | 0.000015 |
| 2094 | 1,511 | -6 | -0.40 | 0.000015 |
| 2095 | 1,506 | -5 | -0.33 | 0.000015 |
| 2096 | 1,498 | -8 | -0.53 | 0.000014 |
| 2097 | 1,486 | -12 | -0.80 | 0.000014 |
| 2098 | 1,482 | -4 | -0.27 | 0.000014 |
| 2099 | 1,473 | -9 | -0.61 | inf |
| 2100 | 1,465 | -8 | -0.54 | inf |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 1950 | 1,566 | - | - | 0.000063 |
| 1951 | 1,517 | -49 | -3.13 | 0.000060 |
| 1952 | 1,504 | -13 | -0.86 | 0.000058 |
| 1953 | 1,521 | 17 | 1.13 | 0.000058 |
| 1954 | 1,559 | 38 | 2.50 | 0.000058 |
| 1955 | 1,607 | 48 | 3.08 | 0.000059 |
| 1956 | 1,671 | 64 | 3.98 | 0.000060 |
| 1957 | 1,722 | 51 | 3.05 | 0.000060 |
| 1958 | 1,782 | 60 | 3.48 | 0.000061 |
| 1959 | 1,823 | 41 | 2.30 | 0.000061 |
| 1960 | 1,873 | 50 | 2.74 | 0.000062 |
| 1961 | 1,902 | 29 | 1.55 | 0.000062 |
| 1962 | 1,935 | 33 | 1.74 | 0.000062 |
| 1963 | 1,953 | 18 | 0.93 | 0.000061 |
| 1964 | 1,947 | -6 | -0.31 | 0.000060 |
| 1965 | 1,922 | -25 | -1.28 | 0.000058 |
| 1966 | 1,876 | -46 | -2.39 | 0.000055 |
| 1967 | 1,818 | -58 | -3.09 | 0.000052 |
| 1968 | 1,734 | -84 | -4.62 | 0.000049 |
| 1969 | 1,675 | -59 | -3.40 | 0.000046 |
| 1970 | 1,621 | -54 | -3.22 | 0.000044 |
| 1971 | 1,588 | -33 | -2.04 | 0.000042 |
| 1972 | 1,573 | -15 | -0.94 | 0.000041 |
| 1973 | 1,573 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.000040 |
| 1974 | 1,572 | -1 | -0.06 | 0.000039 |
| 1975 | 1,572 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.000039 |
| 1976 | 1,567 | -5 | -0.32 | 0.000038 |
| 1977 | 1,556 | -11 | -0.70 | 0.000037 |
| 1978 | 1,542 | -14 | -0.90 | 0.000036 |
| 1979 | 1,543 | 1 | 0.06 | 0.000035 |
| 1980 | 1,553 | 10 | 0.65 | 0.000035 |
| 1981 | 1,576 | 23 | 1.48 | 0.000035 |
| 1982 | 1,620 | 44 | 2.79 | 0.000035 |
| 1983 | 1,657 | 37 | 2.28 | 0.000035 |
| 1984 | 1,697 | 40 | 2.41 | 0.000036 |
| 1985 | 1,709 | 12 | 0.71 | 0.000035 |
| 1986 | 1,703 | -6 | -0.35 | 0.000034 |
| 1987 | 1,697 | -6 | -0.35 | 0.000034 |
| 1988 | 1,665 | -32 | -1.89 | 0.000032 |
| 1989 | 1,634 | -31 | -1.86 | 0.000031 |
| 1990 | 1,608 | -26 | -1.59 | 0.000030 |
| 1991 | 1,578 | -30 | -1.87 | 0.000029 |
| 1992 | 1,558 | -20 | -1.27 | 0.000028 |
| 1993 | 1,535 | -23 | -1.48 | 0.000028 |
| 1994 | 1,529 | -6 | -0.39 | 0.000027 |
| 1995 | 1,517 | -12 | -0.78 | 0.000026 |
| 1996 | 1,529 | 12 | 0.79 | 0.000026 |
| 1997 | 1,547 | 18 | 1.18 | 0.000026 |
| 1998 | 1,575 | 28 | 1.81 | 0.000026 |
| 1999 | 1,574 | -1 | -0.06 | 0.000026 |
| 2000 | 1,554 | -20 | -1.27 | 0.000025 |
| 2001 | 1,503 | -51 | -3.28 | 0.000024 |
| 2002 | 1,435 | -68 | -4.52 | 0.000023 |
| 2003 | 1,351 | -84 | -5.85 | 0.000021 |
| 2004 | 1,273 | -78 | -5.77 | 0.000020 |
| 2005 | 1,208 | -65 | -5.11 | 0.000018 |
| 2006 | 1,167 | -41 | -3.39 | 0.000018 |
| 2007 | 1,141 | -26 | -2.23 | 0.000017 |
| 2008 | 1,126 | -15 | -1.31 | 0.000017 |
| 2009 | 1,126 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.000016 |
| 2010 | 1,140 | 14 | 1.24 | 0.000016 |
| 2011 | 1,151 | 11 | 0.96 | 0.000016 |
| 2012 | 1,167 | 16 | 1.39 | 0.000016 |
| 2013 | 1,187 | 20 | 1.71 | 0.000016 |
| 2014 | 1,219 | 32 | 2.70 | 0.000017 |
| 2015 | 1,252 | 33 | 2.71 | 0.000017 |
| 2016 | 1,282 | 30 | 2.40 | 0.000017 |
| 2017 | 1,300 | 18 | 1.40 | 0.000017 |
| 2018 | 1,319 | 19 | 1.46 | 0.000017 |
| 2019 | 1,340 | 21 | 1.59 | 0.000017 |