| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
As of 2021, the population of Tuvalu is projected at 11.93 thousand, up by 1.13% compared with 11.79 thousand in 2020. Tuvalu is ranked 225th in terms of population and 100th in terms of population growth rate.
7.52 thousand people are living in urban areas, which is 64.79% of Tuvalu population. Tuvalu is ranked 114th in terms of urbanization.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4,676 | - |
| 1955 | 5,072 | 1.18 |
| 1960 | 5,321 | 0.68 |
| 1965 | 5,388 | 0.64 |
| 1970 | 5,740 | 1.22 |
| 1975 | 6,064 | 2.73 |
| 1980 | 7,631 | 3.72 |
| 1985 | 8,211 | 1.25 |
| 1990 | 8,910 | 1.40 |
| 1995 | 9,298 | 0.42 |
| 2000 | 9,392 | 0.51 |
| 2005 | 9,997 | 1.28 |
| 2010 | 10,521 | 1.04 |
| 2015 | 11,099 | 1.15 |
| 2016 | 11,232 | 1.20 |
| 2017 | 11,365 | 1.18 |
| 2018 | 11,505 | 1.23 |
| 2019 | 11,655 | 1.30 |
| 2020 | 11,792 | 1.18 |
| 2021 | 11,925 | 1.13 |
| Year | Population | Urbanization | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | growth rate (%) | Urban (%) | |
| 1950 | 578 | 4,588 | - | 11.193 |
| 1955 | 745 | 4,824 | 5.52 | 13.370 |
| 1960 | 970 | 5,134 | 5.55 | 15.895 |
| 1965 | 1,281 | 5,534 | 5.43 | 18.793 |
| 1970 | 1,613 | 5,690 | 4.54 | 22.081 |
| 1975 | 1,978 | 5,699 | 3.89 | 25.761 |
| 1980 | 2,401 | 5,651 | 4.07 | 29.822 |
| 1985 | 2,963 | 5,687 | 4.26 | 34.251 |
| 1990 | 3,661 | 5,342 | 4.01 | 40.661 |
| 1995 | 4,058 | 5,172 | 1.37 | 43.970 |
| 2000 | 4,335 | 5,085 | 1.71 | 46.018 |
| 2005 | 4,983 | 5,044 | 3.47 | 49.699 |
| 2010 | 5,771 | 4,760 | 2.78 | 54.796 |
| 2015 | 6,571 | 4,430 | 2.48 | 59.730 |
| 2020 | 7,361 | 4,138 | 2.21 | 64.014 |
| 2021 | 7,521 | 4,088 | 2.17 | 64.785 |