Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty was 3.21 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.21 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
53rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.42 live births per woman
in 1950
All-time low
3.21 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Tuvalu, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 3.21 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Tuvalu peaked at 5.42 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 3.21 live births per woman, in 2023.
Tuvalu ranks 53rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.42 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 5.41 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 5.4 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 5.39 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 5.38 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 5.36 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 5.32 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1957 | 5.28 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 5.24 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 5.19 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 5.15 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 5.09 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 5 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 4.91 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 4.83 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 4.73 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 4.64 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 4.49 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 4.36 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 4.23 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 4.08 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 3.94 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 3.81 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 3.71 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 3.63 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 3.58 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 3.55 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 3.56 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3.59 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 3.65 live births per woman | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 3.73 live births per woman | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 3.8 live births per woman | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 3.88 live births per woman | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 3.91 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 3.95 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 3.97 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 3.97 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.94 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 3.88 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 3.8 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 3.75 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 3.79 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 3.86 live births per woman | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 3.92 live births per woman | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 3.92 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.96 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 3.95 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 3.95 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.95 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.92 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 3.84 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 3.75 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 3.64 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 3.58 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 3.55 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 3.55 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 3.52 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 3.45 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 3.42 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 3.42 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 3.44 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.46 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 3.47 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 3.39 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 3.33 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 3.31 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 3.3 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.3 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.33 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 3.33 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 3.31 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 3.28 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 3.24 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 3.21 live births per woman | -1.1% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 3.21 live births per woman is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.82 live births per woman, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 3.21 live births per woman is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.13 live births per woman, 1.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.34 live births per woman | 5.19 live births per woman | 5.42 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.74 live births per woman | 4.23 live births per woman | 5.15 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.71 live births per woman | 3.55 live births per woman | 4.08 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.88 live births per woman | 3.73 live births per woman | 3.97 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.9 live births per woman | 3.75 live births per woman | 3.96 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.57 live births per woman | 3.42 live births per woman | 3.84 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.37 live births per woman | 3.3 live births per woman | 3.47 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.26 live births per woman | 3.21 live births per woman | 3.31 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More poverty & inequality data for Tuvalu
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.26 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.3% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2022)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -100 % change on previous year (2020)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1408 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1408 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Tuvalu?
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Tuvalu was 3.21 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 5.42 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.21 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Tuvalu rank for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Tuvalu ranks 53rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.