Rural population, per capita in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Rural population, per capita was 0.3456 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Tuvalu, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 0.3456 units per person for rural population, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Tuvalu peaked at 0.8764 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.3456 units per person, in 2025.
Tuvalu ranks 112th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8681 units per person | 0.8563 units per person | 0.8764 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8086 units per person | 0.7096 units per person | 0.8554 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.659 units per person | 0.6137 units per person | 0.6983 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5739 units per person | 0.5501 units per person | 0.6033 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5073 units per person | 0.4603 units per person | 0.5448 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4159 units per person | 0.3876 units per person | 0.4495 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3633 units per person | 0.3456 units per person | 0.3808 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 109 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.3581 units per person compare
- 110 Ireland 0.3541 units per person compare
- 111 Gambia, The 0.3501 units per person compare
- 113 Montenegro 0.3439 units per person compare
- 114 Suriname 0.3421 units per person compare
- 115 Armenia, Republic of 0.3407 units per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Tuvalu
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 534.44 current US$ per person (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -17.15 % change on previous year (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1594 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 15.94 (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.86 million current US$ (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 15.9% (2015)
- Rural population 3,280 (2025)
- Rural population growth -3.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Tuvalu?
- Rural population, per capita in Tuvalu was 0.3456 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8764 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3456 units per person in 2025.
- How does Tuvalu rank for rural population, per capita?
- Tuvalu ranks 112th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.