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How many babies are born in Tuvalu?

192 babies born in Tuvalu in 2026. That is 0.00% of all births worldwide, and the 224th largest of any country. UN projection

2024–2100 uses the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario, based on assumptions about fertility, mortality and migration. These are projections, not observed births or guaranteed outcomes. Uncertainty increases further into the future; this site does not display prediction intervals.

Births in Tuvalu: history and projections

19502100
Annual births, logarithmic scale. Shading marks modelled years before 1800; the dashed line marks UN projections from 2024.
Every figure refers to the area inside Tuvalu’s present-day borders. Before 1800 the state did not exist in its current form. See how borders are handled.
Year Estimated births Population Per 1,000 Evidence
1950 228 4.76K 47.8 UN estimate
2000 254 9.54K 26.6 UN estimate
2023 227 9.82K 23.1 UN estimate
2026 192 9.36K 20.5 UN projection
2050 188 9.78K 19.3 UN projection
2075 175 11.4K 15.4 UN projection
2100 153 12.3K 12.5 UN projection

What the numbers show

The highest annual births in Tuvalu among estimates through 2023 were in 1987, at about 309.

At 3.10 children per woman, fertility in Tuvalu is above the level of about 2.1 that would hold a population steady over the long run without migration.

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How many babies are born in Tuvalu each year?

An estimated 192 babies are born in Tuvalu in 2026, according to the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection. That is about 1 a day and 0.00% of all births worldwide.

What is the birth rate in Tuvalu?

Tuvalu has an estimated 20.5 births per 1,000 people in 2026, and a total fertility rate of 3.10 children per woman.

Where these numbers come from

2026 figures are the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium scenario. UN estimates cover 1950–2023; projections cover 2024–2100. Earlier years come from Gapminder’s reconstructions (1800–1949) and a model applied to HYDE population estimates (before 1800). The full chain is set out in the methodology, and every source is listed on the sources page.