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Born in Tuvalu

About 1 in 660,550 people born in 2023 started life in Tuvalu. A boy can expect to live 64 years and a girl 71, up from 37 and 43 in 1950. Most people live in cities, and nearly everyone has basic drinking water.

1 in 660,550
odds of being born here
200 births · Ranked 224th of 230
64 / 71
years of life, boys / girls
Was 37 / 43 in 1950
$4,905
income per person a year
2021 dollars · Ranked 122nd of 203 · extrapolated
64%
live in a city
The rest live in villages

Life and health

Life lasts about 27 years longer than in 1950. Child deaths fell from 263 in every 1,000 births to 20.

How long a life lasts

GirlsBoys

020406080195019852023

Years a baby born that year could expect to live.

Children who die before age 5
0100200300195019852023

In every 1,000 births.

Life expectancy at birth63.8 years for boys, 70.7 for girlsUN WPP 2024
Children who die before age 519.7 in every 1,000 birthsUN WPP 2024
Doctors per 1,000 people1.4World Bank WDI
Children immunized against measles98%World Bank WDI
Adults living with HIV0.4%World Bank WDI
New tuberculosis cases a year163 per 100,000 peopleWorld Bank WDI

Family

Women had 5.4 children on average in 1950. Now it is 3.2.

Children per woman
0246195019852023

Average over a lifetime.

Children per woman3.21UN WPP 2024
Average age of mothers at birth29.2 yearsUN WPP 2024

Money and work

If every 100 coins of income were shared out, the richest fifth would hold 46 and the poorest fifth 7.

Who gets the income
Share of all income by fifth of the population, 2010
7%Poorest fifth
11%Second
15%Middle
21%Fourth
46%Richest fifth
Income per personabout $4,905 a year (2021 dollars, adjusted for prices)World Bank PIP, scaled between survey years Extrapolated
Share of income going to the richest fifth / poorest fifth46% / 7% (2010)World Bank PIP
Price rises0.5% a year (2011)World Bank WDI
Growth in output per person5.4% (2023)World Bank WDI
Secondary school enrolment93% (can pass 100 when older students are counted)World Bank WDI

Daily life

The largest city is Funafuti, with 6,320 people.

64%
live in cities
100%
have electricity at home
99%
have basic drinking water
Largest cities
People living there
Funafuti6,320
Languages
Share of people who can use each
Tuvalu85%
English9%
Tuvalu, English is official.

People on the move

About 13% as many people born here live abroad as live here. The most common destinations are Fiji, Kiribati, Australia.

Where people born here live abroad
By country of residence, 2024
Fiji428
Kiribati329
Australia290
Residents born abroad2.6% (2024)World Bank WDI
People born here who live abroadequal to 12.8% of the people who live hereUN DESA migrant stock
Where they go mostFiji (428), Kiribati (329), Australia (290)UN DESA migrant stock
Money sent home from abroadabout $2.6 million a year (2023)World Bank WDI

Safety nets

100% of older people receive a pension. Help for someone who loses a job reaches 0%.

100%
of older people receive a pension (2019)
0%
of unemployed people receive a benefit (2020)

Events in the data

The game draws real events from these records, so a life lived here can meet them.

Reported COVID-19 deaths, 2020 to 20241Our World in Data, from WHO

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