Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 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 of women with no education 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 of women with no education 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 of women with no education 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.
That places Tuvalu 53rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 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% |
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 education data for Tuvalu
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 108 (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1381 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 358 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 630 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Tuvalu?
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 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 of women with no education recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 5.42 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 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 of women with no education?
- Tuvalu ranks 53rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 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 of women with no education. 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.