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Tuvalu
Polynesia
At a glance
CapitalFunafuti
Most common first languageTuvaluan94% speak it as a mother tongue
Official languagesTuvaluan, English
CurrencyTuvaluan dollar
Drives on theleft
Highest pointNiulakita4 m
TerritoryEntirely islandsno part on a continental mainland · archipelago
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Tuvalu by the numbers
Rank is out of the countries with data for that measure. Every figure is the latest year the source publishes.
| Measure | Value | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| PopulationEveryone living in the country, all ages, counted mid-year. | 9.49k (2025) | 209th of 209 |
| GDPThe total value of everything the country produces in a year, at current prices. | $57.3m (2025) | 203rd of 203 |
| Land areaTotal land area, excluding inland water and offshore territory. | 30 km² (2023) | 206th of 209 |
| Mobile subscriptionsActive mobile phone subscriptions — NOT the same as people. Many people hold two, so a country can have more subscriptions than residents. | 9.88k (2022) | 205th of 205 |
| Forest areaLand under natural or planted trees, whether or not it is productive. | 10 km² (2023) | 197th of 203 |
| Agricultural landCropland, land under permanent crops, and permanent pasture. | 18 km² (2023) | 201st of 206 |
| Urban populationThe number of people living in urban areas, as each country defines them. | 6.21k (2025) | 208th of 209 |
| Life expectancyHow long a baby born today would live if death rates never changed. | 67.3 years (2024) | 167th of 209 |
| GDP per personEverything the country produces in a year, divided by its population. | $6,041 (2025) | 124th of 205 |
| Urban shareThe share of the population living in urban areas. | 65.4% (2025) | 101st of 209 |
| Births per womanHow many children a woman would have across her life at current birth rates. | 3.17 (2024) | 51st of 209 |
| Human Development IndexThe UN’s combined measure of health, education and income, on a scale from 0 to 1. | 0.689 (2023) | 129th of 193 |
Land borders
None. Everything that leaves Tuvalu goes by sea or by air.
Tuvalu shares these with other countries
Drives on the left 60Is made up entirely of islands 58Shares no land border 51Is an archipelago 39Has english as an official language 63Is a constitutional monarchy 40Is a member of the commonwealth 55Is in polynesia 5
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Country data from the World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and the UNDP Human Development Report (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
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