Share of the population that is female in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Share of the population that is female was 48.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of the population that is female in Tuvalu, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2025, share of the population that is female in Tuvalu stood at 48.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Tuvalu peaked at 54.0% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 2018.
Tuvalu ranks 193rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.4% | 51.4% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.7% | 53.4% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.8% | 52.2% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.4% | 51.0% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.2% | 49.4% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 48.6% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 48.8% | 48.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 190 Andorra 48.9% compare
- 191 Solomon Islands 48.9% compare
- 192 Marshall Islands 48.8% compare
- 194 Iceland 48.8% compare
- 195 Papua New Guinea 48.6% compare
- 196 Jordan 48.5% compare
More gender data for Tuvalu
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 96 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 102 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 98 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 105 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 103 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 110 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 97 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 111 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 92 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 110 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Tuvalu?
- Share of the population that is female in Tuvalu was 48.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 54.0% in 1969.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 2018.
- How does Tuvalu rank for share of the population that is female?
- Tuvalu ranks 193rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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