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Population in Tokelau

Population in Tokelau was 2,398 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 4.7% from 2022.

2023, persons2,398 Estimated
Change on 2022+4.7%
Series high2,3982023
Series low1,5522007
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Population in Tokelau, 1950 to 2023

1,4001,6001,8002,0002,2002,40019501961197219831994200520231950: 1,592 persons1951: 1,562 persons1952: 1,563 persons1953: 1,576 persons1954: 1,586 persons1955: 1,593 persons1956: 1,604 persons1957: 1,637 persons1958: 1,682 persons1959: 1,730 persons1960: 1,784 persons1961: 1,838 persons1962: 1,869 persons1963: 1,882 persons1964: 1,893 persons1965: 1,899 persons1966: 1,898 persons1967: 1,873 persons1968: 1,827 persons1969: 1,776 persons1970: 1,720 persons1971: 1,666 persons1972: 1,641 persons1973: 1,643 persons1974: 1,642 persons1975: 1,639 persons1976: 1,643 persons1977: 1,653 persons1978: 1,663 persons1979: 1,666 persons1980: 1,664 persons1981: 1,664 persons1982: 1,666 persons1983: 1,689 persons1984: 1,727 persons1985: 1,761 persons1986: 1,782 persons1987: 1,778 persons1988: 1,766 persons1989: 1,763 persons1990: 1,766 persons1991: 1,774 persons1992: 1,778 persons1993: 1,775 persons1994: 1,772 persons1995: 1,771 persons1996: 1,771 persons1997: 1,782 persons1998: 1,801 persons1999: 1,821 persons2000: 1,844 persons2001: 1,864 persons2002: 1,839 persons2003: 1,774 persons2004: 1,705 persons2005: 1,631 persons2006: 1,569 persons2007: 1,552 persons2008: 1,562 persons2009: 1,574 persons2010: 1,584 persons2011: 1,598 persons2012: 1,659 persons2013: 1,726 persons2014: 1,728 persons2015: 1,698 persons2016: 1,677 persons2017: 1,742 persons2018: 1,878 persons2019: 2,014 persons2020: 2,128 persons2021: 2,205 persons2022: 2,290 persons2023: 2,398 persons1,5001,7502,0002,2502,50019501975200020232023: 2,398 persons
persons. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodpersons
20232,398 Estimated
20222,290 Estimated
20212,205 Estimated
20202,128 Estimated
20192,014 Estimated
20181,878 Estimated
20171,742 Estimated
20161,677 Estimated
20151,698 Estimated
20141,728 Estimated
20131,726 Estimated
20121,659 Estimated
20111,598 Estimated
20101,584 Estimated
20091,574 Estimated
20081,562 Estimated
20071,552 Estimated
20061,569 Estimated
20051,631 Estimated
20041,705 Estimated
20031,774 Estimated
20021,839 Estimated
20011,864 Estimated
20001,844 Estimated
19991,821 Estimated
19981,801 Estimated
19971,782 Estimated
19961,771 Estimated
19951,771 Estimated
19941,772 Estimated
19931,775 Estimated
19921,778 Estimated
19911,774 Estimated
19901,766 Estimated
19891,763 Estimated
19881,766 Estimated
19871,778 Estimated
19861,782 Estimated
19851,761 Estimated
19841,727 Estimated
19831,689 Estimated
19821,666 Estimated
19811,664 Estimated
19801,664 Estimated
19791,666 Estimated
19781,663 Estimated
19771,653 Estimated
19761,643 Estimated
19751,639 Estimated
19741,642 Estimated
19731,643 Estimated
19721,641 Estimated
19711,666 Estimated
19701,720 Estimated
19691,776 Estimated
19681,827 Estimated
19671,873 Estimated
19661,898 Estimated
19651,899 Estimated
19641,893 Estimated
19631,882 Estimated
19621,869 Estimated
19611,838 Estimated
19601,784 Estimated
19591,730 Estimated
19581,682 Estimated
19571,637 Estimated
19561,604 Estimated
19551,593 Estimated
19541,586 Estimated
19531,576 Estimated
19521,563 Estimated
19511,562 Estimated
19501,592 Estimated

Tokelau compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 10,642,081 personsAfghanistan: 41,454,761 personsAntigua and Barbuda: 93,316 personsAlbania: 2,811,655 personsArmenia: 2,943,393 personsAngola: 36,749,906 personsArgentina: 45,538,401 personsAustria: 9,130,429 personsAustralia: 26,451,124 personsAzerbaijan: 10,318,207 personsBosnia and Herzegovina: 3,185,073 personsBangladesh: 171,466,990 personsBelgium: 11,712,893 personsBurkina Faso: 23,025,776 personsBulgaria: 6,795,803 personsBurundi: 13,689,450 personsBenin: 14,111,034 personsBrunei: 458,949 personsBolivia: 12,244,160 personsBrazil: 211,140,729 personsBahamas: 399,440 personsBhutan: 786,385 personsBotswana: 2,480,244 personsBelarus: 9,115,680 personsBelize: 411,106 personsCanada: 39,299,104 personsDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 105,789,731 personsCentral African Republic: 5,152,420 personsRepublic of the Congo: 6,182,885 personsSwitzerland: 8,870,561 personsCôte d’Ivoire: 31,165,654 personsChile: 19,658,835 personsCameroon: 28,372,687 personsChina: 1,422,584,933 personsColombia: 52,321,152 personsCosta Rica: 5,105,526 personsCuba: 11,019,930 personsCape Verde: 522,330 personsCyprus: 1,344,976 personsCzechia: 10,809,716 personsGermany: 84,548,231 personsDjibouti: 1,152,944 personsDenmark: 5,948,136 personsDominican Republic: 11,331,266 personsAlgeria: 46,164,219 personsEcuador: 17,980,083 personsEstonia: 1,367,196 personsEgypt: 114,535,772 personsWestern Sahara: 579,729 personsEritrea: 3,470,390 personsSpain: 47,911,580 personsEthiopia: 128,691,692 personsFinland: 5,601,185 personsFiji: 924,146 personsFalkland Islands: 3,477 personsFaroe Islands: 54,714 personsFrance: 66,438,822 personsGabon: 2,484,788 personsUnited Kingdom: 68,682,962 personsGeorgia: 3,807,492 personsGhana: 33,787,914 personsGreenland: 55,922 personsGambia: 2,697,846 personsGuinea: 14,405,468 personsEquatorial Guinea: 1,847,549 personsGreece: 10,242,908 personsGuatemala: 18,124,838 personsGuinea-Bissau: 2,153,339 personsGuyana: 826,353 personsHong Kong: 7,442,734 personsHonduras: 10,644,851 personsCroatia: 3,896,023 personsHaiti: 11,637,398 personsHungary: 9,686,464 personsIndonesia: 281,190,067 personsIreland: 5,196,630 personsIsrael: 9,256,314 personsIsle of Man: 84,165 personsIndia: 1,438,069,596 personsIraq: 45,074,049 personsIran: 90,608,707 personsIceland: 387,558 personsItaly: 59,499,453 personsJamaica: 2,839,786 personsJordan: 11,439,214 personsJapan: 124,370,947 personsKenya: 55,339,003 personsKyrgyzstan: 7,073,516 personsCambodia: 17,423,880 personsKiribati: 132,530 personsNorth Korea: 26,418,204 personsSouth Korea: 51,748,739 personsKuwait: 4,838,782 personsCayman Islands: 73,038 personsKazakhstan: 20,330,104 personsLaos: 7,664,992 personsLebanon: 5,773,492 personsSri Lanka: 22,971,617 personsLiberia: 5,493,031 personsLesotho: 2,311,472 personsLithuania: 2,854,099 personsLuxembourg: 665,098 personsLatvia: 1,882,396 personsLibya: 7,305,659 personsMorocco: 37,712,505 personsMoldova: 3,067,070 personsMontenegro: 633,552 personsMadagascar: 31,195,932 personsNorth Macedonia: 1,831,802 personsMali: 23,769,127 personsMyanmar: 54,133,798 personsMongolia: 3,431,932 personsMauritania: 5,022,442 personsMauritius: 1,273,588 personsMalawi: 21,104,482 personsMexico: 129,739,759 personsMalaysia: 35,126,298 personsMozambique: 33,635,160 personsNamibia: 2,963,095 personsNew Caledonia: 289,870 personsNiger: 26,159,867 personsNigeria: 227,882,945 personsNicaragua: 6,823,613 personsNetherlands: 18,092,524 personsNorway: 5,519,167 personsNepal: 29,694,614 personsNew Zealand: 5,172,836 personsOman: 5,049,269 personsPanama: 4,458,759 personsPeru: 33,845,617 personsFrench Polynesia: 281,118 personsPapua New Guinea: 10,389,635 personsPhilippines: 114,891,199 personsPakistan: 247,504,495 personsPoland: 38,762,844 personsPuerto Rico: 3,242,022 personsPalestine: 5,409,202 personsPortugal: 10,430,738 personsPalau: 17,727 personsParaguay: 6,844,146 personsQatar: 2,979,082 personsRomania: 19,118,479 personsSerbia: 6,773,201 personsRussia: 145,440,500 personsRwanda: 13,954,472 personsSaudi Arabia: 33,264,292 personsSolomon Islands: 800,006 personsSudan: 50,042,791 personsSweden: 10,551,494 personsSingapore: 5,789,090 personsSlovenia: 2,118,396 personsSlovakia: 5,518,054 personsSierra Leone: 8,460,512 personsSenegal: 18,077,573 personsSomalia: 18,358,615 personsSuriname: 628,886 personsSouth Sudan: 11,483,374 personsEl Salvador: 6,309,624 personsSyria: 23,594,623 personsEswatini: 1,230,506 personsChad: 19,319,064 personsTogo: 9,304,338 personsThailand: 71,702,435 personsTajikistan: 10,389,798 personsTimor-Leste: 1,384,286 personsTurkmenistan: 7,364,438 personsTunisia: 12,200,431 personsTürkiye: 87,270,502 personsTrinidad and Tobago: 1,502,932 personsTaiwan: 23,317,145 personsTanzania: 66,617,606 personsUkraine: 37,732,836 personsUganda: 48,656,601 personsUnited States: 343,477,335 personsUruguay: 3,388,080 personsUzbekistan: 35,652,307 personsVenezuela: 28,300,854 personsVietnam: 100,352,192 personsVanuatu: 320,408 personsSamoa: 216,663 personsYemen: 39,390,799 personsSouth Africa: 63,212,384 personsZambia: 20,723,965 personsZimbabwe: 16,340,822 persons
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  • 10M to 20M
  • 20M to 50M
  • 50M and over
  • No data
Population, 2023, persons. Tokelau is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

Rankings

Definition

Resident population.

More on how it is measured
  • Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón).
  • Norway: Statistics Norway, 1 January.
  • Iceland and its municipalities: Statistics Iceland, 1 January.
  • United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July.
  • United Kingdom regions and local authorities: Office for National Statistics estimates for 30 June.
  • Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
  • UN World Population Prospects estimates for 1 July cover the years before 1960 and the areas the World Bank does not publish, such as Taiwan.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July) (Population, Tokelau, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July), Population, Tokelau, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/tokelau. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July). Population, Tokelau, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/tokelau.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July), Population, Tokelau, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/population/tokelau (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July): Population, Tokelau, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/population/tokelau. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the population in Tokelau?

Population in Tokelau was 2,398 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is up 4.7% from 2022.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Total population on 1 July, estimates 1950 to 2023 (TPopulation1July). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

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2,398 in 2023, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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