Urban population share in Tuvalu

Urban population share in Tuvalu was 65.4% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.7 pts from 2024. That is the 106th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202565.4%
Change on 2024+0.7 pts
Rank106th of 215Countries ranked
Series high65.42025
Series low12.41960

Urban population share in Tuvalu, 1960 to 2025

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020406080196019701980199020002010202020251960: 12.4 %1961: 12.4 %1962: 12.5 %1963: 12.6 %1964: 12.8 %1965: 13.1 %1966: 13.5 %1967: 13.9 %1968: 14.2 %1969: 14.4 %1970: 14.5 %1971: 14.5 %1972: 14.6 %1973: 14.7 %1974: 15.2 %1975: 17.3 %1976: 20.5 %1977: 24 %1978: 27.1 %1979: 29 %1980: 30.2 %1981: 31.1 %1982: 31.9 %1983: 32.6 %1984: 33.3 %1985: 34.2 %1986: 35.2 %1987: 36.4 %1988: 37.5 %1989: 38.6 %1990: 39.7 %1991: 40.6 %1992: 41.3 %1993: 42 %1994: 42.5 %1995: 43.1 %1996: 43.6 %1997: 44 %1998: 44.5 %1999: 45 %2000: 45.5 %2001: 46.1 %2002: 46.7 %2003: 47.5 %2004: 48.4 %2005: 49.4 %2006: 50.5 %2007: 51.7 %2008: 52.8 %2009: 54 %2010: 55.1 %2011: 56 %2012: 56.9 %2013: 57.6 %2014: 58.3 %2015: 58.9 %2016: 59.5 %2017: 60 %2018: 60.6 %2019: 61.2 %2020: 61.9 %2021: 62.6 %2022: 63.3 %2023: 64 %2024: 64.7 %2025: 65.4 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202565.4
202464.7
202364
202263.3
202162.6
202061.9
201961.2
201860.6
201760
201659.5
201558.9
201458.3
201357.6
201256.9
201156
201055.1
200954
200852.8
200751.7
200650.5
200549.4
200448.4
200347.5
200246.7
200146.1
200045.5
199945
199844.5
199744
199643.6
199543.1
199442.5
199342
199241.3
199140.6
199039.7
198938.6
198837.5
198736.4
198635.2
198534.2
198433.3
198332.6
198231.9
198131.1
198030.2
197929
197827.1
197724
197620.5
197517.3
197415.2
197314.7
197214.6
197114.5
197014.5
196914.4
196814.2
196713.9
196613.5
196513.1
196412.8
196312.6
196212.5
196112.4
196012.4

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Tuvalu?

Urban population share in Tuvalu was 65.4% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.7 pts from 2024. That is the 106th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

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World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Tuvalu?

65.4% in 2025, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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