Population ages 80 and above, female in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Population ages 80 and above, female was 1.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 80 and above, female in Tuvalu, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 1.4% for population ages 80 and above, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 80 and above, female in Tuvalu peaked at 1.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1979.
That places Tuvalu 121st out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 80 and above, female in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % of female population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6% | — |
| 1961 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.6% | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.6% | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.6% | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.6% | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.6% | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.6% | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6% | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.6% | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.6% | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.6% | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5% | -11.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | -14.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4% | -15.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4% | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4% | +22.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | +31.7% |
| 1982 | 0.7% | +17.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | +9.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8% | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -4.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | +5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.2% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | +2.5% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 1.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8%, 76% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 1.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.4%, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population ages 80 and above, female in Tuvalu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +31.7% | 0.4% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More health data for Tuvalu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2095)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 985 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -4.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 80 and above, female in Tuvalu?
- Population ages 80 and above, female in Tuvalu was 1.4% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 80 and above, female recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 80 and above, female recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1979.
- How does Tuvalu rank for population ages 80 and above, female?
- Tuvalu ranks 121st out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 80 and above, female rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 80 and above, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 80 and above as a percentage of the total female population.