Population ages 80 and above, female in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Population ages 80 and above, female was 65 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 80 and above, female in Tuvalu, 1960–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 65 for population ages 80 and above, female in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 80 and above, female in Tuvalu peaked at 68 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14, in 1978.
Tuvalu ranks 217th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 16 | — |
| 1961 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 18 | +12.5% |
| 1964 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 1966 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 1968 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 20 | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 18 | -10.0% |
| 1977 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 1978 | 14 | -12.5% |
| 1979 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 17 | +21.4% |
| 1981 | 23 | +35.3% |
| 1982 | 28 | +21.7% |
| 1983 | 31 | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 33 | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 31 | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 33 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 36 | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 38 | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 39 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 42 | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 44 | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 47 | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 49 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 53 | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 55 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 57 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 56 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 55 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 56 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 61 | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 64 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 66 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 68 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 66 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 65 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 61 | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 57 | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 52 | -8.8% |
| 2017 | 50 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 52 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 55 | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 59 | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 62 | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 62 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 63 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 64 | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 65 | +1.6% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 65 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50,027, 0% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 65 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7,848, 1% of 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 | +35.3% | 17 | 23 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.2 | 16 | 18 | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.8 | 14 | 20 | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.2 | 17 | 33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.5 | 33 | 44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.3 | 47 | 64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.2 | 50 | 68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.5 | 59 | 65 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 214 Northern Mariana Islands 228 compare
- 215 Palau 160 compare
- 216 Marshall Islands 80 compare
- 218 Nauru 4 compare
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 65 in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest population ages 80 and above, female recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 68 in 2011.
- What is the lowest population ages 80 and above, female recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 in 1978.
- How does Tuvalu rank for population ages 80 and above, female?
- Tuvalu ranks 217th 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 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, published as part of Population ages 80 and above, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 80 and above.