Sex ratio at birth in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Sex ratio at birth was 1.07 male births per female births in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.07 male births per female births
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 218 countries
All-time high
1.07 male births per female births
in 1960
All-time low
1.07 male births per female births
in 1971
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Sex ratio at birth in Tuvalu, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in male births per female births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex ratio at birth in Tuvalu is 1.07 male births per female births, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio at birth in Tuvalu peaked at 1.07 male births per female births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 1.07 male births per female births, in 1971.
Tuvalu ranks 22nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Sex ratio at birth in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | male births per female births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.07 male births per female births | — |
| 1961 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.07 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.07 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.07 male births per female births | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.07 male births per female births | +0.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 1.07 male births per female births is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.05 male births per female births, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 1.07 male births per female births is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 male births per female births, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 1.07 male births per female births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 22 Cuba 1.07 male births per female births compare
- 22 Guam 1.07 male births per female births compare
- 22 Marshall Islands 1.07 male births per female births compare
- 22 Micronesia, Federated States of 1.07 male births per female births compare
- 22 Solomon Islands 1.07 male births per female births compare
- 22 Vanuatu 1.07 male births per female births 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 sex ratio at birth in Tuvalu?
- Sex ratio at birth in Tuvalu was 1.07 male births per female births in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest sex ratio at birth recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 male births per female births in 1960.
- What is the lowest sex ratio at birth recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.07 male births per female births in 1971.
- How does Tuvalu rank for sex ratio at birth?
- Tuvalu ranks 22nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sex ratio at birth rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sex ratio at birth refers to male births per female births.