Country profile
Tuvalu
Tuvalu · Polynesia
👥 Population
9,492
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Funafuti
🗺 Area
26 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$62.28M
World Bank · 2023
📈 HDI
0.689
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
365 /km²
💱 Currency
AUD, TVD
Australian dollar
🗣 Languages
English, Tuvaluan
About Tuvalu
Tuvalu is a country in Polynesia, with Funafuti as its capital. It is home to roughly 9.49 thousand people, giving a population density of about 365 people per square kilometre. The country covers 26 km² of land and has no shared land borders. Its economy is valued at approximately $62.28M in nominal GDP (2023), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.689. The official currency is the Australian dollar (AUD), and the main languages are English, Tuvaluan.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$60.38M
GDP/capita (PPP)
$6,151
GDP growth
3.9%
Inflation
0.5%
👥 People
Life expectancy
67.3 yrs
Fertility rate
3.17
Pop. growth
-1.6%
Urban population
65.4%
Infant mortality /1k
16.5
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
35.2%
Literacy rate
100.0%
Physicians /1k
1.35
Renewable energy
5.2%
Travel & practical
Capital
Funafuti
Currency
AUD, TVD
Dialing code
+688
Internet TLD
.tv
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Fun facts about Tuvalu
- Tuvalu is the 193rd most populous country in the world, with about 9.49 thousand people.
- By land area it is the 192nd-largest country in the world, covering 26 km².
- It has the world's 192nd-largest economy by nominal GDP ($62.28M).
- Tuvalu has no land borders with other countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of medium human development, with an HDI of 0.689.
- Tuvalu has a population density of about 365 people per square kilometre.
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