Digital 2021: Tuvalu

You’ll find our complete #Digital2021 report for Tuvalu in the SlideShare embed above (click here if that’s not working for you).

This report contains all the latest internet stats, mobile stats, and social media stats for Tuvalu, but read on below for essential insights into digital use in Tuvalu in 2021.

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Tuvalu’s population

  • Tuvalu had a population of 11.9 thousand in January 2021.

  • Tuvalu’s population increased by 135 (+1.1%) between January 2020 and January 2021.

  • 50.5% of Tuvalu’s population is female, while 49.5% of its population is male [note: the United Nations does not publish data for genders other than ‘female’ and ‘male’].

  • 64.4% of Tuvalu’s population lives in urban centres, while 35.6% lives in rural areas.

Internet users in Tuvalu

  • There were 5,849 internet users in Tuvalu in January 2021.

  • The number of internet users in Tuvalu increased by 67 (+1.2%) between 2020 and 2021.

  • Internet penetration in Tuvalu stood at 49.3% in January 2021.

Note: we no longer include data sourced from social media platforms in our internet user numbers, so the numbers shown above and in our complete Digital 2021 reports are not comparable with numbers published in our reports from previous years.

Social media statistics for Tuvalu

  • There were 6,400 social media users in Tuvalu in January 2021.

  • The number of social media users in Tuvalu increased by 800 (+14%) between 2020 and 2021.

  • The number of social media users in Tuvalu was equivalent to 54.0% of the total population in January 2021.

Note: Figures for social media users shown here and in our complete Digital 2021 reports may not equate to unique individuals. We have also included new sources in this year’s social media figures, so numbers shown here and in our Digital 2021 reports will not be comparable with numbers published in our previous reports.

Mobile connections in Tuvalu

  • There were 4,093 mobile connections in Tuvalu in January 2021.

  • The number of mobile connections in Tuvalu increased by 260 (+6.8%) between January 2020 and January 2021.

  • The number of mobile connections in Tuvalu in January 2021 was equivalent to 34.5% of the total population.

Note: many people have more than one mobile connection, so figures for mobile connections may exceed 100% of the total population.

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Additional resources

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