Tuvalu: housing

How many people own their home in Tuvalu?

73.5% of households in Tuvalu owned their home at the 2022 census and 20.5% rented, according to the Central Statistics Division's census report. Ownership was 90.5% in the outer islands and 59.4% in Funafuti, where 33.3% of households rented.

About six in ten renting households in Funafuti live in government houses, and the share of renters in government housing rose from 32% in 2017 to 56% in 2022. The census counted 1,799 households with an average of six people. Ownership rose from 70.2% in 2017. No official house price or rent index was found.

Official sources: Central Statistics Division: Tuvalu 2022 Population and Housing Census report (PDF)

How many people in Tuvalu live in cities?

65.4%: that is the share of people living in urban areas in Tuvalu for 2025, according to the UN Population Division. That is the highest since at least 2005. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 63.1%, and Tuvalu placed 13th highest of 30. Of 193 countries with 2025 data, 89th highest.

How many people in Tuvalu live in slums?

The latest figure from UN-Habitat, for 2022, is 50.9%. No year since 2006 has been higher. East Asia & Pacific median: 17.9%; Tuvalu is 3rd highest of 27. Of 170 countries with 2022 data, 30th highest.

What is the electricity access rate in Tuvalu?

100.0%: that is the share of people with access to electricity in Tuvalu for 2024, according to the World Bank. That is the highest since at least 2005. East Asia & Pacific median: 100.0%; Tuvalu is 1st highest of 30. Worldwide: 1st of 193.

How many people in Tuvalu have clean water?

According to WHO and UNICEF, the share of people using safely managed drinking water in Tuvalu was 8.7% in 2024. It is the top of the series, which starts in 2005. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 45.9%, and Tuvalu placed 20th highest of 20. Of 134 countries with 2024 data, 132nd highest.

What share of people in Tuvalu have safe sanitation?

In 2024, the share of people using safely managed sanitation in Tuvalu was 39.7%, according to WHO and UNICEF. Its high point since 2005 was 2010, at 44.2%; its low point was 2023, at 39.7%. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 60.5%, and Tuvalu placed 16th highest of 21. Of 134 countries with 2024 data, 91st highest.

How many people in Tuvalu cook with wood or charcoal?

According to the WHO, the share of people using clean cooking fuels in Tuvalu was 84.0% in 2024. That is the highest since at least 2005. Across East Asia & Pacific the middle value was 82.0%, and Tuvalu placed 15th highest of 30. Of 192 countries with 2024 data, 117th highest.