🇳🇺 Niue Population 2026
As of 2026, the population of Niue is 1,822, ranking #236 in the world (0.00% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 0.33% per year. The biggest city is Alofi with 624 inhabitants.
Live estimate
1,822
Growth rate
0.33%
Density
7
people / km² (18 / mi²)
Median age
35.1
Fertility rate
2.44
births per woman
Life expectancy
70.4
years
Niue population 1950–2100
By 2050, the population of Niue is projected to reach 1,966, and 2,394 by 2100.
Niue population by year
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,822 | 0.33% | 7.0 | 35.1 |
| 2025 | 1,820 | -0.17% | 7.0 | 35.7 |
| 2024 | 1,818 | 0.39% | 7.0 | 36.4 |
| 2023 | 1,817 | -0.28% | 7.0 | 36.6 |
| 2022 | 1,821 | -0.17% | 7.0 | 36.7 |
| 2021 | 1,813 | 1.05% | 7.0 | 36.5 |
| 2020 | 1,798 | 0.61% | 6.9 | 36.0 |
| 2019 | 1,793 | 0.00% | 6.9 | 35.9 |
| 2018 | 1,786 | 0.78% | 6.9 | 36.0 |
| 2017 | 1,780 | -0.11% | 6.8 | 35.7 |
| 2016 | 1,782 | -0.11% | 6.9 | 35.4 |
| 2015 | 1,779 | 0.45% | 6.8 | 35.2 |
| 2014 | 1,769 | 0.68% | 6.8 | 35.0 |
| 2013 | 1,762 | 0.11% | 6.8 | 34.7 |
| 2012 | 1,757 | 0.46% | 6.8 | 34.5 |
| 2011 | 1,756 | -0.40% | 6.8 | 34.0 |
| 2010 | 1,768 | -0.91% | 6.8 | 33.6 |
| 2009 | 1,777 | -0.11% | 6.8 | 33.2 |
| 2008 | 1,780 | -0.17% | 6.8 | 32.8 |
| 2007 | 1,784 | -0.34% | 6.9 | 32.5 |
| 2006 | 1,798 | -1.17% | 6.9 | 32.1 |
| 2005 | 1,827 | -2.08% | 7.0 | 31.6 |
| 2004 | 1,869 | -2.46% | 7.2 | 31.0 |
| 2003 | 1,908 | -1.68% | 7.3 | 30.5 |
| 2002 | 1,942 | -1.91% | 7.5 | 29.9 |
| 2001 | 1,988 | -2.67% | 7.6 | 29.3 |
| 2000 | 2,047 | -3.23% | 7.9 | 28.7 |
| 1999 | 2,110 | -2.89% | 8.1 | 28.1 |
| 1998 | 2,170 | -2.67% | 8.3 | 27.7 |
| 1997 | 2,223 | -2.12% | 8.5 | 27.2 |
| 1996 | 2,265 | -1.72% | 8.7 | 26.7 |
| 1995 | 2,303 | -1.56% | 8.9 | 26.1 |
| 1994 | 2,340 | -1.58% | 9.0 | 25.4 |
| 1993 | 2,376 | -1.47% | 9.1 | 24.7 |
| 1992 | 2,414 | -1.74% | 9.3 | 23.9 |
| 1991 | 2,451 | -1.35% | 9.4 | 23.3 |
| 1990 | 2,483 | -1.25% | 9.6 | 22.5 |
| 1989 | 2,513 | -1.11% | 9.7 | 21.9 |
| 1988 | 2,538 | -0.91% | 9.8 | 21.3 |
| 1987 | 2,559 | -0.70% | 9.8 | 20.8 |
| 1986 | 2,634 | -5.01% | 10.1 | 20.3 |
| 1985 | 2,783 | -5.93% | 10.7 | 20.0 |
| 1984 | 2,949 | -5.70% | 11.3 | 19.5 |
| 1983 | 3,108 | -4.86% | 12.0 | 19.0 |
| 1982 | 3,251 | -4.12% | 12.5 | 18.3 |
| 1981 | 3,394 | -4.45% | 13.1 | 17.7 |
| 1980 | 3,533 | -3.62% | 13.6 | 17.2 |
| 1979 | 3,652 | -3.04% | 14.0 | 16.7 |
| 1978 | 3,757 | -2.61% | 14.4 | 16.3 |
| 1977 | 3,846 | -2.11% | 14.8 | 15.9 |
| 1976 | 3,995 | -5.41% | 15.4 | 15.5 |
| 1975 | 4,229 | -5.98% | 16.3 | 15.3 |
| 1974 | 4,472 | -5.19% | 17.2 | 15.0 |
| 1973 | 4,693 | -4.47% | 18.1 | 14.7 |
| 1972 | 4,894 | -3.92% | 18.8 | 14.4 |
| 1971 | 5,038 | -1.91% | 19.4 | 14.2 |
| 1970 | 5,109 | -0.92% | 19.7 | 14.3 |
| 1969 | 5,162 | -1.10% | 19.9 | 14.4 |
| 1968 | 5,211 | -0.81% | 20.0 | 14.5 |
| 1967 | 5,238 | -0.25% | 20.1 | 14.7 |
| 1966 | 5,238 | 0.27% | 20.1 | 14.7 |
| 1965 | 5,201 | 1.15% | 20.0 | 14.6 |
| 1964 | 5,126 | 1.76% | 19.7 | 14.6 |
| 1963 | 5,030 | 2.01% | 19.3 | 14.6 |
| 1962 | 4,926 | 2.19% | 18.9 | 14.9 |
| 1961 | 4,850 | 0.93% | 18.7 | 15.4 |
| 1960 | 4,826 | 0.06% | 18.6 | 15.9 |
| 1959 | 4,806 | 0.75% | 18.5 | 16.4 |
| 1958 | 4,764 | 0.99% | 18.3 | 16.9 |
| 1957 | 4,717 | 1.02% | 18.1 | 17.2 |
| 1956 | 4,670 | 0.98% | 18.0 | 17.4 |
| 1955 | 4,628 | 0.80% | 17.8 | 17.6 |
| 1954 | 4,594 | 0.68% | 17.7 | 17.9 |
| 1953 | 4,577 | 0.07% | 17.6 | 18.3 |
| 1952 | 4,558 | 0.79% | 17.5 | 18.7 |
| 1951 | 4,542 | -0.09% | 17.5 | 18.9 |
| 1950 | 4,497 | 2.09% | 17.3 | 18.8 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 1,824 | -0.06% | 7.0 | 34.5 |
| 2028 | 1,827 | 0.38% | 7.0 | 33.8 |
| 2029 | 1,831 | 0.06% | 7.0 | 33.3 |
| 2030 | 1,834 | 0.27% | 7.1 | 33.1 |
| 2031 | 1,841 | 0.49% | 7.1 | 32.9 |
| 2032 | 1,847 | 0.11% | 7.1 | 32.5 |
| 2033 | 1,851 | 0.32% | 7.1 | 32.1 |
| 2034 | 1,861 | 0.81% | 7.2 | 31.6 |
| 2035 | 1,871 | 0.21% | 7.2 | 31.3 |
| 2036 | 1,878 | 0.48% | 7.2 | 31.1 |
| 2037 | 1,885 | 0.32% | 7.3 | 31.1 |
| 2038 | 1,892 | 0.37% | 7.3 | 31.1 |
| 2039 | 1,900 | 0.47% | 7.3 | 31.3 |
| 2040 | 1,907 | 0.32% | 7.3 | 31.4 |
| 2041 | 1,915 | 0.52% | 7.4 | 31.5 |
| 2042 | 1,923 | 0.26% | 7.4 | 31.6 |
| 2043 | 1,929 | 0.41% | 7.4 | 31.9 |
| 2044 | 1,934 | 0.05% | 7.4 | 32.1 |
| 2045 | 1,938 | 0.41% | 7.5 | 32.3 |
| 2046 | 1,944 | 0.26% | 7.5 | 32.5 |
| 2047 | 1,952 | 0.51% | 7.5 | 32.6 |
| 2048 | 1,958 | 0.15% | 7.5 | 32.7 |
| 2049 | 1,961 | 0.10% | 7.5 | 32.8 |
| 2050 | 1,966 | 0.41% | 7.6 | 32.8 |
| 2051 | 1,972 | 0.20% | 7.6 | 32.9 |
| 2052 | 1,979 | 0.51% | 7.6 | 32.9 |
| 2053 | 1,986 | 0.15% | 7.6 | 33.0 |
| 2054 | 1,990 | 0.25% | 7.7 | 33.0 |
| 2055 | 1,997 | 0.50% | 7.7 | 33.0 |
| 2056 | 2,006 | 0.45% | 7.7 | 33.1 |
| 2057 | 2,014 | 0.30% | 7.7 | 33.1 |
| 2058 | 2,023 | 0.64% | 7.8 | 33.2 |
| 2059 | 2,031 | 0.15% | 7.8 | 33.3 |
| 2060 | 2,038 | 0.49% | 7.8 | 33.3 |
| 2061 | 2,049 | 0.59% | 7.9 | 33.5 |
| 2062 | 2,061 | 0.58% | 7.9 | 33.7 |
| 2063 | 2,070 | 0.29% | 8.0 | 33.8 |
| 2064 | 2,078 | 0.43% | 8.0 | 33.9 |
| 2065 | 2,088 | 0.62% | 8.0 | 34.1 |
| 2066 | 2,102 | 0.71% | 8.1 | 34.3 |
| 2067 | 2,114 | 0.38% | 8.1 | 34.5 |
| 2068 | 2,127 | 0.85% | 8.2 | 34.7 |
| 2069 | 2,144 | 0.79% | 8.2 | 34.9 |
| 2070 | 2,157 | 0.37% | 8.3 | 35.1 |
| 2071 | 2,167 | 0.55% | 8.3 | 35.3 |
| 2072 | 2,180 | 0.64% | 8.4 | 35.6 |
| 2073 | 2,193 | 0.55% | 8.4 | 35.9 |
| 2074 | 2,205 | 0.59% | 8.5 | 36.1 |
| 2075 | 2,219 | 0.59% | 8.5 | 36.4 |
| 2076 | 2,231 | 0.49% | 8.6 | 36.7 |
| 2077 | 2,241 | 0.49% | 8.6 | 36.9 |
| 2078 | 2,253 | 0.53% | 8.7 | 37.1 |
| 2079 | 2,265 | 0.57% | 8.7 | 37.4 |
| 2080 | 2,279 | 0.57% | 8.8 | 37.7 |
| 2081 | 2,291 | 0.48% | 8.8 | 38.0 |
| 2082 | 2,297 | 0.13% | 8.8 | 38.3 |
| 2083 | 2,304 | 0.48% | 8.9 | 38.5 |
| 2084 | 2,313 | 0.30% | 8.9 | 38.7 |
| 2085 | 2,318 | 0.09% | 8.9 | 38.9 |
| 2086 | 2,321 | 0.21% | 8.9 | 39.1 |
| 2087 | 2,328 | 0.39% | 9.0 | 39.3 |
| 2088 | 2,333 | 0.04% | 9.0 | 39.4 |
| 2089 | 2,340 | 0.47% | 9.0 | 39.6 |
| 2090 | 2,346 | 0.13% | 9.0 | 39.7 |
| 2091 | 2,353 | 0.42% | 9.1 | 39.7 |
| 2092 | 2,362 | 0.34% | 9.1 | 39.7 |
| 2093 | 2,369 | 0.29% | 9.1 | 39.7 |
| 2094 | 2,376 | 0.21% | 9.1 | 39.7 |
| 2095 | 2,378 | 0.04% | 9.1 | 39.7 |
| 2096 | 2,380 | 0.08% | 9.2 | 39.8 |
| 2097 | 2,384 | 0.21% | 9.2 | 39.9 |
| 2098 | 2,386 | 0.04% | 9.2 | 40.0 |
| 2099 | 2,390 | 0.21% | 9.2 | 40.1 |
| 2100 | 2,394 | 0.13% | 9.2 | 40.2 |
Biggest cities in Niue
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alofi capital | — | 624 |
FAQ
What is the population of Niue in 2026?
The population of Niue is 1,822 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in Niue?
Alofi is the biggest city in Niue with 624 inhabitants and it is also the capital.
Is the population of Niue growing or shrinking?
The population of Niue is growing at 0.33% per year.
Sources
- Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
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