Niue

Niuē-fekai

Associated statePolynesia, Oceania

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Population

1,819

2026 · UN WPPProjection

Life expectancy

70.4 years

2026 · UN WPPProjection

UN WPP 2024 Revision (estimates through 2023; 2024–2100 medium-variant projections). World Bank WDI, 13 July 2026 release. UNDP HDR HDR 2025. UNESCO UIS UIS February 2026. ILOSTAT ILOSTAT December 2025. IMF WEO WEO April 2026. OWID CO₂ OWID CO₂ December 2025.

Overview

Niue is associated state in Polynesia, Oceania.

State in free association with New Zealand.

Every figure names its source, year, and whether it is an actual value, an estimate, or a projection. Missing values stay missing.

ISO alpha-2: NU
ISO alpha-3: NIU
UN M49: 570
Wikidata: Q34020

People

Population stocks and demographic rates are from the UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium variant unless another source is named. Years from 2024 onward are projections.

PopulationProjection: 1,819
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population (1 July)Projection: 1,822
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population growth rateProjection: 0.3 percent
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Population densityProjection: 7 persons per km²
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Niue’s density is below the Polynesia median of 79.4 (9 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 90.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Median ageProjection: 35.1 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Niue’s median age is above the Polynesia median of 29.1 (9 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 29.8 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Population sex ratioProjection: 92.3 males per 100 females
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Total fertility rateProjection: 2.4 live births per woman
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Niue’s tfr is close to Polynesia median of 2.4 (9 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 2 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Crude birth rateProjection: 14.9 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Net number of migrantsProjection: 2
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Net migration rateProjection: 1 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium

Population of Niue. Solid line: estimates (1950–2023). Dashed line: medium-variant projections (2024–2100). UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.

Data table

Year	Population	Status
1950	4,450	estimate
1960	4,824	estimate
1970	5,133	estimate
1980	3,597	estimate
1990	2,499	estimate
2000	2,080	estimate
2010	1,776	estimate
2020	1,793	estimate
2030	1,832	projection
2040	1,904	projection
2050	1,962	projection
2060	2,033	projection
2070	2,153	projection
2080	2,272	projection
2090	2,345	projection
2100	2,392	projection
2101	2,395	projection

Development

Human development indices are published only from the latest UNDP HDR series. This build does not invent a substitute index.

Human Development Index: No comparable data
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Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index: No comparable data
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Gender Development Index: No comparable data
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Gender Inequality Index: No comparable data
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Multidimensional Poverty Index: No comparable data
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Health and education

Life expectancy and mortality are UN WPP series unless labelled otherwise. Education figures are UNESCO UIS (CC BY-SA, isolated) where a comparable series exists; otherwise they stay missing.

Life expectancy at birthProjection: 70.4 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Niue’s life expectancy is below the Polynesia median of 73.4 (9 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 74.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Crude death rateProjection: 14.9 per 1,000 population
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Life expectancy at birth (male)Projection: 67.8 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Niue’s life exp. male is below the Polynesia median of 70.5 (9 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 70.9 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Life expectancy at birth (female)Projection: 73.2 years
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Niue’s life exp. female is below the Polynesia median of 76.8 (9 profiles with 2026 data), and below the median of 77.4 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Infant mortality rateProjection: 18.1 per 1,000 live births
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Niue’s infant mortality is above the Polynesia median of 8.1 (9 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 11.1 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Under-five mortality rateProjection: 22.4 per 1,000 live births
2026 · UN WPP · Projection · WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium
Niue’s u5mr is above the Polynesia median of 9.9 (9 profiles with 2026 data), and above the median of 12.9 among 195 core profiles with 2026 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Prevalence of undernourishment: No comparable data
No internationally comparable figure in this build.
Adult literacy rate: 99.1%
2022 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)
Niue’s adult literacy is close to Polynesia median of 100% (3 profiles with 2022 data), and above the median of 79.5% among 25 core profiles with 2022 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.
Youth literacy rate: 100%
2022 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)
Mean years of schooling: 5.6 years
1976 · UNESCO UIS · Actual · UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026)
School life expectancy: No comparable data
No internationally comparable figure in this build.

Life expectancy at birth in Niue. Dashed line marks medium-variant projections. UN WPP, WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium.

Data table

Year	Years	Status
1950	54.6	estimate
1960	59.4	estimate
1970	64.4	estimate
1980	67.6	estimate
1990	67.1	estimate
2000	66.6	estimate
2010	67.7	estimate
2020	69.5	estimate
2030	70.9	projection
2040	72.3	projection
2050	73.6	projection
2060	74.9	projection
2070	76.3	projection
2080	77.6	projection
2090	78.9	projection
2100	80.2	projection

Environment

Forest cover is World Bank WDI. CO₂ is the Global Carbon Project series via Our World in Data — not IEA-EDGAR.

Land area: —
Figure not published for this entity.
CO₂ emissions: 0 million tonnes
2024 · OWID / Global Carbon Project · Actual · OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project)
CO₂ emissions per capita: 4.1 tonnes per person
2024 · OWID / Global Carbon Project · Actual · OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project)
Niue’s co₂ / capita is above the Polynesia median of 2.7 (7 profiles with 2024 data), and above the median of 2.8 among 192 core profiles with 2024 data. Unweighted medians of the same-year cohort; not a population-weighted world average.

CO₂ emissions of Niue. Global Carbon Project via Our World in Data. OWID / Global Carbon Project, OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project).

Data table

Year	Million tonnes	Status
1970	0	actual
1974	0	actual
1978	0	actual
1982	0	actual
1986	0	actual
1990	0	actual
1994	0	actual
1998	0	actual
2002	0	actual
2006	0	actual
2010	0	actual
2014	0	actual
2018	0	actual
2022	0	actual
2024	0	actual

Geography

Region: Oceania
Subregion: Polynesia
Natural Earth ADM0_A3: NIU
Cartographic size: Tiny state on the 50m globe (point or small polygon)

Outline from Natural Earth 50m Admin 0. Made with Natural Earth. Not a locator map.

Government

Classification is descriptive and is not a recognition of legal claims.Map and status policy.

Status: Associated state
Publication tier: Additional profile
Related ISO alpha-3: NZL
SIDS: Small island developing State

State in free association with New Zealand.

Sources

United Nations World Population Prospects

WPP2024 Demographic Indicators Medium. Vintage 2024 Revision. CC BY 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Population (2026, projection; series TPopulation1Jan)
Life expectancy at birth (2026, projection; series LEx)
Population (1 July) (2026, projection; series TPopulation1July)
Population growth rate (2026, projection; series PopGrowthRate)
Population density (2026, projection; series PopDensity)
Median age (2026, projection; series MedianAgePop)
Population sex ratio (2026, projection; series PopSexRatio)
Total fertility rate (2026, projection; series TFR)
Crude birth rate (2026, projection; series CBR)
Crude death rate (2026, projection; series CDR)
Life expectancy at birth (male) (2026, projection; series LExMale)
Life expectancy at birth (female) (2026, projection; series LExFemale)
Infant mortality rate (2026, projection; series IMR)
Under-five mortality rate (2026, projection; series Q5)
Net number of migrants (2026, projection; series NetMigrations)
Net migration rate (2026, projection; series CNMR)

UNESCO Institute for Statistics

UIS Bulk Data Download Service (February 2026). Vintage UIS February 2026. CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

Adult literacy rate (2022, actual; series LR.AG15T99)
Youth literacy rate (2022, actual; series LR.AG15T24)
Mean years of schooling (1976, actual; series MYS.1T8.AG25T99)

Our World in Data (Global Carbon Project)

OWID CO2 data (Global Carbon Project). Vintage OWID CO₂ December 2025. CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-09-03. Source file.

CO₂ emissions (2024, actual; series co2)
CO₂ emissions per capita (2024, actual; series co2_per_capita)

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