Nukulaelae's 2026 population is now estimated at 175.In 2012, the population of Nukulaelae was 324.Nukulaelae experienced a decrease of -8 residents over the past year, marking an annual decline of -4.37%.These population values and projections come from Tuvalu 2012 census island population (Table 1 enumerated), Tuvalu 2017 mini-census island population (Table 1 enumerated) and World Population Review Internal Projections.