Tuvalu: People & Society#
| Population | 10,959 (July 2016 est.) |
|---|---|
| Nationality | noun: Tuvaluan(s) adjective: Tuvaluan |
| Ethnic groups | Polynesian 96%, Micronesian 4% |
| Languages | Tuvaluan (official), English (official), Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui) |
| Religions | Protestant 98.4% (Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%), Baha'i 1%, other 0.6% |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 29.32% (male 1,647/female 1,566) 15-24 years: 19.76% (male 1,132/female 1,033) 25-54 years: 36.5% (male 1,989/female 2,011) 55-64 years: 8.66% (male 387/female 562) 65 years and over: 5.77% (male 255/female 377) (2016 est.) |
| Median age | total: 25.5 years male: 24.4 years female: 26.8 years (2016 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.85% (2016 est.) |
| Birth rate | 23.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Death rate | 8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -6.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 59.7% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 1.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Major urban areas - population | FUNAFUTI (capital) 6,000 (2014) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.1 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.69 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 23.5 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 29.9 deaths/1,000 live births male: 32.5 deaths/1,000 live births female: 27.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 66.5 years male: 64.3 years female: 68.8 years (2016 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2.98 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 30.5% (2007) |
| Health expenditures | 16.5% of GDP (2014) |
| Physicians density | 1.09 physicians/1,000 population (2009) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 98.3% of population rural: 97% of population total: 97.7% of population unimproved: urban: 1.7% of population rural: 3% of population total: 2.3% of population (2015 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 86.3% of population rural: 80.2% of population total: 83.3% of population unimproved: urban: 13.7% of population rural: 19.8% of population total: 16.7% of population (2012 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 39.6% (2014) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 1.6% (2007) |
| Education expenditures | NA |