Demographics of Tuvalu

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This article is about the demographic features of the population of Tuvalu, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

96% of the Tuvaluans are ethnic Polynesians, closely related to the people of Samoa and Tonga. The vast majority belong to the Church of Tuvalu, a Protestant denomination. Their ancestors were converted by Christian missionaries decades ago.

[edit] CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

[edit] Population

11,636 (July 2005 est.)

[edit] Age structure

0-14 years: 30.8% (male 1,823/female 1,756)

15-64 years: 64.2% (male 3,620/female 3,847)

65 years and over: 5.1% (male 229/female 361) (2005 est.)

[edit] Median age

total: 24.45 years

male: 23.36 years

female: 25.85 years (2005 est.)

[edit] Population growth rate

1.51% (2006 est.)

[edit] Birth rate

21.91 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

[edit] Death rate

7.22 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

[edit] Net migration rate

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

[edit] Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.63 male(s)/female

total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

[edit] Infant mortality rate

total: 20.03 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 22.9 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 17.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

[edit] Life expectancy at birth

total population: 68.01 years

male: 65.79 years

female: 70.33 years (2005 est.)

[edit] Total fertility rate

3 children born/woman (2005 est.)

[edit] Nationality

noun: Tuvaluan(s)

adjective: Tuvaluan

[edit] Ethnic groups

Polynesian 96% Micronesian 4%

[edit] Religions

Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-day Adventist 1.4%, Bahá'í 1%, other 0.6%

[edit] Languages

Tuvaluan, English, Kiribati (on the island of Nui)

[edit] References

CIA World Factbook