Tuvalu People - 2021

Population

11,448 (July 2021 est.)

Nationality

noun: Tuvaluan(s)

adjective: Tuvaluan

Ethnic groups

Tuvaluan 86.8%, Tuvaluan/I-Kiribati 5.6%, Tuvaluan/other 6.7%, other 0.9% (2012 est.)

Languages

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

Religions

Protestant 92.4% (Congregational Christian Church of Tuvalu 85.7%, Brethren 3%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.8%, Assemblies of God .9%), Baha'i 2%, Jehovah's Witness 1.3%, Mormon 1%, other 3.1%, none 0.2% (2012 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 29.42% (male 1,711/female 1,626)

15-24 years: 17.61% (male 1,031/female 966)

25-54 years: 37.17% (male 2,157/female 2,059)

55-64 years: 9.12% (male 427/female 607)

65 years and over: 6.68% (male 289/female 469) (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 26.6 years

male: 25.6 years

female: 27.6 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

0.85% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

22.97 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

8.04 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

-6.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Population distribution

over half of the population resides on the atoll of Funafuti

Urbanization

urban population: 64.8% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 2.08% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas - population

7,000 FUNAFUTI (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.7 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female

total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 29.52 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 33.2 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 25.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 68.07 years

male: 65.67 years

female: 70.59 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.86 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 98.8% of population

total: 99% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 1.2% of population

total: 1% of population (2017 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

19.1% (2018)

Physicians density

0.91 physicians/1,000 population (2014)

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: 91.8% of population

rural: 91% of population

total: 91.5% of population

unimproved: urban: 9.2% of population

rural: 9% of population

total: 8.5% of population (2017 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

N/A

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

N/A

HIV/AIDS - deaths

N/A

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

51.6% (2016)

Education expenditures

N/A

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

total: 20.6%

male: 9.8%

female: 45.8% (2016)