Tuvalu People - 2021


SOURCE: 2021 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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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)

NOTE: The information regarding Tuvalu on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Tuvalu 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tuvalu 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.

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