Wallis and Futuna People - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

15,851 (July 2021 est.)

Nationality

noun: Wallisian(s), Futunan(s), or Wallis and Futuna Islanders

adjective: Wallisian, Futunan, or Wallis and Futuna Islander

Ethnic groups

Polynesian

Languages

Wallisian (indigenous Polynesian language) 58.9%, Futunian 30.1%, French (official) 10.8%, other 0.2% (2003 census)

Religions

Roman Catholic 99%, other 1%

Age structure

0-14 years: 20.58% (male 1,702/female 1,561)

15-24 years: 14.72% (male 1,238/female 1,095)

25-54 years: 43.55% (male 3,529/female 3,376)

55-64 years: 9.92% (male 742/female 830)

65 years and over: 11.23% (male 856/female 925) (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 34 years

male: 33.1 years

female: 35.1 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

0.26% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

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

Death rate

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

Net migration rate

-4.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia

Urbanization

urban population: 0% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

1,000 MATA-UTU (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.09 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.13 male(s)/female

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

55-64 years: 0.89 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.93 male(s)/female

total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 4.06 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 3.99 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 4.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 80.45 years

male: 77.44 years

female: 83.61 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.71 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Drinking water source

improved: rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017)

Sanitation facility access

improved: rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: rural: 0% of population

total: 0% 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

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: high (2020)

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea

vectorborne diseases: malaria

Education expenditures

N/A

NOTE: The information regarding Wallis and Futuna 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 Wallis and Futuna 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Wallis and Futuna 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.