Tuvalu People - 2022
SOURCE: 2022 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK
Population
11,544 (2022 est.)
Nationality
noun: Tuvaluan(s)
adjective: Tuvaluan
Ethnic groups
Tuvaluan 97%, Tuvaluan/I-Kiribati 1.6%, Tuvaluan/other 0.8%, other 0.6% (2017 est.)
Languages
Tuvaluan (official), English (official), Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui)
Religions
Protestant 92.7% (Congregational Christian Church of Tuvalu 85.9%, Brethren 2.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.5%, Assemblies of God 1.5%), Baha'i 1.5%, Jehovah's Witness 1.5%, other 3.9%, none or refused 0.4% (2017 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 29.42% (male 1,711/female 1,626)
15-24 years: 16.55% (male 986/female 925)
25-54 years: 37.17% (male 2,157/female 2,059)
55-64 years: 9.25% (male 451/female 617)
65 years and over: 7.21% (male 307/female 525) (2022 est.)
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio: 60.9
youth dependency ratio: 50.9
elderly dependency ratio: 10
potential support ratio: 10 (2021)
Median age
total: 26.6 years
male: 25.6 years
female: 27.6 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate
0.83% (2022 est.)
Birth rate
22.7 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate
7.97 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net migration rate
-6.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Population distribution
over half of the population resides on the atoll of Funafuti
Urbanization
urban population: 65.5% of total population (2022)
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: 1.02 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.73 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.53 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total: 28.92 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 32.55 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 25.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 68.38 years
male: 65.96 years
female: 70.92 years (2022 est.)
Total fertility rate
2.83 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate
23.7% (2019/20)
Drinking water source
improved: urban: 100% of population
rural: 100% of population
total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population
rural: 0% of population
total: 0% of population (2020 est.)
Current health expenditure
24% of GDP (2019)
Physicians density
1.19 physicians/1,000 population (2020)
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
5.2% (2021)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
51.6% (2016)
Alcohol consumption per capita
total: 0.93 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 0.01 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 0.69 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 0.22 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
total: 35.6% (2020 est.)
male: 49.8% (2020 est.)
female: 21.3% (2020 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight
N/A
Education expenditures
N/A
Literacy
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
total: 20.6%
male: 9.8%
female: 45.9% (2016)
NOTE: The information regarding Tuvalu on this page is re-published from the 2022 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Tuvalu 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tuvalu 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.
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