Wallis and Futuna People - 2024

Population

15,929 (2023 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 est.)

Religions

Roman Catholic 99%, other 1%

Age structure

0-14 years: 19.98% (male 1,660/female 1,523)

15-64 years: 67.86% (male 5,535/female 5,275)

65 years and over: 12.15% (2023 est.) (male 989/female 947)

2023 population pyramid:

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 57

youth dependency ratio: 36.6

elderly dependency ratio: 20.4

potential support ratio: 4.9 (2021)

Median age

total: 35.8 years (2023 est.)

male: 34.9 years

female: 36.6 years

Population growth rate

0.23% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

12.1 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

-3.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

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

Urbanization

urban population: 0% of total population (2023)

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

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

15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 1.04 male(s)/female

total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 3.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

male: 3.9 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 4 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 80.9 years (2023 est.)

male: 77.9 years

female: 84 years

Total fertility rate

1.71 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.83 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

N/A

Drinking water source

improved: urban: N/A

rural: 99.1% of population

total: 99.1% of population

unimproved: urban: N/A

rural: 0.9% of population

total: 0.9% of population (2020)

Current health expenditure

N/A

Physicians density

N/A

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: N/A

rural: 92.9% of population

total: 92.9% of population

unimproved: urban: N/A

rural: 7.1% of population

total: 7.1% of population (2020 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

N/A

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

56% (2023)

Education expenditures

N/A

Literacy

total population: NA

male: NA

female: NA