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PEOPLE OF TUVALU
Name of the People: noun: Tuvaluan(s); adjective: Tuvaluan.
Ethnic Groups: Tuvaluan 97 percent, Tuvaluan/I-Kiribati 1.6 percent, Tuvaluan/other 0.8 percent, other 0.6 percent (2017 estimate). [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Languages: Tuvaluan (official), English (official), Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui). [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Religions: Protestant 92.7 percent (Congregational Christian Church of Tuvalu 85.9 percent, Brethren 2.8 percent, Seventh Day Adventist 2.5 percent, Assemblies of God 1.5 percent), Baha'i 1.5 percent, Jehovah's Witness 1.5 percent, other 3.9 percent, none or refused 0.4 percent (2017 estimate). [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Population of Tuvalu
Population: 11,639 (2023 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 221. [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Population Growth: 0.81 percent (2023 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 111; Birth rate: 22.34 births/1,000 population (2023 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 53; Death rate: 7.9 deaths per 1,000 population (2023 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 93; Net migration rate: -6.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 212. [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Population Distribution: over half of the population resides on the atoll of Funafuti. [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Demography of Tuvalu
Age Structure: 0-14 years: 29.27 percent (male 1,745/female 1,662); 15-64 years: 63.3 percent (male 3,703/female 3,664); 65 years and over: 7.43 percent (2023 estimate) (male 318/female 547). [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Dependency Ratios: total dependency ratio: 60.9; youth dependency ratio: 50.9; elderly dependency ratio: 10; potential support ratio: 10 (2021). [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Median Age: total: 26.6 years; male: 25.6 years; female: 27.6 years (2020 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 152. [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Urbanization: urban population: 66.2 percent of total population (2023); rate of urbanization: 2.08 percent annual rate of change (2020-25 estimate); Major Urban Areas (population): 7,000 FUNAFUTI (capital) (2018)
Fertility, Birth Control, Marriage and Sex
Total Fertility Rate: 2.81 children born per woman (2023 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 53; Gross reproduction rate: 1.37 (2023 estimate). [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Contraceptive Use: 23.7 percent (2019/20). [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Married Women (ages 15-49): 66.1 percent (2023 estimate). [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Sex Ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female; 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female; 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female; 65 years and over: 0.58 male(s)/female; total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2023 estimate). [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Health of the People of Tuvalu
Life Expectancy at Birth: total population: 68.69 years; male: 66.25 years; female: 71.25 years (2023 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: population 182. [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Infant Mortality Rate: total: 28.32 deaths per 1,000 live births; male: 31.92 deaths per 1,000 live births; female: 24.54 deaths per 1,000 live births (2023 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 56. [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Children Under the Age of Five Years That Are Underweight NA. [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Obesity (prevalence rate among adults): 51.6 percent (2016); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 5. [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Alcohol Consumption Per Capita: total: 0.93 liters of pure alcohol (2019 estimate); beer: 0.01 liters of pure alcohol (2019 estimate); wine: 0.69 liters of pure alcohol (2019 estimate); spirits: 0.22 liters of pure alcohol (2019 estimate); other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 154. [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Percentage of Population That Uses Tobacco: total: 35.6 percent (2020 estimate); male: 49.8 percent (2020 estimate); female: 21.3 percent (2020 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 13. [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Drinking Water Source: improved: urban: 100 percent of population; rural: 100 percent of population; total: 100 percent of population; unimproved: urban: 0 percent of population; rural: 0 percent of population; total: 0 percent of population (2020 estimate). [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
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Text Sources: CIA World Factbook, 2023; “Encyclopedia of World Cultures, Volume 2: Oceania,” edited by Terence E. Hays, 1991, Wikipedia, New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Times of London, Lonely Planet Guides, Library of Congress, The Guardian, National Geographic, Smithsonian magazine, The New Yorker, Reuters, Associated Press, AFP, BBC, CNN, and various books, websites and other publications.
Last updated August 2023