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Tokelau Demographics Profile

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Population1,647 (2019 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Tokelauan(s)

adjective: Tokelauan
Ethnic groupsTokelauan 64.5%, part Tokelauan/Samoan 9.7%, part Tokelauan/Tuvaluan 2.8%, Tuvaluan 7.5%, Samoan 5.8%, other Pacific Islander 3.4%, other 5.6%, unspecified 0.8% (2016 est.)
LanguagesTokelauan 88.1% (a Polynesian language), English 48.6%, Samoan 26.7%, Tuvaluan 11.2%, Kiribati 1.5%, other 2.8%, none 2.8%, unspecified 0.8% (2016 ests.)

note: shares sum to more than 100% because some respondents gave more than one answer on the census
ReligionsCongregational Christian Church 50.4%, Roman Catholic 38.7%, Presbyterian 5.9%, other Christian 4.2%, unspecified 0.8% (2016 est.)
Population growth rate-0.01% (2019 est.)
Net migration rate-3.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Population distributionthe country's small population is fairly evenly distributed amongst the three atolls
Urbanizationurban population: 0% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Sex ratioNA
Infant mortality ratetotal: NA

male: NA

female: NA (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: NA

male: NA

female: NA (2021 est.)
Total fertility rateNA (2021 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Physicians density2.72 physicians/1,000 population (2010)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rateNA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDSNA
HIV/AIDS - deathsNA
Major infectious diseasesdegree of risk: high (2020)

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea

vectorborne diseases: malaria
Education expendituresNA

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021