| Population | 11,448 (July 2021 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Tuvaluan(s) adjective: Tuvaluan |
| Ethnic groups | Tuvaluan 86.8%, Tuvaluan/I-Kiribati 5.6%, Tuvaluan/other 6.7%, other 0.9% (2012 est.) |
| Languages | Tuvaluan (official), English (official), Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui) |
| Religions | Protestant 92.4% (Congregational Christian Church of Tuvalu 85.7%, Brethren 3%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.8%, Assemblies of God .9%), Baha'i 2%, Jehovah's Witness 1.3%, Mormon 1%, other 3.1%, none 0.2% (2012 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 29.42% (male 1,711/female 1,626) 15-24 years: 17.61% (male 1,031/female 966) 25-54 years: 37.17% (male 2,157/female 2,059) 55-64 years: 9.12% (male 427/female 607) 65 years and over: 6.68% (male 289/female 469) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 26.6 years male: 25.6 years female: 27.6 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.85% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 22.97 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 8.04 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -6.46 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Population distribution | over half of the population resides on the atoll of Funafuti |
| Urbanization | urban population: 64.8% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 2.08% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major cities - 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: 1.05 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.7 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 29.52 deaths/1,000 live births male: 33.2 deaths/1,000 live births female: 25.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 68.07 years male: 65.67 years female: 70.59 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2.86 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 98.8% of population total: 99% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 1.2% of population total: 1% of population (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 19.1% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 0.91 physicians/1,000 population (2014) |
| 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 | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 51.6% (2016) |
| Education expenditures | NA |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
