Tuvalu Demographics Profile 2008

Population

12,177 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 29.4% (male 1,826/female 1,754)
15-64 years: 65.4% (male 3,891/female 4,073)
65 years and over: 5.2% (male 236/female 397) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 25.2 years
male: 24.2 years
female: 26.4 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

1.577% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

22.75 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

6.98 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

NA

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.59 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 18.97 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 21.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 16.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 68.97 years
male: 66.7 years
female: 71.36 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.94 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths

NA

Nationality

noun: Tuvaluan(s)
adjective: Tuvaluan

Ethnic groups

Polynesian 96%, Micronesian 4%

Religions

Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%, Baha'i 1%, other 0.6%

Languages

Tuvaluan, English, Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui)

Literacy

NA