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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 census)
Religions:
Roman Catholic 99%, other 1%
Population:
15,453 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 222
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 24.6% (male 1,982/female 1,813)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
18.5% (male 1,487/female 1,375)
25-54 years:
40% (male 3,056/female 3,125)
55-64 years:
8.7% (male 685/female 654)
65 years and over:
8.3% (male 599/female 677) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 29 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
28 years
female:
30.2 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.356% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 161
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
13.91 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 144
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
4.79 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 193
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-5.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population
country comparison to the world: 196
note:
there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2012 est.)
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 0% of total population (2008)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
0% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.09 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.88 male(s)/female
total population:
1.02 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 4.61 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 185
male:
4.85 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
4.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 79.12 years
country comparison to the world: 43
male:
76.14 years
female:
82.26 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.79 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 157
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
rural: 96% of population
total: 96% of population
unimproved: