Tuvalu People - 2023

Population

11,639 (2023 est.)

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Nationality

noun: Tuvaluan(s)

adjective: Tuvaluan

Ethnic groups

Tuvaluan 97%, Tuvaluan/I-Kiribati 1.6%, Tuvaluan/other 0.8%, other 0.6% (2017 est.)

Languages

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

Religions

Protestant 92.7% (Congregational Christian Church of Tuvalu 85.9%, Brethren 2.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.5%, Assemblies of God 1.5%), Baha'i 1.5%, Jehovah's Witness 1.5%, other 3.9%, none or refused 0.4% (2017 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 29.27% (male 1,745/female 1,662)

15-64 years: 63.3% (male 3,703/female 3,664)

65 years and over: 7.43% (2023 est.) (male 318/female 547)

total dependency ratio: 60.9

youth dependency ratio: 50.9

elderly dependency ratio: 10

potential support ratio: 10 (2021)

Median age

total: 26.6 years

male: 25.6 years

female: 27.6 years (2020 est.)

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Population growth rate

0.81% (2023 est.)

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Birth rate

22.34 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

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Death rate

7.9 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

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Net migration rate

-6.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

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Population distribution

over half of the population resides on the atoll of Funafuti

Urbanization

urban population: 66.2% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 2.08% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas - population

7,000 FUNAFUTI (capital) (2018)

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 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 28.32 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 31.92 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 24.54 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

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Life expectancy at birth

total population: 68.69 years

male: 66.25 years

female: 71.25 years (2023 est.)

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Total fertility rate

2.81 children born/woman (2023 est.)

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Gross reproduction rate

1.37 (2023 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

23.7% (2019/20)

Drinking water source

improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2020 est.)

Current health expenditure

21.5% of GDP (2020)

Physicians density

1.19 physicians/1,000 population (2020)

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.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

51.6% (2016)

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Alcohol consumption per capita

total: 0.93 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

beer: 0.01 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

wine: 0.69 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

spirits: 0.22 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

other alcohols: 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

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Tobacco use

total: 35.6% (2020 est.)

male: 49.8% (2020 est.)

female: 21.3% (2020 est.)

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Children under the age of 5 years underweight

NA

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

66.1% (2023 est.)

Education expenditures

NA

Literacy

total population: NA

male: NA

female: NA

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

total: 20.6%

male: 9.8%

female: 45.9% (2016)

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NOTE: The information regarding Tuvalu on this page is re-published from the 2023 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Tuvalu 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tuvalu 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.