Short facts about people of Tuvalu

Population:

10,991 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  33.28% (male 1,862; female 1,796) 15-64 years:  61.6% (male 3,241; female 3,529) 65 years and over:  5.12% (male 236; female 327) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.4% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

21.56 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

7.55 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.04 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  0.92 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.72 male(s)/female total population:  0.94 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

22.65 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  66.65 years male:  64.52 years female:  68.88 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.09 children born/woman (2001 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%

Religions:

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

Languages:

Tuvaluan, English

Literacy:

definition:  NA total population:  NA% male:  NA% female:  NA%

Source: World Factbook