People of Tuvalu
Population: | 11,992 (July 2007 est.) |
Age structure: | 0-14 years: 29.8% (male 1,821/female 1,752) 15-64 years: 65.2% (male 3,808/female 4,006) 65 years and over: 5% (male 227/female 378) (2007 est.) |
Median age: | total: 24.9 years male: 23.9 years female: 26.2 years (2007 est.) |
Population growth rate: | 1.543% (2007 est.) |
Birth rate: | 22.43 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Death rate: | 7 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Net migration rate: | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Sex ratio: | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.039 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.951 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.601 male(s)/female total population: 0.954 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
Infant mortality rate: | total: 18.9 deaths/1,000 live births male: 21.64 deaths/1,000 live births female: 16.02 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 68.63 years male: 66.38 years female: 70.99 years (2007 est.) |
Total fertility rate: | 2.96 children born/woman (2007 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 |