| People | Tuvalu |
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Population:
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10,544 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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406 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 50% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 1.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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void |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 30.6% (male 1,656/female 1,569)
15-64 years: 64% (male 3,294/female 3,459)
65 years and over: 5.4% (male 238/female 328) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 24.1 years
male: 22.7 years
female: 26.1 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.702% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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23.24 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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9.2 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-7.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.042 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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void |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 34.52 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 37.56 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 31.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 64.75 years
male: 62.7 years
female: 66.9 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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3.11 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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9.9% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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0.636 physicians/1,000 population (2008) |
Hospital bed density:
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5.56 beds/1,000 population (2001) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 98% of population
rural: 97% of population
total: 97% of population
unimproved:
urban: 2% of population
rural: 3% of population
total: 3% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 88% of population
rural: 81% of population
total: 84% of population
unimproved:
urban: 12% of population
rural: 19% of population
total: 16% of population (2008) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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1.6% (2007) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
Nationality:
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noun: Tuvaluan(s)
adjective: Tuvaluan |
Ethnic groups:
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Polynesian 96%, Micronesian 4% |
Religions:
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Protestant 98.4% (Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%), Baha'i 1%, other 0.6% |
Languages:
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Tuvaluan (official), English (official), Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui) |
Literacy:
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NA |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 11 years
male: 10 years
female: 11 years (2001) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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NA |
People - note:
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void |
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