Population: 10,838 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
34% (male 1,872; female 1,802)
15-64 years:
61% (male 3,149; female 3,458)
65 years and over:
5% (male 239; female 318) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.41% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 21.78 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 7.66 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.91 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.75 male(s)/female
total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 23.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
66.32 years
male:
64.21 years
female:
68.53 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.11 children born/woman (2000 est.)
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%