Demographics of Tuvalu
Encyclopedia
This article is about the demographic
features of the population
of Tuvalu
, including population density
, ethnicity
, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
96% of the Tuvalu
ans are ethnic Polynesia
ns, closely related to the people of Samoa
and Tonga
. The vast majority belong to the Church of Tuvalu
, a Protestant denomination. Their ancestors were converted by Christian
missionaries in the 19th century.
School attendance at school is 10 years for males and 11 years for females (2001).
Adult literacy rate is 99.0% (2002).
The country's population has more than doubled since 1980, with a growth rate of 0.702%. The population at the 2002 census was 9,561, and the population is estimated to reach 10,544 in July 2011. The net migration rate is estimated at -7.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.).
Demographics
Demographics are the most recent statistical characteristics of a population. These types of data are used widely in sociology , public policy, and marketing. Commonly examined demographics include gender, race, age, disabilities, mobility, home ownership, employment status, and even location...
features of the population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of Tuvalu
Tuvalu
Tuvalu , formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia. Its nearest neighbours are Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa and Fiji. It comprises four reef islands and five true atolls...
, including population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
, ethnicity
Ethnic group
An ethnic group is a group of people whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage, often consisting of a common language, a common culture and/or an ideology that stresses common ancestry or endogamy...
, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
96% of the Tuvalu
Tuvalu
Tuvalu , formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is a Polynesian island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, midway between Hawaii and Australia. Its nearest neighbours are Kiribati, Nauru, Samoa and Fiji. It comprises four reef islands and five true atolls...
ans are ethnic Polynesia
Polynesia
Polynesia is a subregion of Oceania, made up of over 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. The indigenous people who inhabit the islands of Polynesia are termed Polynesians and they share many similar traits including language, culture and beliefs...
ns, closely related to the people of Samoa
Samoa
Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...
and Tonga
Tonga
Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific...
. The vast majority belong to the Church of Tuvalu
Church of Tuvalu
The Christian Church of Tuvalu, in Tuvaluan - Te Ekalesia Kelisiano Tuvalu - is the national church of Tuvalu. It comprises 92% of the 12,000 inhabitants of the archipelago....
, a Protestant denomination. Their ancestors were converted by Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
missionaries in the 19th century.
School attendance at school is 10 years for males and 11 years for females (2001).
Adult literacy rate is 99.0% (2002).
The country's population has more than doubled since 1980, with a growth rate of 0.702%. The population at the 2002 census was 9,561, and the population is estimated to reach 10,544 in July 2011. The net migration rate is estimated at -7.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.).
CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.Age structure
- 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.)
Sex ratio
- 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.)
Infant mortality rate
- total: 34.52 deaths/1,000 live births
- male: 37.56 deaths/1,000 live births
- female: 31.33 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
- total population: 64.75 years
- male: 62.7 years
- female: 66.9 years (2011 est.)
Religions
- Church of Tuvalu (CongregationalistCongregational churchCongregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing Congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its own affairs....
) 97%, Seventh-day AdventistSeventh-day Adventist ChurchThe Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
1.4%, Bahá'íBahá'í FaithThe Bahá'í Faith is a monotheistic religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in 19th-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind. There are an estimated five to six million Bahá'ís around the world in more than 200 countries and territories....
1%, other 0.6%, such as the Ahmadiyya Muslim CommunityAhmadiyya Muslim CommunityThe Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the larger of two communities that arose from the Ahmadiyya movement founded in 1889 in India by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian . The original movement split into two factions soon after the death of the founder...
.
Languages
- TuvaluanTuvaluan languageTuvaluan is a Polynesian language of or closely related to the Ellicean group spoken in Tuvalu. It is more or less distantly related to all other Polynesian languages, such as Hawaiian, Maori, Tahitian, Samoan, and Tongan, and most closely related to the languages spoken on the Polynesian Outliers...
, EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, KiribatiGilbertese language-External links:**** with Gilbertese – English Translations from – The Rosetta Edition**...
(on the island of Nui)