People

Population: 10 444 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 35% (male 1 875; female 1 804)

15-64 years: 60% (male 2 980; female 3 290)

65 years and over: 5% (male 226; female 269) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.4% (1998 est.)

Birth rate: 22.6 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate: 8.62 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 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: 0.84 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 26.23 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 63.88 years

male: 62.72 years

female: 65.09 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate: 3.11 children born/woman (1998 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: NA; note—education is free and compulsory from ages 6 through 13