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The People of Tuvalu

Tuvaluan People

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Population: 12,373 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 29.2% (male 1,841/female 1,770) 15-64 years: 65.6% (male 3,973/female 4,141) 65 years and over: 5.2% (male 240/female 408) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 25.4 years male: 24.4 years female: 26.6 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.616% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 6.98 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: NA (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.59 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 18.43 deaths/1,000 live births male: 20.95 deaths/1,000 live births female: 15.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 69.29 years male: 66.99 years female: 71.7 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.91 children born/woman (2009 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