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.)

Birth rate:
23.11 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Death rate:
6.95 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)

Net migration rate:
NA (2009 est.)

Urbanization:
urban population: 49% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.3% annual rate of change (2005-10 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

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 11 years (2001)

Education expenditures:
NA