Population - Census and Surveys
Summary of Population indicators (Tuvalu Census 2002)
| Total | Males | Females | |
| Total Enumerated population | 9,561 | 4,729 | 4,832 |
| Urban population (Funafuti) | 4,492 | 2,281 | 2,211 |
| Rural population (Outer Islands) | 5,069 | 2,448 | 2,621 |
| Resident population | 9,359 | 4,614 | 4,745 |
| Urban population (Funafuti) | 3,962 | 1,994 | 1,968 |
| Rural population (Outer Islands) | 5,397 | 2,620 | 2,777 |
| Median age (years) | |||
| Total resident population | 23.6 | 20.8 | 26.4 |
| Resident urban population (Funafuti) | 26 | 23 | 26 |
| Resident rural population (Outer Islands) | 23.5 | 19.2 | 28.1 |
| Resident population structure | Persons | % | |
| Population younger tdan 15 years | 3,405 | 36.4 | |
| Population 15-59 years | 5,144 | 55 | |
| Population 60+ years | 810 | 8.6 | |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 97 | ||
| Dependency ratio (15-59) | 82 | ||
| Average annual rate of growtd (1991-2002) | 10.2 | ||
| Total population | 0.50% | ||
| Resident population | 0.60% | ||
| Urban population (Funafuti) | 0.90% | ||
| Rural population (Outer Islands) | 0.40% | ||
| Population Density (persons per sq km) | |||
| Total Population | 373 | ||
| Urban population (Funafuti) | 1,610 | ||
| Rural population (Outer Islands) | 222 | ||
| Resident population | 365 | ||
| Proportion urban (Funafuti) | 47% | ||
| Total number of households | 1,579 | ||
| Number of private households | 1,568 | ||
| Urban (Funafuti) | 639 | ||
| Rural (Outer Islands) | 929 | ||
| Average household size (persons per household) | 6 | ||
| Urban (Funafuti) | 6.2 | ||
| Rural (Outer Islands) | 5.8 | ||
| Main source of household income | Tuvalu | Urban | Rural |
| No income | 6.2 | 3 | 8.4 |
| Wages | 59.1 | 76.5 | 47.1 |
| Own business | 5.4 | 7.8 | 3.7 |
| Sale of fish/handicraft/hawker/copra | 9.1 | 4.2 | 12.4 |
| Remittances | 18.1 | 7 | 25.7 |
| Otder | 2.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 |
| Educational characteristics (Resident population 15years+) | Total | Males | Females |
| No education (%) | 22.5 | 17.8 | 26.7 |
| Primary (%) | 55.1 | 58.1 | 52.4 |
| Secondary (%) | 14.3 | 14.7 | 13.9 |
| Tertiary (%) | 8.1 | 9.4 | 7 |
| School enrolment rate (% of persons aged 5-15yrs attending) | 96.7 | 95.3 | 98.4 |
| Economic activity (15 years & older) | Total | Males | Females |
| Total resident population | |||
| Labour force participation rate (%) | 58.2 | 69.6 | 47.9 |
| Employment population ratio (%) | 33.2 | 44.9 | 22.7 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 6.5 | 4.9 | 8.6 |
| Urban population (Funafuti) | |||
| Labour force participation rate (%) | 61 | 70.4 | 51.8 |
| Employment population ratio (%) | 49.6 | 61 | 38.4 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 8.9 | 6.6 | 12 |
| Rural population (Outer Islands) | |||
| Labour force participation rate (%) | 56 | 68.9 | 45.2 |
| Employment population ratio (%) | 20.9 | 31.7 | 11.8 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 4.6 | 3.6 | 5.9 |
Summary of Demographic indicators
| Total | Males | Females | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total enumerated population (November 2002) | 9,561 | 4,729 | 4,832 |
| Resident population size (November 2002) | 9,359 | 4,614 | 4,745 |
| Rate of annual growtd (%), 1991-2002 | 0.6 | ||
| Rate of annual increase, 1991-2002 | 1.7 | ||
| Crude net migration rate, 1991-2002 | -1.1 | ||
| Fertility | |||
| Average annual number of birtds, 1997-2002 | 241 | 132 | 109 |
| Crude birtd rate (CBR), 1997-2002 | 26 | ||
| Total fertility rate (TFR), 2000-2003 | 3.7 | ||
| Teenage fertility rate, 2000-2003 | 40/1000 | ||
| Mean age at child bearing (MAC), 1997-2002 | 29.3 | ||
| General fertility rate (GFR), 1997-2002 | 104 | ||
| Mortality | |||
| Average annual number of total deatds, 1997-2002 | 94 | 48 | 46 |
| Average annual number of infant deatds, 1997-2002 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Crude deatd rate (CDR), 1997-2002 | 10.2 | ||
| Life expectancy at birtd, 1997-2002 | 63.6 | 61.7 | 65.1 |
| Infant mortality rate (IMR), 1997-2002 | 35 | 41 | 28 |
| Child mortality rate (4q1), 1997-2002 | 9 | 6.5 | 11.7 |
| Under 5 mortality rate (5q0), 1997-2002 | 41 | 44 | 36 |
| Migration | |||
| Average annual number, 1991-2002 | -98 | -45 | -53 |