Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Tuvalu. One of the smallest and most remote countries on Earth; six of the nine coral atolls -- Nanumea, Nui, Vaitupu, Nukufetau, Funafuti, and Nukulaelae -- have lagoons open to the ocean; Nanumaya and Niutao have landlocked lagoons; Niulakita does not have a lagoon. Mother's mean age at first birth is (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is
Location | Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way from Hawaii to Australia |
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Geographic coordinates | 8 00 S, 178 00 E |
Map references | Oceania |
Tarrain | low-lying and narrow coral atolls |
Natural Resources | fish, coconut (copra) |
Natural Hazards | severe tropical storms are usually rare, but in 1997 there were three cyclones; low levels of islands make them sensitive to changes in sea level |
Irrigated Land | 0 sq km (2022) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Major aquifers | |
Land Boundaries | 0 km |
Border Countries | |
Coastline | 24 km |
Climate | tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds (March to November); westerly gales and heavy rain (November to March) |
Area | |
Total Area | |
Land Area | 26 sq km |
Water Area | 0 sq km |
comparative Area | 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC |
Maritime Claims | |
Territorial sea | 12 nm |
Contiguous zone | 24 nm |
Exclusive economic zone | 200 nm |
Elevations | |
Highest point | unnamed location 5 m |
Lowest point | Pacific Ocean 0 m |
Mean elevation | 2 m |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 60% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 0% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 60% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 33.3% (2018 est.) |
Other | 6.7% (2018 est.) |
Over half of the population resides on the atoll of Funafuti
In Tuvalu, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Tuvaluan 97%, Tuvaluan/I-Kiribati 1.6%, Tuvaluan/other 0.8%, other 0.6% (2017 est.)
Population | |
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Pop growth rate | 0.78% (2024 est.) |
Birth rate | 22 births/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Death rate | 7.8 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Health expenditure | 21.5% of GDP (2020) |
Physicians Density | |
Hospital bed Density | |
Total fertility rate | 2.78 children born/woman (2024 est.) |
Gross reproduction rate | 1.36 (2024 est.) |
Contraceptive prevalence rate | 23.7% (2019/20) |
Est married women (ages 15-49) | 66.1% (2023 est.) |
Literacy | |
Education expenditures | NA |
Net Migration rate | -6.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Nationality | Tuvaluan | Tuvaluan(s) |
Languages | Tuvaluan (official), English (official), Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui) |
Religions | Protestant 92.7% (Congregational Christian Church of Tuvalu 85.9%, Brethren 2.8%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.5%, Assemblies of God 1.5%), Baha'i 1.5%, Jehovah's Witness 1.5%, other 3.9%, none or refused 0.4% (2017 est.) |
Age Structure | |
0-14 years | 29.2% (male 1,754/female 1,672) |
15-64 years | 63.2% (male 3,736/female 3,675) |
65 years and over | 7.6% (2024 est.) (male 326/female 570) |
Dependency Ratios | |
Total dependency ratio | 60.9 |
Youth dependency ratio | 50.9 |
Elderly dependency ratio | 10 |
Potential support ratio | 10 (2021) |
Median Age | |
Total | 27.8 years (2024 est.) |
Male | 26.8 years |
Female | 28.8 years |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 66.2% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 2.08% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 7,000 FUNAFUTI (capital) (2018). |
Sex Ratio | |
At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
0-14 years | 1.05 male(s)/female |
15-64 years | 1.02 male(s)/female |
65 years and over | 0.57 male(s)/female |
Total population | 0.98 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
Infant Motality | |
Total | 27.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.) |
Male | 31.3 deaths/1,000 live births |
Female | 24 deaths/1,000 live births |
Life Expectancy at birth | |
Total population | 69 years (2024 est.) |
Male | 66.5 years |
Female | 71.6 years |
Drinking Water Sources | |
Improved: urban | urban: 100% of population |
Improved: rural | rural: 100% of population |
Improved: total | total: 100% of population |
Unimproved: urban | urban: 0% of population |
Unimproved: rural | rural: 0% of population |
Unimproved: total | total: 0% of population (2020 est.) |
Sanitation facility acess | |
Improved: urban | urban: 91.8% of population |
Improved: rural | rural: 91% of population |
Improved: total | total: 91.5% of population |
Unimproved: urban | urban: 9.2% of population |
Unimproved: rural | rural: 9% of population |
Unimproved: total | total: 8.5% of population (2017 est.) |
Alcohol consumption per capita | |
Total | 0.93 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Beer | 0.01 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Wine | 0.69 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Spirits | 0.22 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Other alcohols | 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Tobacco use | |
Total | 35.6% (2020 est.) |
Male | 49.8% (2020 est.) |
Female | 21.3% (2020 est.) |
Child marriage | |
Women married by age 18 | 1.8% |
Men married by age 18 | 1.7% (2020 est.) |
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