Key demographics
- Population
- 10.6K
- Density
- 409.4/km²
- HDI
- 0.689 (Medium)
- Gini index (2010)
- 39.1
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 67.3 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 3.17
- Urban population (2025)
- 65.5%
- Literacy rate (2022)
- 100.0%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 66.8%
- Profile
- Young
- Urban population (2025)
- 65.5%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 22.0 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 9.3 /1000
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 3.17
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 16.5 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 50.9%
- Tourism (2019)
- 3.6K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| Tuvaluan | - |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 96.0% |
| Other religions or not stated | 3.0% |
| Baháʼà faith | 1.0% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Tuvaluans | 96.0% |
| Others | 4.0% |
- Demonym (male)
- Tuvaluan
- Demonym (female)
- Tuvaluan
- National anthem
- Tuvalu mo te Atua
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 67.3 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 27.1% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 16.5/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 65/100
- Physicians (2020)
- 1.35/1000
- Nurses (2020)
- 3.94/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $1,724
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 0.0%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2022)
- 100.0%
- Education spending (2023)
- 12.9% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 347
- Internet users (2017)
- 35.2%
- Mobile subscriptions (2022)
- 98.9/100
- Broadband (2022)
- 4.5/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 311/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2022)
- 4.5
Geography and practical
- Area
- 26 km²
- Continent
- Oceania
- Region
- Oceania
- Subregion
- Polynesia
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Left
- Timezones
- UTC+12:00
- Calling codes
- +688
- TLD
- .tv
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Tuvalu has a light blue field with the flag of the United Kingdom — the Union Jack — in the canton. A representation of the country's nine Islands using nine five-pointed yellow stars is situated in the fly half of the field.
- National anthem
- Tuvalu mo te Atua