Demographic Indicators

Island of Enumeration by Nationality and Sex, 2002
Island of Enume-
ration 		Total Tuvaluans Non-Tuvaluans
T M F T M F T M F
Total 9,561 4,729 4,832 9,358 4,617 4,741 203 112 91
Nanumea 664 305 359 661 303 358 3 2 1
Nanumaga 589 276 313 582 272 310 7 4 3
Niutao 663 314 349 652 312 340 11 2 9
Nui 548 263 285 540 262 278 8 1 7
Vaitupu 1,591 799 792 1579 791 788 12 8 4
Nukufetau 586 286 300 582 285 297 4 1 3
Funafuti 4,492 2,281 2,211 4,343 2,190 2,153 149 91 58
Nukulaelae 393 186 207 384 183 201 9 3 6
Niulakita 35 19 16 35 19 16 0 0 0


Island of Enumeration by Number of Households, Land Area and Population Density 2002
Island of Enume
ration 		House-holds Land Area (sq.km) Population Density
Total 1,568 25.63 373
Nanumea 128 3.87 172
Nanumaga 119 2.78 212
Niutao 143 2.53 262
Nui 108 2.83 194
Vaitupu 237 5.6 284
Nukufetau 118 2.99 196
Funafuti 639 2.79 1610
Nukulaelae 68 1.82 216
Niulakita 8 0.42 83


Five Year Age Groups by Nationality and Sex 2002
Age Group Total Tuvaluans Non-Tuvaluans Percent of
Total Population
T M F T M F T M F T M F
Total 9,561 4,729 4,832 9,358 4,617 4,741 203 112 91 100.0% 49.5% 50.5%
0-4 1,178 620 558 1,164 613 551 14 7 7 12.3% 6.5% 5.8%
5-9 1,201 612 589 1,189 610 579 12 2 10 12.6% 6.4% 6.2%
10-14 1,079 591 488 1,068 585 483 11 6 5 11.3% 6.2% 5.1%
15-19 825 473 352 807 461 346 18 12 6 8.6% 4.9% 3.7%
20-24 682 326 356 660 317 343 22 9 13 7.1% 3.4% 3.7%
25-29 524 246 278 502 238 264 22 8 14 5.5% 2.6% 2.9%
30-34 545 278 267 531 268 263 14 10 4 5.7% 2.9% 2.8%
35-39 684 331 353 664 321 343 20 10 10 7.2% 3.5% 3.7%
40-44 697 310 387 683 301 382 14 9 5 7.3% 3.2% 4.0%
45-49 580 261 319 564 246 318 16 15 1 6.1% 2.7% 3.3%
50-54 467 199 268 451 188 263 16 11 5 4.9% 2.1% 2.8%
55-59 276 129 147 270 127 143 6 2 4 2.9% 1.3% 1.5%
60-64 280 131 149 274 127 147 6 4 2 2.9% 1.4% 1.6%
65-69 207 84 123 203 82 121 4 2 2 2.2% 0.9% 1.3%
70-74 167 75 92 165 74 91 2 1 1 1.7% 0.8% 1.0%
75-79 101 40 61 96 37 59 5 3 2 1.1% 0.4% 0.6%
80+ 68 23 45 67 22 45 1 1 0 0.7% 0.2% 0.5%

source: Central Statistics Division (2002 Population Census)