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Our Latest Releases

Consumer Price Index

The Tuvalu Statistics Division has recently released its 1st quarter 2006 CPI.

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2005 Statistical Report

The Office is currently drafting the 2005 Statistical Report. The content of the report includes CPI, trade, education, migration, health, population estimates and electricity consumption. The report will be publish after it is officially finalized .


Merchandise Trades

The office normally updates the trade statistics from the Customs Department. The Customs Department runs PCTrade system entering relevant data regarding the imports and exports of Tuvalu. Recently the CSD has updated 2005 imports statistics. Other important 2005 trade statistics will be included in the 2005 Statistics report


2004/05 HIES for Tuvalu

The CSD has successfully conducted the Household Income & Expenditure Survey in November 2004 on Funafuti, and May 2005 for the Outer Islands. The office is currently drafting the report and it will be published after it is officially finalized. Note that some of the important indicators are published in this website.


Office news and developments

Demographic and Health Survey (DHS)

The DHS is a new activity for all the National Statistics Office of the Pacific. In the meantime 4 countries are expecting to run such a survey, i.e. Nauru, Solomon Islands, Marshall Islands and Tuvalu. The survey is very important as it will provide sufficient evidence reflecting the Health situation of the countries. A pilot test will be conducted for these 4 countries before running the actual survey. The NSOs are practically responsible for implementing the survey actiivities with SPC Statistics and Demography Programme providing technical assistance.

Key Statistics

Total population by island of enumeration
Total M F
Nmea 664 305 359
Nmaga 589 276 313
Niutao 663 314 349
Nui 548 263 285
Vaitupu 1591 799 792
Nfetau 586 286 300
Ffuti 4492 2281 2211
Nlaelae 393 186 207
Nkita 35 19 16
Total 9561 4729 4832

Source: 2002 population census

Resident population by home island
Total M F
Nmea 1560 745 815
Nmaga 1063 511 552
Niutao 1453 721 732
Nui 835 404 431
Vaitupu 1694 865 829
Nfetau 1149 567 582
Ffuti 1004 505 499
Nlaelae 461 223 238
Nkita 2 2 0
Total 9221 4543 4678

Source: 2002 population census

Heads of Households
Male 1287
Female 384
Total Houholds 1671

Source: 2004/05 HIES

Average Household Size
Funafuti 6
Outer Islands 5
Total 5

Source: 2004/05 HIES

Households access to toilet and sanitation (%)
No water 5.6
No Toilet 9.2
Flush / Septic Tank 42.7
Water seal toilets 46.5

Source: 2004/05 HIES