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Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (; french: Wallis-et-Futuna or ', Fakauvea and Fakafutuna: '), is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji ...

, including

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, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Vital statistics

Births and deaths

Structure of the population

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the

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, unless otherwise indicated.

Population

*15,854

Age structure

*0–14 years: 20.58% (male 1,702/female 1,561) *15–24 years: 14.72% (male 1,238/female 1,095) *25–54 years: 43.55% (male 3,529/female 3,376) *55–64 years: 9.92% (male 742/female 830) *65 years and over: 11.23% (male 856/female 925)

Population growth rate

*0.28%

Birth rate

*12.7 births/1,000 population

Death rate

*5.7 deaths/1,000 population

Net migration rate

*-4.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Infant mortality rate

*Total: 4.2 deaths/1,000 live births *Male: 4.4 deaths/1,000 live births *Female: 3.9 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

*Total population: 80.2 years *Male: 77.2 years *Female: 83.4 years (2020 est.)

Total fertility rate

*1.71 children born/woman

Nationality

*noun: Wallisian(s), Futunan(s), or Wallis and Futuna Islanders *adjective: Wallisian, Futunan, or Wallis and Futuna Islander

Ethnic groups

* Polynesian * French

Religions

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

99% *Other 1%

Languages

Wallisian Wallisian, or Uvean ( wls, Fakauvea, links=no), is the Polynesian language spoken on Wallis (island), Wallis Island (also known as Uvea). The language is also known as East Uvean to distinguish it from the related West Uvean language spoken on t ...

(indigenous

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): 58.9% * Futunian: 30.1% * French (officials): 10.8%. *Other: 0.2%

References

{{Reflist Society of Wallis and Futuna