Population 14,817 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: NA
15-64 years: NA
65 years and over : NA

Population growth rate 1.08% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 23.7 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 4.9 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate -7.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth : NA male(s)/female
under 15 years: NA male(s)/female
15-64 years: NA male(s)/female
65 years and over: NA male(s)/female
total population: NA male(s)/female

Infant mortality rate 22.26 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 73.29 years
male : 72.7 years
female: 73.9 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 2.89 children born/woman (1997 est.)

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

Ethnic groups Polynesian

Religions Roman Catholic 100%

Languages French, Wallisian (indigenous Polynesian language)

Literacy
definition : age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 50%
male: 50%
female: 50% (1969 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Wallis and Futuna on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Wallis and Futuna People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Wallis and Futuna People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.