World Factbook
Niue
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Literacy
male
100% (2022 est.)
female
100% (2022 est.)
total population
99.5% (2022 est.)
Languages
Niuean 46% (official, a Polynesian language closely related to Tongan and Samoan), Niuean and English 32%, English (official) 11%, Niuean and others 5%, other 6% (2011 est.)
Religions
Ekalesia Niue 61.7%, Latter Day Saints 8.7%, Roman Catholic 8.4%, other 8.2%, not stated 5.1%, none 3.7%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4% (2017 est.)
Population
male
877 (2024 est.)
total
1,815 (2024 est.)
female
938 (2024 est.)
Nationality
noun
Niuean(s)
adjective
Niuean
Urbanization
urban population
48.2% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
1.43% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Ethnic groups
Niuean 65.4%, part-Niuean 14%, non-Niuean 20.6% (2017 est.)
note: data represent the resident population
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
64.6 (2024)
youth dependency ratio
38.2 (2024)
potential support ratio
3.8 (2024)
elderly dependency ratio
26.4 (2024)
Health expenditure
Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
7.8% of GDP (2020)
Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
6.9% of national budget (2022 est.)
Drinking water source
improved: total
total: 97% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 3% of population (2022 est.)
Education expenditure
5.6% national budget (2025 est.)
Population growth rate
-0.03% (2021 est.)
Population distribution
population distributed around the peripheral coastal areas of the island
Life expectancy at birth
male
71.8 years (2016)
female
75.7 years (2016 est.)
Sanitation facility access
improved: total
total: 97.4% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 2.6% of population (2022 est.)
Alcohol consumption per capita
beer
4.28 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine
1.89 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
total
8.5 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits
2.33 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols
0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Major urban areas - population
1,000 ALOFI (capital) (2018)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate
50% (2016)