World Factbook
Wallis and Futuna
Territoire des Iles Wallis et Futuna
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Literacy
male
99.9% (2023 est.)
female
100% (2023 est.)
total population
99.8% (2023 est.)
Languages
Wallisian (indigenous Polynesian language) 58.9%, Futunian 30.1%, French (official) 10.8%, other 0.2% (2003 est.)
Religions
Roman Catholic 99%, other 1%
Sex ratio
at birth
1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years
1.09 male(s)/female
15-64 years
1.05 male(s)/female
total population
1.06 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
65 years and over
1.02 male(s)/female
Birth rate
11.63 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
6.13 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Median age
male
35.5 years
total
36.9 years (2025 est.)
female
37.3 years
Population
male
8,217
total
15,998 (2025 est.)
female
7,781
Nationality
noun
Wallisian(s), Futunan(s), or Wallis and Futuna Islanders
adjective
Wallisian, Futunan, or Wallis and Futuna Islander
Urbanization
urban population
0% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization
0% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years
19.8% (male 1,643/female 1,511)
15-64 years
67.5% (male 5,535/female 5,247)
65 years and over
12.7% (2024 est.) (male 1,023/female 1,005)
Ethnic groups
Polynesian
Dependency ratios
total dependency ratio
48.7 (2025 est.)
youth dependency ratio
29 (2025 est.)
potential support ratio
5.1 (2025 est.)
elderly dependency ratio
19.7 (2025 est.)
Net migration rate
-3.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.71 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Drinking water source
improved: rural
rural: 99.3% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total
total: 99.3% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural
rural: 0.7% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 0.7% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban
urban: NA
Infant mortality rate
male
3.8 deaths/1,000 live births
total
3.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
female
3.9 deaths/1,000 live births
Population growth rate
0.19% (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
0.84 (2025 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
male
78.2 years
female
84.2 years
total population
81.1 years (2024 est.)
Sanitation facility access
improved: rural
rural: 94.2% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total
total: 94.2% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural
rural: 5.8% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total
total: 5.8% of population (2022 est.)
Major urban areas - population
1,000 MATA-UTU (capital) (2018)
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
57.2% (2018 est.)