Migration and Remittances Factbook 2016

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Tuvalu MIDDLE INCOME Population (thousands, 2013) Population growth (avg. annual %, 2005–14) Population density (people per sq km, 2014) Labor force, total Unemployment rate (% of labor force) Urban population (% of pop., 2014) Surface area (thousands of sq km, 2014) GNI, Atlas method (current US$ billions, 2014) GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$, 2014) GDP growth (avg. annual %, 2011–14) Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty line (% of pop.) Age dependency ratio (% of working-age pop.) Account at a formal financial institution (% age 15+) Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people, 2014) Internet users (per 100 people, 2014)

9.9 0.3 329.8 — — 58.8 0.0 0.1 5,720.0 3.0 — — — 38.4 37.0

Migration EMIGRATION ■ ■ ■

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Stock of emigrants, 2013: 3.9 thousands Stock of emigrants as percentage of population, 2013: 39.3 percent Top destination countries, 2013: New Zealand, Kiribati, the Russian Federation, Australia, the United States, Samoa, the Marshall Islands, Bulgaria, Austria, the Czech Republic Tertiary-educated as a percentage of total emigrants in OECD countries, 2011: 10.6 percent Tertiary-educated women as a percentage of total women emigrants in OECD countries, 2011: 11.1 percent Number of refugees, 2014: 15 Second generation diaspora in Australia, Europe, and the United States, 2012: Not available

IMMIGRATION ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

Stock of immigrants, 2013: 0.1 thousands Stock of immigrants as percentage of population, 2013: 1.5 percent Top source countries, 2013: Fiji, Kiribati, the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, Samoa, New Zealand, Solomon Islands Women as percentage of immigrants, 2013: 44.6 percent Number of refugees, 2014: Not available

Remittances US$ millions Inward remittance flowsa of which Compensation of employees Personal transfers Outward remittance flows of which Compensation of employees Personal transfers

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a. Net FDI inflows US$0.00 billion, net ODA received US$0.03 billion in 2013.

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