Population:
1,618 (July 2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 233
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Nationality:
noun: Niuean(s)
adjective: Niuean

Ethnic groups:
Niuen 66.5%, part-Niuen 13.4%, non-Niuen 20.1% (includes 12% European and Asian and 8% Pacific Islanders) (2011 est.)

Languages:
Niuean (official) 46% (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 (Congregational Christian Church of Niue - a Protestant church founded by missionaries from the London Missionary Society) 67%, other Protestant 3% (includes Seventh Day Adventist 1%, Presbyterian 1%, and Methodist 1%), Mormon 10%, Roman Catholic 10%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%, other 6%, none 2% (2011 est.)

Population growth rate:
-0.03% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 201
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Population distribution:
population distributed around the peripheral coastal areas of the island

Urbanization:
urban population: 44% of total population (2017)
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rate of urbanization: -0.49% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

Major urban areas - population:
ALOFI (capital) 1,000 (2014)

Sex ratio:
NA

Infant mortality rate:
total: NA
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male: NA
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female: NA
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Life expectancy at birth:
total population: NA
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male: NA
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[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: NA
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[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ] (2017 est.)
[See also: Healthy Life Expectancy ]
[See also: Health Performance ]

Total fertility rate:
NA
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Health expenditures:
7.4% of GDP (2014)
country comparison to the world: 67
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Physicians density:
1.84 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved: urban: 98.4% of population rural: 98.6% of population total: 98.5% of population
unimproved: urban: 1.6% of population rural: 1.4% of population total: 1.5% of population (2015 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 100% of population
unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0% of population (2015 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
50% (2016)
country comparison to the world: 6
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Education expenditures:
NA