Tuvaluan people in New Zealand

  • In 2001, 97 percent of Tuvaluan people reported an affiliation with a Christian religion. The most common religious affiliation was Presbyterian (62 percent of those with an affiliation), followed by Methodist (10 percent), Seventh Day Adventist (5 percent) and Catholic (4 percent).
  • In 2001, just 2 percent of Tuvaluan people stated they had no religious affiliation. Among the Pacific population, the equivalent figure was 12 percent, whereas almost a third of the New Zealand population stated they had no religious affiliation in 2001.