People of Marshall Islands
Population: | 61,815 (July 2007 est.) |
Age structure: | 0-14 years: 38.3% (male 12,061/female 11,622) 15-64 years: 58.9% (male 18,634/female 17,775) 65 years and over: 2.8% (male 832/female 891) (2007 est.) |
Median age: | total: 20.7 years male: 20.7 years female: 20.7 years (2007 est.) |
Population growth rate: | 2.207% (2007 est.) |
Birth rate: | 32.37 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Death rate: | 4.66 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Net migration rate: | -5.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
Sex ratio: | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.038 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.048 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.934 male(s)/female total population: 1.041 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
Infant mortality rate: | total: 27.3 deaths/1,000 live births male: 30.62 deaths/1,000 live births female: 23.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 70.61 years male: 68.61 years female: 72.71 years (2007 est.) |
Total fertility rate: | 3.76 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: | NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths: | NA |
Nationality: | noun: Marshallese (singular and plural) adjective: Marshallese |
Ethnic groups: | Micronesian |
Religions: | Protestant 54.8%, Assembly of God 25.8%, Roman Catholic 8.4%, Bukot nan Jesus 2.8%, Mormon 2.1%, other Christian 3.6%, other 1%, none 1.5% (1999 census) |
Languages: | Marshallese (official) 98.2%, other languages 1.8% (1999 census) note: English (official), widely spoken as a second language |
Literacy: | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 93.7% male: 93.6% female: 93.7% (1999) |