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World Factbook: Northern Mariana Islands People


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Northern Mariana Islands



Northern Mariana Islands People:

Population:
80,362 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 19.9% (male:8,332; female:7,646)
15-64 years: 78.5% (male:26,121; female:36,982)
65 years and over: 1.6% (male:646; female:635) (2005)

Median age:
total: 29.33 years
male: 31.54 years
female: 28.33 years (2005)

Population growth rate:
2.61% (2005 est.)

Birth rate:
19.51 births / 1,000 population (2005 est.)

Death rate:
2.3 deaths / 1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate:
8.92 migrant(s) / 1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.09 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 0.71 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 0.78 male(s)/female (2005)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 7.11 deaths / 1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 7.05 deaths / 1,000 live births
female: 7.17 deaths / 1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:
total: 75.88 years (2005 est.)
male: 73.31 years
female: 78.61 years

Total fertility rate:
1.27 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
NA

HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA

HIV/AIDS — deaths:
NA

Nationality:
noun: NA
adjective: NA

Ethnic groups:
Asian 56.3%, Pacific islander 36.3%, Caucasian 1.8%, other 0.8%, mixed 4.8% (2000)

Religions:
Christian (Roman Catholic majority, although traditional beliefs and taboos may still be found)

Languages:
Philippine languages 24.4%, Chinese 23.4%, Chamorro 22.4%, English 10.8%, other Pacific island languages 9.5%, other 9.6% (2000)

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 96% (1980)



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Washington D.C.: Central Intelligence Agency, 2005
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