Marshall Islands People:
Population:
59,071 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 38.2% (male:11,488; female:11,071)
15-64 years: 59.1% (male:17,887; female:17,023)
65 years and over: 2.7% (male:771; female:831) (2005)
Median age:
total: 19.95 years
male: 19.98 years
female: 19.92 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
2.27% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
33.52 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
4.88 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-5.91 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.93 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 29.45 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 33.05 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 25.67 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 70.01 years (2005 est.)
male: 68.05 years
female: 72.06 years
Total fertility rate:
3.93 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: 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 98.2%, other languages 1.8%, (1999 census)
note: English widely spoken as a second language; both Marshallese and English are official languages
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 93.6%
female: 93.7% (1999)
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