Short facts about people of Marshall Islands

Population:

70,822 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  49.29% (male 17,808; female 17,101) 15-64 years:  48.61% (male 17,573; female 16,853) 65 years and over:  2.1% (male 707; female 780) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

3.88% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

45.07 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

6.23 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.91 male(s)/female total population:  1.04 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

39.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  65.84 years male:  64.04 years female:  67.73 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

6.55 children born/woman (2001 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:

Christian (mostly Protestant)

Languages:

English (universally spoken and is the official language), two major Marshallese dialects from the Malayo-Polynesian family, Japanese

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  93% male:  100% female:  88% (1980 est.)

Source: World Factbook