Demographics of the Northern Mariana Islands

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This article is about the demographic features of the population of the Northern Mariana Islands, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

[edit] CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

Demographics of the Northern Mariana Islands, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

[edit] Population

71,912 (July 2000 est.)

[edit] Age structure

0-14 years: 24% (male 8,652; female 8,377)

15-64 years: 75% (male 25,441; female 28,233)

65 years and over: 1% (male 591; female 618) (2000 est.)

[edit] Population growth rate

2.54% (2006 est.)

[edit] Birth rate

20.86 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)

[edit] Death rate

2.41 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)

[edit] Net migration rate

19.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

[edit] Sex ratio

0.93 male(s)/female (2000 est.); 0.77 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female (2000 est.); 1.1 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

15-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female (2000 est.); 0.7 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

65 years and over: 0.96 male(s)/female (2000 est.); 1.05 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

[edit] Infant mortality rate

5.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

[edit] Total fertility rate

1.76 children born/woman (2000 est.)

[edit] Nationality

noun: NA

adjective: NA

[edit] Ethnic groups

Filipinos, Chamorros, Carolinians, other Micronesians, Caucasians, Japanese, Chinese, and Koreans.

Filipinos are the largest overall ethnic group in the Northern Mariana Islands, making up over 29% of the population. Both the Filipino and Chinese (22.1%) populations have surpassed the indigenous Chamorros (21.3%) in population.

[edit] Religions

Christian (Roman Catholic majority, although traditional beliefs and other religions may still be found)

[edit] Languages

English, Chamorro, Carolinian, Chinese, and Tagalog.

note: 86% of population speaks a language other than English at home

[edit] Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 97%

male: 97%

female: 96% (1980 est.)

[edit] References

CIA World Factbook

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