Population: 973 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: -9% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: NA

Death rate: NA

Net migration rate: NA

Infant mortality rate: NA

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA

Total fertility rate: NA

Nationality:
noun: Christmas Islander(s)
adjective:

Ethnic divisions: Chinese 61%, Malay 25%, European 11%, other 3%, no indigenous population

Religions: Buddhist 36.1%, Muslim 25.4%, Christian 17.7% (Roman Catholic 8.2%, Church of England 3.2%, Presbyterian 0.9%, Uniting Church 0.4%, Methodist 0.2%, Baptist 0.1%, and other 4.7%), none 12.7%, unknown 4.6%, other 3.5% (1981)

Languages: English

Literacy:
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Labor force: NA
by occupation: all workers are employees of the Phosphate Mining Company of Christmas Island, Ltd.

NOTE: The information regarding Christmas Island on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Christmas Island People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Christmas Island People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.