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Marshall Islands People 1996

Population:

56,157 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

51% (female 13,950; male 14,547)

15-64 years:

47% (female 12,801; male 13,470)

65 years and over:

2% (female 740; male 649) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

3.86% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

46.03 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

7.48 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

48 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

63.49 years

male:

61.94 years

female:

65.11 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

6.89 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Marshallese (singular and plural)

adjective:

Marshallese

Ethnic divisions:

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:

age 15 and over can read and write (1980)

total population:

93%

male:

100%

female:

88%

Labor force:

4,800 (1986)

by occupation:

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