Marshall Islands People - 2006

Population:
60,422 (July 2006 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 38.1% (male 11,720/female 11,295)
15-64 years: 59.2% (male 18,305/female 17,445)
65 years and over: 2.7% (male 801/female 856) (2006 est.)

Median age:
total: 20.3 years
male: 20.4 years
female: 20.3 years (2006 est.)

Population growth rate:
2.25% (2006 est.)

Birth rate:
33.05 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death rate:
4.78 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Net migration rate:
-5.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 28.43 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 31.93 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 24.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 70.31 years
male: 68.33 years
female: 72.39 years (2006 est.)

See also: Healthy Life Expectancy

See also: Health Performance

Total fertility rate:
3.85 children born/woman (2006 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