Population: Age structure: Median age: Population growth rate: Birth rate: Death rate: Net migration rate: Urbanization: Sex ratio: Infant mortality rate: Life expectancy at birth: Total fertility rate: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS - deaths: Nationality: Ethnic groups: Religions: Languages: Literacy: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): Education expenditures:
65,859 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 204
[see also: Population country ranks ]
0-14 years: 38.6% (male 12,683/female 12,217)
[see also: Age structure - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years:
58.5% (male 19,302/female 18,459)
[see also: Age structure - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over:
2.9% (male 902/female 959) (2010 est.)
[see also: Age structure - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total: 21.5 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
21.5 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female:
21.5 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
2.023% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 54
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
29.94 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 44
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
4.42 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 201
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
-5.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 201
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
urban population: 71% of total population (2008)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
2.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over:
0.94 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population:
1.04 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]
total: 24.57 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 86
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male:
27.61 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female:
21.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
total population: 71.48 years
country comparison to the world: 131
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male:
69.41 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female:
73.65 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
3.51 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 48
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
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[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
noun: Marshallese (singular and plural)
adjective:
Marshallese
Marshallese 92.1%, mixed Marshallese 5.9%, other 2% (2006)
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)
Marshallese (official) 98.2%, other languages 1.8% (1999 census)
note:
English (official), widely spoken as a second language
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
93.7%
[see also: Literacy - total population country ranks ]
male:
93.6%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female:
93.7% (1999)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]
total: 13 years
male:
13 years
female:
13 years (2003)
12.3% of GDP (2004)
country comparison to the world: 4
[see also: Education expenditures country ranks ]