Northern Mariana Islands People - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

51,659 (July 2021 est.)

Nationality

noun: NA (US citizens)

adjective: NA

Ethnic groups

Asian 50% (includes Filipino 35.3%, Chinese 6.8%, Korean 4.2%, and other Asian 3.7%), Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 34.9% (includes Chamorro 23.9%, Carolinian 4.6%, and other Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 6.4%), other 2.5%, two or more ethnicities or races 12.7% (2010 est.)

Languages

Philippine languages 32.8%, Chamorro (official) 24.1%, English (official) 17%, other Pacific island languages 10.1% (includes Carolinian (official), Chinese 6.8%, other Asian languages 7.3%, other 1.9% (2010 est.)

Religions

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

Age structure

0-14 years: 25.02% (male 6,937/female 5,934)

15-24 years: 16.28% (male 4,518/female 3,857)

25-54 years: 37.44% (male 9,934/female 9,325)

55-64 years: 14.01% (male 3,921/female 3,286)

65 years and over: 7.23% (male 1,988/female 1,733) (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 32.8 years

male: 31.8 years

female: 34.1 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.36% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

15.31 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

5.28 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

-13.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Population distribution

approximately 90% of the population lives on the island of Saipan

Urbanization

urban population: 91.9% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.36% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

51,000 SAIPAN (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.16 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.17 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.17 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.07 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1.19 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 1.15 male(s)/female

total population: 1.13 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 12.79 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 15.52 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 9.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 76.33 years

male: 74.22 years

female: 78.79 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.66 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Drinking water source

improved: total: 100% of population

unimproved: total: 0% of population (2017 est.)

Sanitation facility access

improved: total: 97.7% of population

unimproved: total: 2.2% of population (2017 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

N/A

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

N/A

HIV/AIDS - deaths

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Education expenditures

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NOTE: The information regarding Northern Mariana Islands on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Northern Mariana Islands 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Northern Mariana Islands 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.