Population 63,031 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 50% (male 16,073; female 15,432)
15-64 years: 48% (male 15,408; female 14,695)
65 years and over: 2% (male 669; female 754) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 3.85% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 45.39 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 6.9 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 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: 0.89 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 44.54 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 64.48 years
male: 62.89 years
female: 66.14 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 6.72 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Marshallese (singular and plural)
adjective: Marshallese

Ethnic groups 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
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93%
male: 100%
female: 88% (1980 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Marshall Islands on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Marshall Islands People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Marshall Islands People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.