Population 66,561 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 24% (male 8,110; female 7,869)
15-64 years: 74% (male 23,847; female 25,659)
65 years and over: 2% (male 518; female 558) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 4.2% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 22.81 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 2.28 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate 21.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.93 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 6.53 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 75.82 years
male: 72.76 years
female: 79.08 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 1.89 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: NA
adjective: NA

Ethnic groups Chamorro, Carolinians and other Micronesians, Caucasian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean

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

Languages English, Chamorro, Carolinian
note: 86% of population speaks a language other than English at home

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 96% (1980 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Northern Mariana 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 Northern Mariana Islands People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Northern Mariana Islands People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.