Population 73,630 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 49.1% (male 18,443; female 17,704)
15-64 years: 48.9% (male 18,347; female 17,628)
65 years and over: 2% (male 720; female 788) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 3.89% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 44.98 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 6.07 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.91 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 38.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 66.18 years
female: 68.09 years (2002 est.)
male: 64.35 years

Total fertility rate 6.49 children born/woman (2002 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 Christian (mostly Protestant)

Languages English (widely spoken as a second language, both English and Marshallese are official languages), two major Marshallese dialects from the Malayo-Polynesian family, Japanese

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 93.6%
female: 93.7% (1999)

NOTE: The information regarding Marshall Islands on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Marshall Islands People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Marshall Islands People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.