| People | Marshall Islands |
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Population:
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64,522 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 71% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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357 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 38.6% (male 12,683/female 12,217)
15-64 years: 58.5% (male 19,302/female 18,459)
65 years and over: 2.9% (male 902/female 959) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 21.2 years
male: 21.3 years
female: 21.2 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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2.08% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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30.7 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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4.49 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-5.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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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: 0.94 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 25.45 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 28.58 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 22.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 71.19 years
male: 69.15 years
female: 73.34 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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3.59 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Nationality:
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noun: Marshallese (singular and plural)
adjective: Marshallese |
Ethnic groups:
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Marshallese 92.1%, mixed Marshallese 5.9%, other 2% (2006) |
Religions:
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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) |
Languages:
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Marshallese (official) 98.2%, other languages 1.8% (1999 census)
note: English (official), widely spoken as a second language |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 93.6%
female: 93.7% (1999) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2003) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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11.8% of GDP (2004) |
People - note:
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void |
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