| People | Marshall Islands |
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Population:
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67,182 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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372 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 72% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 2.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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MAJURO (capital) 30,000 (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 38.2% (male 13,062/female 12,576)
15-64 years: 58.8% (male 20,171/female 19,340)
65 years and over: 3% (male 988/female 1,045) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 21.8 years
male: 21.8 years
female: 21.8 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.954% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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29.11 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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4.38 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-5.19 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 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: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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void |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 23.74 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 26.69 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 20.64 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 71.76 years
male: 69.67 years
female: 73.95 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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3.44 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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2.5% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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0.559 physicians/1,000 population (2008) |
Hospital bed density:
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2.7 beds/1,000 population (2009) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 92% of population
rural: 99% of population
total: 94% of population
unimproved:
urban: 8% of population
rural: 1% of population
total: 6% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 83% of population
rural: 53% of population
total: 73% of population
unimproved:
urban: 17% of population
rural: 47% of population
total: 27% of population (2008) |
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 |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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void |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
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: 11 years
female: 11 years (2003) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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12% of GDP (2004) |
People - note:
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void |
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