| Population | 61,815 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 38.3% (male 12,061/female 11,622)
15-64 years: 58.9% (male 18,634/female 17,775)
65 years and over: 2.8% (male 832/female 891) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 20.7 years
male: 20.7 years
female: 20.7 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 2.207% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 32.37 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 4.66 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | -5.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.038 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.048 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.934 male(s)/female
total population: 1.041 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 27.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 30.62 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 23.82 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 70.61 years
male: 68.61 years
female: 72.71 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 3.76 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | NA |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
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| Nationality | noun: Marshallese (singular and plural)
adjective: Marshallese |
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| Ethnic groups | Micronesian |
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| Religions | 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) |
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| Languages | Marshallese (official) 98.2%, other languages 1.8% (1999 census)
note: English (official), widely spoken as a second language |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 93.6%
female: 93.7% (1999) |
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