Population 60,652 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 50% (male 15,550; female 14,926)
15-64 years : 48% (male 14,732; female 14,032)
65 years and over: 2% (male 662; female 750) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 3.85% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 45.54 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 7.07 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Sex ratio
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: 0.88 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 45.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 64.14 years
male: 62.57 years
female: 65.79 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 6.78 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Nationality
noun: Marshallese (singular and plural)
adjective: Marshallese

Ethnic groups Micronesian

Religions Christian (mostly Protestant)

Languages English (universally spoken and is the official language), two majorMarshallese dialects from the Malayo-Polynesian family, Japanese

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population : 93%
male: 100%
female: 88% (1980 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Marshall Islands on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Marshall Islands People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Marshall Islands People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.