Demographics of the Northern Mariana Islands

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This article is about the demographic features of the population of the Northern Mariana Islands, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics[]

Demographics of the Northern Mariana Islands, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook^[1]

Population[]

• 51,433

Age structure[]

• 0–14 years: 25.02% (male 6,937/female 5,934)
• 15–24 years: 16.28% (male 4,518/female 3,857)
• 25–54 years: 37.44% (male 9,934/female 9,325)
• 55–64 years: 14.01% (male 3,921/female 3,286)
• 65 years and over: 7.23% (male 1,988/female 1,733) (2020 est.)

Population growth rate[]

• -0.55%

Birth rate[]

• 15.1 births/1,000 population

Death rate[]

• 5.3 deaths/1,000 population

Net migration rate[]

• -15.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Sex ratio[]

• At birth: 1.16 male(s)/female
• 0–14 years: 1.17 male(s)/female
• 15–24 years: 1.17 male(s)/female
• 25–54 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
• 55–64 years: 1.19 male(s)/female
• 65 years and over: 1.15 male(s)/female
• Total population: 1.13 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate[]

• Total: 11.5 deaths/1,000 live births
• Male: 13.7 deaths/1,000 live births
• Female: 9 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)

Total fertility rate[]

• 2.7 children born/woman

Nationality[]

• noun: NA (US citizens)
• adjective: NA

Ethnic groups[]

• Asian 50% (includes Filipino 35.3%, Chinese 6.8%, Korean 4.2%, and other Asian 3.7%)
• Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 34.9% (includes Chamorro 23.9%, Carolinian people 4.6%, and other Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 6.4%),
• Other 2.5%, two or more ethnicities or races 12.7% (2010 est.)

Religion[]

According to the Pew Research Center, 2010:^[2]

• Roman Catholic 64.1%
• Protestants 16%
• Buddhists 10.6%
• Folk religions 5.3%
• Other Christians 1.2%
• Other religions 1.1%
• Unaffiliated 1.0%
• Muslim 0.7%^[3]
• Eastern Orthodox <1%
• Hindu <1%
• Jews <1%

Languages[]

• Philippine languages 32.8%
• Chamorro (official) 24.1%
• English (official) 17%
• Other Pacific island languages 10.1%
• Chinese 6.8%
• Other Asian languages 7.3%
• Other 1.9%

References[]

• CIA World Factbook

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