Northern Mariana Islands: People & Society#
Population | 53,467 (July 2016 est.) |
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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 4.6%, and other Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 6.4%), other 2.5%, two or more ethnicities or races 12.7% (2010 est.) |
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% (2010 est.) |
Religions | Christian (Roman Catholic majority, although traditional beliefs and taboos may still be found) |
Age structure | 0-14 years: 25.54% (male 7,041/female 6,614) 15-24 years: 13.59% (male 4,073/female 3,194) 25-54 years: 44.32% (male 10,035/female 13,663) 55-64 years: 11.26% (male 3,210/female 2,811) 65 years and over: 5.29% (male 1,388/female 1,438) (2016 est.) |
Median age | total: 32.7 years male: 30 years female: 33.7 years (2016 est.) |
Population growth rate | 2.07% (2016 est.) |
Birth rate | 17.2 births/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
Death rate | 3.8 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
Net migration rate | 7.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.) |
Urbanization | urban population: 89.2% of total population (2015) rate of urbanization: 0.39% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major urban areas - population | SAIPAN (capital) 49,000 (2014) |
Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.28 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.73 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.14 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.92 male(s)/female total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2016 est.) |
Infant mortality rate | total: 5.3 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.7 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth | total population: 78 years male: 75.3 years female: 80.8 years (2016 est.) |
Total fertility rate | 1.96 children born/woman (2016 est.) |
Drinking water source | improved: urban: 97.5% of population rural: 97.5% of population total: 97.5% of population unimproved: urban: 2.5% of population rural: 2.5% of population total: 2.5% of population (2015 est.) |
Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 79.7% of population rural: 79.7% of population total: 79.7% of population unimproved: urban: 20.3% of population rural: 20.3% of population total: 20.3% of population (2015 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |