| Population |
78,252 (July 2004 est.) |
| Age structure |
0-14 years: 20.3% (male 8,286; female 7,625)
15-64 years: 78.1% (male 25,579; female 35,534)
65 years and over: 1.6% (male 603; female 625) (2004 est.) |
| Median age |
total: 29.2 years
male: 31.4 years
female: 28.2 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
2.71% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate |
19.77 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate |
2.3 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate |
9.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Sex ratio |
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.72 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.97 male(s)/female
total population: 0.79 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
total: 7.25 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.32 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 7.18 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
total population: 75.67 years
male: 73.11 years
female: 78.38 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
1.33 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths |
NA |
| Nationality |
noun: na
adjective: na |
| Ethnic groups |
Chamorro, Carolinians and other Micronesians, Caucasian, Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Korean |
| Religions |
Christian (Roman Catholic majority, although traditional beliefs and taboos may still be found) |
| Languages |
English, Chamorro, Carolinian
note: 86% of population speaks a language other than english at home |
| Literacy |
conventional long form: commonwealth of the northern mariana islands
conventional short form: northern mariana islands
former: mariana islands district (trust territory of the pacific islands) |