| Nationality |
noun: Marshallese (singular and plural) adjective: Marshallese |
| Population | 65,859 (CIA-July 2010 est.) or 54,400 (UN, 2010) |
| Annual population growth rate 2010 est.) |
2.023% |
| Age Structure |
0-14 years: 38.6% (male 12,683/female 12,217) 15-64 years: 58.5% (male 19,302/female 18,459) 65 years and over: 2.9% (male 902/female 959) (2010 est.) |
| Urbanization |
urban population: 71% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 2.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
| Ethnic groups (2006) | Marshallese 92.1%, mixed Marshallese 5.9%, other 2% |
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Languages (1999 census) |
Marshallese (official) 98.2%, other languages 1.8% note: English (official), widely spoken as a second language |
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Religion(1999 census) |
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% |
| Life expectancy (2010 est.) |
total population: 71.48 years male: 69.41 years female: 73.65 years |
| Infant mortality rate (2010 est.) |
total: 24.57 deaths/1,000 live births male: 27.61 deaths/1,000 live births female: 21.38 deaths/1,000 live births |