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

Ethnic groups:
Marshallese 92.1%, mixed Marshallese 5.9%, other 2% (2006)

Languages:
Marshallese (official) 98.2%, other languages 1.8% (1999 census)
note: English (official), widely spoken as a second language

Religions:
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% (1999 census)

Population:
68,480 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 202
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Age structure:
0-14 years: 38.2% (male 13,062/female 12,576)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years: 58.8% (male 20,171/female 19,340)
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65 years and over: 3% (male 988/female 1,045) (2011 est.)
[see also: Age structure 65 years and over country ranks ]

Median age:
total: 21.8 years
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male: 21.8 years
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female: 21.8 years (2011 est.)
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Population growth rate:
1.874% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 62
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Birth rate:
28.14 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 44
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Death rate:
4.31 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 203
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Net migration rate:
-5.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 192
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Urbanization:
urban population: 72% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 2.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

Major cities - population:
MAJURO (capital) 30,000 (2009)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
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under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
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15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.95 male(s)/female
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total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2012 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 22.93 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 86
male: 25.79 deaths/1,000 live births
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female: 19.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 72.03 years
country comparison to the world: 131
male: 69.92 years
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female: 74.25 years (2012 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]

Total fertility rate:
3.37 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 48
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Health expenditures:
2.5% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 184
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Physicians density:
0.559 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
country comparison to the world: 122
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
2.7 beds/1,000 population (2009)
country comparison to the world: 83
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Drinking water source:
improved: