Population:
52,263 (July 2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 209
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: 26.63% (male 7,536/female 6,384)
15-24 years: 15.59% (male 4,343/female 3,807)
25-54 years: 39.96% (male 10,834/female 10,049)
55-64 years: 12.37% (male 3,548/female 2,919)
65 years and over: 5.44% (male 1,539/female 1,304) (2017 est.)
population pyramid:
Australia-Oceania ::NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
Population Pyramid
A population pyramid illustrates the age and sex structure of a country's population and may provide insights about political and social stability, as well as economic development. The population is distributed along the horizontal axis, with males shown on the left and females on the right. The male and female populations are broken down into 5-year age groups represented as horizontal bars along the vertical axis, with the youngest age groups at the bottom and the oldest at the top. The shape of the population pyramid gradually evolves over time based on fertility, mortality, and international migration trends.
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Median age:
total: 33.6 years
male: 32.8 years
female: 34.4 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 89
Population growth rate:
-0.51% (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 223
Birth rate:
15 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 130
Death rate:
4.8 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 199
Net migration rate:
-15.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 216
Population distribution:
approximately 90% of the population lives on the island of Saipan
Urbanization:
urban population: 89.2% of total population (2017)
rate of urbanization: 0.29% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
Major urban areas - population:
SAIPAN (capital) 49,000 (2014)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.16 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 (2017 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 12.7 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 15.1 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 112
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.4 years
male: 73.4 years
female: 77.8 years (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 107
Total fertility rate:
2.8 children born/woman (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 61
Physicians density:
0.36 physicians/1,000 population (2008)
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