Demographics of the Northern Mariana Islands

Population

• 52,344

Age structure

• 0–14 years: 25.6% (male 6,917/female 6,483)
• 15–24 years: 14.39% (male 4,216/female 3,317)
• 25–54 years: 44.3% (male 9,802/female 13,385)
• 55–64 years: 10.76% (male 3,031/female 2,602)
• 65 years and over: 4.95% (male 1,240/female 1,351) (2015 est.)

Population growth rate

• 2.18%

Birth rate

• 18.32 births/1,000 population

Death rate

• 3.71 deaths/1,000 population

Net migration rate

• 7.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Sex ratio

• At birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
• 0–14 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
• 15–24 years: 1.27 male(s)/female
• 25–54 years: 0.73 male(s)/female
• 55–64 years: 1.17 male(s)/female
• 65 years and over: 0.92 male(s)/female
• Total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2015 est.)

Infant mortality rate

• Total: 5.4 deaths/1,000 live births
• Male: 5.78 deaths/1,000 live births
• Female: 5 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)

Total fertility rate

• 1.98 children born/woman

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.)

Religion

According to the Pew Research Center, 2010:^[2]

• Roman Catholic 64.1%
• Protestants 16%
• Buddhists 10.6%
• Folk religions 5.3%
• Other Christians 1.2%
• Other religions 1.1%
• Unaffiliated 1.0%
• Eastern Orthodox <1%
• Hindu <1%
• Muslim <1%
• Jews <1%

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%
• Spanish and other 1.9%