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People

65,859 (July 2010 est.)
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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.)
total: 21.5 years
male: 21.5 years
female: 21.5 years (2010 est.)
2.023% (2010 est.)
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29.94 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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4.42 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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-5.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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urban population: 71% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.7% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.94 male(s)/female
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 24.57 deaths/1,000 live births
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male: 27.61 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 21.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 71.48 years
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male: 69.41 years
female: 73.65 years (2010 est.)
3.51 children born/woman (2010 est.)
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noun: Marshallese (singular and plural)
adjective: Marshallese
Marshallese 92.1%, mixed Marshallese 5.9%, other 2% (2006)
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)
Marshallese (official) 98.2%, other languages 1.8% (1999 census)
note: English (official), widely spoken as a second language
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 93.7%
male: 93.6%
female: 93.7% (1999)
total: 13 years
male: 13 years
female: 13 years (2003)
12.3% of GDP (2004)
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