Geography - note: strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean
People Northern Mariana Islands
Population:
78,252 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 20.3% (male 8,286; female 7,625)
15-64 years: 78.1% (male 25,579; female 35,534)
65 years and over: 1.6% (male 603; female 625) (2004 est.)
Median age:
total: 29.2 years
male: 31.4 years
female: 28.2 years (2004 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.71% (2004 est.)
Birth rate:
19.77 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate:
2.3 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate:
9.61 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.09 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.72 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.97 male(s)/female
total population: 0.79 male(s)/female (2004 est.)