PEOPLE
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.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 7.25 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 7.18 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 7.32 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 75.67 years
male: 73.11 years
female: 78.38 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.33 children born/woman (2004 est.)
Nationality:
noun: NA
adjective: NA
Ethnic groups:
Chamorro, Carolinians and other Micronesians, Caucasian, Japanese,
Chinese, Filipino, Korean
Religions:
Christian (Roman Catholic majority, although traditional beliefs
and taboos may still be found)
Languages:
English, Chamorro, Carolinian
note: 86% of population speaks a language other than English at
home
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 97%
female: 96% (1980 est.)
