Demographics of the Northern Mariana Islands

Population

Structure of the population

Demographic features of the population of the Northern Mariana Islands include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects.

Births and deaths

Population from census data, other data from CDC Births/Deaths reports.

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 people 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 (Refaluwasch, official) 10.1%
• Chinese 6.8%
• Other Asian languages 7.3%
• Other 1.9%

Religion

According to the Pew Research Center, 2010:

• Roman Catholic 64.1%
• Protestants 16%
• Buddhists 10.6%
• Folk religions 5.3%
• Other Christians 1.2%
• Other religions 1.1%
• Unaffiliated 1.0%
• Muslim 0.7%
• Eastern Orthodox <1%
• Hindu <1%
• Jews <1%

See also

• Northern Mariana citizenship and nationality

References

• CIA World Factbook