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Marshall Islands

Population

Population: 58,363
0-14 years: 51% 14-65 years: 47% 65 + years: 2%
Rural population (%):   Urban population (%):  
Growth rate: 3.9 Population density:  

Income and Wealth

HDI ranking:   GDI ranking:  
GDP

(in billion $)

0.1 (1995) GDP real growth rate: 1.5%
GDP per capita: $1,680

Health

Birth rate

(births/1000 population):

45.8 Death rate

(deaths/1000 population):

7.3
Infant mortality rate (deaths/1000 live birth): 46.9 Life expectancy at birth

(Male/Female):

63.8

(62.3/65.5)

Total fertility rate

(children born/woman):

6.8 Public expenditures on health as % of GDP:  
Population with access to...(%)
  -health services:  
  -safe water:  
  -sanitation:  

Education

Adult illiteracy rates estimates

(female):

  Public expenditure on education:

(as % of GNP):

 
Number of 3rd level students:

(students/100,000):

  Net enrolment ratio at the first level

(female):

 
First level pupil/teachers ratio

(% female teachers)

  School life expectancy number of years:  

Employment

Labour force as % of total population

(age 15+women’s share) :

  Unemployment rate: 16%
% of labour force in...
  -Agriculture:  
  -Industry:  
  -Services:  

Poverty

HPI ranking:   Real GDP per capita rank minus HDI rank:  
People in poverty in % (urban/rural):  
 

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