Median age:
total: 22.9 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 22.8 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 23 years (2017 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 175

Population growth rate:
1.55% (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 73
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
24.4 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 51
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
4.2 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 208
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
-4.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 187
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Population distribution:
most people live in urban clusters found on many of the country's islands; more than two-thirds of the population lives on the atolls of Majuro and Ebeye

Urbanization:
urban population: 73.2% of total population (2017)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 1.07% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

Major urban areas - population:
MAJURO (capital) 31,000 (2014)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 0.97 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Mother's mean age at first birth:
20.7 years
note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2007 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 19.3 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male: 21.8 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 16.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 83

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 73.4 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male: 71.2 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 75.7 years (2017 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 137
[See also: Healthy Life Expectancy ]
[See also: Health Performance ]

Total fertility rate:
3.03 children born/woman (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 54
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Contraceptive prevalence rate:
44.6% (2007)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
17.1% of GDP (2014)
country comparison to the world: 2
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
0.46 physicians/1,000 population (2012)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
2.7 beds/1,000 population (2010)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved: urban: 93.5% of population rural: 97.6% of population total: 94.6% of population
unimproved: urban: 6.5% of population rural: 2.4% of population total: 5.4% of population (2015 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved: urban: 84.5% of population rural: 56.2% of population total: 76.9% of population
unimproved: urban: 15.5% of population rural: 43.8% of population total: 23.1% of population (2015 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
NA
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Major infectious diseases:
note: active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
52.9% (2016)
country comparison to the world: 4
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.3%
[see also: Literacy - total population country ranks ]
male: 98.3%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female: 98.2% (2011 est.)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 11%
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total country ranks ]
male: 12.2%
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male country ranks ]
female: 8.7% (2010 est.)
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 119