TABLE 1
PROJECTION TO YEAR 2000 (MARSHALL ISLANDS)
TOTAL
0-1 4
15-64
65-0v er
1979
1981
1985
1990
2000
28 ,720
13,270
14,290
1,160
30,710
13,990
15 ,466
1,260
35 ,580
15,960
18,190
1,430
42,510
19,140
21,770
1,600
60 , 330
27 , 740
30 , 830
1,760
(Sour ce: TIPI Five Year Comprehensive Health Plan, April 1, 1980)
According to the M.I. Five Year Health Plan, between 1967-1973 the
Marshall Islands grew at an estimated annual growth rate of 4.4%. For that
period this was the highest growth in all of the Trust Territory (the birth
rate for 1970-1975 was estimated at 42.32 per 1000 population as compared to
a 34.52 average for the whole TTPI).
Growth rates for the post-1975 period
are difficult to determine since the 1977 unofficial census has questionable
accuracy, yet it seems to have fallen down in the Marshall Islands to around
a 3.5% annual growth rate (still high by any standards).
A more precise picture of the population distribution can be gleaned
from an analysis of Table 2 which shows the age/sex composition of the
population as of 1973 (the last time this information was assessed).
TABLE 2
POPULATION OF MARSHALL ISLANDS BY AGE AND SEX (1973)
All Persons/Percentages
Age Group
0-4
5-9
10 - 14
15 - 19
Total
Male
Female
19.3
15.9
12.5
11.3
19.6
16 .0
12.2
11.0
18.8
15.8
12.9
11.7
20
25
30
35
-
24
29
34
39
8.5
6.4
4.2
3.7
8.7
6.3
4.6
3.7
8.3
6.6
3.9
3.7
40
45
50
55
-
44
49
54
59
3.4
3.1
3.0
2.6
3.6
3.0
2.9
2.7
3.1
3.2
3.0
2.6
60
65
70
75
&
64
69
74
over
2.1
1.4
1.0
1.5
2.1
1.3
0.9
1.4
2.1
1.6
1.2
1.6
(Source: TTPI Five Year Comprehensive Health Plan, April 1, 1980)
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