Population Characteristics


population of majuro and ebeye: 1930 - 1999
Year Majuro Ebeye
1930 753 19
1935 779 16
1958 3,415 1,284
1967 5,249 3,540
1973 10,290 5,123
1980 11,791 6,169
1988 19,664 8,324
1999 23,676 9,345

Source: Source: Census Reports.


population and reproductive health hndicators of rmi: 1999
Feature Total Country Urban Rural
Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total Population 50,840 26,026 24,814 33,125 16,846 16,279 17,715 9,180 8,535
Percent(%) 100 51 48 100 51 49 100 52 48
0-14 Population 21,805 11,227 10,578 13,432 6,840 6,592 8,373 4,387 3,986
Percent(%) 43 43 43 41 41 41 47 48 47
10-24 Population 18,374 9,345 9,029 11,854 5,994 5,860 6,520 3,351 3,169
Percent(%) 36 36 36 36 33 36 37 37 37
Adolescent(10-19) 13,829 7,079 6,750 8,659 4,390 3,660 3,504 1,762 1,742
Percent(%) 27 27 27 26 26 23 20 19 20
Youth(15-24) 10,861 5,459 5,402 7,357 3,697 3,660 3,504 1,762 1,742
Percent(%) 21 21 22 22 22 22 20 19 20
65+ Population 1,099 533 566 666 326 340 433 207 226
Percent(%) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3
15-64 Population 27,850 14,227 13,623 19,015 9,674 9,341 8,835 4,553 4,282
Percent(%) 55 55 55 57 57 57 50 50 50
Median Age 18 18 18 19 19 19 16 16 16
Mean Age 22 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 21
Total Dependency Ratio 82 74 100
Child Dependency Ratio 78 71 95
Old age Dependency Ratio 4 4 5
Sex Ratio 105 104 108

Note:The percentages are to the same sex in the base population

Source: Based on 1999 Census