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Population Pyramid of Northern Mariana Islands2024

Total population
44K
Median age
38.1
Peak year
2000
Peak population
68K

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 7K · median age 19.3
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 18K · median age 19.8
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 68K · median age 28.7
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 44K · median age 38.1
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 43K · median age 40.8
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 42K · median age 49.2
0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Northern Mariana Islands presently shows a transitional pyramid, narrowing at the base as fertility declines but still with substantial youth cohorts. The median age in 2024 is 38.1 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 22.0% of the population; people 65 and older account for 9.8%.

Peak population

Northern Mariana Islands's population peaked in 2000 and has been declining since.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 0.0 million with median age 19.3. Projected 2100 values are 0.0 million and median age 49.2.

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