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Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands / MP

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Northern Mariana Islands in numbers.

Area460 kmยฒWorld # 190 โ†’Population43.5KWorld # 205 โ†’Population density94.7 people/kmยฒWorld # 109 โ†’Life expectancy78.9 yearsWorld # 57 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 23,786World # 68 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Northern Mariana Islands across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area460 kmยฒWorld # 190 / 2023 โ†’Population43.5KWorld # 205 / 2025 โ†’Population density94.7 people/kmยฒWorld # 109 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference yearNo dataNo rank โ†’

People & society

Population growth-1.7%World # 212 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2.3World # 83 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate12.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 119 / 2024 โ†’Death rate5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 191 / 2024 โ†’Median age36.1 yearsWorld # 89 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+10.8%World # 92 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1421.2%World # 112 / 2025 โ†’Urban population92.2%World # 27 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-963World # 106 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-22.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 210 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share49.7%World # 18 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy78.9 yearsWorld # 57 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancyNo dataNo rank โ†’Physicians per 1,000 peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’Smoking rateNo dataNo rank โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 23,786World # 68 / 2022 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 1.1BWorld # 201 / 2022 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)No dataNo rank โ†’Real GDP growth16.6%World # 2 / 2022 โ†’InflationNo dataNo rank โ†’UnemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Youth unemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Meat supply per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area53%World # 42 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per personNo dataNo rank โ†’Internet useNo dataNo rank โ†’Mobile subscriptionsNo dataNo rank โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Road traffic death rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliamentNo dataNo rank โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals487KWorld # 127 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsNo dataNo rank โ†’World Heritage sitesNo dataNo rank โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupNo dataNo comparison data for this countryMain languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNo dataNo comparison data for this countryTop export categoryMetal products2023Most mapped OSM sportNo dataNo comparison data for this countryWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceNo dataNo comparison data for this countryCurrent currencyUS DollarUSDDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsMariana Islands, Mariana of Austria, north