Population growth on the Northern Mariana Islands

From 1960 to 2018 the population of the Northern Mariana Islands increased from 10,035.00 to 56,882.00 people. This is a growth by 466.8 percent in 58 years. The highest increase on the Northern Mariana Islands was recorded in 1984 with 12.72%. The biggest decrease in 1993 with -1.54%.

In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 150.2 percent.

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Population development on the Northern Mariana Islands since 1960

(Data given in 1000 inhabitants)

Jahr	Population Northern Mariana Islands	Change	Birthrate	Deathrate	Population World	Change
1961	10,000	2.66 %			3,075 M	1.35 %
1962	10,000	1.91 %			3,128 M	1.72 %
1963	11,000	1.60 %			3,193 M	2.07 %
1964	11,000	1.78 %			3,258 M	2.05 %
1965	11,000	2.28 %			3,325 M	2.05 %
1966	11,000	2.97 %			3,395 M	2.10 %
1967	12,000	3.39 %			3,464 M	2.05 %
1968	12,000	3.67 %			3,535 M	2.03 %
1969	13,000	3.54 %			3,609 M	2.11 %
1970	13,000	3.44 %			3,685 M	2.09 %
1971	14,000	3.37 %			3,762 M	2.10 %
1972	14,000	3.47 %			3,839 M	2.04 %
1973	14,000	3.22 %			3,915 M	1.98 %
1974	15,000	2.53 %			3,991 M	1.96 %
1975	15,000	1.74 %			4,066 M	1.87 %
1976	15,000	0.77 %			4,139 M	1.79 %
1977	15,000	0.11 %			4,212 M	1.75 %
1978	15,000	0.79 %			4,286 M	1.75 %
1979	16,000	1.73 %			4,358 M	1.68 %
1980	17,000	6.36 %			4,434 M	1.75 %
1981	18,000	9.17 %			4,512 M	1.76 %
1982	20,000	11.06 %			4,593 M	1.80 %
1983	23,000	12.17 %			4,675 M	1.78 %
1984	26,000	12.72 %			4,757 M	1.75 %
1985	29,000	12.63 %			4,840 M	1.75 %
1986	32,000	12.71 %			4,926 M	1.77 %
1987	36,000	12.38 %			5,014 M	1.78 %
1988	40,000	10.75 %			5,102 M	1.77 %
1989	44,000	8.07 %			5,191 M	1.74 %
1990	46,000	5.08 %			5,281 M	1.74 %
1991	47,000	2.00 %			5,369 M	1.66 %
1992	46,000	-0.41 %			5,453 M	1.57 %
1993	46,000	-1.54 %			5,538 M	1.56 %
1994	45,000	-0.86 %			5,623 M	1.52 %
1995	46,000	1.12 %			5,708 M	1.51 %
1996	48,000	3.60 %			5,790 M	1.45 %
1997	50,000	5.33 %			5,873 M	1.43 %
1998	53,000	5.88 %			5,955 M	1.39 %
1999	56,000	4.98 %			6,035 M	1.35 %
2000	57,000	3.27 %			6,115 M	1.32 %
2001	58,000	1.51 %			6,194 M	1.30 %
2002	58,000	0.17 %			6,274 M	1.28 %
2003	58,000	-0.81 %			6,353 M	1.26 %
2004	57,000	-1.21 %			6,432 M	1.25 %
2005	57,000	-1.23 %			6,513 M	1.25 %
2006	56,000	-1.17 %			6,594 M	1.24 %
2007	55,000	-1.19 %			6,675 M	1.24 %
2008	55,000	-1.08 %			6,758 M	1.24 %
2009	54,000	-0.79 %			6,841 M	1.22 %
2010	54,000	-0.41 %			6,922 M	1.19 %
2011	54,000	0.08 %			7,003 M	1.17 %
2012	54,000	0.55 %			7,086 M	1.18 %
2013	55,000	0.87 %			7,170 M	1.18 %
2014	55,000	0.95 %			7,255 M	1.18 %
2015	56,000	0.86 %			7,340 M	1.17 %
2016	56,000	0.73 %			7,425 M	1.16 %
2017	57,000	0.67 %			7,510 M	1.14 %
2018	57,000	0.57 %			7,593 M	1.10 %