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Encyclopedia > Demographics of the Isle of Man

This article describes the Demographics of the Isle of Man Demographics comprises selected characteristics of a population (age and income distribution and trends, mobility, educational attainment, home ownership and employment status, for instance) for purposes of social studies. ...


  • Age structure:
    • 0-14 years: 18% (male 6,520; female 6,277)
    • 15-64 years: 65% (male 23,904; female 23,674)
    • 65 years and over: 17% (male 5,078; female 7,664) (2000 est.)

Population Density: 131people/km (2005 est.)

  • Birth rate: 11.69 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
  • Death rate: 11.98 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
  • Net migration rate: 5.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
  • Sex ratio:
    • at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
    • under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
    • 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
    • 65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female
    • total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
  • Life expectancy at birth:
    • total population: 78.34 years
    • male: 74.98 years
    • female: 81.87 years (2000 est.)
  • Nationality:
    • noun: Manxman (men), Manxwoman (women)
    • adjective: Manx

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External links

  • 2001 Manx Census (http://www.gov.im/census/)
  • Overview of 2001 Census Reports (pdf) (http://www.gov.im/census/docs/reportvolume1.pdf)
  • Further Details of 2001 Census Reports (pdf) (http://www.gov.im/census/docs/reportvolume2.pdf)

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