Population: 2,278 (July 1991), growth rate NA% (1991)

Birth rate: NA births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate: NA deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Net migration rate: NA migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Infant mortality rate: NA deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Life expectancy at birth: NA years male, NA years female (1991)

Total fertility rate: NA children born/woman (1991)

Nationality: noun--Christmas Islander(s), adjective--Christmas Island

Ethnic divisions: Chinese 61%, Malay 25%, European 11%, other 3%; no indigenous population

Religion: Buddhist 36.1%, Muslim 25.4%, Christian 17.7% (Roman Catholic 8.2%, Church of England 3.2%, Presbyterian 0.9%, Uniting Church 0.4%, Methodist 0.2%, Baptist 0.1%, and other 4.7%), none 12.7%, unknown 4.6%, other 3.5% (1981)

Language: English

Literacy: NA% (male NA%, female NA%)

Labor force: NA; all workers are employees of the Phosphate Mining Company of Christmas Island, Ltd.

Organized labor: NA

NOTE: The information regarding Christmas Island on this page is re-published from the 1991 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Christmas Island People 1991 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Christmas Island People 1991 should be addressed to the CIA.