Micronesia Federated States of People - 2021

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

101,675 (July 2021 est.)

Nationality

noun: Micronesian(s)

adjective: Micronesian; Chuukese, Kosraen(s), Pohnpeian(s), Yapese

Ethnic groups

Chuukese/Mortlockese 49.3%, Pohnpeian 29.8%, Kosraean 6.3%, Yapese 5.7%, Yap outer islanders 5.1%, Polynesian 1.6%, Asian 1.4%, other 0.8% (2010 est.)

Languages

English (official and common language), Chuukese, Kosrean, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi

Religions

Roman Catholic 54.7%, Protestant 41.1% (includes Congregational 38.5%, Baptist 1.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 0.8%, Assembly of God 0.7%), Mormon 1.5%, other 1.9%, none 0.7%, unspecified 0.1% (2010 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 28.24% (male 14,585/female 14,129)

15-24 years: 18.62% (male 9,473/female 9,461)

25-54 years: 40.81% (male 19,998/female 21,493)

55-64 years: 7.38% (male 3,602/female 3,898)

65 years and over: 4.95% (male 2,260/female 2,776) (2021 est.)

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 55.2

youth dependency ratio: 48.4

elderly dependency ratio: 6.8

potential support ratio: 14.7 (2020 est.)

Median age

total: 26.3 years

male: 25.5 years

female: 27.1 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.64% (2021 est.)

Birth rate

18.65 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Death rate

4.18 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Net migration rate

-20.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Population distribution

the majority of the populaton lives in the coastal areas of the high islands; the mountainous interior is largely uninhabited; less than half of the population lives in urban areas

Urbanization

urban population: 23.1% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 1.52% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

total population growth rate v. urban population growth rate, 2000-2030

Major urban areas - population

7,000 PALIKIR (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.93 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.93 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female

total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.)

Maternal mortality rate

88 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 22.45 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 25.65 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 19.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 74.17 years

male: 72.06 years

female: 76.4 years (2021 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.27 children born/woman (2021 est.)

Drinking water source

improved: total: 78.6% of population

unimproved: total: 21.4% of population (2017 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

12.6% (2018)

Hospital bed density

3.2 beds/1,000 population (2009)

Sanitation facility access

improved: total: 88.3% of population

unimproved: total: 11.7% of population (2017 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

N/A

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

N/A

HIV/AIDS - deaths

N/A

Major infectious diseases

degree of risk: high (2020)

food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea

vectorborne diseases: malaria

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

45.8% (2016)

Education expenditures

12.5% of GDP (2015)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

total: 18.9%

male: 10.4%

female: 29.9% (2014)

NOTE: The information regarding Micronesia Federated States of on this page is re-published from the 2021 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Micronesia Federated States of 2021 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Micronesia Federated States of 2021 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.