Micronesia Federated States of People - 2022

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

101,009 (2022 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%), Church of Jesus Christ 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.)

2022 population pyramid

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 57.7

youth dependency ratio: 48.4

elderly dependency ratio: 9.3

potential support ratio: 10.8 (2021 est.)

Median age

total: 26.3 years

male: 25.5 years

female: 27.1 years (2020 est.)

Population growth rate

-0.67% (2022 est.)

Birth rate

18.39 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Death rate

4.19 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)

Net migration rate

-20.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 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: 23.4% of total population (2023)

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: 0.92 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.57 male(s)/female

total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2022 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio

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

Infant mortality rate

total: 21.9 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 25.02 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 18.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2022 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 74.44 years

male: 72.34 years

female: 76.66 years (2022 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.24 children born/woman (2022 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate

N/A

Drinking water source

improved: total: 78.6% of population

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

Current health expenditure

11.4% of GDP (2019)

Hospital bed density

3.2 beds/1,000 population

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 88.3% of population

unimproved: urban: N/A

rural: N/A

total: 11.7% of population (2017 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

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)

Alcohol consumption per capita

total: 1.59 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

beer: 0.92 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

wine: 0.13 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

spirits: 0.52 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

other alcohols: 0.01 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

N/A

Education expenditures

9.7% of GDP (2018 est.)

Literacy

total population: NA

male: NA

female: NA

Youth unemployment rate (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 2022 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 2022 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Micronesia Federated States of 2022 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.