Micronesia Federated States of People - 2023

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population

100,319 (2023 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: 27.41% (male 13,968/female 13,527)

15-64 years: 67.13% (male 32,721/female 34,627)

65 years and over: 5.46% (2023 est.) (male 2,433/female 3,043)

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

-0.7% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

18.12 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

4.2 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Net migration rate

-20.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 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

15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female

total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2023 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio

74 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 21.37 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 24.4 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 18.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2023 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 74.71 years

male: 72.61 years

female: 76.91 years (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.22 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

1.08 (2023 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

11.6% of GDP (2020)

Physicians density

(2020)

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.)

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

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

51.7% (2023 est.)

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 2023 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 2023 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Micronesia Federated States of 2023 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.