Micronesia Federated States of People - 2024

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)

2023 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: 27.8 years (2023 est.)

male: 26.9 years

female: 28.6 years

Population growth rate

-0.7% (2023 est.)

Birth rate

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

Death rate

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

Net migration rate

-20.9 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.)

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

male: 24.4 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 18.2 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 74.7 years (2023 est.)

male: 72.6 years

female: 76.9 years

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