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Micronesia
Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia
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Population
Total
99,603 (2024 est.)
Male
48,708
Female
50,895
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% (male 13,673/female 13,239)
15-64 years
67.3% (male 32,527/female 34,487)
65 years and over
5.7% (2024 est.) (male 2,508/female 3,169)
Dependency ratios
Total dependency ratio
48.6 (2024 est.)
Youth dependency ratio
40.2 (2024 est.)
Elderly dependency ratio
8.5 (2024 est.)
Potential support ratio
11.8 (2024 est.)
Median age
Total
28.7 years (2025 est.)
Male
27.3 years
Female
29.1 years
Population growth rate
-0.77% (2025 est.)
Birth rate
17.55 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate
4.23 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Net migration rate
-20.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Population distribution
the majority of the population 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
0.79 male(s)/female
Total population
0.96 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
Maternal mortality ratio
129 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
Infant mortality rate
Total
20.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
Male
23.8 deaths/1,000 live births
Female
17.8 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth
Total population
75 years (2024 est.)
Male
72.9 years
Female
77.2 years
Total fertility rate
2.17 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate
1.06 (2025 est.)
Health expenditure
Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
11% of GDP (2021)
Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
1.9% of national budget (2022 est.)
Physician density
0.97 physicians/1,000 population (2020)
Sanitation facility access
Improved: total
total: 88.3% of population
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.)
Currently married women (ages 15-49)
51.7% (2023 est.)
Education expenditure
Education expenditure (% GDP)
11.6% of GDP (2020 est.)
Education expenditure (% national budget)
18.6% national budget (2020 est.)