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| 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.) |
| Major cities - 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.) |
| Health expenditures | 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 | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | NA |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | NA |
| 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) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
