Demographics Of The Federated States Of Micronesia

The indigenous population of the Federated States of Micronesia, which is predominantly Micronesian, consists of various ethnolinguistic groups. English has become the common language. Population growth remains high at more than 3%, but is ameliorated somewhat by net emigration.

Demographics of Federated States of Micronesia
Population pyramid of Micronesia in 2020
Population	101,009 (2022 est.)
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.)
Life expectancy	74.44 years
• male	72.34 years
• female	76.66 years
Fertility rate	2.24 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate	21.9 deaths/1,000 live births
Net migration rate	-20.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Age structure
0–14 years	28.24%
65 and over	4.95%
Nationality
Nationality	Micronesian

The island of Pingelap is genetically notable for the prevalence of the extreme form of color blindness known as maskun.

Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.VII.2021) (Based on the 2010 Population and Housing Census and 2013/2014 Household Income and Expenditure Survey.):

 

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Population: 102,436 (July 2020 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: NA
15-64 years: NA
65 years and over: NA

Population growth rate: -0.6% (2020 est.)

Birth rate: 18.9 births/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Death rate: 4.3 deaths/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Net migration rate: -20.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2020 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 17.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2020 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 73.9 years
male: 71.8 years
female: 76.1 years (2020 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.29 children born/woman (2020 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Micronesian(s)
adjective: Micronesian; Kosraean(s), Pohnpeian(s), Chuukese, Yapese

Ethnic groups: Chuukese 49.3%, Pohnpeian 29.8%, Kosraean 6.3%, Yapese 5.7%, other 8.9%

Religions: Roman Catholic 54.7%, Protestant 41.1%, other and none 4.2% (see Religion in the Federated States of Micronesia)

Languages: English (official and common language), Chuukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Kosraean (recognized at state level in Chuuk, Pohnpei, Yap and Kosrae respectively) In addition other language such as Pingelapese, Ngatikese, Satawalese, Puluwatese, Mortlockese, Mokilese, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, and Kapingamarangi are recognized.

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89%
male: 91%
female: 88% (1980 est.)