Demographics & population — Micronesia
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Micronesia: 104,719
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Population overview
- Population
104,719
- Population Growth Rate
-0.38%
- Urban Population
- Population in Major Urban Areas
PALIKIR (capital) 7,000
Age & family
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
-20.95
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
nine ethnic Micronesian and Polynesian groups
- Nationality Noun
Micronesian(s)
Education
- Literacy - total population
89%
- Literacy - male
91%
- Literacy - female
88%
- Literacy Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
- Infant Mortality Rate
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
100
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
.18
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
3.2
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
13.4%
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
40.6%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved
