Population growth in the Federated States of Micronesia
From 1960 to 2021 the population of Federated States of Micronesia increased from 44,510.00 to 116,255.00 people. This is a growth by 161.2 percent in 61 years. The highest increase in Micronesia was recorded in 1967 with 3.90%. The biggest decrease in 2007 with -0.88%.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 158.5 percent.
The average age in Micronesia rose by 5.57 years from 2012 to 2020 from 20.73 to 26.30 years (median value).
Around 23% of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 1.7% annually.
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Population development in the Federated States of Micronesia since 1960
(Data given in 1000 inhabitants)| Year | Population Federated States of Micronesia | Change | Birthrate | Deathrate | Population World | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 46,000 | 3.21 % | 43.3 ‰ | 13.3 ‰ | 3,072 M | 1.30 % | |
| 1962 | 47,000 | 3.12 % | 43.0 ‰ | 12.9 ‰ | 3,125 M | 1.72 % | |
| 1963 | 49,000 | 3.13 % | 42.7 ‰ | 12.6 ‰ | 3,190 M | 2.08 % | |
| 1964 | 50,000 | 3.32 % | 42.6 ‰ | 12.2 ‰ | 3,255 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1965 | 52,000 | 3.46 % | 42.4 ‰ | 11.9 ‰ | 3,322 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1966 | 54,000 | 3.77 % | 42.2 ‰ | 11.6 ‰ | 3,392 M | 2.11 % | |
| 1967 | 56,000 | 3.90 % | 42.0 ‰ | 11.3 ‰ | 3,462 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1968 | 58,000 | 3.69 % | 41.7 ‰ | 11.1 ‰ | 3,533 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1969 | 60,000 | 3.01 % | 41.4 ‰ | 10.8 ‰ | 3,607 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1970 | 61,000 | 2.11 % | 41.0 ‰ | 10.6 ‰ | 3,682 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1971 | 62,000 | 1.10 % | 40.6 ‰ | 10.5 ‰ | 3,761 M | 2.13 % | |
| 1972 | 62,000 | 0.30 % | 40.1 ‰ | 10.3 ‰ | 3,837 M | 2.03 % | |
| 1973 | 62,000 | -0.01 % | 39.7 ‰ | 10.2 ‰ | 3,913 M | 1.98 % | |
| 1974 | 62,000 | 0.30 % | 39.2 ‰ | 10.2 ‰ | 3,988 M | 1.93 % | |
| 1975 | 63,000 | 1.07 % | 38.9 ‰ | 10.1 ‰ | 4,063 M | 1.86 % | |
| 1976 | 64,000 | 1.96 % | 38.7 ‰ | 9.9 ‰ | 4,135 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1977 | 66,000 | 2.67 % | 38.6 ‰ | 9.8 ‰ | 4,208 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1978 | 68,000 | 3.20 % | 38.6 ‰ | 9.6 ‰ | 4,281 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1979 | 71,000 | 3.40 % | 38.8 ‰ | 9.3 ‰ | 4,357 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1980 | 73,000 | 3.43 % | 38.9 ‰ | 9.1 ‰ | 4,433 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 75,000 | 3.41 % | 39.0 ‰ | 8.8 ‰ | 4,511 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 78,000 | 3.44 % | 39.0 ‰ | 8.6 ‰ | 4,592 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 81,000 | 3.35 % | 38.8 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | 4,674 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 83,000 | 3.18 % | 38.3 ‰ | 8.2 ‰ | 4,756 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 86,000 | 2.94 % | 37.7 ‰ | 8.1 ‰ | 4,839 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 88,000 | 2.64 % | 36.9 ‰ | 8.0 ‰ | 4,925 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 90,000 | 2.37 % | 36.1 ‰ | 7.9 ‰ | 5,013 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 92,000 | 2.22 % | 35.4 ‰ | 7.8 ‰ | 5,101 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 94,000 | 2.26 % | 34.6 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 5,190 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 96,000 | 2.38 % | 34.0 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 5,280 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 99,000 | 2.57 % | 33.5 ‰ | 7.6 ‰ | 5,368 M | 1.67 % | |
| 1992 | 101,000 | 2.64 % | 33.1 ‰ | 7.6 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 104,000 | 2.48 % | 32.8 ‰ | 7.6 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 106,000 | 2.05 % | 32.5 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 5,622 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 108,000 | 1.42 % | 32.2 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 5,707 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 108,000 | 0.72 % | 31.9 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 108,000 | 0.15 % | 31.5 ‰ | 7.8 ‰ | 5,872 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 108,000 | -0.25 % | 31.0 ‰ | 7.8 ‰ | 5,954 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 108,000 | -0.40 % | 30.5 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 6,034 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 107,000 | -0.34 % | 29.9 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 6,114 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 107,000 | -0.22 % | 29.2 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 107,000 | -0.13 % | 28.5 ‰ | 7.6 ‰ | 6,273 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 107,000 | -0.12 % | 27.8 ‰ | 7.6 ‰ | 6,352 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 107,000 | -0.26 % | 27.0 ‰ | 7.6 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 106,000 | -0.46 % | 26.4 ‰ | 7.6 ‰ | 6,512 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 105,000 | -0.72 % | 25.7 ‰ | 7.6 ‰ | 6,593 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 104,000 | -0.88 % | 25.2 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 6,674 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 104,000 | -0.86 % | 24.8 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 6,757 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 103,000 | -0.56 % | 24.4 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 6,840 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 103,000 | -0.05 % | 24.1 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2011 | 103,000 | 0.52 % | 23.9 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 7,004 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2012 | 105,000 | 1.02 % | 23.7 ‰ | 6.8 ‰ | 7,089 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2013 | 106,000 | 1.35 % | 23.5 ‰ | 6.7 ‰ | 7,176 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2014 | 107,000 | 1.44 % | 23.4 ‰ | 6.6 ‰ | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 109,000 | 1.34 % | 23.2 ‰ | 6.5 ‰ | 7,348 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2016 | 110,000 | 1.22 % | 23.1 ‰ | 6.5 ‰ | 7,434 M | 1.17 % | |
| 2017 | 111,000 | 1.13 % | 22.9 ‰ | 6.5 ‰ | 7,519 M | 1.15 % | |
| 2018 | 113,000 | 1.06 % | 22.8 ‰ | 6.6 ‰ | 7,603 M | 1.11 % | |
| 2019 | 114,000 | 1.04 % | 22.7 ‰ | 6.6 ‰ | 7,684 M | 1.07 % | |
| 2020 | 115,000 | 1.06 % | 22.6 ‰ | 6.7 ‰ | 7,764 M | 1.04 % | |
| 2021 | 116,000 | 1.07 % | 7,837 M | 0.94 % |
Birth- and deathrate in the Federated States of Micronesia
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. The example of the year 2020 in the graph: The population in Micronesia increased by about 1,210 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 6.7 per 1000 people (~ 760 deaths) and the birth rate was 22.6 per 1000 people (~ 2,570 births). As a result, around 600 inhabitants have migrated to other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 728 in Micronesia. The number of births was 2,533 annually.
The development of births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1000 inhabitants.
Birthrate Deathrate
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