| People | Federated States of Micronesia |
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Population:
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106,836 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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153 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 23% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 1.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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PALIKIR (capital) 7,000 (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 33.6% (male 18,223/female 17,639)
15-64 years: 63.4% (male 33,566/female 34,215)
65 years and over: 3% (male 1,375/female 1,818) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 22.7 years
male: 22.2 years
female: 23.3 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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-0.313% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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22.22 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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4.35 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-20.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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18 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 24.34 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 26.89 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 21.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 71.52 years
male: 69.58 years
female: 73.55 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.74 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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3.9% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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0.564 physicians/1,000 population (2005) |
Hospital bed density:
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3.22 beds/1,000 population (2009) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 94% of population
rural: 92% of population
total: 92% of population
unimproved:
urban: 6% of population
rural: 8% of population
total: 8% of population (2000) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 59% of population
rural: 16% of population
total: 26% of population
unimproved:
urban: 41% of population
rural: 84% of population
total: 74% of population (2000) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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NA |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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void |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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15% (2001) |
Nationality:
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noun: Micronesian(s)
adjective: Micronesian; Chuukese, Kosraen(s), Pohnpeian(s), Yapese |
Ethnic groups:
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Chuukese 48.8%, Pohnpeian 24.2%, Kosraean 6.2%, Yapese 5.2%, Yap outer islands 4.5%, Asian 1.8%, Polynesian 1.5%, other 6.4%, unknown 1.4% (2000 census) |
Religions:
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Roman Catholic 52.7%, Protestant 41.7% (Congregational 40.1%, Baptist 0.9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 0.7%), other 3.8%, none or unspecified 0.8% (2000 Census) |
Languages:
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English (official and common language), Chuukese, Kosrean, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89%
male: 91%
female: 88% (1980 est.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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NA |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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NA |
People - note:
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void |
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