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People of Micronesia

Population:107,862 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 35.9% (male 19,726/female 19,011)
15-64 years: 61.2% (male 32,891/female 33,071)
65 years and over: 2.9% (male 1,379/female 1,784) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 21.2 years
male: 20.8 years
female: 21.7 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:-0.154% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:24.14 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:4.66 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:-21.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:NA (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 28.15 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 31.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 25.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 70.35 years
male: 68.52 years
female: 72.28 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:3.07 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths:NA
Nationality:noun: Micronesian(s)
adjective: Micronesian; Chuukese, Kosraen(s), Pohnpeian(s), Yapese
Ethnic groups: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:Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other 3%
Languages:English (official and common language), Trukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Kosrean, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89%
male: 91%
female: 88% (1980 est.)

Micronesia Quickstats

  • Population: 107,862 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 702 sq km
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  • Literacy: 89%

Languages of Micronesia

  • English
  • Trukese
  • Pohnpeian
  • Yapese
  • Kosrean

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