People

 

Nationality

noun: Micronesian(s)

adjective: Micronesian; Chuukese, Kosraen(s), Pohnpeian(s), Yapese
Population 107,154 (CIA, July 2010 est.) or 111,100 (UN, 2010)
Annual population growth rate (CIA-2010 est.)    -0.284%
Age Structure (2010 est.)

0-14 years: 34.8% (male 19,010/female 18,411)

15-64 years: 62.3% (male 33,286/female 33,629)

65 years and over: 2.9% (male 1,317/female 1,781)
Urbanization (2005-10 est.)

urban population: 22% of total population (2008)

rate of urbanization: 0.8% annual rate of change
Ethnic groups (2000 census) 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%
Languages English (official and common language), Chuukese, Kosrean, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi
Religion (2000 Census) Roman Catholic 52.7%, Congregational 40.1%, Baptist 0.9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 0.7%, other 3.8%, none or unspecified 0.8%
Life expectancy (2010 est.)

total population: 71.23 years

male: 69.32 years

female: 73.24 years
Infant mortality rate (2010 est.)

total: 25.2 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 27.82 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 22.45 deaths/1,000 live births

Micronesia

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