🗺️ Population of Micronesia

544,320
Current Population of Micronesia
5,253
Net population growth this year
176.50
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2023 the population of Micronesia reached 544,320, of which 274,044 people are male and 270,276 female. The country has a population density of 176.4982 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of 0.965% for the year. According to the latest data, Micronesia is set to increase its population size by 5,212 people next year. Making the total population count of Micronesia 549,553 people by 2024.

Historic Population of Micronesia (1950 - 2023)

Between 1950 and 2023 the population of Micronesia grown from 161,656 people to 544,320. An increase of the population size by 236.71% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 161,656 92,229 69,427 3,030 52.4176 1.874%
1951 164,738 93,470 71,268 3,133 53.4168 1.902%
1952 167,971 94,802 73,168 3,334 54.4653 1.985%
1953 171,366 96,200 75,167 3,457 55.5663 2.017%
1954 174,875 97,699 77,176 3,559 56.7038 2.035%
1955 178,572 99,362 79,211 3,837 57.9029 2.149%
1956 182,477 101,136 81,341 3,973 59.1691 2.177%
1957 186,541 103,005 83,536 4,154 60.4867 2.227%
1958 190,870 104,990 85,880 4,504 61.8904 2.36%
1959 195,529 107,114 88,415 4,814 63.4011 2.462%
1960 200,558 109,429 91,129 5,244 65.0318 2.615%
1961 205,933 111,904 94,028 5,505 66.7745 2.673%
1962 211,560 114,472 97,088 5,750 68.5992 2.718%
1963 217,316 117,081 100,236 5,763 70.4658 2.652%
1964 223,173 119,716 103,457 5,949 72.3646 2.666%
1965 229,207 122,432 106,774 6,120 74.3213 2.67%
1966 234,857 124,940 109,917 5,179 76.1532 2.205%
1967 239,900 127,180 112,720 4,908 77.7886 2.046%
1968 244,917 129,512 115,405 5,125 79.4152 2.093%
1969 250,335 132,049 118,286 5,713 81.1723 2.282%
1970 256,866 135,115 121,751 7,349 83.29 2.861%
1971 264,191 138,541 125,650 7,300 85.665 2.763%
1972 271,557 141,930 129,626 7,432 88.0535 2.737%
1973 278,734 145,197 133,537 6,922 90.3807 2.483%
1974 284,671 147,884 136,787 4,953 92.3059 1.74%
1975 289,396 149,990 139,405 4,495 93.8377 1.553%
1976 293,906 151,950 141,957 4,526 95.3003 1.54%
1977 298,429 153,913 144,516 4,520 96.7669 1.515%
1978 303,172 155,995 147,178 4,967 98.305 1.638%
1979 308,960 158,572 150,387 6,607 100.1814 2.139%
1980 316,885 162,440 154,446 9,244 102.7513 2.917%
1981 326,826 167,662 159,164 10,638 105.9747 3.255%
1982 337,535 173,378 164,158 10,780 109.4471 3.194%
1983 348,714 179,326 169,388 11,578 113.072 3.321%
1984 360,362 185,479 174,883 11,718 116.8489 3.252%
1985 372,310 191,779 180,531 12,178 120.7231 3.271%
1986 384,621 198,246 186,375 12,444 124.715 3.236%
1987 397,164 204,803 192,361 12,641 128.7819 3.183%
1988 409,466 211,225 198,242 11,965 132.7712 2.922%
1989 421,103 217,262 203,840 11,307 136.5443 2.685%
1990 430,931 222,104 208,827 8,350 139.7312 1.938%
1991 438,677 225,624 213,054 7,142 142.2429 1.628%
1992 446,243 229,074 217,168 7,990 144.6962 1.791%
1993 454,161 232,762 221,399 7,846 147.2636 1.728%
1994 461,614 236,165 225,449 7,060 149.6803 1.529%
1995 468,846 239,262 229,585 7,405 152.0255 1.579%
1996 478,860 243,445 235,415 12,621 155.2722 2.636%
1997 491,606 248,841 242,765 12,873 159.4055 2.619%
1998 504,460 254,296 250,165 12,834 163.5733 2.544%
1999 517,056 259,610 257,445 12,357 167.6574 2.39%
2000 525,386 263,326 262,060 4,305 170.3588 0.819%
2001 528,086 264,865 263,222 1,094 171.2341 0.207%
2002 528,814 265,539 263,274 361 171.47 0.068%
2003 528,830 265,862 262,968 -327 171.4755 -0.062%
2004 528,242 265,840 262,402 -851 171.2845 -0.161%
2005 527,045 265,457 261,587 -1,542 170.8966 -0.293%
2006 525,240 264,747 260,493 -2,069 170.3111 -0.394%
2007 523,014 263,832 259,182 -2,382 169.5895 -0.455%
2008 520,587 262,819 257,769 -2,470 168.8029 -0.474%
2009 518,152 261,788 256,363 -2,403 168.0128 -0.464%
2010 516,770 261,289 255,481 -359 167.565 -0.069%
2011 517,419 261,680 255,741 1,659 167.7758 0.321%
2012 519,192 262,485 256,707 1,885 168.3504 0.363%
2013 520,966 263,324 257,642 1,663 168.9256 0.319%
2014 522,562 264,104 258,458 1,529 169.4431 0.293%
2015 524,049 264,780 259,269 1,444 169.9251 0.276%
2016 525,500 265,393 260,106 1,457 170.3954 0.277%
2017 526,834 265,948 260,886 1,211 170.828 0.23%
2018 527,950 266,388 261,562 1,022 171.19 0.194%
2019 528,878 266,724 262,154 834 171.4909 0.158%
2020 531,088 267,688 263,401 3,586 172.2075 0.675%
2021 534,606 269,321 265,285 3,450 173.3482 0.645%
2022 539,013 271,443 267,569 5,363 174.7771 0.995%
2023 544,320 274,044 270,276 5,253 176.4982 0.965%

Statements that can be derived from Micronesia's population data

  • Micronesia has a population of 544,320 people, as of July 1, 2023.
  • Micronesia's population is equivalent to 0.01% of the total world population.
  • In 2023, Micronesia's population will grow with 5,253 people.
  • In 2023, 1,642 more people will emigrate from Micronesia than immigrate to the country.
  • The median age of the population in Micronesia is 26.48 years.
  • In Micronesia there are 176.50 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 21.51 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in Micronesia.
  • In Micronesia, 274,044 of the total population are male, and 270,276 are female.

Future Population of Micronesia (2023 - 2100)

Micronesia's population is set to incease in the future from 544,320 people to 656,056 people. An increase of the population size by 305.83% from 2023 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2023 544,320 274,044 270,276 5,253 176.4982 0.965%
2024 549,553 276,608 272,944 5,212 178.1949 0.948%
2025 554,732 279,144 275,589 5,147 179.8744 0.928%
2026 559,820 281,639 278,182 5,028 181.524 0.898%
2027 564,821 284,094 280,727 4,974 183.1456 0.881%
2028 569,764 286,515 283,249 4,912 184.7484 0.862%
2029 574,612 288,884 285,728 4,785 186.3205 0.833%
2030 579,358 291,200 288,157 4,705 187.8591 0.812%
2031 584,003 293,471 290,532 4,585 189.3653 0.785%
2032 588,545 295,695 292,850 4,501 190.8384 0.765%
2033 592,979 297,868 295,111 4,366 192.2759 0.736%
2034 597,307 299,988 297,320 4,290 193.6793 0.718%
2035 601,552 302,068 299,484 4,201 195.0559 0.698%
2036 605,694 304,108 301,586 4,083 196.399 0.674%
2037 609,720 306,088 303,632 3,969 197.7044 0.651%
2038 613,657 308,027 305,629 3,903 198.9807 0.636%
2039 617,504 309,936 307,568 3,791 200.2281 0.614%
2040 621,252 311,800 309,452 3,706 201.4436 0.597%
2041 624,900 313,618 311,282 3,591 202.6266 0.575%
2042 628,436 315,387 313,048 3,479 203.7729 0.554%
2043 631,863 317,104 314,759 3,376 204.8842 0.534%
2044 635,177 318,768 316,409 3,252 205.9588 0.512%
2045 638,378 320,388 317,990 3,150 206.9968 0.493%
2046 641,438 321,945 319,492 2,969 207.9888 0.463%
2047 644,358 323,433 320,924 2,871 208.9356 0.446%
2048 647,154 324,862 322,293 2,723 209.8426 0.421%
2049 649,816 326,226 323,590 2,601 210.7057 0.4%
2050 652,346 327,532 324,814 2,457 211.5258 0.377%
2051 654,748 328,772 325,976 2,348 212.3048 0.359%
2052 657,020 329,944 327,075 2,195 213.0413 0.334%
2053 659,169 331,068 328,100 2,104 213.7383 0.319%
2054 661,230 332,154 329,076 2,017 214.4066 0.305%
2055 663,192 333,190 330,002 1,906 215.0428 0.287%
2056 665,042 334,170 330,872 1,795 215.6428 0.27%
2057 666,790 335,094 331,696 1,699 216.2093 0.255%
2058 668,455 335,978 332,476 1,631 216.7492 0.244%
2059 670,040 336,824 333,216 1,541 217.2635 0.23%
2060 671,546 337,625 333,921 1,470 217.7516 0.219%
2061 673,013 338,408 334,605 1,463 218.2271 0.217%
2062 674,430 339,165 335,264 1,371 218.6866 0.203%
2063 675,770 339,880 335,890 1,310 219.1213 0.194%
2064 677,048 340,560 336,488 1,245 219.5355 0.184%
2065 678,263 341,206 337,057 1,186 219.9296 0.175%
2066 679,435 341,827 337,608 1,158 220.3097 0.17%
2067 680,538 342,402 338,136 1,048 220.6673 0.154%
2068 681,558 342,933 338,624 991 220.9979 0.145%
2069 682,492 343,421 339,071 879 221.3011 0.129%
2070 683,345 343,858 339,488 826 221.5775 0.121%
2071 684,125 344,254 339,871 734 221.8304 0.107%
2072 684,826 344,603 340,223 667 222.0576 0.097%
2073 685,436 344,904 340,532 554 222.2555 0.081%
2074 685,940 345,148 340,792 454 222.4189 0.066%
2075 686,350 345,336 341,014 365 222.5517 0.053%
2076 686,660 345,472 341,189 257 222.6526 0.037%
2077 686,855 345,538 341,317 132 222.7156 0.019%
2078 686,918 345,536 341,382 -6 222.7361 -0.001%
2079 686,840 345,464 341,376 -151 222.7106 -0.022%
2080 686,616 345,318 341,298 -296 222.6381 -0.043%
2081 686,273 345,111 341,162 -390 222.5269 -0.057%
2082 685,798 344,830 340,968 -559 222.3731 -0.082%
2083 685,176 344,472 340,704 -687 222.171 -0.1%
2084 684,413 344,054 340,360 -838 221.9238 -0.122%
2085 683,528 343,575 339,954 -931 221.637 -0.136%
2086 682,524 343,031 339,492 -1,079 221.3111 -0.158%
2087 681,371 342,421 338,950 -1,226 220.9374 -0.18%
2088 680,076 341,748 338,328 -1,365 220.5173 -0.201%
2089 678,658 341,012 337,646 -1,471 220.0576 -0.217%
2090 677,116 340,218 336,898 -1,612 219.5577 -0.238%
2091 675,458 339,370 336,088 -1,705 219.0199 -0.252%
2092 673,680 338,457 335,222 -1,851 218.4434 -0.275%
2093 671,794 337,504 334,289 -1,921 217.8319 -0.286%
2094 669,808 336,507 333,301 -2,051 217.1879 -0.306%
2095 667,726 335,457 332,269 -2,113 216.5128 -0.316%
2096 665,580 334,384 331,196 -2,179 215.817 -0.327%
2097 663,330 333,256 330,074 -2,320 215.0875 -0.35%
2098 660,993 332,084 328,909 -2,354 214.3298 -0.356%
2099 658,569 330,878 327,692 -2,493 213.5439 -0.379%
2100 656,056 329,634 326,422 -2,533 212.7291 -0.386%

Population Density of Micronesia

Today, Micronesia has a population density of 176.4982 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 52.4176 people/km² since the 1950 to 176.4982 people/km² in 2023. In the future, Micronesia is projected to reach a population density of 212.7291 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100.

Population Density of Micronesia Between 1950 - 2100

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Growth Rate of Micronesia's Population

The population growth rate of Micronesia currently stands at 0.965% as of July 1, 2023. This is a decrease by 0.03 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2023, the population growth rate of Micronesia will decrease to 0.965%. If we look further into the future, we can see that Micronesia's population growth is projected to land at a negative rate of -0.386% by the year 2100.

Population Growth Rate of Micronesia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Growth Rate
1950 1.874%
1960 2.615%
1970 2.861%
1980 2.917%
1990 1.938%
2000 0.819%
2010 -0.069%
2020 0.675%
Year Growth Rate
2030 0.812%
2040 0.597%
2050 0.377%
2060 0.219%
2070 0.121%
2080 -0.043%
2090 -0.238%
2100 -0.386%
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Life Expectancy of Micronesia

Today, Micronesia has an average life expectancy of 72.9063 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 51.9296 years since the 1950 to 72.9063 years in 2023. In the future, Micronesia is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 82.7351 years of age, by the year 2100.

Life Expectancy of Micronesia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 51,929
1960 55,788
1970 60,438
1980 64,121
1990 67,017
2000 69,737
2010 71,048
2020 71,850
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 74,135
2040 75,475
2050 76,615
2060 77,758
2070 79,030
2080 80,333
2090 81,542
2100 82,735
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Migration to and from Micronesia

In 2023 Micronesia will see net migrations of -1,642 people. This means that 1,642 more people will emigrate from Micronesia than immigrate to the country this year. A decrease of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of Micronesia was -1,642.

Net Migration for Micronesia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Net Migration
1950 -843
1960 -238
1970 45
1980 437
1990 -2,649
2000 -7,383
2010 -10,208
2020 -3,568
Year Net Migration
2030 -1,642
2040 -1,642
2050 -1,642
2060 -1,642
2070 -1,642
2080 -1,642
2090 -1,642
2100 -1,642
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Births in Micronesia

In 2023, Micronesia will see 10,680 babies be born. That is a decrease when compared to the ammount of births recorded by Micronesia in 2022, when the country saw 10,684 new borns.

Births Micronesia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 6,222
1960 7,894
1970 9,613
1980 11,105
1990 13,649
2000 14,439
2010 12,752
2020 10,741
Year Births
2030 10,692
2040 10,585
2050 10,010
2060 9,365
2070 8,895
2080 8,216
2090 7,475
2100 6,862
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Deaths in Micronesia

In 2023, 3,656 people will die in Micronesia. That is an increase of Micronesia's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 3,570 deaths.

Deaths Micronesia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 2,352
1960 2,312
1970 2,277
1980 2,247
1990 2,562
2000 2,718
2010 2,863
2020 3,575
Year Births
2030 4,218
2040 5,094
2050 5,802
2060 6,123
2070 6,329
2080 6,741
2090 7,302
2100 7,634
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Median Age in Micronesia

The median age of Micronesia has been on an upward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the median age of Micronesia will reach 42.6443 years of age, by the year 2100.

Median Age in Micronesia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Median Age
1950 20.8962
1960 18.1272
1970 17.0813
1980 18.1769
1990 20.3954
2000 21.5784
2010 23.68
2020 25.7492
Year Median Age
2030 27.9323
2040 29.6332
2050 32.0242
2060 34.0439
2070 36.221
2080 38.5236
2090 40.7718
2100 42.6443
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Fertility Rate in Micronesia

The fertility rate of Micronesia has been on a downward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the total fertility rate of Micronesia will reach 1.8448 births per woman, by the year 2100.

Fertility Rate in Micronesia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1950 6.0799
1960 6.4442
1970 5.762
1980 4.6092
1990 3.8246
2000 3.2456
2010 3.2493
2020 2.8383
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 2.5374
2040 2.3456
2050 2.1991
2060 2.0846
2070 2.0023
2080 1.9365
2090 1.8853
2100 1.8448
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Infant Mortality Rate in Micronesia

The infant mortality rate is recorded as infant deaths under 1 year for every 1,000 live births. It gives us an insight into the maternal and infant health of Micronesia while at the same time being an important marker for the overall health of the country. The infant mortality rate of Micronesia has been on a positive downward trend since the 1950's when the infant mortality rate of the country was 94.9091. Today, Micronesia has a much better infant mortality rate of 21.5132 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This is set to improve even further in the future when Micronesia is projected to record an infant mortality rate of only 5.1669 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100.

Infant Mortality Rate in Micronesia Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Infant Mortality Rate
1950 94.9091
1960 80.8055
1970 58.0591
1980 44.8373
1990 34.4248
2000 26.3424
2010 27.1364
2020 23.505
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 17.8075
2040 14.2468
2050 11.6911
2060 9.5804
2070 8.1044
2080 6.9287
2090 5.8901
2100 5.1669
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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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