Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Micronesia. Composed of four major island groups totaling 607 islands. Mother's mean age at first birth is (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is 74 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
Location | Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia |
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Geographic coordinates | 6 55 N, 158 15 E |
Map references | Oceania |
Tarrain | islands vary geologically from high mountainous islands to low, coral atolls; volcanic outcroppings on Pohnpei, Kosrae, and Chuuk |
Natural Resources | timber, marine products, deep-seabed minerals, phosphate |
Natural Hazards | typhoons (June to December) |
Irrigated Land | 0 sq km (2022) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Major aquifers | |
Land Boundaries | 0 km |
Border Countries | |
Coastline | 6,112 km |
Climate | tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage |
Area | |
Total Area | |
Land Area | 702 sq km |
Water Area | 0 sq km (fresh water only) |
comparative Area | four times the size of Washington, DC (land area only) |
Maritime Claims | |
Territorial sea | 12 nm |
Exclusive economic zone | 200 nm |
Elevations | |
Highest point | Nanlaud on Pohnpei 782 m |
Lowest point | Pacific Ocean 0 m |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 25.5% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 2.3% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 19.7% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 3.5% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 74.5% (2018 est.) |
Other | 0% (2018 est.) |
The majority of the populaton lives in the coastal areas of the high islands; the mountainous interior is largely uninhabited; less than half of the population lives in urban areas
In Micronesia, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Chuukese/Mortlockese 49.3%, Pohnpeian 29.8%, Kosraean 6.3%, Yapese 5.7%, Yap outer islanders 5.1%, Polynesian 1.6%, Asian 1.4%, other 0.8% (2010 est.)
Population | |
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Pop growth rate | -0.73% (2024 est.) |
Birth rate | 17.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Death rate | 4.2 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Health expenditure | 11.6% of GDP (2020) |
Physicians Density | |
Hospital bed Density | 3.2 beds/1,000 population |
Total fertility rate | 2.19 children born/woman (2024 est.) |
Gross reproduction rate | 1.07 (2024 est.) |
Contraceptive prevalence rate | NA |
Est married women (ages 15-49) | 51.7% (2023 est.) |
Literacy | |
Education expenditures | 9.7% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Net Migration rate | -21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Nationality | Micronesian; Chuukese, Kosraen(s), Pohnpeian(s), Yapese | Micronesian(s) |
Languages | English (official and common language), Chuukese, Kosrean, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi |
Religions | Roman Catholic 54.7%, Protestant 41.1% (includes Congregational 38.5%, Baptist 1.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 0.8%, Assembly of God 0.7%), Church of Jesus Christ 1.5%, other 1.9%, none 0.7%, unspecified 0.1% (2010 est.) |
Age Structure | |
0-14 years | 27% (male 13,673/female 13,239) |
15-64 years | 67.3% (male 32,527/female 34,487) |
65 years and over | 5.7% (2024 est.) (male 2,508/female 3,169) |
Dependency Ratios | |
Total dependency ratio | 57.7 |
Youth dependency ratio | 48.4 |
Elderly dependency ratio | 9.3 |
Potential support ratio | 10.8 (2021 est.) |
Median Age | |
Total | 28.2 years (2024 est.) |
Male | 27.3 years |
Female | 29.1 years |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 23.4% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 1.52% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 7,000 PALIKIR (capital) (2018). |
Sex Ratio | |
At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
0-14 years | 1.03 male(s)/female |
15-64 years | 0.94 male(s)/female |
65 years and over | 0.79 male(s)/female |
Total population | 0.96 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
Infant Motality | |
Total | 20.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.) |
Male | 23.8 deaths/1,000 live births |
Female | 17.8 deaths/1,000 live births |
Life Expectancy at birth | |
Total population | 75 years (2024 est.) |
Male | 72.9 years |
Female | 77.2 years |
Drinking Water Sources | |
Improved: total | total: 78.6% of population |
Unimproved: total | total: 21.4% of population (2017 est.) |
Sanitation facility acess | |
Improved: urban | urban: NA |
Improved: rural | rural: NA |
Improved: total | total: 88.3% of population |
Unimproved: urban | urban: NA |
Unimproved: rural | rural: NA |
Unimproved: total | total: 11.7% of population (2017 est.) |
Alcohol consumption per capita | |
Total | 1.59 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Beer | 0.92 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Wine | 0.13 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Spirits | 0.52 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Other alcohols | 0.01 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Want to know more about Micronesia? Check all different factbooks for Micronesia below.