Region | Micronesia | |
Population (000, 2024) | 113a | |
Pop. density (per km2, 2024) | 161.7a | |
Capital city | Palikir | |
Capital city pop. (000, 2024) | 7c | |
UN membership date | 17 September 1991 | |
Surface area (km2) | 702b | |
Sex ratio (m per 100 f) | 98.7a | |
National currency | US Dollar (USD) |
2015 | 2020 | 2024 | |
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) | 316 | 408 | 427b |
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices) | 4.6 | -1.8 | -0.6b |
GDP per capita (current US$) | 2 891.3 | 3 639.4 | 3 741.1b |
Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added) | 27.8 | 23.5 | 23.9b |
Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added) | 6.5 | 5.2 | 5.2b |
Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA) | 65.7 | 71.3 | 71b |
CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100) | 113 | 117 | 127b |
Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) | 99 | 119 | 122b |
International trade: exportsd (million current US$) | 16 | 219 | 243e |
International trade: importsd (million current US$) | 180 | 617 | 747e |
International trade: balanced (million current US$) | -164 | -398 | -504e |
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) | 22f | ... | ... |
2015 | 2020 | 2024 | |
Population growth rate (average annual %) | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.5a |
Urban population (% of total population) | 22.5 | 22.8g | ... |
Urban population growth rate (average annual %) | 0.3h | ... | ... |
Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) | 3 | 2.9 | 2.7a |
Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) | 68.3 / 62.5 | 69.7 / 62.4 | 71.3 / 63.6a |
Population age distributioni (0-14/60+ years old, %) | 34.0 / 6.9 | 32.8 / 8.4 | 31.8 / 9.3a |
International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.) | 2.8 / 2.5 | 2.8 / 2.5 | ... / ... |
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000) | ~0.0 | ~0.0j | ... |
Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | 30 | 25.2 | 22.3a |
Health: Current expenditurek (% of GDP) | 12.5 | 10.8 | 11d,l |
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) | 0.7m | 1 | ... |
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) | 12.4 | 10.2g | ... |
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 91.1 / 96.8 | 90.5 / 89.9 | 91.6 / 91.4b |
Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 87.1 / 86.5 | 78.0 / 73.2 | 82.3 / 78.9b |
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.) | ... | 0.9g | ... |
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | 0 | 0n | 15.4n |
2015 | 2020 | 2024 | |
Threatened species (number) | 163 | 170 | 197e |
Forested area (% of land area) | 91.8 | 92 | 92.1l |
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita) | 0.1 / 1.3 | 0.1 / 1.3d | 0.1 / 1.3d,l |
Energy production, primary (Petajoules) | 0 | 0 | 0l |
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules) | 19 | 19d | 19d,l |
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borderso (000) | 31 | 18g | ... |
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%) | ~0.0 | ~0.0 | ~0.0e |
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI) | 21.7 | 37.89 | 29.38l |
Footnotes |
a | Projected estimate (medium fertility variant). | |
b | 2022 | |
c | 2018 | |
d | Estimate. | |
e | 2023 | |
f | 2014 | |
g | 2019 | |
h | Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year. | |
i | Calculated by the UN Statistics Division. | |
j | 2017 | |
k | Data refer to fiscal years beginning 1 October. | |
l | 2021 | |
m | 2012 | |
n | Data are as at 1 January of reporting year. | |
o | Arrivals in the States of Kosrae, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Yap; excluding FSM citizens. |