Micronesia, Federated States of People 1997

Population 127,616 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: NA
15-64 years : 35% (est.)
65 years and over: NA

Population growth rate 3.33% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 27.75 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 6.14 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate 11.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: NA male(s)/female
under 15 years: NA male(s)/female
15-64 years : NA male(s)/female
65 years and over: NA male(s)/female
total population: NA male(s)/female

Infant mortality rate 35.11 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 68.18 years
male: 66.21 years
female: 70.18 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 3.93 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Nationality
noun: Micronesian(s)
adjective: Micronesian; Kosrae(s), Pohnpeian(s), Trukese, Yapese

Ethnic groups nine ethnic Micronesian and Polynesian groups

Religions Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other and none 3%

Languages English (official and common language), Trukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese,Kosrean

Literacy
definition : age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 89%
male : 91%
female: 88% (1980 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Micronesia, Federated States of on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Micronesia, Federated States of People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Micronesia, Federated States of People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.