Population and Demographics of Micronesia
Population changed +0.47% in 2024 · median age 23.1 years
Micronesia's demographic profile combines +0.47% annual change with fertility of 2.7, with a 25.90-point gap between the under-15 and 65-plus shares. Age composition is uneven, with 31.85% below age 15 versus 5.95% at 65 and above; the working-age group accounts for 62.20%. By 2050, the medium path points to 126.4 thousand, equivalent to a +11.7% change from the 2024 estimate.
Population Over Time in Micronesia
Between 2000 and 2024, Micronesia's population increased by about 0.00 million, moving from 0.112M to 0.113M. Looking ahead, the medium projection points to 0.126M in 2050, 11.7% higher than the 2024 level. The chart connects dated reference points only and should not be read as an annual interpolated series.
Age Structure and Sex Balance
The age distribution adds important context to Micronesia's 2024 population total and points to a young profile. At 31.85%, the under-15 group is larger than the 5.95% aged 65+, while ages 15 to 64 account for 62.20%. The age balance is weighted toward younger residents.
Population by broad age group
The 2024 World Bank sex-share indicator gives Micronesia a female share of 50.3% and a male share of 49.7%. The split is close to even.
Female and male population share
Females made up 50.3% of the population in the World Bank's 2024 series, compared with 49.7% males.
What Is Shaping Population Change
Micronesia records +0.47% annual population change in 2024 and 2.7 children per woman, against an age structure of 31.85% under 15, 62.20% aged 15 to 64 and 5.95% at 65-plus.
The 24-year population path to 2024 amounts to +1.1% for Micronesia, and the projected 2024-to-2050 movement is +11.7%; a separate component dataset would be needed to explain how much comes from natural change or migration.
2024 estimate for Micronesia. The world comparison value is 2.25 children per woman.
Micronesia vs. World
The comparison puts Micronesia's +0.47% annual change beside a world rate of +0.87%, a fertility rate of 2.74 beside 2.25, and a median age of 23.1 years beside 30.6 globally.
| Indicator | Micronesia | World | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual population change | +0.47% | +0.87% | 2024 |
| Total fertility rate | 2.74 | 2.25 | 2024 |
| Median age | 23.1 | 30.6 | 2024 |
All three comparison rows use 2024 values from the same harmonized country table. That table attributes its demographic series to UN World Population Prospects 2024, so no different-year values are mixed into this comparison.
Key Takeaways
Micronesia has 113,160 people in the 2024 estimate, with the population changing +0.47% over the year.
Age structure is a key feature of the profile: 31.85% are under 15 and 5.95% are 65 or older.
The 2024 female and male shares are 50.3% and 49.7% respectively.
The 2050 medium projection is 0.126M, 11.7% above the 2024 estimate.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Micronesia?
The 2024 harmonized population estimate for Micronesia is 113,160 people.
Is the population of Micronesia growing or declining?
In the 2024 estimate, Micronesia's population is growing, with annual change of +0.47%.
What percentage of the population of Micronesia is aged 65 or older?
People aged 65 or older account for 5.95% of Micronesia's 2024 population in the UN WPP-based broad age data.
What is the projected population of Micronesia in 2050?
The UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection puts Micronesia's 2050 population at 126,408.
What is the fertility rate in Micronesia?
The 2024 harmonized fertility estimate for Micronesia is 2.74 children per woman.
Sources & methodology
This profile uses United Nations World Population Prospects 2024 as the primary framework for globally comparable population, age, fertility and projection data. The World Bank is the primary source for the female population share. Some country values were accessed through secondary retrieval interfaces that republish or organize UN data; those interfaces are identified below as secondary and are not treated as the original statistical publishers.
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Primary global framework for the population estimates and projections.
Harmonized 2024 country table based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Used with the corresponding World Bank age 65+ series for the 2024 broad age structure.
Harmonized 2024 country table based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Used for the 2024 older-population share; the source series is based on UN population data.
Used for the 2024 female share; the male share is calculated as the remainder to 100%.