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Nationality:
noun: Micronesian(s)
adjective:
Micronesian; Chuukese, Kosraen(s), Pohnpeian(s), Yapese
Ethnic groups:
Chuukese 48.8%, Pohnpeian 24.2%, Kosraean 6.2%, Yapese 5.2%, Yap outer islands 4.5%, Asian 1.8%, Polynesian 1.5%, other 6.4%, unknown 1.4% (2000 census)
Languages:
English (official and common language), Chuukese, Kosrean, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi
Religions:
Roman Catholic 52.7%, Protestant 41.7% (Congregational 40.1%, Baptist 0.9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 0.7%), other 3.8%, none or unspecified 0.8% (2000 Census)
Population:
106,487 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 191
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 33% (male 17,844/female 17,272)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
20.6% (male 11,102/female 10,806)
25-54 years:
37.2% (male 19,246/female 20,404)
55-64 years:
6.1% (male 3,295/female 3,231)
65 years and over:
3.1% (male 1,430/female 1,857) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 23.1 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
22.6 years
female:
23.7 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.343% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 214
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Birth rate:
21.85 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 78
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Death rate:
4.31 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 203
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Net migration rate:
-20.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 218
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Urbanization:
urban population: 23% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
1.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
PALIKIR (capital) 7,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
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under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.77 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
100 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 69
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 23.51 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 81
male:
25.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
20.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71.8 years
country comparison to the world: 134
male:
69.84 years
female:
73.85 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.68 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 76
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
3.9% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 163
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Physicians density:
0.564 physicians/1,000 population (2005)
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Hospital bed density:
3.22 beds/1,000 population (2009)
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Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 59% of population
rural: 16% of population
total: 26% of population
unimproved:
