Demographics of the Federated States of Micronesia 11497 204314297 2008-04-08T22:06:58Z Mangostar 4177882 link to religion The '''Demographics of the Federated States of Micronesia''' refers to the population characteristics of people who inhabit the [[Federated States of Micronesia]]. The indigenous population of the [[Federated States of Micronesia]], which is predominantly Micronesian, consists of various ethnolinguistic groups. English has become the common language. Population growth remains high at more than 3%, but is ameliorated somewhat by net emigration. The island of [[Pohnpei]] is genetically notable for the prevalence of the extreme form of [[color blindness]] known as [[Achromatopsia|maskun]]. [[Image:Micronesia demography.png|thumb|550px|center|Demographics of the Federated States of Micronesia, Data of [[FAO]], year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.]] '''Population:''' 133,144 (July 2000 est.) '''Age structure:''' <br>''0-14 years:'' NA <br>''15-64 years:'' NA <br>''65 years and over:'' NA '''Population growth rate:''' -0.11% (2006 est.) '''Birth rate:''' 27.09 births/1,000 population (2000 est.) '''Death rate:''' 5.95 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.) '''Net migration rate:''' 11.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.) '''Infant mortality rate:''' 33.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.) '''Life expectancy at birth:''' <br>''total population:'' 68.63 years <br>''male:'' 66.67 years <br>''female:'' 70.62 years (2000 est.) '''Total fertility rate:''' 3.83 children born/woman (2000 est.) '''Nationality:''' <br>''noun:'' Micronesian(s) <br>''adjective:'' Micronesian; Kosrae(s), Pohnpeian(s), Trukese, Yapese '''Ethnic groups:''' Chuukese 48.8%, Pohnpeian 24.2%, Yapese 9.7%, Kosraean 6.2%, other 11.1% '''Religions:''' Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other and none 3% (see [[Religion in the Federated States of Micronesia]]) '''Languages:''' English (official and common language), [[Trukese language|Trukese]], [[Pohnpeian language|Pohnpeian]], [[Yapese language|Yapese]], [[Kosraean language|Kosraean]] '''Literacy:''' <br>''definition:'' age 15 and over can read and write <br>''total population:'' 89% <br>''male:'' 91% <br>''female:'' 88% (1980 est.) {{Oceania topic|Demographics of}} [[Category:Demographics by country|Micronesia]] [[Category:Society of the Federated States of Micronesia]] [[fr:Démographie de la Micronésie]]