People in Micronesia, Federated States of
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Population: 129 658 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: NA
15-64 years: NA
65 years and over: NA
Population growth rate: 3.31% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 27.55 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 6.07 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: 11.65 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 34.51 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 68.34 years
male: 66.38 years
female: 70.34 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.9 children born/woman (1998 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.)
