Micronesia
Country in Oceania
CountryScope
In brief
Population: 113.7K (2025). World rank 189 of 216; in Oceania, 12 of 19. Area: 702 km². World rank 196 of 249; in Oceania, 12 of 27. GDP: $501.8M (2025). World rank 205 of 210; in Oceania, 14 of 19. From 2015 to 2025: population 108.7K → 113.7K, GDP $312M → $501.8M, and GDP per person $2,870 → $4,414.
State
- Official name
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Local name
- Micronesia
- Capital
- Palikir
- Region
- Oceania
- Form of government
- Federal republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Head of state
- Wesley Simina
- Head of government
- Wesley Simina
- Independence
- November 3, 1986
- Women in parliament
- 21.4% 2025
Key figures
- Population
- 113,683 2025
- Area
- 702 km²
- GDP
- $501.8M 2025
- GDP per person
- $4,414 2025
- Life expectancy
- 67.4 years 2024
Practical information
- Languages
- English
- Time zones
- UTC+10, UTC+11
- Calling code
- +691
- Emergency numbers
- 111, 911
- Driving side
- Right
- Plug types
- A, B
- Mains voltage
- 120 V
Territory
- Sea access
- Has a coastline
- Coastline, km
- 6,112
- Neighbours
- None
- Agricultural land
- 7.7% 2024
Elevation
- Highest point
- Dolohmwar, 782 m
- Lowest point
- Pacific Ocean, 0 m
Climate
- Average temperature in the capital, °C
- 28
- Warmest month in the capital
- November, 28°C
- Coldest month in the capital
- February, 28°C
Population and migration
- Population density
- 161.9 per km² 2025
- Population growth per year
- +0.5% 2025
- Living in cities
- 22.5% 2025
- Net migration per year
- -1.1K 2025
- Born in another country
- 2.6% 2024
Age and life expectancy
- Aged 0–14
- 31.5% 2025
- Aged 15–64
- 62.3% 2025
- Aged 65 and over
- 6.2% 2025
- Life expectancy, women
- 71.3 years 2024
- Life expectancy, men
- 63.6 years 2024
Births and deaths
- Children per woman
- 2.7 2024
- Births per 1,000 people
- 22.3 2024
- Deaths per 1,000 people
- 7.7 2024
Society
- Religions
- Catholic 54.7%, Protestant 41.1%, other 1.9%, and other Christian 1.5% (2010)
Quality of governance (100 = best)
- Rule of law, score 0–100
- 74.6 2025
- Control of corruption, score 0–100
- 61.6 2025
- Government effectiveness, score 0–100
- 50.9 2025
- Regulatory quality, score 0–100
- 42.1 2025
- Voice and accountability, score 0–100
- 74.3 2025
Size and growth
- GDP per person at purchasing power parity
- $4,604 2025
- GDP growth per year
- +1.1% 2025
Income and prices
- Income level (World Bank)
- Upper-middle income
- Gross national income per person
- $4,760 2025
- Inflation
- +5.4% 2022
- Price level, USA = 100
- 96 2025
Structure and jobs
- Agriculture, share of GDP
- 24.2% 2025
- Industry, share of GDP
- 5.3% 2025
- Services, share of GDP
- 65.3% 2025
Trade and finance
- Exports, share of GDP
- 22.1% 2025
- Imports, share of GDP
- 70.9% 2025
- Current account balance, share of GDP
- +7.1% 2014
- Foreign direct investment, share of GDP
- +6.4% 2014
- Remittances received, share of GDP
- 7.4% 2014
- Tax revenue, share of GDP
- 7% 2020
Poverty and inequality
- Gini index (0 = full equality)
- 40.1 2013
- Living on under $3 a day
- 26.1% 2013
Education
- Primary school enrolment
- 82.2% 2024
- Secondary school enrolment
- 87.3% 2005
- Higher education enrolment
- 13.4% 2000
- Public spending on education, share of GDP
- 11.6% 2020
Healthcare
- Health spending, share of GDP
- 12.9% 2023
- Health spending per person
- $508 2023
- Out-of-pocket health spending, share of total
- 2.6% 2023
- Doctors per 1,000 people
- 1 2020
- Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
- 2.2 2019
- Hospital beds per 1,000 people
- 3.2 2009
- Children vaccinated against measles
- 81% 2024
Public health
- Infant deaths per 1,000 births
- 20.3 2024
- Deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births
- 22.4 2024
- Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
- 129 2023
- Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79
- 19.2% 2024
- Overweight adults
- 71.7% 2022
Living conditions
- Access to safe drinking water
- 89.9% 2020
- Access to basic sanitation
- 90.5% 2020
- Access to clean cooking fuels
- 35% 2024
Safety
- Homicides per 100,000 people
- 0.9 2019
- Road deaths per 100,000 people
- 0.2 2019
- Suicides per 100,000 people
- 19.8 2021
- Political stability and absence of violence, score 0–100
- 92.2 2025
- Natural hazards
- tropical cyclones
Air and emissions
- Air pollution PM2.5, µg/m³
- 3.5 2023
- CO₂ emissions, tonnes per person
- 0 2024
- All greenhouse gases, tonnes CO₂e per person
- 0.5 2024
Nature and water
- Forest cover
- 92.1% 2024
- Protected areas
- 0% 2025
Internet and communications
- Using the internet
- 39.5% 2024
- Mobile subscriptions per 100 people
- 20 2022
- Home broadband per 100 people
- 5.8 2022
- Internet domain
- .fm
Energy
- Access to electricity
- 88.9% 2024
- Renewable share of energy use
- 2% 2022
- Electricity from renewables
- 5% 2021
- Electricity from fossil fuels
- 95.1% 2021
Transport
- Airports
- 7 2025
Science and innovation
- Scientific articles per year
- 4 2023