Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Micronesia, Federated States of
Micronesia, Federated States of: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.2248 people per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Micronesia, Federated States of, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Micronesia, Federated States of is 0.2248 people per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Micronesia, Federated States of peaked at 0.2647 people per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.2229 people per person, in 2010.
That places Micronesia, Federated States of 206th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Micronesia, Federated States of, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2301 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2326 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.2351 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2374 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2397 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2419 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.244 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2461 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.248 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2499 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.2517 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2533 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.255 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2565 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2581 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.2596 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2612 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2626 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2637 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.2644 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2647 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2647 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2645 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2643 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.264 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2636 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2631 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2625 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2618 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.261 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2601 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2592 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2581 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2569 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2558 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2529 people per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2465 people per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2383 people per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2304 people per person | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2248 people per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2233 people per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2233 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2233 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2233 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2233 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2233 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2233 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2232 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2231 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.223 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2229 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2229 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2229 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.223 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.223 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2231 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2232 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2233 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2234 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2236 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2238 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2239 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2241 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2243 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2246 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.2248 people per person | +0.1% |
Micronesia, Federated States of compared with similar countries
- Micronesia, Federated States of's 0.2248 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 34% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Micronesia, Federated States of's 0.2248 people per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6545 people per person, 34% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2405 people per person | 0.2301 people per person | 0.2499 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2586 people per person | 0.2517 people per person | 0.2644 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2634 people per person | 0.261 people per person | 0.2647 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2483 people per person | 0.2248 people per person | 0.2601 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2232 people per person | 0.223 people per person | 0.2233 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2231 people per person | 0.2229 people per person | 0.2236 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2243 people per person | 0.2238 people per person | 0.2248 people per person | 6 |
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More population data for Micronesia, Federated States of
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2514 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.266 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2514 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8705 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7432 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population density 183.08 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 7,078 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.5726 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Micronesia, Federated States of was 0.2248 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2647 people per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2229 people per person in 2010.
- How does Micronesia, Federated States of rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Micronesia, Federated States of ranks 206th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Micronesia, Federated States of data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.