Population growth rate in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Population growth rate was -0.262 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.262
Change on year
down 10.1%
World rank
120th
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.55
in 1962
All-time low
-0.909
in 2009
Years of data
161
1900–2100
Population growth rate in Micronesia (country), 1900–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Micronesia (country) is -0.262, measured in 2100.
The figure is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 54.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Micronesia (country) peaked at 3.55 in 1962 and was at its lowest, -0.909, in 2009.
That places Micronesia (country) 120th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.5147 | — |
| 1905 | 0.5176 | +0.6% |
| 1910 | 0.5161 | -0.3% |
| 1915 | 0.5143 | -0.3% |
| 1920 | 0.4832 | -6.0% |
| 1925 | 0.4825 | -0.1% |
| 1930 | 0.4815 | -0.2% |
| 1935 | 0.4804 | -0.2% |
| 1940 | 0.4823 | +0.4% |
| 1945 | 0.4839 | +0.3% |
| 1950 | 2.8 | +479.2% |
| 1951 | 2.71 | -3.4% |
| 1952 | 2.83 | +4.5% |
| 1953 | 2.87 | +1.4% |
| 1954 | 2.83 | -1.3% |
| 1955 | 2.94 | +3.8% |
| 1956 | 2.95 | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 2.94 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 3.03 | +2.8% |
| 1959 | 3.07 | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 3.54 | +15.2% |
| 1961 | 3.53 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 3.55 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 2.96 | -16.7% |
| 1964 | 2.98 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 3.04 | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 3.08 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 2.92 | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 2.98 | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 3.02 | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 3.1 | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 2.64 | -14.7% |
| 1972 | 2.7 | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 2.72 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 2.72 | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 2.33 | -14.2% |
| 1976 | 2.41 | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 2.46 | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 3.11 | +26.2% |
| 1979 | 3.12 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 3.06 | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 3.02 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 2.97 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 2.93 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 2.88 | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 2.84 | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 2.79 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 2.72 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.98 | -27.3% |
| 1989 | 1.91 | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 1.86 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 1.8 | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 2.15 | +19.7% |
| 1993 | 2.11 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 1.61 | -23.8% |
| 1995 | 0.503 | -68.8% |
| 1996 | 0.368 | -26.8% |
| 1997 | 0.283 | -23.1% |
| 1998 | 0.268 | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.273 | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.378 | +38.5% |
| 2001 | 0.195 | -48.4% |
| 2002 | -0.048 | -124.6% |
| 2003 | -0.242 | +404.2% |
| 2004 | -0.399 | +64.9% |
| 2005 | -0.521 | +30.6% |
| 2006 | -0.71 | +36.3% |
| 2007 | -0.829 | +16.8% |
| 2008 | -0.897 | +8.2% |
| 2009 | -0.909 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.135 | -114.9% |
| 2011 | 0.16 | +18.5% |
| 2012 | 0.196 | +22.5% |
| 2013 | 0.23 | +17.3% |
| 2014 | 0.279 | +21.3% |
| 2015 | 0.31 | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.349 | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 0.396 | +13.5% |
| 2018 | 0.385 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.292 | -24.2% |
| 2020 | 0.854 | +192.5% |
| 2021 | 0.42 | -50.8% |
| 2022 | 0.454 | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 0.466 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.473 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.449 | -5.1% |
| 2026 | 0.428 | -4.7% |
| 2027 | 0.475 | +11.0% |
| 2028 | 0.48 | +1.1% |
| 2029 | 0.474 | -1.3% |
| 2030 | 0.474 | +0.0% |
| 2031 | 0.476 | +0.4% |
| 2032 | 0.481 | +1.1% |
| 2033 | 0.463 | -3.7% |
| 2034 | 0.486 | +5.0% |
| 2035 | 0.462 | -4.9% |
| 2036 | 0.434 | -6.1% |
| 2037 | 0.454 | +4.6% |
| 2038 | 0.411 | -9.5% |
| 2039 | 0.384 | -6.6% |
| 2040 | 0.388 | +1.0% |
| 2041 | 0.389 | +0.3% |
| 2042 | 0.383 | -1.5% |
| 2043 | 0.401 | +4.7% |
| 2044 | 0.379 | -5.5% |
| 2045 | 0.388 | +2.4% |
| 2046 | 0.377 | -2.8% |
| 2047 | 0.376 | -0.3% |
| 2048 | 0.384 | +2.1% |
| 2049 | 0.36 | -6.3% |
| 2050 | 0.362 | +0.6% |
| 2051 | 0.341 | -5.8% |
| 2052 | 0.343 | +0.6% |
| 2053 | 0.326 | -5.0% |
| 2054 | 0.306 | -6.1% |
| 2055 | 0.302 | -1.3% |
| 2056 | 0.287 | -5.0% |
| 2057 | 0.321 | +11.8% |
| 2058 | 0.309 | -3.7% |
| 2059 | 0.274 | -11.3% |
| 2060 | 0.235 | -14.2% |
| 2061 | 0.263 | +11.9% |
| 2062 | 0.231 | -12.2% |
| 2063 | 0.232 | +0.4% |
| 2064 | 0.205 | -11.6% |
| 2065 | 0.171 | -16.6% |
| 2066 | 0.17 | -0.6% |
| 2067 | 0.147 | -13.5% |
| 2068 | 0.167 | +13.6% |
| 2069 | 0.118 | -29.3% |
| 2070 | 0.093 | -21.2% |
| 2071 | 0.05 | -46.2% |
| 2072 | 0.064 | +28.0% |
| 2073 | 0.012 | -81.2% |
| 2074 | 0.026 | +116.7% |
| 2075 | -0.003 | -111.5% |
| 2076 | -0.015 | +400.0% |
| 2077 | -0.052 | +246.7% |
| 2078 | -0.076 | +46.2% |
| 2079 | -0.066 | -13.2% |
| 2080 | -0.084 | +27.3% |
| 2081 | -0.104 | +23.8% |
| 2082 | -0.107 | +2.9% |
| 2083 | -0.121 | +13.1% |
| 2084 | -0.131 | +8.3% |
| 2085 | -0.141 | +7.6% |
| 2086 | -0.18 | +27.7% |
| 2087 | -0.182 | +1.1% |
| 2088 | -0.15 | -17.6% |
| 2089 | -0.164 | +9.3% |
| 2090 | -0.17 | +3.7% |
| 2091 | -0.18 | +5.9% |
| 2092 | -0.209 | +16.1% |
| 2093 | -0.191 | -8.6% |
| 2094 | -0.191 | -0.0% |
| 2095 | -0.21 | +9.9% |
| 2096 | -0.235 | +11.9% |
| 2097 | -0.231 | -1.7% |
| 2098 | -0.251 | +8.7% |
| 2099 | -0.238 | -5.2% |
| 2100 | -0.262 | +10.1% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s -0.262 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.5825, 45% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s -0.262 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -0.318, 82% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Micronesia (country) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +479.2% | 0.4839 | 2.8 |
| 2003 | -404.2% | -0.048 | -0.242 |
| 2076 | -400.0% | -0.003 | -0.015 |
| 2077 | -246.7% | -0.015 | -0.052 |
| 2020 | +192.5% | 0.292 | 0.854 |
| 2002 | -124.6% | 0.195 | -0.048 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.5161 | 0.5147 | 0.5176 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.5152 | 0.5143 | 0.5161 | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.4828 | 0.4825 | 0.4832 | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.481 | 0.4804 | 0.4815 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.4831 | 0.4823 | 0.4839 | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.9 | 2.71 | 3.07 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.16 | 2.92 | 3.55 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.73 | 2.33 | 3.12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.71 | 1.91 | 3.06 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 | 0.268 | 2.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.3982 | -0.909 | 0.378 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2732 | 0.135 | 0.396 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4973 | 0.42 | 0.854 | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.4525 | 0.384 | 0.486 | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.3825 | 0.36 | 0.401 | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.3171 | 0.274 | 0.362 | 10 |
| 2060s | 0.1939 | 0.118 | 0.263 | 10 |
| 2070s | 0.0033 | -0.076 | 0.093 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.1364 | -0.182 | -0.084 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.2106 | -0.251 | -0.17 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.262 | -0.262 | -0.262 | 1 |
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More population data for Micronesia (country)
- 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)
- Population density 183.08 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 7,078 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.262 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.1095 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urbanization vs gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Micronesia (country)?
- Population growth rate in Micronesia (country) was -0.262 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.55 in 1962.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.909 in 2009.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for population growth rate?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 120th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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