Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Micronesia, Fed. Sts., 1961–2025.
Population growth for Micronesia, Fed. Sts. was 0.46% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 3.54% in 1962. The lowest was -0.90% in 2009 (about -2.0× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -3.13% per year.
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. ranks 142 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 65%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 0.64%, so Micronesia, Fed. Sts. sits below it. It peaked in 1962 and has fallen 87% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 56%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 23 of 37 economies; Korea, Dem. People's Rep. (0.27%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 296% in 2003. That is 7% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 23rd of 216 in 1961 → 35th of 216 in 1970 → 44th of 216 in 1980 → 113th of 216 in 1990 → 175th of 217 in 2000 → 199th of 217 in 2010 → 129th of 217 in 2020 → 142nd of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.46% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 0.47% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 0.46% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 0.44% | -0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 0.64% | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 0.57% | +0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 0.34% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 0.39% | +0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 0.37% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 0.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 0.29% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 0.25% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 0.21% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 0.18% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 0.15% | +0.5 pp |
| 2010 | -0.39% | +0.5 pp |
| 2009 | -0.9% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | -0.86% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | -0.77% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | -0.61% | -0.2 pp |
| 2005 | -0.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | -0.32% | -0.2 pp |
| 2003 | -0.15% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 0.07% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 0.29% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 0.33% | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 0.27% | -0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 0.28% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 0.33% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 0.43% | -0.6 pp |
| 1995 | 1.05% | -0.8 pp |
| 1994 | 1.86% | -0.3 pp |
| 1993 | 2.13% | +0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 1.98% | +0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 1.83% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 1.89% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 1.94% | -0.4 pp |
| 1988 | 2.35% | -0.4 pp |
| 1987 | 2.76% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 2.81% | -0.0 pp |
| 1985 | 2.86% | -0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 2.9% | -0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 2.95% | -0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 2.99% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 3.04% | -0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 3.09% | -0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 3.11% | +0.3 pp |
| 1978 | 2.79% | +0.4 pp |
| 1977 | 2.44% | +0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 2.38% | -0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 2.52% | -0.2 pp |
| 1974 | 2.72% | +0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 2.71% | +0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 2.67% | -0.2 pp |
| 1971 | 2.87% | -0.2 pp |
| 1970 | 3.06% | +0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 3% | +0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 2.95% | -0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 2.99% | -0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 3.06% | +0.0 pp |
| 1965 | 3.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 2.97% | -0.3 pp |
| 1963 | 3.25% | -0.3 pp |
| 1962 | 3.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 3.53% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Micronesia, Fed. Sts.’s Population growth in 1962?
3.54% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Micronesia, Fed. Sts.’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -87.0% in total — about 3.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.46%; 2024: 0.47%; 2023: 0.46%; 2022: 0.44%; 2021: 0.64%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.