Micronesia, Fed. Sts.: Population ages 0-14, total

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Micronesia, Fed. Sts.'s population ages 0-14, total fell 0.7% on 2024 (from 36,039 to 35,803).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −0.9% and a typical year strayed about 0.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.5% in 1962 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.2% in 2008. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is downward, about 98.88 a year. A straight line explains 97% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Micronesia, Fed. Sts. had the 186th highest value of the 217 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Micronesia, Fed. Sts. in the 2025 ranking

• Kiribati — 183rd of 217: 46,903
• Guam — 184th of 217: 43,716
• Tonga — 185th of 217: 36,226
• St. Lucia — 187th of 217: 31,067
• Seychelles — 188th of 217: 24,259
• Channel Islands — 189th of 217: 23,642

What this measures

Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 66 values

Population ages 0-14, total in nearby economies

• American Samoa — 12,128 (2025)
• Australia — 4.88 million (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 96,185 (2025)
• Cambodia — 5.26 million (2025)
• China — 216.72 million (2025)
• Fiji — 250,351 (2025)
• French Polynesia — 52,122 (2025)
• Guam — 43,716 (2025)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 773,239 (2025)
• Indonesia — 69.28 million (2025)
• Japan — 13.86 million (2025)

More health data for Micronesia, Fed. Sts.

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 10.21% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 11.02% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 17,340 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 30.3% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 18,464 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 32.7% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 31.49% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 9.99% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)

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Questions people ask

What is Micronesia, Fed. Sts.'s population ages 0-14, total?

35,803 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1960?

It is up 83.65% from 19,495 in 1960 (0.94% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 47,698 in 1994 and the lowest 19,495 in 1960.

How does Micronesia, Fed. Sts. rank?

186th highest of 217 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in population ages 0-14, total unusual for Micronesia, Fed. Sts.?

In 2025, Micronesia, Fed. Sts.'s population ages 0-14, total fell 0.7% on 2024 (from 36,039 to 35,803). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −0.9% and a typical year strayed about 0.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SP.POP.0014.TO, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publisher: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions o… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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