Urban population (% of total population) in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Urban population (% of total population) was 22.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban population in Micronesia (country), 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population in Micronesia (country) stood at 22.5%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population in Micronesia (country) peaked at 26.5% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2010.
That places Micronesia (country) 209th out of 218 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.
Urban population (% of total population) in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.0% | — |
| 1961 | 23.3% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 23.5% | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 23.7% | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 24.0% | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 24.2% | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 24.4% | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 24.6% | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 24.8% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 25.0% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 25.2% | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 25.3% | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 25.5% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 25.6% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 25.8% | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 26.0% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 26.1% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 26.3% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 26.4% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 26.4% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 26.5% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 26.5% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 26.5% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 26.4% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 26.4% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 26.4% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 26.3% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 26.2% | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 26.2% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 26.1% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 26.0% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 25.9% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 25.8% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 25.7% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 25.6% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 25.3% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 24.6% | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 23.8% | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 23.0% | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 22.5% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 22.3% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 22.3% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 22.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 22.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 22.5% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 22.5% | +0.1% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 22.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.4%, 34% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 22.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 65.4%, 34% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 25.9% | 25.2% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.3% | 26.1% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.8% | 22.5% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 22.3% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 22.3% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.4% | 22.4% | 22.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
More climate change data for Micronesia (country)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.4622 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5706 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.2248 units per person (2025)
- Urban population 25,557 (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Population, total 113,683 (2025)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population in Micronesia (country)?
- Urban population in Micronesia (country) was 22.5% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest urban population recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 1980.
- What is the lowest urban population recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2010.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for urban population?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 209th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.