Rural population in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Rural population was 88,126 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Rural population in Micronesia (country), 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Micronesia (country) recorded 88,126 for rural population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Micronesia (country) peaked at 88,126 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 33,153, in 1960.
That places Micronesia (country) 172nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37,963 | 33,153 | 42,866 | 10 |
| 1970s | 49,401 | 44,094 | 55,208 | 10 |
| 1980s | 65,137 | 56,917 | 73,161 | 10 |
| 1990s | 81,192 | 74,642 | 86,574 | 10 |
| 2000s | 86,219 | 83,883 | 87,338 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84,452 | 83,569 | 85,624 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87,158 | 86,098 | 88,126 | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Micronesia (country)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2013)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2013)
- Rural population 77.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 24.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 121.25 million current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 169 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,716 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 289.81 metric tons (2024)
- Fertilizer consumption 7.5 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Micronesia (country)?
- Rural population in Micronesia (country) was 88,126 in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 88,126 in 2025.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,153 in 1960.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for rural population?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 172nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.