What is urban population in Micronesia (country)?

Urban population in Micronesia (country) was 25,557 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 27,898 in 1994.

What is the lowest urban population recorded in Micronesia (country)?

The lowest recorded value was 9,908 in 1960.

How does Micronesia (country) rank for urban population?

Micronesia (country) ranks 205th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.

Is urban population rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 Urban population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Urban population in Micronesia (country)

Name: Urban population in Micronesia (country)
Creator: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Micronesia (country): Urban population was 25,557 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

25,557

Change on year

up 0.6%

World rank

205th

of 215 countries

All-time high

27,898

in 1994

All-time low

9,908

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Urban population in Micronesia (country), 1960–2025

Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).

Analysis

In 2025, urban population in Micronesia (country) stood at 25,557.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population in Micronesia (country) peaked at 27,898 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 9,908, in 1960.

That places Micronesia (country) 205th 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	12,057	9,908	14,279	10
1970s	17,260	14,828	19,846	10
1980s	23,283	20,490	25,842	10
1990s	26,774	25,106	27,898	10
2000s	24,779	24,074	25,110	10
2010s	24,259	23,971	24,658	10
2020s	25,196	24,818	25,557	6

Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)

202 American Samoa 37,059 compare
203 San Marino 33,150 compare
204 Marshall Islands 28,701 compare
206 Saint Martin (French part) 24,941 compare
207 Antigua and Barbuda 22,924 compare
208 British Virgin Islands 22,804 compare

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More climate change data for Micronesia (country)

Population growth 0.5% (2025)
Population, total 113,683 (2025)
Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
Urban population 22.5% (2025)
Terrestrial protected areas 0.0% (2025)
Terrestrial and marine protected areas 0.0% (2025)
Marine protected areas 0.0% (2025)
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 2.9 1=low to 6=high (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population in Micronesia (country)?: Urban population in Micronesia (country) was 25,557 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 27,898 in 1994.
What is the lowest urban population recorded in Micronesia (country)?: The lowest recorded value was 9,908 in 1960.
How does Micronesia (country) rank for urban population?: Micronesia (country) ranks 205th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban population rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 Urban population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Urban population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.