Summary of Census Results
Summary indicators from selected censuses, FSM: 1973, 1980, 1994 and 2000
| Indicator |
1973 |
1980 |
1994 |
2000 |
| Total
population |
62,731 |
73,159 |
105,506 |
107,008 |
| Female population |
30,603 |
35,763 |
51,583 |
52,817 |
| Rural population |
46,641 |
47,165 |
78,889 |
83,437 |
| Population density (sq. mile) |
229 |
270 |
389 |
395 |
| Urban |
899 |
1,083 |
1,506 |
1,336 |
| Rural |
183 |
211 |
309 |
327 |
| Average growth rate |
2.344 |
2.989 |
1.943 |
0.256 |
| Median age |
16.5 |
16.7 |
17.8 |
18.9 |
| Sex ratio |
105 |
104.6 |
104.5 |
102.6 |
| Average household size |
7.2 |
6.9 |
6.8 |
7.0 |
| Dependency ratio |
101.5 |
100.8 |
89.2 |
78.6 |
| Young |
93.9 |
92.7 |
82.3 |
72.0 |
| Old |
8.4 |
7.1 |
6.8 |
6.5 |
| Total fertility rate |
8.28 |
7.39 |
4.65 |
4.44 |
| Life expectancy at birth |
60.6 |
64.8 |
65.2 |
67 |
| Infant mortality rate (per 1000) |
68 |
48 |
46 |
40 |
| Labor force participation rate |
N/A |
N/A |
43.6 |
58.6 |
| Unemployment rate |
N/A |
N/A |
16.3 |
22.0 |
| Percent of labor force in subsistence |
N/A |
N/A |
22.6 |
28.4 |
| Gross enrollment rate |
N/A |
N/A |
58.1 |
55.1 |
| Percent graduated high school |
N/A |
N/A |
36.6 |
41.2 |
| Literacy rate (persons 15-24 years) |
N/A |
92.3 |
96.4 |
95.1 |
Source: Census reports from respective census years
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