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Micronesia vs United States Virgin Islands

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Micronesia

113,683#190 · +0.46%/yr
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Flag of United States Virgin Islands

United States Virgin Islands

103,792#192 · −0.56%/yr

Micronesia has 10% more people than United States Virgin Islands: 113,683 vs 103,792, a gap of 9,891. Micronesia is growing faster (+0.46% vs −0.56% a year), adding about 524 people a year against −583. At these source-year rates the modelled relative population gap is widening. United States Virgin Islands is the older society: 23.1% aged 65+ against 6.2% in Micronesia, while Micronesia has more children (31.5% under 15 vs 16.5%). United States Virgin Islands is 1.9× as densely populated (299.8 vs 160.9 people per km²). People in United States Virgin Islands live 13.4 years longer on average (80.8 vs 67.4). GDP per capita is 10.0× higher in United States Virgin Islands ($44,321 vs $4,414).

Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Micronesia) and 2025 (United States Virgin Islands); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.

Micronesia vs United States Virgin Islands — side by side

Flag of Micronesia MicronesiaFlag of United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands
Population113,6832025103,7922025
Growth rate / yr+0.46%2025−0.56%2025
Births per 1,00022.3202411.12024
Deaths per 1,0007.720249.22024
Children per woman2.7420241.972024
Life expectancy67.4 yrs202480.8 yrs2024
Aged 0–1431.5%202516.5%2025
Aged 65+6.2%202523.1%2025
Density160.9 /km²2023299.8 /km²2023
Area700 km²2023350 km²2023
Urban population22.5%202595.4%2025
Net migration / yr-1,1252025-3572025
GDP per capita$4,4142025$44,3212022
Country population rank (available records)#190#192
Base / world population (World Bank 2025)0.00%0.00%

Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.

Population since 1960

World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Micronesia: 2.6× from 1960 to 2025; United States Virgin Islands: 3.2× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.

030K60K90K121K1960197019801990200020102020MicronesiaUnited States Virgin Islands0891772663541960197019801990200020102020MicronesiaUnited States Virgin Islands

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