~55- 1/ The great majority of Micronesians (more than 72 percent) are ( Jess than thirty years old, and the Territory's median age {16.2 years) is one of the world's lowest.. Particularly significant for population planning is the fact that 72 percent of all females are less than thirty years of age. r This represents an extremely high "fedundity" ~-- j.e. biological potential for reproductian -- in the population. (See Table IV-3) ’ POPULATION PYRAMID OF MICRONESIANS, 1973 oo Figure AGE ’ 154 , a . ° . , YEARS of BIRTH ° 1258 & belory 7-74 : . 1892-1903 65-69 ie {O03- 19248 CO-64 - : 170 1913 45-59 ¢ 1913-4918 Soe BH 1918-1073 45-49 yo? E1309 40-44 FEMALE 978-1013 35-39 1933-1939 2-3 {FIPS IG4G - 25-79 144-1555 PRE P343-190S53 15-19 {2bRissa iOya 1552-1633 6.9 1953-1558 O44 1958-1977 ee 19 B } L L 4 dn 2 o Percent® Source: é : ! L ! - 2 f 4 { { 6 1 \ 4 8 { 1d : Figure ] is taken from Alan Kay, “Population Growth in Micronesia," Micronesian Reporter, XXII (2nd Quarter, 1974), No. 2, P. 17. ( .