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2000 FSM Census of Chuuk State Chapter 1. IntroductionAnalysis of Data on Geographical DistributionGeographic Distribution Over TimeAs presented in Table 1.4 in the earlier sections and as can also be seen from Figure 1.1, the population of Chuuk Stateincreased over the years. However, two periods since 1930 showed massive increases in Chuuk’s population. The firstperiod was after World War II, 1958 to 1967, when the population of Chuuk increased from 20,124 to 25,107 persons.The second period was after the formation of the FSM federation, 1980 to 1989, in which the population increasedfrom 37,488 to 47,871 persons.The percentage distribution of the population across the regions also changed over the years. The Lagoon’s share in thecomposition of the Chuuk State population increased from about 66 percent, in 1930 to over 78 percent in 1994 anddecreased to about 76 percent in 2000. The Outer Islands’ share decreased from nearly 34 percent in 1930 to about 22percent in 1994 and increased to about 24 percent in 2000. During the period, the share for Northern Namoneas almostdoubled, while the share for the Southern Namoneas decreased slightly and that of Faichuk remained the same. Theshare for Mortlocks also decreased from about 23 percent in 1935 to about 12 percent in 1994 and slightly increased byabout 0.9 percentage points in 2000. The share for the Oksoritod remained at about 10 percent. This was largely due todifferences in internal migration patterns.Percentage distribution100806040200Figure 1.1 Population Distribution by Region, Chuuk: 1930 to 20001930 1935 1958 1967 1973 1980 1989 1994 2000Census yearProperOuter IslandsPopulation DistributionTable 1.15 presents the distribution of the 2000 population of Chuuk State by Municipality and sex. Of the 53,595persons living in Chuuk State, about 27,100 (51 percent) were males and about 26,400 (or 49 percent) were females.The population was distributed unevenly among the regions (see Figure 1.2). Northern Namoneas was the mostpopulated region. Nearly one-third (14,722 persons) of the Chuuk population lived in Northern Namoneas. NorhterNamoneas was followed in order by Faichuk (about 24 percent), Southern Namoneas (22 percent), the Mortlocks (12percent), and Oksoritod (10 percent).Chuuk Branch Statistics Office, Division of Statistics, FSM Department of Economic Affairs 15