Marshall Islands Population (LIVE)

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Marshall Islands Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of the Marshall Islands is 36,620 as of Friday, March 21, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • the Marshall Islands 2025 population is estimated at 36,282 people at mid-year.
  • the Marshall Islands population is equivalent to 0.00044% of the total world population.
  • the Marshall Islands ranks number 217 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in the Marshall Islands is 202 per Km² (522 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 180 Km² (69 sq. miles).
  • 100% of the population is urban (36,282 people in 2025)
  • The median age in the Marshall Islands is 20.4 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of the Marshall Islands (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Marshall Islands
Global
Rank
2025 36,282 −3.37% −1,266 −1,698 20.4 2.82 202 0.00044% 8,231,613,070 217
2024 37,548 −3.29% −1,279 −1,765 20.5 2.86 209 0.00046% 8,161,972,572 217
2023 38,827 −3.12% −1,250 −1,832 20.7 2.92 216 0.00048% 8,091,734,930 216
2022 40,077 −3.13% −1,315 −1,829 21 2.94 223 0.00050% 8,021,407,192 213
2020 42,706 −2.63% −1,219 −2,004 21.4 2.99 237 97% 41,426 0.00054% 7,887,001,292 212
2015 48,800 −1.28% −649 −1,964 20.5 3.13 271 82.3% 40,175 0.00065% 7,470,491,872 210
2010 52,044 0.05% 28 −1,221 19.6 3.67 289 74.1% 38,568 0.00074% 7,021,732,148 209
2005 51,906 0.47% 240 −1,482 18.7 4.28 288 71.3% 37,031 0.00079% 6,586,970,132 208
2000 50,706 0.99% 488 −1,110 17.1 4.7 282 70.5% 35,771 0.00082% 6,171,702,993 208
1995 48,266 1.58% 727 −991 15.3 5.09 268 70.5% 34,041 0.00084% 5,758,878,982 207
1990 44,629 3.4% 1,374 −562 13.9 5.97 248 68.9% 30,769 0.00084% 5,327,803,110 208
1985 37,761 4.18% 1,397 −1 13.7 6.87 210 62.9% 23,745 0.00078% 4,868,943,465 209
1980 30,774 3.31% 924 −155 13.9 7.37 171 57.9% 17,825 0.00069% 4,447,606,236 209
1975 26,154 3.03% 725 −193 14.8 7.83 145 59.3% 15,507 0.00064% 4,070,735,277 210
1970 22,530 5.3% 1,026 201 16.2 8.07 125 48.4% 10,910 0.00061% 3,694,683,794 210
1965 17,402 3.43% 540 −22 15.2 8.16 97 42.4% 7,374 0.00052% 3,334,533,703 212
1960 14,703 1.75% 244 63 16.2 8.08 82 35.5% 5,217 0.00049% 3,015,470,894 213
1955 13,482 0.74% 97 −316 17.1 7.91 75 30% 4,040 0.00049% 2,740,213,792 213

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Marshall Islands Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Marshall Islands
Global
Rank
2030 31,186 −2.98% −1,019 −1,183 21.3 2.6 173 0.00036% 8,569,124,911 219
2035 28,142 −2.03% −609 −792 22.8 2.44 156 0.00032% 8,885,210,181 219
2040 26,597 −1.12% −309 −553 24.3 2.31 148 0.00029% 9,177,190,203 219
2045 25,773 −0.63% −165 −383 25.8 2.21 143 0.00027% 9,439,639,668 219
2050 25,195 −0.45% −116 −273 27.6 2.11 140 0.00026% 9,664,378,587 219

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

See also


Notes

The Marshall Islands Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Marshall Islands delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Marshall Islands (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.