The latest officially reported population of Dominica was 66,205 in 2024 vs 37,548 people in the Marshall Islands in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Dominica's population is 65,870 people compared to 36,281 in the Marshall Islands.
Population statistics:
- Dominica's population is 1.82 times bigger than the Marshall Islands'.
- Dominica is ranked the 188th most populous country in the world, while the Marshall Islands is the 192nd.
- The countries together account for 0.001% of the world: 0.0008% for Dominica vs 0.0004% for the Marshall Islands.
- For the last 10 years, Dominica has had an average growth rate of -0.47% per year vs -2.69% in the Marshall Islands.
- Since 2005, the population of Dominica has decreased from 68.7K people to 65.9K (4.17% decline), while the Marshall Islands has declined from 51.9K to 36.3K (30.1% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 12.8% of the population in Dominica and 32.4% in the Marshall Islands.
Dominica vs Marshall Islands: live population counter
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| Current population |
65870
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36281
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| Population rank | 188/197 | 192/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0008% | 0.0004% |
| One net population change |
1.2 days
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6.85 hours
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| One birth every |
11.9 hours
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10.7 hours
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| One death every |
10.3 hours
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1.35 days
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| One migration net change every |
1.82 days
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4.96 hours
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| Annual migration change | -200 | -1,765 |
| Daily growth/decline | -1 | -4 |
| Annual growth/decline | -305 | -1,279 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.46% | -3.29% |
| Population growth rate rank | 183/197 | 197/197 |
Dominica and the Marshall Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 59,372 | 14,703 | - | - |
| 1961 | 60,209 | 15,219 | 1.41% | 3.51% |
| 1962 | 60,948 | 15,755 | 1.23% | 3.52% |
| 1963 | 61,739 | 16,302 | 1.3% | 3.47% |
| 1964 | 62,587 | 16,852 | 1.37% | 3.37% |
| 1965 | 63,505 | 17,402 | 1.47% | 3.26% |
| 1966 | 64,507 | 17,927 | 1.58% | 3.02% |
| 1967 | 65,585 | 18,655 | 1.67% | 4.06% |
| 1968 | 66,732 | 19,862 | 1.75% | 6.47% |
| 1969 | 67,934 | 21,305 | 1.8% | 7.27% |
| 1970 | 68,908 | 22,530 | 1.43% | 5.75% |
| 1971 | 69,532 | 23,366 | 0.91% | 3.71% |
| 1972 | 70,060 | 23,992 | 0.76% | 2.68% |
| 1973 | 70,585 | 24,581 | 0.75% | 2.45% |
| 1974 | 71,091 | 25,296 | 0.72% | 2.91% |
| 1975 | 71,570 | 26,154 | 0.67% | 3.39% |
| 1976 | 72,017 | 27,021 | 0.62% | 3.31% |
| 1977 | 72,406 | 27,906 | 0.54% | 3.28% |
| 1978 | 72,724 | 28,809 | 0.44% | 3.24% |
| 1979 | 72,959 | 29,738 | 0.32% | 3.22% |
| 1980 | 73,083 | 30,774 | 0.17% | 3.48% |
| 1981 | 72,986 | 32,017 | -0.13% | 4.04% |
| 1982 | 72,688 | 33,397 | -0.41% | 4.31% |
| 1983 | 72,365 | 34,811 | -0.44% | 4.23% |
| 1984 | 72,056 | 36,264 | -0.43% | 4.17% |
| 1985 | 71,744 | 37,761 | -0.43% | 4.13% |
| 1986 | 71,406 | 39,286 | -0.47% | 4.04% |
| 1987 | 71,023 | 40,828 | -0.54% | 3.93% |
| 1988 | 70,608 | 42,321 | -0.58% | 3.66% |
| 1989 | 70,153 | 43,586 | -0.64% | 2.99% |
| 1990 | 69,627 | 44,629 | -0.75% | 2.39% |
| 1991 | 69,296 | 45,568 | -0.48% | 2.1% |
| 1992 | 69,325 | 46,388 | 0.04% | 1.8% |
| 1993 | 69,433 | 47,093 | 0.16% | 1.52% |
| 1994 | 69,477 | 47,712 | 0.06% | 1.31% |
| 1995 | 69,469 | 48,266 | -0.01% | 1.16% |
| 1996 | 69,410 | 48,775 | -0.08% | 1.05% |
| 1997 | 69,299 | 49,259 | -0.16% | 0.99% |
| 1998 | 69,124 | 49,717 | -0.25% | 0.93% |
| 1999 | 68,870 | 50,202 | -0.37% | 0.98% |
| 2000 | 68,511 | 50,706 | -0.52% | 1% |
| 2001 | 68,288 | 51,123 | -0.33% | 0.82% |
| 2002 | 68,367 | 51,425 | 0.12% | 0.59% |
| 2003 | 68,531 | 51,639 | 0.24% | 0.42% |
| 2004 | 68,649 | 51,791 | 0.17% | 0.29% |
| 2005 | 68,734 | 51,906 | 0.12% | 0.22% |
| 2006 | 68,806 | 51,992 | 0.1% | 0.17% |
| 2007 | 68,847 | 52,035 | 0.06% | 0.08% |
| 2008 | 68,854 | 52,030 | 0.01% | -0.01% |
| 2009 | 68,864 | 52,019 | 0.01% | -0.02% |
| 2010 | 68,859 | 52,044 | -0.007% | 0.05% |
| 2011 | 69,053 | 51,907 | 0.28% | -0.26% |
| 2012 | 69,118 | 51,419 | 0.09% | -0.94% |
| 2013 | 69,715 | 50,681 | 0.86% | -1.44% |
| 2014 | 70,373 | 49,796 | 0.94% | -1.75% |
| 2015 | 70,410 | 48,800 | 0.05% | -2% |
| 2016 | 69,606 | 47,709 | -1.14% | -2.24% |
| 2017 | 68,496 | 46,529 | -1.59% | -2.47% |
| 2018 | 68,174 | 45,285 | -0.47% | -2.67% |
| 2019 | 67,880 | 44,007 | -0.43% | -2.82% |
| 2020 | 67,573 | 42,706 | -0.45% | -2.96% |
| 2021 | 67,202 | 41,367 | -0.55% | -3.14% |
| 2022 | 66,826 | 40,077 | -0.56% | -3.12% |
| 2023 | 66,510 | 38,827 | -0.47% | -3.12% |
| 2024 | 66,205 | 37,548 | -0.46% | -3.29% |
| 2025 | 65,870 | 36,281 | -0.51% | -3.37% |
| 2026 | 65,508 | 35,078 | -0.55% | -3.32% |
| 2027 | 65,160 | 33,976 | -0.53% | -3.14% |
| 2028 | 64,808 | 32,977 | -0.54% | -2.94% |
| 2029 | 64,475 | 32,054 | -0.51% | -2.8% |
| 2030 | 64,169 | 31,191 | -0.47% | -2.69% |
| 2031 | 63,949 | 30,420 | -0.34% | -2.47% |
| 2032 | 63,825 | 29,740 | -0.19% | -2.23% |
| 2033 | 63,775 | 29,142 | -0.08% | -2.01% |
| 2034 | 63,756 | 28,608 | -0.03% | -1.83% |
| 2035 | 63,764 | 28,147 | 0.01% | -1.61% |
| 2036 | 63,757 | 27,751 | -0.01% | -1.41% |
| 2037 | 63,770 | 27,405 | 0.02% | -1.25% |
| 2038 | 63,784 | 27,092 | 0.02% | -1.14% |
| 2039 | 63,792 | 26,836 | 0.01% | -0.94% |
| 2040 | 63,798 | 26,598 | 0.009% | -0.89% |
| 2041 | 63,804 | 26,396 | 0.009% | -0.76% |
| 2042 | 63,778 | 26,217 | -0.04% | -0.68% |
| 2043 | 63,731 | 26,054 | -0.07% | -0.62% |
| 2044 | 63,677 | 25,913 | -0.08% | -0.54% |
| 2045 | 63,630 | 25,777 | -0.07% | -0.52% |
| 2046 | 63,575 | 25,653 | -0.09% | -0.48% |
| 2047 | 63,501 | 25,543 | -0.12% | -0.43% |
| 2048 | 63,411 | 25,429 | -0.14% | -0.45% |
| 2049 | 63,303 | 25,311 | -0.17% | -0.46% |
| 2050 | 63,191 | 25,195 | -0.18% | -0.46% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Dominica increased by 1,676 people (a 2.44% growth), while the Marshall Islands lost 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Dominica lost -4,540 (a 6.45% decline), while the Marshall Islands' population decreased by -12,519 (a 25.7% decline).
Dominica was ranked 187th most populous country in 2005 and is 188th in 2025. The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th in 2005 and ranked 192nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Dominica's population will shrink by 4.07% to 63,191 people and will still be ranked 188th. The population of the Marshall Islands will decrease by 30.6% to 25,195 people and rank change from 192nd to 193rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Roseau | 14.7K |
| Portsmouth | 3.63K |
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| City | Population |
| Majuro | 30K |
| Djarrit | 7.1K |
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Population differences between Dominica and the Marshall Islands
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| Life expectancy | 71.5 years | 67.2 years |
| Average age | 38.2 years | 27.5 years |
| Median age | 37 years | 21.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50:50 | 51.2:48.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.48 births per woman | 2.92 births per woman |
| Population density | 228.6 ppl/mi² | 540 ppl/mi² |
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