The current population of the Marshall Islands is 36,281 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 37,548 in 2024.
Population facts:
- For the last 20 years, the Marshall Islands has had an average decline rate of -1.51% per year.
- The Marshall Islands accounts for 0.0004% of the world's population.
- The Marshall Islands' population peaked in 2010 at 52K people and has been in decline since.
- Since 2005, population has decreased from 51.9K people to 36.3K (-30.1% decline in 20 years).
- The UN estimates that the Marshall Islands' population is going to decline by -30.6% to 25.2K people by 2050.
- The Marshall Islands is ranked 192/197 by population and was ranked 188th in 2005.
The Marshall Islands population clock
Marshall Islands
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
36281
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 192/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.0004% | N/A |
| One net population change |
6.85 hours
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
10.7 hours
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
1.35 days
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | -4 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,279 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -3.29% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 197/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
4.96 hours
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -1,765 | N/A |
The Marshall Islands population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14,703 | - |
| 1961 | 15,219 | 3.51% |
| 1962 | 15,755 | 3.52% |
| 1963 | 16,302 | 3.47% |
| 1964 | 16,852 | 3.37% |
| 1965 | 17,402 | 3.26% |
| 1966 | 17,927 | 3.02% |
| 1967 | 18,655 | 4.06% |
| 1968 | 19,862 | 6.47% |
| 1969 | 21,305 | 7.27% |
| 1970 | 22,530 | 5.75% |
| 1971 | 23,366 | 3.71% |
| 1972 | 23,992 | 2.68% |
| 1973 | 24,581 | 2.45% |
| 1974 | 25,296 | 2.91% |
| 1975 | 26,154 | 3.39% |
| 1976 | 27,021 | 3.31% |
| 1977 | 27,906 | 3.28% |
| 1978 | 28,809 | 3.24% |
| 1979 | 29,738 | 3.22% |
| 1980 | 30,774 | 3.48% |
| 1981 | 32,017 | 4.04% |
| 1982 | 33,397 | 4.31% |
| 1983 | 34,811 | 4.23% |
| 1984 | 36,264 | 4.17% |
| 1985 | 37,761 | 4.13% |
| 1986 | 39,286 | 4.04% |
| 1987 | 40,828 | 3.93% |
| 1988 | 42,321 | 3.66% |
| 1989 | 43,586 | 2.99% |
| 1990 | 44,629 | 2.39% |
| 1991 | 45,568 | 2.1% |
| 1992 | 46,388 | 1.8% |
| 1993 | 47,093 | 1.52% |
| 1994 | 47,712 | 1.31% |
| 1995 | 48,266 | 1.16% |
| 1996 | 48,775 | 1.05% |
| 1997 | 49,259 | 0.99% |
| 1998 | 49,717 | 0.93% |
| 1999 | 50,202 | 0.98% |
| 2000 | 50,706 | 1% |
| 2001 | 51,123 | 0.82% |
| 2002 | 51,425 | 0.59% |
| 2003 | 51,639 | 0.42% |
| 2004 | 51,791 | 0.29% |
| 2005 | 51,906 | 0.22% |
| 2006 | 51,992 | 0.17% |
| 2007 | 52,035 | 0.08% |
| 2008 | 52,030 | -0.01% |
| 2009 | 52,019 | -0.02% |
| 2010 | 52,044 | 0.05% |
| 2011 | 51,907 | -0.26% |
| 2012 | 51,419 | -0.94% |
| 2013 | 50,681 | -1.44% |
| 2014 | 49,796 | -1.75% |
| 2015 | 48,800 | -2% |
| 2016 | 47,709 | -2.24% |
| 2017 | 46,529 | -2.47% |
| 2018 | 45,285 | -2.67% |
| 2019 | 44,007 | -2.82% |
| 2020 | 42,706 | -2.96% |
| 2021 | 41,367 | -3.14% |
| 2022 | 40,077 | -3.12% |
| 2023 | 38,827 | -3.12% |
| 2024 | 37,548 | -3.29% |
| 2025 | 36,281 | -3.37% |
| 2026 | 35,078 | -3.32% |
| 2027 | 33,976 | -3.14% |
| 2028 | 32,977 | -2.94% |
| 2029 | 32,054 | -2.8% |
| 2030 | 31,191 | -2.69% |
| 2031 | 30,420 | -2.47% |
| 2032 | 29,740 | -2.23% |
| 2033 | 29,142 | -2.01% |
| 2034 | 28,608 | -1.83% |
| 2035 | 28,147 | -1.61% |
| 2036 | 27,751 | -1.41% |
| 2037 | 27,405 | -1.25% |
| 2038 | 27,092 | -1.14% |
| 2039 | 26,836 | -0.94% |
| 2040 | 26,598 | -0.89% |
| 2041 | 26,396 | -0.76% |
| 2042 | 26,217 | -0.68% |
| 2043 | 26,054 | -0.62% |
| 2044 | 25,913 | -0.54% |
| 2045 | 25,777 | -0.52% |
| 2046 | 25,653 | -0.48% |
| 2047 | 25,543 | -0.43% |
| 2048 | 25,429 | -0.45% |
| 2049 | 25,311 | -0.46% |
| 2050 | 25,195 | -0.46% |
The Marshall Islands has a population of 36.3K as of 2025, compared to 48.8K in 2015, 51.9K in 2005, and 48.3K in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to decrease by an average of 2.57% per year. The Marshall Islands is ranked 197th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) the Marshall Islands will have 25,777 people (-29% decline) with a rank change from 192nd to 193rd.
By the year 2100, the Marshall Islands' population is projected to decline by 34.4% to 23.8K people.
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Marshall Islands population statistics
|
Marshall Islands
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 67.2 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 27.5 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 21.8 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.2:48.8 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 2.92 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 540 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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