The latest officially reported population of the Marshall Islands was 37,548 in 2024 vs 2,389,275 people in Moldova in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Marshall Islands' population is 36,281 people compared to 2,358,679 in Moldova.
Population statistics:
- Moldova's population is 65 times bigger than the Marshall Islands'.
- The Marshall Islands is ranked the 192nd most populous country in the world, while Moldova is the 145th.
- The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.0004% for the Marshall Islands vs 0.03% for Moldova.
- For the last 10 years, the Marshall Islands has had an average growth rate of -2.69% per year vs -1.62% in Moldova.
- Since 2005, the population of the Marshall Islands has decreased from 51.9K people to 36.3K (30.1% decline), while Moldova has declined from 2.89M to 2.36M (18.4% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 32.4% of the population in the Marshall Islands and 38.6% in Moldova.
Marshall Islands vs Moldova: live population counter
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| Current population |
36281
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2358679
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| Population rank | 192/197 | 145/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0004% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
6.85 hours
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7.67 minutes
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| One birth every |
10.7 hours
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19.9 minutes
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| One death every |
1.35 days
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15.7 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.96 hours
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19.4 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -1,765 | -27,088 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4 | -188 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,279 | -68,508 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -3.29% | -2.79% |
| Population growth rate rank | 197/197 | 196/197 |
the Marshall Islands and Moldova: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 14,703 | 2,058,020 | - | - |
| 1961 | 15,219 | 2,103,327 | 3.51% | 2.2% |
| 1962 | 15,755 | 2,147,227 | 3.52% | 2.09% |
| 1963 | 16,302 | 2,188,895 | 3.47% | 1.94% |
| 1964 | 16,852 | 2,228,000 | 3.37% | 1.79% |
| 1965 | 17,402 | 2,265,287 | 3.26% | 1.67% |
| 1966 | 17,927 | 2,301,871 | 3.02% | 1.61% |
| 1967 | 18,655 | 2,337,695 | 4.06% | 1.56% |
| 1968 | 19,862 | 2,373,073 | 6.47% | 1.51% |
| 1969 | 21,305 | 2,408,469 | 7.27% | 1.49% |
| 1970 | 22,530 | 2,437,590 | 5.75% | 1.21% |
| 1971 | 23,366 | 2,460,611 | 3.71% | 0.94% |
| 1972 | 23,992 | 2,484,742 | 2.68% | 0.98% |
| 1973 | 24,581 | 2,510,584 | 2.45% | 1.04% |
| 1974 | 25,296 | 2,538,164 | 2.91% | 1.1% |
| 1975 | 26,154 | 2,566,998 | 3.39% | 1.14% |
| 1976 | 27,021 | 2,596,491 | 3.31% | 1.15% |
| 1977 | 27,906 | 2,626,298 | 3.28% | 1.15% |
| 1978 | 28,809 | 2,656,211 | 3.24% | 1.14% |
| 1979 | 29,738 | 2,683,035 | 3.22% | 1.01% |
| 1980 | 30,774 | 2,708,675 | 3.48% | 0.96% |
| 1981 | 32,017 | 2,735,987 | 4.04% | 1.01% |
| 1982 | 33,397 | 2,763,101 | 4.31% | 0.99% |
| 1983 | 34,811 | 2,791,207 | 4.23% | 1.02% |
| 1984 | 36,264 | 2,820,518 | 4.17% | 1.05% |
| 1985 | 37,761 | 2,850,787 | 4.13% | 1.07% |
| 1986 | 39,286 | 2,883,057 | 4.04% | 1.13% |
| 1987 | 40,828 | 2,916,306 | 3.93% | 1.15% |
| 1988 | 42,321 | 2,948,891 | 3.66% | 1.12% |
| 1989 | 43,586 | 2,970,039 | 2.99% | 0.72% |
| 1990 | 44,629 | 2,977,912 | 2.39% | 0.27% |
| 1991 | 45,568 | 2,981,566 | 2.1% | 0.12% |
| 1992 | 46,388 | 2,980,965 | 1.8% | -0.02% |
| 1993 | 47,093 | 2,975,966 | 1.52% | -0.17% |
| 1994 | 47,712 | 2,966,745 | 1.31% | -0.31% |
| 1995 | 48,266 | 2,953,200 | 1.16% | -0.46% |
| 1996 | 48,775 | 2,947,293 | 1.05% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 49,259 | 2,936,413 | 0.99% | -0.37% |
| 1998 | 49,717 | 2,935,227 | 0.93% | -0.04% |
| 1999 | 50,202 | 2,930,622 | 0.98% | -0.16% |
| 2000 | 50,706 | 2,924,668 | 1% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 51,123 | 2,918,135 | 0.82% | -0.22% |
| 2002 | 51,425 | 2,911,385 | 0.59% | -0.23% |
| 2003 | 51,639 | 2,903,198 | 0.42% | -0.28% |
| 2004 | 51,791 | 2,896,023 | 0.29% | -0.25% |
| 2005 | 51,906 | 2,888,985 | 0.22% | -0.24% |
| 2006 | 51,992 | 2,880,967 | 0.17% | -0.28% |
| 2007 | 52,035 | 2,874,299 | 0.08% | -0.23% |
| 2008 | 52,030 | 2,868,833 | -0.01% | -0.19% |
| 2009 | 52,019 | 2,865,213 | -0.02% | -0.13% |
| 2010 | 52,044 | 2,862,354 | 0.05% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 51,907 | 2,860,699 | -0.26% | -0.06% |
| 2012 | 51,419 | 2,860,324 | -0.94% | -0.01% |
| 2013 | 50,681 | 2,859,558 | -1.44% | -0.03% |
| 2014 | 49,796 | 2,857,815 | -1.75% | -0.06% |
| 2015 | 48,800 | 2,835,978 | -2% | -0.76% |
| 2016 | 47,709 | 2,803,186 | -2.24% | -1.16% |
| 2017 | 46,529 | 2,755,189 | -2.47% | -1.71% |
| 2018 | 45,285 | 2,707,203 | -2.67% | -1.74% |
| 2019 | 44,007 | 2,664,224 | -2.82% | -1.59% |
| 2020 | 42,706 | 2,635,130 | -2.96% | -1.09% |
| 2021 | 41,367 | 2,595,809 | -3.14% | -1.49% |
| 2022 | 40,077 | 2,528,654 | -3.12% | -2.59% |
| 2023 | 38,827 | 2,457,783 | -3.12% | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 37,548 | 2,389,275 | -3.29% | -2.79% |
| 2025 | 36,281 | 2,358,679 | -3.37% | -1.28% |
| 2026 | 35,078 | 2,331,249 | -3.32% | -1.16% |
| 2027 | 33,976 | 2,308,519 | -3.14% | -0.97% |
| 2028 | 32,977 | 2,285,773 | -2.94% | -0.99% |
| 2029 | 32,054 | 2,262,909 | -2.8% | -1% |
| 2030 | 31,191 | 2,239,915 | -2.69% | -1.02% |
| 2031 | 30,420 | 2,217,099 | -2.47% | -1.02% |
| 2032 | 29,740 | 2,194,590 | -2.23% | -1.02% |
| 2033 | 29,142 | 2,172,083 | -2.01% | -1.03% |
| 2034 | 28,608 | 2,149,558 | -1.83% | -1.04% |
| 2035 | 28,147 | 2,127,153 | -1.61% | -1.04% |
| 2036 | 27,751 | 2,105,178 | -1.41% | -1.03% |
| 2037 | 27,405 | 2,083,762 | -1.25% | -1.02% |
| 2038 | 27,092 | 2,062,803 | -1.14% | -1.01% |
| 2039 | 26,836 | 2,042,214 | -0.94% | -1% |
| 2040 | 26,598 | 2,022,294 | -0.89% | -0.98% |
| 2041 | 26,396 | 2,003,296 | -0.76% | -0.94% |
| 2042 | 26,217 | 1,984,924 | -0.68% | -0.92% |
| 2043 | 26,054 | 1,966,961 | -0.62% | -0.9% |
| 2044 | 25,913 | 1,949,608 | -0.54% | -0.88% |
| 2045 | 25,777 | 1,932,647 | -0.52% | -0.87% |
| 2046 | 25,653 | 1,915,982 | -0.48% | -0.86% |
| 2047 | 25,543 | 1,899,781 | -0.43% | -0.85% |
| 2048 | 25,429 | 1,883,795 | -0.45% | -0.84% |
| 2049 | 25,311 | 1,867,636 | -0.46% | -0.86% |
| 2050 | 25,195 | 1,851,456 | -0.46% | -0.87% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Marshall Islands decreased by 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline), while Moldova lost 53,007 people (a 1.83% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Marshall Islands lost -12,519 (a 25.7% decline), while Moldova's population decreased by -477,299 (a 16.8% decline).
The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th most populous country in 2005 and is 192nd in 2025. Moldova was ranked 134th in 2005 and ranked 145th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) the Marshall Islands' population will shrink by 30.6% to 25,195 people with a rank change from 192nd to 193rd. The population of Moldova will decrease by 21.5% to 1,851,456 people and rank change from 145th to 150th.
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Population differences between the Marshall Islands and Moldova
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| Life expectancy | 67.2 years | 71.5 years |
| Average age | 27.5 years | 39.3 years |
| Median age | 21.8 years | 39.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.2:48.8 | 46:54 |
| Fertility rate | 2.92 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman |
| Population density | 540 ppl/mi² | 187.9 ppl/mi² |
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