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Population in the Marshall Islands compared to Nigeria: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of the Marshall Islands was 36,282 in 2025 vs 237,527,782 people in Nigeria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Marshall Islands' population is 35,039 people compared to 245,016,045 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 6,993 times bigger than the Marshall Islands'.
  • The Marshall Islands is ranked the 192nd most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 2.95% of the world: 0.0004% for the Marshall Islands vs 2.95% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, the Marshall Islands has had an average growth rate of -2.84% per year vs +2.25% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Marshall Islands has decreased from 52K people to 35K (32.6% decline), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 245M (64.4% growth).

Marshall Islands vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Marshall Islands
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Marshall Islands Nigeria
2100 23,445 481,640,156
2099 23,524 481,456,918
2098 23,613 481,181,892
2097 23,708 480,838,161
2096 23,784 480,422,467
2095 23,867 479,938,579
2094 23,935 479,395,022
2093 24,009 478,769,369
2092 24,079 478,059,864
2091 24,137 477,236,907
2090 24,185 476,329,495
2089 24,240 475,326,347
2088 24,272 474,231,442
2087 24,301 473,035,563
2086 24,316 471,732,001
2085 24,335 470,328,175
2084 24,342 468,806,172
2083 24,331 467,187,453
2082 24,315 465,472,417
2081 24,304 463,643,190
2080 24,278 461,705,493
2079 24,256 459,644,523
2078 24,214 457,477,264
2077 24,172 455,218,871
2076 24,138 452,849,991
2075 24,083 450,367,356
2074 24,049 447,789,885
2073 24,000 445,117,028
2072 23,969 442,340,440
2071 23,931 439,464,323
2070 23,889 436,505,329
2069 23,857 433,437,998
2068 23,815 430,286,232
2067 23,795 427,032,499
2066 23,763 423,702,640
2065 23,762 420,285,359
2064 23,766 416,778,394
2063 23,778 413,198,800
2062 23,818 409,551,159
2061 23,869 405,827,482
2060 23,917 402,041,765
2059 23,981 398,197,311
2058 24,028 394,284,767
2057 24,106 390,311,065
2056 24,194 386,267,580
2055 24,305 382,162,992
2054 24,411 378,000,511
2053 24,502 373,769,779
2052 24,602 369,472,476
2051 24,714 365,120,741
2050 24,811 360,706,317
2049 24,935 356,243,287
2048 25,047 351,724,743
2047 25,155 347,142,279
2046 25,267 342,505,549
2045 25,394 337,807,869
2044 25,531 333,050,132
2043 25,687 328,230,652
2042 25,846 323,363,366
2041 26,033 318,443,989
2040 26,249 313,468,061
2039 26,493 308,450,008
2038 26,759 303,399,842
2037 27,090 298,327,800
2036 27,446 293,227,654
2035 27,874 288,115,630
2034 28,364 282,995,818
2033 28,919 277,875,880
2032 29,543 272,747,599
2031 30,251 267,645,657
2030 31,054 262,562,767
2029 31,943 257,484,616
2028 32,879 252,445,821
2027 33,909 247,437,680
2026 35,039 242,458,365
2025 36,282 237,527,782
2024 37,548 232,679,478
2023 38,827 227,882,945
2022 40,077 223,150,896
2021 41,367 218,529,286
2020 42,706 213,996,181
2019 44,007 209,485,641
2018 45,285 204,938,755
2017 46,529 200,254,579
2016 47,709 195,443,700
2015 48,800 190,671,878
2014 49,796 185,896,915
2013 50,681 181,049,443
2012 51,419 176,200,625
2011 51,907 171,379,598
2010 52,044 166,642,886
2009 52,019 162,049,464
2008 52,030 157,595,014
2007 52,035 153,267,261
2006 51,992 149,077,334
2005 51,906 145,017,253
2004 51,791 141,057,045
2003 51,639 137,202,644
2002 51,425 133,471,989
2001 51,123 129,862,595
2000 50,706 126,382,494
1999 50,202 123,047,320
1998 49,717 119,846,254
1997 49,259 116,754,792
1996 48,775 113,754,779
1995 48,266 110,819,428
1994 47,712 107,935,714
1993 47,093 105,122,069
1992 46,388 102,372,770
1991 45,568 99,720,162
1990 44,629 97,120,925
1989 43,586 94,531,014
1988 42,321 92,020,090
1987 40,828 89,591,716
1986 39,286 87,235,953
1985 37,761 84,897,973
1984 36,264 82,526,443
1983 34,811 80,438,260
1982 33,397 78,378,701
1981 32,017 76,068,103
1980 30,774 73,764,641
1979 29,738 71,498,242
1978 28,809 69,326,532
1977 27,906 67,234,590
1976 27,021 65,258,009
1975 26,154 63,410,815
1974 25,296 61,679,144
1973 24,581 60,082,139
1972 23,992 58,601,748
1971 23,366 57,214,684
1970 22,530 55,893,838
1969 21,305 54,631,914
1968 19,862 53,432,783
1967 18,655 52,293,065
1966 17,927 51,188,234
1965 17,402 50,086,764
1964 16,852 49,012,016
1963 16,302 47,973,575
1962 15,755 46,965,292
1961 15,219 45,989,310
1960 14,703 45,053,782

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Marshall Islands decreased by 4,283 people (a 8.24% decline), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Marshall Islands lost 12,670 people (a 26.6% decline), while Nigeria's population increased by 49,572,345 people (a 25.4% growth).

The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th most populous country in 2006 and is 192nd in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Marshall Islands' population will shrink by 29.2% to 24,811 people with a rank change from 192nd to 193rd. The population of Nigeria will increase by 47.2% to 360,706,317 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Nigeria is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 482M people, while the Marshall Islands' population already peaked in 2010 at 52K people and is projected to decrease to 23.4K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Marshall Islands
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Marshall Islands Nigeria
2100 -0.33% 0.04%
2099 -0.38% 0.06%
2098 -0.4% 0.07%
2097 -0.32% 0.09%
2096 -0.35% 0.1%
2095 -0.28% 0.11%
2094 -0.31% 0.13%
2093 -0.29% 0.15%
2092 -0.24% 0.17%
2091 -0.2% 0.19%
2090 -0.23% 0.21%
2089 -0.13% 0.23%
2088 -0.12% 0.25%
2087 -0.06% 0.28%
2086 -0.08% 0.3%
2085 -0.03% 0.32%
2084 0.05% 0.35%
2083 0.06% 0.37%
2082 0.04% 0.39%
2081 0.11% 0.42%
2080 0.09% 0.45%
2079 0.17% 0.47%
2078 0.17% 0.5%
2077 0.14% 0.52%
2076 0.23% 0.55%
2075 0.14% 0.58%
2074 0.2% 0.6%
2073 0.13% 0.63%
2072 0.16% 0.65%
2071 0.17% 0.68%
2070 0.14% 0.71%
2069 0.18% 0.73%
2068 0.08% 0.76%
2067 0.14% 0.79%
2066 0.004% 0.81%
2065 -0.02% 0.84%
2064 -0.05% 0.87%
2063 -0.17% 0.89%
2062 -0.21% 0.92%
2061 -0.2% 0.94%
2060 -0.27% 0.97%
2059 -0.2% 0.99%
2058 -0.32% 1.02%
2057 -0.37% 1.05%
2056 -0.46% 1.07%
2055 -0.43% 1.1%
2054 -0.37% 1.13%
2053 -0.41% 1.16%
2052 -0.45% 1.19%
2051 -0.39% 1.22%
2050 -0.5% 1.25%
2049 -0.45% 1.28%
2048 -0.43% 1.32%
2047 -0.44% 1.35%
2046 -0.5% 1.39%
2045 -0.54% 1.43%
2044 -0.61% 1.47%
2043 -0.62% 1.51%
2042 -0.72% 1.54%
2041 -0.82% 1.59%
2040 -0.92% 1.63%
2039 -1% 1.66%
2038 -1.22% 1.7%
2037 -1.3% 1.74%
2036 -1.53% 1.77%
2035 -1.73% 1.81%
2034 -1.92% 1.84%
2033 -2.11% 1.88%
2032 -2.34% 1.91%
2031 -2.59% 1.94%
2030 -2.78% 1.97%
2029 -2.85% 2%
2028 -3.04% 2.02%
2027 -3.23% 2.05%
2026 -3.42% 2.08%
2025 -3.37% 2.08%
2024 -3.29% 2.1%
2023 -3.12% 2.12%
2022 -3.12% 2.11%
2021 -3.14% 2.12%
2020 -2.96% 2.15%
2019 -2.82% 2.22%
2018 -2.67% 2.34%
2017 -2.47% 2.46%
2016 -2.24% 2.5%
2015 -2% 2.57%
2014 -1.75% 2.68%
2013 -1.44% 2.75%
2012 -0.94% 2.81%
2011 -0.26% 2.84%
2010 0.05% 2.83%
2009 -0.02% 2.83%
2008 -0.01% 2.82%
2007 0.08% 2.81%
2006 0.17% 2.8%
2005 0.22% 2.81%
2004 0.29% 2.81%
2003 0.42% 2.8%
2002 0.59% 2.78%
2001 0.82% 2.75%
2000 1% 2.71%
1999 0.98% 2.67%
1998 0.93% 2.65%
1997 0.99% 2.64%
1996 1.05% 2.65%
1995 1.16% 2.67%
1994 1.31% 2.68%
1993 1.52% 2.69%
1992 1.8% 2.66%
1991 2.1% 2.68%
1990 2.39% 2.74%
1989 2.99% 2.73%
1988 3.66% 2.71%
1987 3.93% 2.7%
1986 4.04% 2.75%
1985 4.13% 2.87%
1984 4.17% 2.6%
1983 4.23% 2.63%
1982 4.31% 3.04%
1981 4.04% 3.12%
1980 3.48% 3.17%
1979 3.22% 3.13%
1978 3.24% 3.11%
1977 3.28% 3.03%
1976 3.31% 2.91%
1975 3.39% 2.81%
1974 2.91% 2.66%
1973 2.45% 2.53%
1972 2.68% 2.42%
1971 3.71% 2.36%
1970 5.75% 2.31%
1969 7.27% 2.24%
1968 6.47% 2.18%
1967 4.06% 2.16%
1966 3.02% 2.2%
1965 3.26% 2.19%
1964 3.37% 2.16%
1963 3.47% 2.15%
1962 3.52% 2.12%
1961 3.51% 2.08%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of the Marshall Islands declined by 3.37%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.08%.

Live population counters

Marshall Islands Nigeria
Current population
35039
245016045
Population rank 192/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.0004% 2.95%
One net population change
6.94 hours
6.52 seconds
One birth every
11.6 hours
4.17 seconds
One death every
1.37 days
11.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline -3 +13,283
Annual growth/decline -1,266 +4,848,304
Annual growth/decline rate -3.37% +2.08%
Population growth rate rank 197/197 45/197
One migration net change every
5.17 hours
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -1,698 -15,258
Net migration rank 97/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 3,309 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 189/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.8% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 71/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Marshall Islands
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Marshall Islands Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,698 - -15,258
2024 487 -1,765 4,851,833 -35,202
2023 550 -1,832 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 606 -1,829 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 653 -2,016 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 689 -2,004 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 746 -2,030 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 785 -2,058 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 826 -2,040 4,706,183 78,685
2016 866 -2,003 4,761,594 75,265
2015 912 -1,964 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 959 -1,906 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 1,014 -1,825 4,811,751 40,201
2012 1,097 -1,759 4,774,508 71,138
2011 1,185 -1,512 4,728,363 67,808
2010 1,273 -1,221 4,629,173 47,966
2009 1,365 -1,361 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 1,443 -1,467 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 1,507 -1,491 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 1,556 -1,491 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 1,586 -1,482 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 1,595 -1,466 3,877,376 46,370
2003 1,600 -1,427 3,751,120 33,857
2002 1,594 -1,345 3,606,814 69,594
2001 1,596 -1,237 3,478,370 64,163
2000 1,592 -1,110 3,343,196 74,535
1999 1,590 -1,068 3,155,425 97,195
1998 1,576 -1,124 3,003,946 145,575
1997 1,564 -1,097 2,936,500 96,885
1996 1,542 -1,050 2,882,205 84,448
1995 1,522 -991 2,830,771 73,243
1994 1,524 -942 2,735,198 128,134
1993 1,524 -869 2,673,675 90,200
1992 1,525 -769 2,596,173 138,412
1991 1,540 -661 2,527,807 42,760
1990 1,556 -562 2,491,928 135,959
1989 1,574 -479 2,452,324 99,588
1988 1,575 -140 2,376,419 93,510
1987 1,566 -16 2,322,397 64,418
1986 1,544 -8 2,295,003 29,682
1985 1,511 -1 2,289,784 61,514
1984 1,470 6 2,278,060 113,758
1983 1,422 12 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 1,375 23 2,233,401 101,116
1981 1,328 31 2,179,884 106,723
1980 1,287 -155 2,121,618 198,672
1979 1,250 -316 2,074,807 137,721
1978 1,207 -286 2,019,621 111,258
1977 1,160 -264 1,923,917 129,075
1976 1,109 -233 1,827,289 72,889
1975 1,055 -193 1,718,623 75,603
1974 1,000 -145 1,624,813 44,281
1973 954 -383 1,525,485 -618
1972 913 -306 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 877 -232 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 819 201 1,295,507 7,953
1969 747 690 1,213,484 6,912
1968 685 769 1,168,254 9,615
1967 636 308 1,082,884 18,683
1966 603 -89 1,095,582 12,513
1965 566 -22 1,061,840 32,988
1964 536 16 1,028,272 26,411
1963 509 42 995,116 27,115
1962 488 54 966,452 27,906
1961 469 56 932,111 25,515
1960 452 63 901,301 12,131

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 26.7% of the population change in the Marshall Islands is from natural causes (a gain of 7,120 people) and 73.3% is from migration (a loss of 19,541 people). In Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,153,031 people) and 0.81% is from migration (a loss of 383,929 people).

As of 2024, 3,309 residents or 8.8% of the population were not native-born in the Marshall Islands, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

Biggest cities by population

Marshall Islands
City Population
Majuro 30K
Djarrit 7.1K
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.56M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M
Owerri 908K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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