The latest officially reported population of the Marshall Islands was 37,548 in 2024 vs 1,824,359 people in North Macedonia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Marshall Islands' population is 35,078 people compared to 1,805,395 in North Macedonia.
Population statistics:
- North Macedonia's population is 51.5 times bigger than the Marshall Islands'.
- The Marshall Islands is ranked the 192nd most populous country in the world, while North Macedonia is the 150th.
- The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.0004% for the Marshall Islands vs 0.02% for North Macedonia.
- For the last 10 years, the Marshall Islands has had an average growth rate of -2.69% per year vs -0.48% in North Macedonia.
- Since 2006, the population of the Marshall Islands has decreased from 52K people to 35.1K (32.5% decline), while North Macedonia has declined from 1.99M to 1.81M (9.47% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 29.9% of the population in the Marshall Islands and 36.5% in North Macedonia.
Marshall Islands vs North Macedonia: live population counter
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| Current population |
35078
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1805395
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| Population rank | 192/197 | 150/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0004% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
6.85 hours
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2.53 hours
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| One birth every |
10.7 hours
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31.3 minutes
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| One death every |
1.35 days
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26.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.96 hours
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1.53 hours
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| Annual migration change | -1,765 | -5,728 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4 | -9 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,279 | -3,457 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -3.29% | -0.19% |
| Population growth rate rank | 197/197 | 177/197 |
the Marshall Islands and North Macedonia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 14,703 | 1,435,059 | - | - |
| 1961 | 15,219 | 1,455,171 | 3.51% | 1.4% |
| 1962 | 15,755 | 1,471,745 | 3.52% | 1.14% |
| 1963 | 16,302 | 1,488,737 | 3.47% | 1.15% |
| 1964 | 16,852 | 1,510,900 | 3.37% | 1.49% |
| 1965 | 17,402 | 1,533,466 | 3.26% | 1.49% |
| 1966 | 17,927 | 1,557,349 | 3.02% | 1.56% |
| 1967 | 18,655 | 1,582,492 | 4.06% | 1.61% |
| 1968 | 19,862 | 1,608,930 | 6.47% | 1.67% |
| 1969 | 21,305 | 1,636,345 | 7.27% | 1.7% |
| 1970 | 22,530 | 1,664,208 | 5.75% | 1.7% |
| 1971 | 23,366 | 1,691,216 | 3.71% | 1.62% |
| 1972 | 23,992 | 1,717,395 | 2.68% | 1.55% |
| 1973 | 24,581 | 1,743,816 | 2.45% | 1.54% |
| 1974 | 25,296 | 1,770,545 | 2.91% | 1.53% |
| 1975 | 26,154 | 1,797,972 | 3.39% | 1.55% |
| 1976 | 27,021 | 1,825,830 | 3.31% | 1.55% |
| 1977 | 27,906 | 1,853,138 | 3.28% | 1.5% |
| 1978 | 28,809 | 1,879,847 | 3.24% | 1.44% |
| 1979 | 29,738 | 1,906,523 | 3.22% | 1.42% |
| 1980 | 30,774 | 1,933,038 | 3.48% | 1.39% |
| 1981 | 32,017 | 1,959,065 | 4.04% | 1.35% |
| 1982 | 33,397 | 1,978,956 | 4.31% | 1.02% |
| 1983 | 34,811 | 1,991,901 | 4.23% | 0.65% |
| 1984 | 36,264 | 2,003,399 | 4.17% | 0.58% |
| 1985 | 37,761 | 2,014,331 | 4.13% | 0.55% |
| 1986 | 39,286 | 2,024,732 | 4.04% | 0.52% |
| 1987 | 40,828 | 2,035,157 | 3.93% | 0.51% |
| 1988 | 42,321 | 2,045,737 | 3.66% | 0.52% |
| 1989 | 43,586 | 2,055,649 | 2.99% | 0.48% |
| 1990 | 44,629 | 2,063,689 | 2.39% | 0.39% |
| 1991 | 45,568 | 2,055,994 | 2.1% | -0.37% |
| 1992 | 46,388 | 2,032,523 | 1.8% | -1.14% |
| 1993 | 47,093 | 2,006,854 | 1.52% | -1.26% |
| 1994 | 47,712 | 1,992,666 | 1.31% | -0.71% |
| 1995 | 48,266 | 1,998,534 | 1.16% | 0.29% |
| 1996 | 48,775 | 2,012,553 | 1.05% | 0.7% |
| 1997 | 49,259 | 1,996,869 | 0.99% | -0.78% |
| 1998 | 49,717 | 2,007,523 | 0.93% | 0.53% |
| 1999 | 50,202 | 2,017,142 | 0.98% | 0.48% |
| 2000 | 50,706 | 2,026,350 | 1% | 0.46% |
| 2001 | 51,123 | 2,034,882 | 0.82% | 0.42% |
| 2002 | 51,425 | 2,020,157 | 0.59% | -0.72% |
| 2003 | 51,639 | 2,022,725 | 0.42% | 0.13% |
| 2004 | 51,791 | 2,016,186 | 0.29% | -0.32% |
| 2005 | 51,906 | 2,005,330 | 0.22% | -0.54% |
| 2006 | 51,992 | 1,994,287 | 0.17% | -0.55% |
| 2007 | 52,035 | 1,982,933 | 0.08% | -0.57% |
| 2008 | 52,030 | 1,971,493 | -0.01% | -0.58% |
| 2009 | 52,019 | 1,958,782 | -0.02% | -0.64% |
| 2010 | 52,044 | 1,946,298 | 0.05% | -0.64% |
| 2011 | 51,907 | 1,937,398 | -0.26% | -0.46% |
| 2012 | 51,419 | 1,929,821 | -0.94% | -0.39% |
| 2013 | 50,681 | 1,922,716 | -1.44% | -0.37% |
| 2014 | 49,796 | 1,917,557 | -1.75% | -0.27% |
| 2015 | 48,800 | 1,912,430 | -2% | -0.27% |
| 2016 | 47,709 | 1,906,313 | -2.24% | -0.32% |
| 2017 | 46,529 | 1,898,657 | -2.47% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 45,285 | 1,889,051 | -2.67% | -0.51% |
| 2019 | 44,007 | 1,876,262 | -2.82% | -0.68% |
| 2020 | 42,706 | 1,856,124 | -2.96% | -1.07% |
| 2021 | 41,367 | 1,837,114 | -3.14% | -1.02% |
| 2022 | 40,077 | 1,831,712 | -3.12% | -0.29% |
| 2023 | 38,827 | 1,827,816 | -3.12% | -0.21% |
| 2024 | 37,548 | 1,824,359 | -3.29% | -0.19% |
| 2025 | 36,281 | 1,815,133 | -3.37% | -0.51% |
| 2026 | 35,078 | 1,805,395 | -3.32% | -0.54% |
| 2027 | 33,976 | 1,795,422 | -3.14% | -0.55% |
| 2028 | 32,977 | 1,785,331 | -2.94% | -0.56% |
| 2029 | 32,054 | 1,774,860 | -2.8% | -0.59% |
| 2030 | 31,191 | 1,763,791 | -2.69% | -0.62% |
| 2031 | 30,420 | 1,752,330 | -2.47% | -0.65% |
| 2032 | 29,740 | 1,740,795 | -2.23% | -0.66% |
| 2033 | 29,142 | 1,729,225 | -2.01% | -0.66% |
| 2034 | 28,608 | 1,717,480 | -1.83% | -0.68% |
| 2035 | 28,147 | 1,705,456 | -1.61% | -0.7% |
| 2036 | 27,751 | 1,693,196 | -1.41% | -0.72% |
| 2037 | 27,405 | 1,680,741 | -1.25% | -0.74% |
| 2038 | 27,092 | 1,668,308 | -1.14% | -0.74% |
| 2039 | 26,836 | 1,655,824 | -0.94% | -0.75% |
| 2040 | 26,598 | 1,643,124 | -0.89% | -0.77% |
| 2041 | 26,396 | 1,630,336 | -0.76% | -0.78% |
| 2042 | 26,217 | 1,617,428 | -0.68% | -0.79% |
| 2043 | 26,054 | 1,604,359 | -0.62% | -0.81% |
| 2044 | 25,913 | 1,591,423 | -0.54% | -0.81% |
| 2045 | 25,777 | 1,578,519 | -0.52% | -0.81% |
| 2046 | 25,653 | 1,565,479 | -0.48% | -0.83% |
| 2047 | 25,543 | 1,552,566 | -0.43% | -0.82% |
| 2048 | 25,429 | 1,539,797 | -0.45% | -0.82% |
| 2049 | 25,311 | 1,526,883 | -0.46% | -0.84% |
| 2050 | 25,195 | 1,513,804 | -0.46% | -0.86% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Marshall Islands decreased by 4,283 people (a 8.24% decline), while North Macedonia lost 87,974 people (a 4.41% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Marshall Islands lost -12,631 (a 26.5% decline), while North Macedonia's population decreased by -100,918 (a 5.29% decline).
The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th most populous country in 2006 and is 192nd in 2026. North Macedonia was ranked 142nd in 2006 and ranked 150th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) the Marshall Islands' population will shrink by 28.2% to 25,195 people with a rank change from 192nd to 193rd. The population of North Macedonia will decrease by 16.2% to 1,513,804 people and rank change from 150th to 152nd.
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Population differences between the Marshall Islands and North Macedonia
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| Life expectancy | 67.3 years | 77.8 years |
| Average age | 27.5 years | 41.2 years |
| Median age | 21.8 years | 41.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.2:48.8 | 48.6:51.4 |
| Fertility rate | 2.92 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman |
| Population density | 540 ppl/mi² | 187.4 ppl/mi² |
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