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

the Marshall Islands and Palau: population history and growth rate by year chart

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Marshall Islands	Palau	Marshall Islands	Palau
1960	14,703	9,328	-	-
1961	15,219	9,555	3.51%	2.43%
1962	15,755	9,793	3.52%	2.49%
1963	16,302	10,037	3.47%	2.49%
1964	16,852	10,292	3.37%	2.54%
1965	17,402	10,547	3.26%	2.48%
1966	17,927	10,805	3.02%	2.45%
1967	18,655	10,988	4.06%	1.69%
1968	19,862	11,080	6.47%	0.84%
1969	21,305	11,159	7.27%	0.71%
1970	22,530	11,368	5.75%	1.87%
1971	23,366	11,759	3.71%	3.44%
1972	23,992	12,194	2.68%	3.7%
1973	24,581	12,552	2.45%	2.94%
1974	25,296	12,687	2.91%	1.08%
1975	26,154	12,655	3.39%	-0.25%
1976	27,021	12,598	3.31%	-0.45%
1977	27,906	12,525	3.28%	-0.58%
1978	28,809	12,440	3.24%	-0.68%
1979	29,738	12,337	3.22%	-0.83%
1980	30,774	12,271	3.48%	-0.53%
1981	32,017	12,402	4.04%	1.07%
1982	33,397	12,694	4.31%	2.35%
1983	34,811	13,006	4.23%	2.46%
1984	36,264	13,337	4.17%	2.54%
1985	37,761	13,688	4.13%	2.63%
1986	39,286	14,024	4.04%	2.45%
1987	40,828	14,334	3.93%	2.21%
1988	42,321	14,645	3.66%	2.17%
1989	43,586	14,945	2.99%	2.05%
1990	44,629	15,259	2.39%	2.1%
1991	45,568	15,614	2.1%	2.33%
1992	46,388	15,989	1.8%	2.4%
1993	47,093	16,372	1.52%	2.4%
1994	47,712	16,770	1.31%	2.43%
1995	48,266	17,195	1.16%	2.53%
1996	48,775	17,654	1.05%	2.67%
1997	49,259	18,108	0.99%	2.57%
1998	49,717	18,524	0.93%	2.3%
1999	50,202	18,901	0.98%	2.04%
2000	50,706	19,178	1%	1.47%
2001	51,123	19,352	0.82%	0.91%
2002	51,425	19,503	0.59%	0.78%
2003	51,639	19,659	0.42%	0.8%
2004	51,791	19,820	0.29%	0.82%
2005	51,906	19,819	0.22%	-0.005%
2006	51,992	19,593	0.17%	-1.14%
2007	52,035	19,302	0.08%	-1.49%
2008	52,030	19,009	-0.01%	-1.52%
2009	52,019	18,709	-0.02%	-1.58%
2010	52,044	18,396	0.05%	-1.67%
2011	51,907	18,078	-0.26%	-1.73%
2012	51,419	17,765	-0.94%	-1.73%
2013	50,681	17,648	-1.44%	-0.66%
2014	49,796	17,715	-1.75%	0.38%
2015	48,800	17,770	-2%	0.31%
2016	47,709	17,797	-2.24%	0.15%
2017	46,529	17,812	-2.47%	0.08%
2018	45,285	17,814	-2.67%	0.01%
2019	44,007	17,798	-2.82%	-0.09%
2020	42,706	17,792	-2.96%	-0.03%
2021	41,367	17,783	-3.14%	-0.05%
2022	40,077	17,759	-3.12%	-0.13%
2023	38,827	17,727	-3.12%	-0.18%
2024	37,548	17,695	-3.29%	-0.18%
2025	36,281	17,663	-3.37%	-0.18%
2026	35,078	17,618	-3.32%	-0.25%
2027	33,976	17,564	-3.14%	-0.31%
2028	32,977	17,504	-2.94%	-0.34%
2029	32,054	17,436	-2.8%	-0.39%
2030	31,191	17,376	-2.69%	-0.34%
2031	30,420	17,299	-2.47%	-0.44%
2032	29,740	17,228	-2.23%	-0.41%
2033	29,142	17,163	-2.01%	-0.38%
2034	28,608	17,092	-1.83%	-0.41%
2035	28,147	17,012	-1.61%	-0.47%
2036	27,751	16,940	-1.41%	-0.43%
2037	27,405	16,858	-1.25%	-0.48%
2038	27,092	16,779	-1.14%	-0.47%
2039	26,836	16,689	-0.94%	-0.54%
2040	26,598	16,604	-0.89%	-0.51%
2041	26,396	16,510	-0.76%	-0.57%
2042	26,217	16,403	-0.68%	-0.65%
2043	26,054	16,302	-0.62%	-0.61%
2044	25,913	16,202	-0.54%	-0.62%
2045	25,777	16,097	-0.52%	-0.65%
2046	25,653	15,977	-0.48%	-0.74%
2047	25,543	15,863	-0.43%	-0.71%
2048	25,429	15,749	-0.45%	-0.72%
2049	25,311	15,632	-0.46%	-0.74%
2050	25,195	15,515	-0.46%	-0.75%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Marshall Islands decreased by 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Marshall Islands lost -12,519 (a 25.7% decline), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).

The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th most populous country in 2005 and is 192nd in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th 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 Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.