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

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The latest officially reported population of the Marshall Islands was 36,282 in 2025 vs 116,786,962 people in the Philippines in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Marshall Islands' population is 35,039 people compared to 118,213,646 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 3,374 times bigger than the Marshall Islands'.
  • The Marshall Islands is ranked the 192nd most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 15th.
  • The countries together account for 1.42% of the world: 0.0004% for the Marshall Islands vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
  • For the last 10 years, the Marshall Islands has had an average growth rate of -2.84% per year vs +1.08% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Marshall Islands has decreased from 52K people to 35K (32.6% decline), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (32.1% growth).

Marshall Islands vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

Marshall Islands
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Marshall Islands Philippines
2100 23,445 115,059,775
2099 23,524 115,816,309
2098 23,613 116,573,828
2097 23,708 117,333,883
2096 23,784 118,100,419
2095 23,867 118,866,742
2094 23,935 119,626,818
2093 24,009 120,388,122
2092 24,079 121,147,462
2091 24,137 121,904,917
2090 24,185 122,652,199
2089 24,240 123,391,846
2088 24,272 124,122,345
2087 24,301 124,843,149
2086 24,316 125,552,213
2085 24,335 126,246,777
2084 24,342 126,918,902
2083 24,331 127,566,644
2082 24,315 128,196,192
2081 24,304 128,799,883
2080 24,278 129,384,776
2079 24,256 129,937,788
2078 24,214 130,470,163
2077 24,172 130,981,766
2076 24,138 131,455,691
2075 24,083 131,899,779
2074 24,049 132,321,868
2073 24,000 132,712,554
2072 23,969 133,078,198
2071 23,931 133,413,261
2070 23,889 133,726,740
2069 23,857 134,013,962
2068 23,815 134,276,965
2067 23,795 134,521,893
2066 23,763 134,738,123
2065 23,762 134,943,069
2064 23,766 135,121,691
2063 23,778 135,278,856
2062 23,818 135,418,302
2061 23,869 135,533,003
2060 23,917 135,624,320
2059 23,981 135,691,307
2058 24,028 135,723,393
2057 24,106 135,729,299
2056 24,194 135,713,449
2055 24,305 135,658,483
2054 24,411 135,564,032
2053 24,502 135,433,969
2052 24,602 135,267,110
2051 24,714 135,047,521
2050 24,811 134,786,831
2049 24,935 134,476,341
2048 25,047 134,125,026
2047 25,155 133,725,025
2046 25,267 133,275,028
2045 25,394 132,781,283
2044 25,531 132,246,145
2043 25,687 131,672,273
2042 25,846 131,060,574
2041 26,033 130,412,807
2040 26,249 129,728,924
2039 26,493 129,013,931
2038 26,759 128,259,977
2037 27,090 127,475,872
2036 27,446 126,664,807
2035 27,874 125,834,749
2034 28,364 124,984,319
2033 28,919 124,117,657
2032 29,543 123,239,893
2031 30,251 122,353,079
2030 31,054 121,447,264
2029 31,943 120,532,209
2028 32,879 119,603,538
2027 33,909 118,669,567
2026 35,039 117,732,112
2025 36,282 116,786,962
2024 37,548 115,843,670
2023 38,827 114,891,199
2022 40,077 113,964,338
2021 41,367 113,100,950
2020 42,706 112,081,264
2019 44,007 110,804,683
2018 45,285 109,465,287
2017 46,529 108,119,693
2016 47,709 106,735,719
2015 48,800 105,312,992
2014 49,796 103,767,130
2013 50,681 102,076,336
2012 51,419 100,175,512
2011 51,907 98,248,614
2010 52,044 96,337,125
2009 52,019 94,384,250
2008 52,030 92,699,095
2007 52,035 91,075,184
2006 51,992 89,508,986
2005 51,906 88,015,962
2004 51,791 86,394,504
2003 51,639 84,731,835
2002 51,425 83,068,889
2001 51,123 81,401,488
2000 50,706 79,625,397
1999 50,202 77,753,257
1998 49,717 75,791,024
1997 49,259 73,908,810
1996 48,775 72,190,242
1995 48,266 70,546,246
1994 47,712 69,019,291
1993 47,093 67,530,621
1992 46,388 65,926,125
1991 45,568 64,382,249
1990 44,629 62,854,666
1989 43,586 61,265,260
1988 42,321 59,739,052
1987 40,828 58,157,496
1986 39,286 56,645,077
1985 37,761 55,213,006
1984 36,264 53,726,181
1983 34,811 52,194,620
1982 33,397 50,695,707
1981 32,017 49,311,727
1980 30,774 48,043,740
1979 29,738 46,807,103
1978 28,809 45,575,281
1977 27,906 44,367,962
1976 27,021 43,201,488
1975 26,154 42,120,826
1974 25,296 41,174,341
1973 24,581 40,294,130
1972 23,992 39,408,560
1971 23,366 38,518,659
1970 22,530 37,622,204
1969 21,305 36,660,799
1968 19,862 35,638,342
1967 18,655 34,621,320
1966 17,927 33,617,170
1965 17,402 32,625,316
1964 16,852 31,643,032
1963 16,302 30,674,731
1962 15,755 29,723,536
1961 15,219 28,792,621
1960 14,703 27,891,897

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 the Philippines gained 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Marshall Islands lost 12,670 people (a 26.6% decline), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,477,927 people (a 10.8% growth).

The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th most populous country in 2006 and is 192nd in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 15th 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 the Philippines will increase by 14% to 134,786,831 people and rank change from 15th to 14th.

The Philippines is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 136M 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
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Marshall Islands Philippines
2100 -0.33% -0.65%
2099 -0.38% -0.65%
2098 -0.4% -0.65%
2097 -0.32% -0.65%
2096 -0.35% -0.64%
2095 -0.28% -0.64%
2094 -0.31% -0.63%
2093 -0.29% -0.63%
2092 -0.24% -0.62%
2091 -0.2% -0.61%
2090 -0.23% -0.6%
2089 -0.13% -0.59%
2088 -0.12% -0.58%
2087 -0.06% -0.56%
2086 -0.08% -0.55%
2085 -0.03% -0.53%
2084 0.05% -0.51%
2083 0.06% -0.49%
2082 0.04% -0.47%
2081 0.11% -0.45%
2080 0.09% -0.43%
2079 0.17% -0.41%
2078 0.17% -0.39%
2077 0.14% -0.36%
2076 0.23% -0.34%
2075 0.14% -0.32%
2074 0.2% -0.29%
2073 0.13% -0.27%
2072 0.16% -0.25%
2071 0.17% -0.23%
2070 0.14% -0.21%
2069 0.18% -0.2%
2068 0.08% -0.18%
2067 0.14% -0.16%
2066 0.004% -0.15%
2065 -0.02% -0.13%
2064 -0.05% -0.12%
2063 -0.17% -0.1%
2062 -0.21% -0.08%
2061 -0.2% -0.07%
2060 -0.27% -0.05%
2059 -0.2% -0.02%
2058 -0.32% -0.004%
2057 -0.37% 0.01%
2056 -0.46% 0.04%
2055 -0.43% 0.07%
2054 -0.37% 0.1%
2053 -0.41% 0.12%
2052 -0.45% 0.16%
2051 -0.39% 0.19%
2050 -0.5% 0.23%
2049 -0.45% 0.26%
2048 -0.43% 0.3%
2047 -0.44% 0.34%
2046 -0.5% 0.37%
2045 -0.54% 0.4%
2044 -0.61% 0.44%
2043 -0.62% 0.47%
2042 -0.72% 0.5%
2041 -0.82% 0.53%
2040 -0.92% 0.55%
2039 -1% 0.59%
2038 -1.22% 0.62%
2037 -1.3% 0.64%
2036 -1.53% 0.66%
2035 -1.73% 0.68%
2034 -1.92% 0.7%
2033 -2.11% 0.71%
2032 -2.34% 0.72%
2031 -2.59% 0.75%
2030 -2.78% 0.76%
2029 -2.85% 0.78%
2028 -3.04% 0.79%
2027 -3.23% 0.8%
2026 -3.42% 0.81%
2025 -3.37% 0.81%
2024 -3.29% 0.83%
2023 -3.12% 0.81%
2022 -3.12% 0.76%
2021 -3.14% 0.91%
2020 -2.96% 1.15%
2019 -2.82% 1.22%
2018 -2.67% 1.24%
2017 -2.47% 1.3%
2016 -2.24% 1.35%
2015 -2% 1.49%
2014 -1.75% 1.66%
2013 -1.44% 1.9%
2012 -0.94% 1.96%
2011 -0.26% 1.98%
2010 0.05% 2.07%
2009 -0.02% 1.82%
2008 -0.01% 1.78%
2007 0.08% 1.75%
2006 0.17% 1.7%
2005 0.22% 1.88%
2004 0.29% 1.96%
2003 0.42% 2%
2002 0.59% 2.05%
2001 0.82% 2.23%
2000 1% 2.41%
1999 0.98% 2.59%
1998 0.93% 2.55%
1997 0.99% 2.38%
1996 1.05% 2.33%
1995 1.16% 2.21%
1994 1.31% 2.2%
1993 1.52% 2.43%
1992 1.8% 2.4%
1991 2.1% 2.43%
1990 2.39% 2.59%
1989 2.99% 2.55%
1988 3.66% 2.72%
1987 3.93% 2.67%
1986 4.04% 2.59%
1985 4.13% 2.77%
1984 4.17% 2.93%
1983 4.23% 2.96%
1982 4.31% 2.81%
1981 4.04% 2.64%
1980 3.48% 2.64%
1979 3.22% 2.7%
1978 3.24% 2.72%
1977 3.28% 2.7%
1976 3.31% 2.57%
1975 3.39% 2.3%
1974 2.91% 2.18%
1973 2.45% 2.25%
1972 2.68% 2.31%
1971 3.71% 2.38%
1970 5.75% 2.62%
1969 7.27% 2.87%
1968 6.47% 2.94%
1967 4.06% 2.99%
1966 3.02% 3.04%
1965 3.26% 3.1%
1964 3.37% 3.16%
1963 3.47% 3.2%
1962 3.52% 3.23%
1961 3.51% 3.23%

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 the Philippines' population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Marshall Islands Philippines
Current population
35039
118213646
Population rank 192/197 15/197
Percent of world population 0.0004% 1.42%
One net population change
6.94 hours
33.5 seconds
One birth every
11.6 hours
17.1 seconds
One death every
1.37 days
42.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline -3 +2,584
Annual growth/decline -1,266 +943,292
Annual growth/decline rate -3.37% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 197/197 110/197
One migration net change every
5.17 hours
3.53 minutes
Annual migration change -1,698 -149,315
Net migration rank 97/196 185/196
Foreign-born residents 3,309 87,212
Foreign-born residents rank 189/195 135/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.8% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 71/195 195/195

Natural population change vs migration

Marshall Islands
Natural

Migration
Philippines
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Marshall Islands Philippines
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,698 - -149,315
2024 487 -1,765 1,105,612 -160,373
2023 550 -1,832 1,123,981 -164,284
2022 606 -1,829 1,115,825 -221,754
2021 653 -2,016 917,928 -85,185
2020 689 -2,004 1,253,741 -47,014
2019 746 -2,030 1,352,703 -6,208
2018 785 -2,058 1,495,843 -163,602
2017 826 -2,040 1,622,444 -263,593
2016 866 -2,003 1,718,232 -309,251
2015 912 -1,964 1,827,180 -390,702
2014 959 -1,906 1,851,828 -196,524
2013 1,014 -1,825 1,944,758 -218,439
2012 1,097 -1,759 1,979,568 95,702
2011 1,185 -1,512 2,018,419 -240,005
2010 1,273 -1,221 2,030,979 13,556
2009 1,365 -1,361 2,025,580 -164,411
2008 1,443 -1,467 2,007,584 -498,480
2007 1,507 -1,491 1,964,673 -225,977
2006 1,556 -1,491 1,960,246 -566,647
2005 1,586 -1,482 1,918,484 -326,063
2004 1,595 -1,466 1,924,265 -273,743
2003 1,600 -1,427 1,922,904 -248,066
2002 1,594 -1,345 1,919,556 -268,520
2001 1,596 -1,237 1,931,169 -247,496
2000 1,592 -1,110 1,902,330 -33,868
1999 1,590 -1,068 1,894,147 -18,323
1998 1,576 -1,124 1,870,371 178,274
1997 1,564 -1,097 1,861,098 -145,334
1996 1,542 -1,050 1,849,587 -128,251
1995 1,522 -991 1,846,900 -280,327
1994 1,524 -942 1,813,827 -326,539
1993 1,524 -869 1,788,414 -298,337
1992 1,525 -769 1,769,259 -50,338
1991 1,540 -661 1,782,165 -413,300
1990 1,556 -562 1,749,622 -63,296
1989 1,574 -479 1,728,354 -235,884
1988 1,575 -140 1,707,402 -147,523
1987 1,566 -16 1,671,330 -68,149
1986 1,544 -8 1,631,491 -209,835
1985 1,511 -1 1,614,042 -171,539
1984 1,470 6 1,579,872 -48,739
1983 1,422 12 1,542,194 -10,229
1982 1,375 23 1,485,790 -19,912
1981 1,328 31 1,436,599 -134,484
1980 1,287 -155 1,413,735 -179,832
1979 1,250 -316 1,394,056 -154,684
1978 1,207 -286 1,364,661 -140,372
1977 1,160 -264 1,314,002 -123,608
1976 1,109 -233 1,258,286 -115,730
1975 1,055 -193 1,239,069 -220,296
1974 1,000 -145 1,218,884 -344,674
1973 954 -383 1,206,285 -320,091
1972 913 -306 1,206,414 -321,491
1971 877 -232 1,210,256 -315,363
1970 819 201 1,198,944 -300,923
1969 747 690 1,186,306 -161,517
1968 685 769 1,172,146 -152,017
1967 636 308 1,166,704 -152,812
1966 603 -89 1,156,498 -162,127
1965 566 -22 1,146,094 -156,782
1964 536 16 1,131,586 -156,342
1963 509 42 1,116,591 -155,267
1962 488 54 1,091,953 -150,903
1961 469 56 1,064,377 -143,597
1960 452 63 1,036,017 -155,354

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 the Philippines 88.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,533,489 people) and 11.8% is from migration (a loss of 1,811,966 people).

As of 2024, 3,309 residents or 8.8% of the population were not native-born in the Marshall Islands, compared to 87,212 people or 0.1% in the Philippines.

Biggest cities by population

Marshall Islands
City Population
Majuro 30K
Djarrit 7.1K
Philippines
City Population
Quezon 3.08M
Manila 1.9M
Davao 1.85M
Caloocan 1.71M
Taguig 1.31M
Zamboanga 1.02M
Palawan 969K
Cebu 965K
Antipolo 914K
Pasig 853K

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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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