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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Marshall Islands	Portugal	Marshall Islands	Portugal
1960	14,703	8,857,716	-	-
1961	15,219	8,929,316	3.51%	0.81%
1962	15,755	8,993,985	3.52%	0.72%
1963	16,302	9,030,355	3.47%	0.4%
1964	16,852	9,035,365	3.37%	0.06%
1965	17,402	8,998,595	3.26%	-0.41%
1966	17,927	8,930,990	3.02%	-0.75%
1967	18,655	8,874,520	4.06%	-0.63%
1968	19,862	8,836,650	6.47%	-0.43%
1969	21,305	8,757,705	7.27%	-0.89%
1970	22,530	8,680,431	5.75%	-0.88%
1971	23,366	8,643,756	3.71%	-0.42%
1972	23,992	8,630,430	2.68%	-0.15%
1973	24,581	8,633,100	2.45%	0.03%
1974	25,296	8,754,365	2.91%	1.4%
1975	26,154	9,093,470	3.39%	3.87%
1976	27,021	9,355,810	3.31%	2.88%
1977	27,906	9,455,675	3.28%	1.07%
1978	28,809	9,558,250	3.24%	1.08%
1979	29,738	9,661,265	3.22%	1.08%
1980	30,774	9,766,312	3.48%	1.09%
1981	32,017	9,851,362	4.04%	0.87%
1982	33,397	9,911,771	4.31%	0.61%
1983	34,811	9,957,865	4.23%	0.47%
1984	36,264	9,996,232	4.17%	0.39%
1985	37,761	10,023,613	4.13%	0.27%
1986	39,286	10,032,734	4.04%	0.09%
1987	40,828	10,030,031	3.93%	-0.03%
1988	42,321	10,019,610	3.66%	-0.1%
1989	43,586	10,005,000	2.99%	-0.15%
1990	44,629	9,983,218	2.39%	-0.22%
1991	45,568	9,960,235	2.1%	-0.23%
1992	46,388	9,952,494	1.8%	-0.08%
1993	47,093	9,964,675	1.52%	0.12%
1994	47,712	9,991,525	1.31%	0.27%
1995	48,266	10,026,176	1.16%	0.35%
1996	48,775	10,063,945	1.05%	0.38%
1997	49,259	10,108,977	0.99%	0.45%
1998	49,717	10,160,196	0.93%	0.51%
1999	50,202	10,217,828	0.98%	0.57%
2000	50,706	10,289,898	1%	0.71%
2001	51,123	10,362,722	0.82%	0.71%
2002	51,425	10,419,631	0.59%	0.55%
2003	51,639	10,458,821	0.42%	0.38%
2004	51,791	10,483,861	0.29%	0.24%
2005	51,906	10,503,330	0.22%	0.19%
2006	51,992	10,522,288	0.17%	0.18%
2007	52,035	10,542,964	0.08%	0.2%
2008	52,030	10,558,177	-0.01%	0.14%
2009	52,019	10,568,247	-0.02%	0.1%
2010	52,044	10,573,100	0.05%	0.05%
2011	51,907	10,557,560	-0.26%	-0.15%
2012	51,419	10,514,844	-0.94%	-0.4%
2013	50,681	10,457,295	-1.44%	-0.55%
2014	49,796	10,401,062	-1.75%	-0.54%
2015	48,800	10,358,076	-2%	-0.41%
2016	47,709	10,325,452	-2.24%	-0.31%
2017	46,529	10,300,300	-2.47%	-0.24%
2018	45,285	10,283,822	-2.67%	-0.16%
2019	44,007	10,286,263	-2.82%	0.02%
2020	42,706	10,297,081	-2.96%	0.11%
2021	41,367	10,361,831	-3.14%	0.63%
2022	40,077	10,434,332	-3.12%	0.7%
2023	38,827	10,578,174	-3.12%	1.38%
2024	37,548	10,701,636	-3.29%	1.17%
2025	36,281	10,687,819	-3.37%	-0.13%
2026	35,078	10,670,917	-3.32%	-0.16%
2027	33,976	10,653,073	-3.14%	-0.17%
2028	32,977	10,632,868	-2.94%	-0.19%
2029	32,054	10,611,484	-2.8%	-0.2%
2030	31,191	10,591,436	-2.69%	-0.19%
2031	30,420	10,571,418	-2.47%	-0.19%
2032	29,740	10,549,456	-2.23%	-0.21%
2033	29,142	10,526,482	-2.01%	-0.22%
2034	28,608	10,502,882	-1.83%	-0.22%
2035	28,147	10,478,843	-1.61%	-0.23%
2036	27,751	10,454,630	-1.41%	-0.23%
2037	27,405	10,430,128	-1.25%	-0.23%
2038	27,092	10,404,947	-1.14%	-0.24%
2039	26,836	10,377,968	-0.94%	-0.26%
2040	26,598	10,349,515	-0.89%	-0.27%
2041	26,396	10,321,577	-0.76%	-0.27%
2042	26,217	10,294,106	-0.68%	-0.27%
2043	26,054	10,264,596	-0.62%	-0.29%
2044	25,913	10,233,543	-0.54%	-0.3%
2045	25,777	10,201,832	-0.52%	-0.31%
2046	25,653	10,168,932	-0.48%	-0.32%
2047	25,543	10,135,159	-0.43%	-0.33%
2048	25,429	10,101,419	-0.45%	-0.33%
2049	25,311	10,066,064	-0.46%	-0.35%
2050	25,195	10,029,252	-0.46%	-0.37%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Marshall Islands decreased by 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline), while Portugal lost 145,254 people (a 1.38% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Marshall Islands lost -12,519 (a 25.7% decline), while Portugal's population increased by 329,743 (a 3.18% growth).

The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th most populous country in 2005 and is 192nd in 2025. Portugal was ranked 76th in 2005 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 6.16% to 10,029,252 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.