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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Marshall Islands	Qatar	Marshall Islands	Qatar
1960	14,703	36,010	-	-
1961	15,219	39,680	3.51%	10.2%
1962	15,755	44,630	3.52%	12.5%
1963	16,302	50,380	3.47%	12.9%
1964	16,852	56,867	3.37%	12.9%
1965	17,402	64,065	3.26%	12.7%
1966	17,927	72,192	3.02%	12.7%
1967	18,655	81,439	4.06%	12.8%
1968	19,862	91,749	6.47%	12.7%
1969	21,305	103,025	7.27%	12.3%
1970	22,530	116,350	5.75%	12.9%
1971	23,366	131,346	3.71%	12.9%
1972	23,992	146,506	2.68%	11.5%
1973	24,581	161,841	2.45%	10.5%
1974	25,296	177,362	2.91%	9.59%
1975	26,154	193,087	3.39%	8.87%
1976	27,021	209,052	3.31%	8.27%
1977	27,906	225,285	3.28%	7.77%
1978	28,809	241,808	3.24%	7.33%
1979	29,738	258,670	3.22%	6.97%
1980	30,774	275,913	3.48%	6.67%
1981	32,017	293,553	4.04%	6.39%
1982	33,397	311,537	4.31%	6.13%
1983	34,811	329,709	4.23%	5.83%
1984	36,264	347,878	4.17%	5.51%
1985	37,761	365,940	4.13%	5.19%
1986	39,286	382,422	4.04%	4.5%
1987	40,828	397,005	3.93%	3.81%
1988	42,321	411,264	3.66%	3.59%
1989	43,586	425,646	2.99%	3.5%
1990	44,629	440,175	2.39%	3.41%
1991	45,568	454,853	2.1%	3.33%
1992	46,388	469,657	1.8%	3.25%
1993	47,093	484,545	1.52%	3.17%
1994	47,712	499,459	1.31%	3.08%
1995	48,266	514,325	1.16%	2.98%
1996	48,775	529,019	1.05%	2.86%
1997	49,259	550,500	0.99%	4.06%
1998	49,717	580,540	0.93%	5.46%
1999	50,202	612,500	0.98%	5.51%
2000	50,706	644,989	1%	5.3%
2001	51,123	677,925	0.82%	5.11%
2002	51,425	711,205	0.59%	4.91%
2003	51,639	744,682	0.42%	4.71%
2004	51,791	773,332	0.29%	3.85%
2005	51,906	825,408	0.22%	6.73%
2006	51,992	972,831	0.17%	17.9%
2007	52,035	1,208,595	0.08%	24.2%
2008	52,030	1,426,938	-0.01%	18.1%
2009	52,019	1,608,903	-0.02%	12.8%
2010	52,044	1,616,832	0.05%	0.49%
2011	51,907	1,624,761	-0.26%	0.49%
2012	51,419	1,722,438	-0.94%	6.01%
2013	50,681	1,916,426	-1.44%	11.3%
2014	49,796	2,151,745	-1.75%	12.3%
2015	48,800	2,344,557	-2%	8.96%
2016	47,709	2,477,113	-2.24%	5.65%
2017	46,529	2,545,820	-2.47%	2.77%
2018	45,285	2,580,734	-2.67%	1.37%
2019	44,007	2,638,657	-2.82%	2.24%
2020	42,706	2,794,148	-2.96%	5.89%
2021	41,367	2,504,910	-3.14%	-10.4%
2022	40,077	2,657,333	-3.12%	6.08%
2023	38,827	2,656,032	-3.12%	-0.05%
2024	37,548	2,857,822	-3.29%	7.6%
2025	36,281	2,921,065	-3.37%	2.21%
2026	35,078	2,975,134	-3.32%	1.85%
2027	33,976	3,019,526	-3.14%	1.49%
2028	32,977	3,057,695	-2.94%	1.26%
2029	32,054	3,092,803	-2.8%	1.15%
2030	31,191	3,125,174	-2.69%	1.05%
2031	30,420	3,156,754	-2.47%	1.01%
2032	29,740	3,189,188	-2.23%	1.03%
2033	29,142	3,222,500	-2.01%	1.04%
2034	28,608	3,256,691	-1.83%	1.06%
2035	28,147	3,291,711	-1.61%	1.08%
2036	27,751	3,327,585	-1.41%	1.09%
2037	27,405	3,364,333	-1.25%	1.1%
2038	27,092	3,401,906	-1.14%	1.12%
2039	26,836	3,440,293	-0.94%	1.13%
2040	26,598	3,479,439	-0.89%	1.14%
2041	26,396	3,519,302	-0.76%	1.15%
2042	26,217	3,559,840	-0.68%	1.15%
2043	26,054	3,601,019	-0.62%	1.16%
2044	25,913	3,642,784	-0.54%	1.16%
2045	25,777	3,685,111	-0.52%	1.16%
2046	25,653	3,727,959	-0.48%	1.16%
2047	25,543	3,771,287	-0.43%	1.16%
2048	25,429	3,815,108	-0.45%	1.16%
2049	25,311	3,859,368	-0.46%	1.16%
2050	25,195	3,904,074	-0.46%	1.16%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Marshall Islands decreased by 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline), while Qatar gained 1,519,149 people (a 184% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Marshall Islands lost -12,519 (a 25.7% decline), while Qatar's population increased by 619,940 (a 26.4% growth).

The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th most populous country in 2005 and is 192nd in 2025. Qatar was ranked 159th in 2005 and ranked 137th 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 Qatar will increase by 31.7% to 3,904,074 people and rank change from 137th to 134th.