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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Marshall Islands was 37,548 in 2024 vs 19,069,340 people in Romania in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Marshall Islands' population is 36,281 people compared to 18,962,595 in Romania.

Population statistics:

  • Romania's population is 523 times bigger than the Marshall Islands'.
  • The Marshall Islands is ranked the 192nd most populous country in the world, while Romania is the 69th.
  • The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.0004% for the Marshall Islands vs 0.23% for Romania.
  • For the last 10 years, the Marshall Islands has had an average growth rate of -2.69% per year vs -0.42% in Romania.
  • Since 2005, the population of the Marshall Islands has decreased from 51.9K people to 36.3K (30.1% decline), while Romania has declined from 21.3M to 19M (11.1% decline).
  • Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 32.4% of the population in the Marshall Islands and 31.4% in Romania.

Marshall Islands vs Romania: live population counter

Marshall Islands Romania
Current population
36281
18962595
Population rank 192/197 69/197
Percent of world population 0.0004% 0.23%
One net population change
6.85 hours
53.3 minutes
One birth every
10.7 hours
3.45 minutes
One death every
1.35 days
2.17 minutes
One migration net change every
4.96 hours
18.5 minutes
Annual migration change -1,765 -28,466
Daily growth/decline -4 +27
Annual growth/decline -1,279 +9,861
Annual growth/decline rate -3.29% +0.05%
Population growth rate rank 197/197 162/197

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

Marshall Islands
Population

Growth rate
Romania
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Marshall Islands Romania Marshall Islands Romania
1960 14,703 18,406,905 - -
1961 15,219 18,555,250 3.51% 0.81%
1962 15,755 18,676,550 3.52% 0.65%
1963 16,302 18,797,850 3.47% 0.65%
1964 16,852 18,919,126 3.37% 0.65%
1965 17,402 19,031,576 3.26% 0.59%
1966 17,927 19,215,450 3.02% 0.97%
1967 18,655 19,534,242 4.06% 1.66%
1968 19,862 19,799,831 6.47% 1.36%
1969 21,305 20,009,141 7.27% 1.06%
1970 22,530 20,250,398 5.75% 1.21%
1971 23,366 20,461,567 3.71% 1.04%
1972 23,992 20,657,957 2.68% 0.96%
1973 24,581 20,835,681 2.45% 0.86%
1974 25,296 21,029,429 2.91% 0.93%
1975 26,154 21,293,583 3.39% 1.26%
1976 27,021 21,551,634 3.31% 1.21%
1977 27,906 21,756,096 3.28% 0.95%
1978 28,809 21,951,464 3.24% 0.9%
1979 29,738 22,090,488 3.22% 0.63%
1980 30,774 22,207,282 3.48% 0.53%
1981 32,017 22,353,070 4.04% 0.66%
1982 33,397 22,475,741 4.31% 0.55%
1983 34,811 22,560,478 4.23% 0.38%
1984 36,264 22,640,547 4.17% 0.35%
1985 37,761 22,732,999 4.13% 0.41%
1986 39,286 22,836,841 4.04% 0.46%
1987 40,828 22,949,430 3.93% 0.49%
1988 42,321 23,057,662 3.66% 0.47%
1989 43,586 23,161,458 2.99% 0.45%
1990 44,629 23,201,835 2.39% 0.17%
1991 45,568 23,001,155 2.1% -0.86%
1992 46,388 22,794,284 1.8% -0.9%
1993 47,093 22,763,280 1.52% -0.14%
1994 47,712 22,730,211 1.31% -0.15%
1995 48,266 22,684,270 1.16% -0.2%
1996 48,775 22,619,004 1.05% -0.29%
1997 49,259 22,553,978 0.99% -0.29%
1998 49,717 22,507,344 0.93% -0.21%
1999 50,202 22,472,040 0.98% -0.16%
2000 50,706 22,442,971 1% -0.13%
2001 51,123 22,131,970 0.82% -1.39%
2002 51,425 21,730,496 0.59% -1.81%
2003 51,639 21,574,326 0.42% -0.72%
2004 51,791 21,451,748 0.29% -0.57%
2005 51,906 21,319,685 0.22% -0.62%
2006 51,992 21,193,760 0.17% -0.59%
2007 52,035 20,882,982 0.08% -1.47%
2008 52,030 20,537,875 -0.01% -1.65%
2009 52,019 20,367,487 -0.02% -0.83%
2010 52,044 20,246,871 0.05% -0.59%
2011 51,907 20,147,528 -0.26% -0.49%
2012 51,419 20,058,035 -0.94% -0.44%
2013 50,681 19,983,693 -1.44% -0.37%
2014 49,796 19,908,979 -1.75% -0.37%
2015 48,800 19,815,616 -2% -0.47%
2016 47,709 19,702,267 -2.24% -0.57%
2017 46,529 19,588,715 -2.47% -0.58%
2018 45,285 19,473,970 -2.67% -0.59%
2019 44,007 19,371,648 -2.82% -0.53%
2020 42,706 19,265,250 -2.96% -0.55%
2021 41,367 19,122,059 -3.14% -0.74%
2022 40,077 19,048,502 -3.12% -0.38%
2023 38,827 19,059,479 -3.12% 0.06%
2024 37,548 19,069,340 -3.29% 0.05%
2025 36,281 18,962,595 -3.37% -0.56%
2026 35,078 18,854,232 -3.32% -0.57%
2027 33,976 18,744,883 -3.14% -0.58%
2028 32,977 18,634,894 -2.94% -0.59%
2029 32,054 18,523,736 -2.8% -0.6%
2030 31,191 18,411,878 -2.69% -0.6%
2031 30,420 18,299,820 -2.47% -0.61%
2032 29,740 18,187,406 -2.23% -0.61%
2033 29,142 18,074,282 -2.01% -0.62%
2034 28,608 17,960,330 -1.83% -0.63%
2035 28,147 17,845,182 -1.61% -0.64%
2036 27,751 17,728,480 -1.41% -0.65%
2037 27,405 17,611,384 -1.25% -0.66%
2038 27,092 17,493,684 -1.14% -0.67%
2039 26,836 17,375,991 -0.94% -0.67%
2040 26,598 17,258,810 -0.89% -0.67%
2041 26,396 17,140,535 -0.76% -0.69%
2042 26,217 17,022,168 -0.68% -0.69%
2043 26,054 16,904,427 -0.62% -0.69%
2044 25,913 16,786,029 -0.54% -0.7%
2045 25,777 16,667,734 -0.52% -0.7%
2046 25,653 16,550,066 -0.48% -0.71%
2047 25,543 16,431,566 -0.43% -0.72%
2048 25,429 16,312,099 -0.45% -0.73%
2049 25,311 16,192,424 -0.46% -0.73%
2050 25,195 16,072,989 -0.46% -0.74%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Marshall Islands decreased by 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline), while Romania lost 1,504,069 people (a 7.05% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Marshall Islands lost -12,519 (a 25.7% decline), while Romania's population decreased by -853,021 (a 4.3% decline).

The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th most populous country in 2005 and is 192nd in 2025. Romania was ranked 50th in 2005 and ranked 69th 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 Romania will decrease by 15.2% to 16,072,989 people and rank change from 69th to 81st.

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