The latest officially reported population of the Marshall Islands was 37,548 in 2024 vs 14,256,567 people in Rwanda in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Marshall Islands' population is 36,281 people compared to 14,826,674 in Rwanda.
Population statistics:
- Rwanda's population is 409 times bigger than the Marshall Islands'.
- The Marshall Islands is ranked the 192nd most populous country in the world, while Rwanda is the 77th.
- The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.0004% for the Marshall Islands vs 0.18% for Rwanda.
- For the last 10 years, the Marshall Islands has had an average growth rate of -2.69% per year vs +2.31% in Rwanda.
- Since 2005, the population of the Marshall Islands has decreased from 51.9K people to 36.3K (30.1% decline), while Rwanda has grown from 9.05M to 14.8M (63.7% growth).
- Rwanda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 32.8M people, while the Marshall Islands' population already peaked in 2010 at 52K people and is projected to decrease to 23.8K people by 2100.
Marshall Islands vs Rwanda: live population counter
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| Current population |
36281
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14826674
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| Population rank | 192/197 | 77/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0004% | 0.18% |
| One net population change |
6.85 hours
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1.74 minutes
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| One birth every |
10.7 hours
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1.33 minutes
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| One death every |
1.35 days
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6.35 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.96 hours
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33.7 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -1,765 | -15,582 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4 | +828 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,279 | +302,096 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -3.29% | +2.16% |
| Population growth rate rank | 197/197 | 47/197 |
the Marshall Islands and Rwanda: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 14,703 | 3,022,294 | - | - |
| 1961 | 15,219 | 3,106,779 | 3.51% | 2.8% |
| 1962 | 15,755 | 3,186,025 | 3.52% | 2.55% |
| 1963 | 16,302 | 3,258,890 | 3.47% | 2.29% |
| 1964 | 16,852 | 3,334,834 | 3.37% | 2.33% |
| 1965 | 17,402 | 3,423,210 | 3.26% | 2.65% |
| 1966 | 17,927 | 3,521,626 | 3.02% | 2.87% |
| 1967 | 18,655 | 3,629,577 | 4.06% | 3.07% |
| 1968 | 19,862 | 3,744,010 | 6.47% | 3.15% |
| 1969 | 21,305 | 3,861,271 | 7.27% | 3.13% |
| 1970 | 22,530 | 3,980,669 | 5.75% | 3.09% |
| 1971 | 23,366 | 4,100,044 | 3.71% | 3% |
| 1972 | 23,992 | 4,220,335 | 2.68% | 2.93% |
| 1973 | 24,581 | 4,345,047 | 2.45% | 2.96% |
| 1974 | 25,296 | 4,474,228 | 2.91% | 2.97% |
| 1975 | 26,154 | 4,607,728 | 3.39% | 2.98% |
| 1976 | 27,021 | 4,745,954 | 3.31% | 3% |
| 1977 | 27,906 | 4,888,240 | 3.28% | 3% |
| 1978 | 28,809 | 5,035,171 | 3.24% | 3.01% |
| 1979 | 29,738 | 5,189,541 | 3.22% | 3.07% |
| 1980 | 30,774 | 5,353,259 | 3.48% | 3.15% |
| 1981 | 32,017 | 5,527,230 | 4.04% | 3.25% |
| 1982 | 33,397 | 5,711,549 | 4.31% | 3.33% |
| 1983 | 34,811 | 5,905,311 | 4.23% | 3.39% |
| 1984 | 36,264 | 6,107,627 | 4.17% | 3.43% |
| 1985 | 37,761 | 6,317,228 | 4.13% | 3.43% |
| 1986 | 39,286 | 6,531,881 | 4.04% | 3.4% |
| 1987 | 40,828 | 6,749,493 | 3.93% | 3.33% |
| 1988 | 42,321 | 6,968,071 | 3.66% | 3.24% |
| 1989 | 43,586 | 7,184,706 | 2.99% | 3.11% |
| 1990 | 44,629 | 7,375,307 | 2.39% | 2.65% |
| 1991 | 45,568 | 7,526,966 | 2.1% | 2.06% |
| 1992 | 46,388 | 7,683,266 | 1.8% | 2.08% |
| 1993 | 47,093 | 7,981,132 | 1.52% | 3.88% |
| 1994 | 47,712 | 6,792,352 | 1.31% | -14.9% |
| 1995 | 48,266 | 5,674,118 | 1.16% | -16.5% |
| 1996 | 48,775 | 6,708,764 | 1.05% | 18.2% |
| 1997 | 49,259 | 7,755,238 | 0.99% | 15.6% |
| 1998 | 49,717 | 8,081,681 | 0.93% | 4.21% |
| 1999 | 50,202 | 8,147,912 | 0.98% | 0.82% |
| 2000 | 50,706 | 8,213,931 | 1% | 0.81% |
| 2001 | 51,123 | 8,287,094 | 0.82% | 0.89% |
| 2002 | 51,425 | 8,400,180 | 0.59% | 1.36% |
| 2003 | 51,639 | 8,586,875 | 0.42% | 2.22% |
| 2004 | 51,791 | 8,816,844 | 0.29% | 2.68% |
| 2005 | 51,906 | 9,054,528 | 0.22% | 2.7% |
| 2006 | 51,992 | 9,299,246 | 0.17% | 2.7% |
| 2007 | 52,035 | 9,549,933 | 0.08% | 2.7% |
| 2008 | 52,030 | 9,804,269 | -0.01% | 2.66% |
| 2009 | 52,019 | 10,060,432 | -0.02% | 2.61% |
| 2010 | 52,044 | 10,317,553 | 0.05% | 2.56% |
| 2011 | 51,907 | 10,573,733 | -0.26% | 2.48% |
| 2012 | 51,419 | 10,829,901 | -0.94% | 2.42% |
| 2013 | 50,681 | 11,093,340 | -1.44% | 2.43% |
| 2014 | 49,796 | 11,364,757 | -1.75% | 2.45% |
| 2015 | 48,800 | 11,640,022 | -2% | 2.42% |
| 2016 | 47,709 | 11,919,183 | -2.24% | 2.4% |
| 2017 | 46,529 | 12,202,060 | -2.47% | 2.37% |
| 2018 | 45,285 | 12,487,996 | -2.67% | 2.34% |
| 2019 | 44,007 | 12,776,103 | -2.82% | 2.31% |
| 2020 | 42,706 | 13,065,837 | -2.96% | 2.27% |
| 2021 | 41,367 | 13,355,260 | -3.14% | 2.22% |
| 2022 | 40,077 | 13,651,030 | -3.12% | 2.21% |
| 2023 | 38,827 | 13,954,471 | -3.12% | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 37,548 | 14,256,567 | -3.29% | 2.16% |
| 2025 | 36,281 | 14,569,343 | -3.37% | 2.19% |
| 2026 | 35,078 | 14,889,694 | -3.32% | 2.2% |
| 2027 | 33,976 | 15,214,324 | -3.14% | 2.18% |
| 2028 | 32,977 | 15,536,461 | -2.94% | 2.12% |
| 2029 | 32,054 | 15,844,649 | -2.8% | 1.98% |
| 2030 | 31,191 | 16,154,698 | -2.69% | 1.96% |
| 2031 | 30,420 | 16,473,106 | -2.47% | 1.97% |
| 2032 | 29,740 | 16,771,820 | -2.23% | 1.81% |
| 2033 | 29,142 | 17,073,475 | -2.01% | 1.8% |
| 2034 | 28,608 | 17,402,250 | -1.83% | 1.93% |
| 2035 | 28,147 | 17,746,315 | -1.61% | 1.98% |
| 2036 | 27,751 | 18,076,769 | -1.41% | 1.86% |
| 2037 | 27,405 | 18,395,838 | -1.25% | 1.77% |
| 2038 | 27,092 | 18,729,778 | -1.14% | 1.82% |
| 2039 | 26,836 | 19,076,783 | -0.94% | 1.85% |
| 2040 | 26,598 | 19,440,762 | -0.89% | 1.91% |
| 2041 | 26,396 | 19,806,170 | -0.76% | 1.88% |
| 2042 | 26,217 | 20,153,979 | -0.68% | 1.76% |
| 2043 | 26,054 | 20,500,826 | -0.62% | 1.72% |
| 2044 | 25,913 | 20,837,079 | -0.54% | 1.64% |
| 2045 | 25,777 | 21,152,650 | -0.52% | 1.51% |
| 2046 | 25,653 | 21,459,144 | -0.48% | 1.45% |
| 2047 | 25,543 | 21,764,578 | -0.43% | 1.42% |
| 2048 | 25,429 | 22,086,112 | -0.45% | 1.48% |
| 2049 | 25,311 | 22,403,887 | -0.46% | 1.44% |
| 2050 | 25,195 | 22,707,896 | -0.46% | 1.36% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Marshall Islands decreased by 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline), while Rwanda gained 2,585,494 people (a 28.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Marshall Islands lost -12,519 (a 25.7% decline), while Rwanda's population increased by 3,186,652 (a 27.4% growth).
The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th most populous country in 2005 and is 192nd in 2025. Rwanda was ranked 87th in 2005 and ranked 77th 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 Rwanda will increase by 53.2% to 22,707,896 people and rank change from 77th to 72nd.
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Population differences between the Marshall Islands and Rwanda
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| Life expectancy | 67.2 years | 68.2 years |
| Average age | 27.5 years | 24.9 years |
| Median age | 21.8 years | 20.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.2:48.8 | 48.8:51.2 |
| Fertility rate | 2.92 births per woman | 3.7 births per woman |
| Population density | 540 ppl/mi² | 1,497 ppl/mi² |
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