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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Marshall Islands	Saint Lucia	Marshall Islands	Saint Lucia
1960	14,703	92,585	-	-
1961	15,219	93,490	3.51%	0.98%
1962	15,755	94,505	3.52%	1.09%
1963	16,302	95,519	3.47%	1.07%
1964	16,852	96,505	3.37%	1.03%
1965	17,402	97,493	3.26%	1.02%
1966	17,927	98,463	3.02%	0.99%
1967	18,655	99,504	4.06%	1.06%
1968	19,862	100,675	6.47%	1.18%
1969	21,305	101,879	7.27%	1.2%
1970	22,530	103,165	5.75%	1.26%
1971	23,366	104,564	3.71%	1.36%
1972	23,992	106,002	2.68%	1.38%
1973	24,581	107,498	2.45%	1.41%
1974	25,296	109,076	2.91%	1.47%
1975	26,154	110,725	3.39%	1.51%
1976	27,021	112,425	3.31%	1.54%
1977	27,906	114,135	3.28%	1.52%
1978	28,809	115,834	3.24%	1.49%
1979	29,738	117,528	3.22%	1.46%
1980	30,774	119,290	3.48%	1.5%
1981	32,017	121,166	4.04%	1.57%
1982	33,397	123,087	4.31%	1.59%
1983	34,811	125,044	4.23%	1.59%
1984	36,264	127,067	4.17%	1.62%
1985	37,761	129,159	4.13%	1.65%
1986	39,286	131,239	4.04%	1.61%
1987	40,828	133,227	3.93%	1.51%
1988	42,321	135,000	3.66%	1.33%
1989	43,586	136,512	2.99%	1.12%
1990	44,629	137,857	2.39%	0.99%
1991	45,568	139,520	2.1%	1.21%
1992	46,388	141,617	1.8%	1.5%
1993	47,093	143,726	1.52%	1.49%
1994	47,712	145,890	1.31%	1.51%
1995	48,266	148,208	1.16%	1.59%
1996	48,775	150,436	1.05%	1.5%
1997	49,259	152,569	0.99%	1.42%
1998	49,717	154,677	0.93%	1.38%
1999	50,202	156,702	0.98%	1.31%
2000	50,706	158,616	1%	1.22%
2001	51,123	160,237	0.82%	1.02%
2002	51,425	161,641	0.59%	0.88%
2003	51,639	162,976	0.42%	0.83%
2004	51,791	164,239	0.29%	0.77%
2005	51,906	165,450	0.22%	0.74%
2006	51,992	166,639	0.17%	0.72%
2007	52,035	167,758	0.08%	0.67%
2008	52,030	168,808	-0.01%	0.63%
2009	52,019	169,869	-0.02%	0.63%
2010	52,044	170,906	0.05%	0.61%
2011	51,907	171,801	-0.26%	0.52%
2012	51,419	172,587	-0.94%	0.46%
2013	50,681	173,369	-1.44%	0.45%
2014	49,796	174,138	-1.75%	0.44%
2015	48,800	174,905	-2%	0.44%
2016	47,709	175,646	-2.24%	0.42%
2017	46,529	176,342	-2.47%	0.4%
2018	45,285	177,017	-2.67%	0.38%
2019	44,007	177,661	-2.82%	0.36%
2020	42,706	178,250	-2.96%	0.33%
2021	41,367	178,522	-3.14%	0.15%
2022	40,077	178,781	-3.12%	0.15%
2023	38,827	179,285	-3.12%	0.28%
2024	37,548	179,744	-3.29%	0.26%
2025	36,281	180,148	-3.37%	0.23%
2026	35,078	180,489	-3.32%	0.19%
2027	33,976	180,771	-3.14%	0.16%
2028	32,977	181,003	-2.94%	0.13%
2029	32,054	181,198	-2.8%	0.11%
2030	31,191	181,360	-2.69%	0.09%
2031	30,420	181,463	-2.47%	0.06%
2032	29,740	181,495	-2.23%	0.02%
2033	29,142	181,458	-2.01%	-0.02%
2034	28,608	181,354	-1.83%	-0.06%
2035	28,147	181,177	-1.61%	-0.1%
2036	27,751	180,948	-1.41%	-0.13%
2037	27,405	180,636	-1.25%	-0.17%
2038	27,092	180,230	-1.14%	-0.22%
2039	26,836	179,781	-0.94%	-0.25%
2040	26,598	179,296	-0.89%	-0.27%
2041	26,396	178,760	-0.76%	-0.3%
2042	26,217	178,187	-0.68%	-0.32%
2043	26,054	177,593	-0.62%	-0.33%
2044	25,913	176,937	-0.54%	-0.37%
2045	25,777	176,243	-0.52%	-0.39%
2046	25,653	175,520	-0.48%	-0.41%
2047	25,543	174,726	-0.43%	-0.45%
2048	25,429	173,877	-0.45%	-0.49%
2049	25,311	172,991	-0.46%	-0.51%
2050	25,195	172,081	-0.46%	-0.53%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Marshall Islands decreased by 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline), while Saint Lucia gained 9,455 people (a 5.71% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Marshall Islands lost -12,519 (a 25.7% decline), while Saint Lucia's population increased by 5,516 (a 3.15% growth).

The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th most populous country in 2005 and is 192nd in 2025. Saint Lucia was ranked 177th in 2005 and ranked 178th 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 Saint Lucia will decrease by 4.62% to 172,081 people and rank change from 178th to 179th.