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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Marshall Islands	Samoa	Marshall Islands	Samoa
1960	14,703	112,490	-	-
1961	15,219	115,496	3.51%	2.67%
1962	15,755	118,597	3.52%	2.68%
1963	16,302	121,764	3.47%	2.67%
1964	16,852	124,894	3.37%	2.57%
1965	17,402	127,978	3.26%	2.47%
1966	17,927	131,073	3.02%	2.42%
1967	18,655	133,764	4.06%	2.05%
1968	19,862	136,020	6.47%	1.69%
1969	21,305	138,233	7.27%	1.63%
1970	22,530	140,400	5.75%	1.57%
1971	23,366	142,503	3.71%	1.5%
1972	23,992	144,538	2.68%	1.43%
1973	24,581	146,516	2.45%	1.37%
1974	25,296	149,431	2.91%	1.99%
1975	26,154	153,344	3.39%	2.62%
1976	27,021	157,113	3.31%	2.46%
1977	27,906	159,753	3.28%	1.68%
1978	28,809	161,375	3.24%	1.02%
1979	29,738	162,882	3.22%	0.93%
1980	30,774	164,322	3.48%	0.88%
1981	32,017	165,678	4.04%	0.83%
1982	33,397	166,484	4.31%	0.49%
1983	34,811	166,714	4.23%	0.14%
1984	36,264	166,796	4.17%	0.05%
1985	37,761	166,849	4.13%	0.03%
1986	39,286	167,061	4.04%	0.13%
1987	40,828	167,661	3.93%	0.36%
1988	42,321	168,346	3.66%	0.41%
1989	43,586	168,768	2.99%	0.25%
1990	44,629	169,042	2.39%	0.16%
1991	45,568	169,368	2.1%	0.19%
1992	46,388	170,331	1.8%	0.57%
1993	47,093	171,774	1.52%	0.85%
1994	47,712	173,159	1.31%	0.81%
1995	48,266	174,571	1.16%	0.82%
1996	48,775	176,071	1.05%	0.86%
1997	49,259	177,547	0.99%	0.84%
1998	49,717	178,905	0.93%	0.76%
1999	50,202	180,275	0.98%	0.77%
2000	50,706	181,685	1%	0.78%
2001	51,123	183,166	0.82%	0.82%
2002	51,425	184,471	0.59%	0.71%
2003	51,639	185,430	0.42%	0.52%
2004	51,791	186,249	0.29%	0.44%
2005	51,906	186,978	0.22%	0.39%
2006	51,992	187,709	0.17%	0.39%
2007	52,035	188,753	0.08%	0.56%
2008	52,030	190,107	-0.01%	0.72%
2009	52,019	191,513	-0.02%	0.74%
2010	52,044	193,023	0.05%	0.79%
2011	51,907	194,713	-0.26%	0.88%
2012	51,419	196,498	-0.94%	0.92%
2013	50,681	198,268	-1.44%	0.9%
2014	49,796	200,037	-1.75%	0.89%
2015	48,800	201,782	-2%	0.87%
2016	47,709	203,499	-2.24%	0.85%
2017	46,529	205,415	-2.47%	0.94%
2018	45,285	207,582	-2.67%	1.05%
2019	44,007	209,780	-2.82%	1.06%
2020	42,706	211,944	-2.96%	1.03%
2021	41,367	213,779	-3.14%	0.87%
2022	40,077	215,261	-3.12%	0.69%
2023	38,827	216,663	-3.12%	0.65%
2024	37,548	218,019	-3.29%	0.63%
2025	36,281	219,302	-3.37%	0.59%
2026	35,078	220,530	-3.32%	0.56%
2027	33,976	221,772	-3.14%	0.56%
2028	32,977	223,104	-2.94%	0.6%
2029	32,054	224,504	-2.8%	0.63%
2030	31,191	225,968	-2.69%	0.65%
2031	30,420	227,581	-2.47%	0.71%
2032	29,740	229,298	-2.23%	0.75%
2033	29,142	231,110	-2.01%	0.79%
2034	28,608	233,061	-1.83%	0.84%
2035	28,147	235,172	-1.61%	0.91%
2036	27,751	237,415	-1.41%	0.95%
2037	27,405	239,730	-1.25%	0.98%
2038	27,092	242,155	-1.14%	1.01%
2039	26,836	244,653	-0.94%	1.03%
2040	26,598	247,196	-0.89%	1.04%
2041	26,396	249,796	-0.76%	1.05%
2042	26,217	252,427	-0.68%	1.05%
2043	26,054	255,023	-0.62%	1.03%
2044	25,913	257,609	-0.54%	1.01%
2045	25,777	260,250	-0.52%	1.03%
2046	25,653	262,849	-0.48%	1%
2047	25,543	265,365	-0.43%	0.96%
2048	25,429	267,836	-0.45%	0.93%
2049	25,311	270,291	-0.46%	0.92%
2050	25,195	272,711	-0.46%	0.9%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Marshall Islands decreased by 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline), while Samoa gained 14,804 people (a 7.92% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Marshall Islands lost -12,519 (a 25.7% decline), while Samoa's population increased by 18,506 (a 9.17% growth).

The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th most populous country in 2005 and is 192nd in 2025. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2005 and ranked 177th 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 Samoa will increase by 23.8% to 272,711 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.