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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Marshall Islands	Saudi Arabia	Marshall Islands	Saudi Arabia
1960	14,703	2,435,403	-	-
1961	15,219	2,526,347	3.51%	3.73%
1962	15,755	2,620,910	3.52%	3.74%
1963	16,302	2,719,341	3.47%	3.76%
1964	16,852	2,821,968	3.37%	3.77%
1965	17,402	2,928,771	3.26%	3.78%
1966	17,927	3,039,887	3.02%	3.79%
1967	18,655	3,157,242	4.06%	3.86%
1968	19,862	3,282,711	6.47%	3.97%
1969	21,305	3,417,114	7.27%	4.09%
1970	22,530	3,562,470	5.75%	4.25%
1971	23,366	3,724,031	3.71%	4.54%
1972	23,992	3,905,722	2.68%	4.88%
1973	24,581	4,106,344	2.45%	5.14%
1974	25,296	4,323,632	2.91%	5.29%
1975	26,154	4,556,287	3.39%	5.38%
1976	27,021	4,807,933	3.31%	5.52%
1977	27,906	5,083,048	3.28%	5.72%
1978	28,809	5,381,902	3.24%	5.88%
1979	29,738	5,703,698	3.22%	5.98%
1980	30,774	6,047,997	3.48%	6.04%
1981	32,017	6,420,551	4.04%	6.16%
1982	33,397	6,824,486	4.31%	6.29%
1983	34,811	7,252,941	4.23%	6.28%
1984	36,264	7,697,307	4.17%	6.13%
1985	37,761	8,151,779	4.13%	5.9%
1986	39,286	8,628,639	4.04%	5.85%
1987	40,828	9,130,194	3.93%	5.81%
1988	42,321	9,629,165	3.66%	5.47%
1989	43,586	10,128,394	2.99%	5.18%
1990	44,629	10,640,691	2.39%	5.06%
1991	45,568	11,160,744	2.1%	4.89%
1992	46,388	11,686,676	1.8%	4.71%
1993	47,093	12,215,862	1.52%	4.53%
1994	47,712	12,750,040	1.31%	4.37%
1995	48,266	13,289,245	1.16%	4.23%
1996	48,775	13,831,009	1.05%	4.08%
1997	49,259	14,374,943	0.99%	3.93%
1998	49,717	14,922,185	0.93%	3.81%
1999	50,202	15,472,075	0.98%	3.69%
2000	50,706	16,177,722	1%	4.56%
2001	51,123	17,041,397	0.82%	5.34%
2002	51,425	17,910,910	0.59%	5.1%
2003	51,639	18,786,767	0.42%	4.89%
2004	51,791	19,669,480	0.29%	4.7%
2005	51,906	20,559,890	0.22%	4.53%
2006	51,992	21,459,144	0.17%	4.37%
2007	52,035	22,368,313	0.08%	4.24%
2008	52,030	23,287,877	-0.01%	4.11%
2009	52,019	24,217,654	-0.02%	3.99%
2010	52,044	23,978,487	0.05%	-0.99%
2011	51,907	25,091,867	-0.26%	4.64%
2012	51,419	26,168,861	-0.94%	4.29%
2013	50,681	27,624,004	-1.44%	5.56%
2014	49,796	28,309,273	-1.75%	2.48%
2015	48,800	29,816,382	-2%	5.32%
2016	47,709	30,954,198	-2.24%	3.82%
2017	46,529	30,977,355	-2.47%	0.07%
2018	45,285	30,196,281	-2.67%	-2.52%
2019	44,007	30,063,799	-2.82%	-0.44%
2020	42,706	31,552,510	-2.96%	4.95%
2021	41,367	30,784,383	-3.14%	-2.43%
2022	40,077	32,175,224	-3.12%	4.52%
2023	38,827	33,702,731	-3.12%	4.75%
2024	37,548	35,300,280	-3.29%	4.74%
2025	36,281	35,927,625	-3.37%	1.78%
2026	35,078	36,550,694	-3.32%	1.73%
2027	33,976	37,167,513	-3.14%	1.69%
2028	32,977	37,775,810	-2.94%	1.64%
2029	32,054	38,364,377	-2.8%	1.56%
2030	31,191	38,918,375	-2.69%	1.44%
2031	30,420	39,450,880	-2.47%	1.37%
2032	29,740	39,983,934	-2.23%	1.35%
2033	29,142	40,517,599	-2.01%	1.33%
2034	28,608	41,052,423	-1.83%	1.32%
2035	28,147	41,588,429	-1.61%	1.31%
2036	27,751	42,125,184	-1.41%	1.29%
2037	27,405	42,661,908	-1.25%	1.27%
2038	27,092	43,198,420	-1.14%	1.26%
2039	26,836	43,734,316	-0.94%	1.24%
2040	26,598	44,269,571	-0.89%	1.22%
2041	26,396	44,804,338	-0.76%	1.21%
2042	26,217	45,338,111	-0.68%	1.19%
2043	26,054	45,870,896	-0.62%	1.18%
2044	25,913	46,403,116	-0.54%	1.16%
2045	25,777	46,934,822	-0.52%	1.15%
2046	25,653	47,465,267	-0.48%	1.13%
2047	25,543	47,993,976	-0.43%	1.11%
2048	25,429	48,521,364	-0.45%	1.1%
2049	25,311	49,047,461	-0.46%	1.08%
2050	25,195	49,572,202	-0.46%	1.07%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Marshall Islands decreased by 4,283 people (a 8.24% decline), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,495,054 people (a 44.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Marshall Islands lost -12,631 (a 26.5% decline), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 5,603,237 (a 18.1% growth).

The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th most populous country in 2006 and is 192nd in 2026. Saudi Arabia was ranked 50th in 2006 and ranked 44th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) the Marshall Islands' population will shrink by 28.2% to 25,195 people with a rank change from 192nd to 193rd. The population of Saudi Arabia will increase by 35.6% to 49,572,202 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.