The latest officially reported population of the Marshall Islands was 37,548 in 2024 vs 35,300,280 people in Saudi Arabia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Marshall Islands' population is 36,281 people compared to 36,428,123 in Saudi Arabia.
Population statistics:
- Saudi Arabia's population is 1,004 times bigger than the Marshall Islands'.
- The Marshall Islands is ranked the 192nd most populous country in the world, while Saudi Arabia is the 44th.
- The countries together account for 0.44% of the world: 0.0004% for the Marshall Islands vs 0.44% for Saudi Arabia.
- For the last 10 years, the Marshall Islands has had an average growth rate of -2.69% per year vs +2.3% in Saudi Arabia.
- Since 2005, the population of the Marshall Islands has decreased from 51.9K people to 36.3K (30.1% decline), while Saudi Arabia has grown from 20.6M to 36.4M (77.2% growth).
- Saudi Arabia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 73.8M 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 Saudi Arabia: live population counter
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| Current population |
36281
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36428123
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| Population rank | 192/197 | 44/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0004% | 0.44% |
| One net population change |
6.85 hours
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19.7 seconds
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| One birth every |
10.7 hours
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57 seconds
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| One death every |
1.35 days
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6.66 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.96 hours
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4.3 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -1,765 | +122,170 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4 | +4,377 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,279 | +1,597,549 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -3.29% | +4.74% |
| Population growth rate rank | 197/197 | 3/197 |
the Marshall Islands and Saudi Arabia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 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 2005 to 2015, the population of the Marshall Islands decreased by 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline), while Saudi Arabia gained 9,256,492 people (a 45% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Marshall Islands lost -12,519 (a 25.7% decline), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 6,611,741 (a 22.2% growth).
The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th most populous country in 2005 and is 192nd in 2025. Saudi Arabia was ranked 51st in 2005 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 36.1% to 49,572,202 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.
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Population differences between the Marshall Islands and Saudi Arabia
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| Life expectancy | 67.2 years | 79.2 years |
| Average age | 27.5 years | 30.2 years |
| Median age | 21.8 years | 30.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.2:48.8 | 60.5:39.5 |
| Fertility rate | 2.92 births per woman | 2.28 births per woman |
| Population density | 540 ppl/mi² | 42.5 ppl/mi² |
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