The latest officially reported population of the Marshall Islands was 37,548 in 2024 vs 6,587,202 people in Serbia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Marshall Islands' population is 36,281 people compared to 6,541,064 in Serbia.
Population statistics:
- Serbia's population is 180.3 times bigger than the Marshall Islands'.
- The Marshall Islands is ranked the 192nd most populous country in the world, while Serbia is the 110th.
- The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.0004% for the Marshall Islands vs 0.08% for Serbia.
- For the last 10 years, the Marshall Islands has had an average growth rate of -2.69% per year vs -0.76% in Serbia.
- Since 2005, the population of the Marshall Islands has decreased from 51.9K people to 36.3K (30.1% decline), while Serbia has declined from 7.44M to 6.54M (12.1% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 32.4% of the population in the Marshall Islands and 32.5% in Serbia.
Marshall Islands vs Serbia: live population counter
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| Current population |
36281
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6541064
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| Population rank | 192/197 | 110/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0004% | 0.08% |
| One net population change |
6.85 hours
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14.6 minutes
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| One birth every |
10.7 hours
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8.63 minutes
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| One death every |
1.35 days
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5.4 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.96 hours
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1.08 hours
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| Annual migration change | -1,765 | -8,132 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4 | -99 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,279 | -35,981 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -3.29% | -0.54% |
| Population growth rate rank | 197/197 | 186/197 |
the Marshall Islands and Serbia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 14,703 | 6,638,992 | - | - |
| 1961 | 15,219 | 6,689,077 | 3.51% | 0.75% |
| 1962 | 15,755 | 6,740,264 | 3.52% | 0.77% |
| 1963 | 16,302 | 6,787,950 | 3.47% | 0.71% |
| 1964 | 16,852 | 6,832,855 | 3.37% | 0.66% |
| 1965 | 17,402 | 6,876,624 | 3.26% | 0.64% |
| 1966 | 17,927 | 6,927,969 | 3.02% | 0.75% |
| 1967 | 18,655 | 6,966,522 | 4.06% | 0.56% |
| 1968 | 19,862 | 7,007,586 | 6.47% | 0.59% |
| 1969 | 21,305 | 7,123,249 | 7.27% | 1.65% |
| 1970 | 22,530 | 7,164,993 | 5.75% | 0.59% |
| 1971 | 23,366 | 7,211,716 | 3.71% | 0.65% |
| 1972 | 23,992 | 7,252,012 | 2.68% | 0.56% |
| 1973 | 24,581 | 7,283,902 | 2.45% | 0.44% |
| 1974 | 25,296 | 7,326,043 | 2.91% | 0.58% |
| 1975 | 26,154 | 7,368,717 | 3.39% | 0.58% |
| 1976 | 27,021 | 7,418,973 | 3.31% | 0.68% |
| 1977 | 27,906 | 7,462,783 | 3.28% | 0.59% |
| 1978 | 28,809 | 7,504,017 | 3.24% | 0.55% |
| 1979 | 29,738 | 7,541,997 | 3.22% | 0.51% |
| 1980 | 30,774 | 7,709,544 | 3.48% | 2.22% |
| 1981 | 32,017 | 7,736,787 | 4.04% | 0.35% |
| 1982 | 33,397 | 7,763,335 | 4.31% | 0.34% |
| 1983 | 34,811 | 7,788,100 | 4.23% | 0.32% |
| 1984 | 36,264 | 7,813,549 | 4.17% | 0.33% |
| 1985 | 37,761 | 7,835,902 | 4.13% | 0.29% |
| 1986 | 39,286 | 7,853,824 | 4.04% | 0.23% |
| 1987 | 40,828 | 7,868,027 | 3.93% | 0.18% |
| 1988 | 42,321 | 7,884,218 | 3.66% | 0.21% |
| 1989 | 43,586 | 7,893,787 | 2.99% | 0.12% |
| 1990 | 44,629 | 7,897,937 | 2.39% | 0.05% |
| 1991 | 45,568 | 7,595,636 | 2.1% | -3.83% |
| 1992 | 46,388 | 7,604,063 | 1.8% | 0.11% |
| 1993 | 47,093 | 7,614,328 | 1.52% | 0.13% |
| 1994 | 47,712 | 7,622,711 | 1.31% | 0.11% |
| 1995 | 48,266 | 7,628,264 | 1.16% | 0.07% |
| 1996 | 48,775 | 7,622,185 | 1.05% | -0.08% |
| 1997 | 49,259 | 7,598,538 | 0.99% | -0.31% |
| 1998 | 49,717 | 7,567,745 | 0.93% | -0.41% |
| 1999 | 50,202 | 7,540,401 | 0.98% | -0.36% |
| 2000 | 50,706 | 7,516,346 | 1% | -0.32% |
| 2001 | 51,123 | 7,503,433 | 0.82% | -0.17% |
| 2002 | 51,425 | 7,500,031 | 0.59% | -0.05% |
| 2003 | 51,639 | 7,480,591 | 0.42% | -0.26% |
| 2004 | 51,791 | 7,463,157 | 0.29% | -0.23% |
| 2005 | 51,906 | 7,440,769 | 0.22% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 51,992 | 7,411,569 | 0.17% | -0.39% |
| 2007 | 52,035 | 7,381,579 | 0.08% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 52,030 | 7,350,222 | -0.01% | -0.42% |
| 2009 | 52,019 | 7,320,807 | -0.02% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 52,044 | 7,291,436 | 0.05% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 51,907 | 7,236,519 | -0.26% | -0.75% |
| 2012 | 51,419 | 7,201,497 | -0.94% | -0.48% |
| 2013 | 50,681 | 7,166,553 | -1.44% | -0.49% |
| 2014 | 49,796 | 7,131,787 | -1.75% | -0.49% |
| 2015 | 48,800 | 7,095,383 | -2% | -0.51% |
| 2016 | 47,709 | 7,058,322 | -2.24% | -0.52% |
| 2017 | 46,529 | 7,020,858 | -2.47% | -0.53% |
| 2018 | 45,285 | 6,982,604 | -2.67% | -0.54% |
| 2019 | 44,007 | 6,945,235 | -2.82% | -0.54% |
| 2020 | 42,706 | 6,899,126 | -2.96% | -0.66% |
| 2021 | 41,367 | 6,834,326 | -3.14% | -0.94% |
| 2022 | 40,077 | 6,664,449 | -3.12% | -2.49% |
| 2023 | 38,827 | 6,623,183 | -3.12% | -0.62% |
| 2024 | 37,548 | 6,587,202 | -3.29% | -0.54% |
| 2025 | 36,281 | 6,541,064 | -3.37% | -0.7% |
| 2026 | 35,078 | 6,495,033 | -3.32% | -0.7% |
| 2027 | 33,976 | 6,451,587 | -3.14% | -0.67% |
| 2028 | 32,977 | 6,407,523 | -2.94% | -0.68% |
| 2029 | 32,054 | 6,363,135 | -2.8% | -0.69% |
| 2030 | 31,191 | 6,318,273 | -2.69% | -0.71% |
| 2031 | 30,420 | 6,272,974 | -2.47% | -0.72% |
| 2032 | 29,740 | 6,227,395 | -2.23% | -0.73% |
| 2033 | 29,142 | 6,181,396 | -2.01% | -0.74% |
| 2034 | 28,608 | 6,135,163 | -1.83% | -0.75% |
| 2035 | 28,147 | 6,088,832 | -1.61% | -0.76% |
| 2036 | 27,751 | 6,042,364 | -1.41% | -0.76% |
| 2037 | 27,405 | 5,995,710 | -1.25% | -0.77% |
| 2038 | 27,092 | 5,948,872 | -1.14% | -0.78% |
| 2039 | 26,836 | 5,901,891 | -0.94% | -0.79% |
| 2040 | 26,598 | 5,855,009 | -0.89% | -0.79% |
| 2041 | 26,396 | 5,808,317 | -0.76% | -0.8% |
| 2042 | 26,217 | 5,761,829 | -0.68% | -0.8% |
| 2043 | 26,054 | 5,715,931 | -0.62% | -0.8% |
| 2044 | 25,913 | 5,670,687 | -0.54% | -0.79% |
| 2045 | 25,777 | 5,625,991 | -0.52% | -0.79% |
| 2046 | 25,653 | 5,581,867 | -0.48% | -0.78% |
| 2047 | 25,543 | 5,538,323 | -0.43% | -0.78% |
| 2048 | 25,429 | 5,495,303 | -0.45% | -0.78% |
| 2049 | 25,311 | 5,452,676 | -0.46% | -0.78% |
| 2050 | 25,195 | 5,410,466 | -0.46% | -0.77% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Marshall Islands decreased by 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline), while Serbia lost 345,386 people (a 4.64% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Marshall Islands lost -12,519 (a 25.7% decline), while Serbia's population decreased by -554,319 (a 7.81% decline).
The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th most populous country in 2005 and is 192nd in 2025. Serbia was ranked 96th in 2005 and ranked 110th 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 Serbia will decrease by 17.3% to 5,410,466 people and rank change from 110th to 125th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Majuro | 30K |
| Djarrit | 7.1K |
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Population differences between the Marshall Islands and Serbia
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| Life expectancy | 67.2 years | 77.1 years |
| Average age | 27.5 years | 44 years |
| Median age | 21.8 years | 45.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.2:48.8 | 47.4:52.6 |
| Fertility rate | 2.92 births per woman | 1.61 births per woman |
| Population density | 540 ppl/mi² | 202.9 ppl/mi² |
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