The latest officially reported population of the Marshall Islands was 37,548 in 2024 vs 121,354 people in the Seychelles in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Marshall Islands' population is 36,281 people compared to 125,181 in the Seychelles.
Population statistics:
- The Seychelles' population is 3.45 times bigger than the Marshall Islands'.
- The Marshall Islands is ranked the 192nd most populous country in the world, while the Seychelles is the 181st.
- The countries together account for 0.002% of the world: 0.0004% for the Marshall Islands vs 0.002% for the Seychelles.
- For the last 10 years, the Marshall Islands has had an average growth rate of -2.69% per year vs +2.9% in the Seychelles.
- Since 2005, the population of the Marshall Islands has decreased from 51.9K people to 36.3K (30.1% decline), while the Seychelles has grown from 82.9K to 125K (51.1% growth).
- The Seychelles is projected to reach its peak in 2042 at 133K 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 Seychelles: live population counter
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| Current population |
36281
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125181
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| Population rank | 192/197 | 181/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0004% | 0.002% |
| One net population change |
6.85 hours
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5.54 hours
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| One birth every |
10.7 hours
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5.63 hours
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| One death every |
1.35 days
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10 hours
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| One migration net change every |
4.96 hours
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5.01 hours
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| Annual migration change | -1,765 | +1,747 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4 | +4 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,279 | +1,581 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -3.29% | +1.32% |
| Population growth rate rank | 197/197 | 83/197 |
the Marshall Islands and the Seychelles: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 14,703 | 41,700 | - | - |
| 1961 | 15,219 | 42,889 | 3.51% | 2.85% |
| 1962 | 15,755 | 44,042 | 3.52% | 2.69% |
| 1963 | 16,302 | 45,176 | 3.47% | 2.57% |
| 1964 | 16,852 | 46,322 | 3.37% | 2.54% |
| 1965 | 17,402 | 47,500 | 3.26% | 2.54% |
| 1966 | 17,927 | 48,699 | 3.02% | 2.52% |
| 1967 | 18,655 | 49,911 | 4.06% | 2.49% |
| 1968 | 19,862 | 51,134 | 6.47% | 2.45% |
| 1969 | 21,305 | 52,365 | 7.27% | 2.41% |
| 1970 | 22,530 | 53,600 | 5.75% | 2.36% |
| 1971 | 23,366 | 54,695 | 3.71% | 2.04% |
| 1972 | 23,992 | 56,029 | 2.68% | 2.44% |
| 1973 | 24,581 | 56,892 | 2.45% | 1.54% |
| 1974 | 25,296 | 57,937 | 2.91% | 1.84% |
| 1975 | 26,154 | 59,292 | 3.39% | 2.34% |
| 1976 | 27,021 | 60,504 | 3.31% | 2.04% |
| 1977 | 27,906 | 61,786 | 3.28% | 2.12% |
| 1978 | 28,809 | 62,150 | 3.24% | 0.59% |
| 1979 | 29,738 | 62,686 | 3.22% | 0.86% |
| 1980 | 30,774 | 63,261 | 3.48% | 0.92% |
| 1981 | 32,017 | 64,035 | 4.04% | 1.22% |
| 1982 | 33,397 | 64,413 | 4.31% | 0.59% |
| 1983 | 34,811 | 64,335 | 4.23% | -0.12% |
| 1984 | 36,264 | 64,717 | 4.17% | 0.59% |
| 1985 | 37,761 | 65,244 | 4.13% | 0.81% |
| 1986 | 39,286 | 65,652 | 4.04% | 0.63% |
| 1987 | 40,828 | 68,499 | 3.93% | 4.34% |
| 1988 | 42,321 | 68,755 | 3.66% | 0.37% |
| 1989 | 43,586 | 69,167 | 2.99% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 44,629 | 69,507 | 2.39% | 0.49% |
| 1991 | 45,568 | 70,439 | 2.1% | 1.34% |
| 1992 | 46,388 | 70,763 | 1.8% | 0.46% |
| 1993 | 47,093 | 72,253 | 1.52% | 2.11% |
| 1994 | 47,712 | 74,205 | 1.31% | 2.7% |
| 1995 | 48,266 | 75,304 | 1.16% | 1.48% |
| 1996 | 48,775 | 76,417 | 1.05% | 1.48% |
| 1997 | 49,259 | 77,319 | 0.99% | 1.18% |
| 1998 | 49,717 | 78,846 | 0.93% | 1.97% |
| 1999 | 50,202 | 80,410 | 0.98% | 1.98% |
| 2000 | 50,706 | 81,131 | 1% | 0.9% |
| 2001 | 51,123 | 81,202 | 0.82% | 0.09% |
| 2002 | 51,425 | 83,723 | 0.59% | 3.1% |
| 2003 | 51,639 | 82,781 | 0.42% | -1.13% |
| 2004 | 51,791 | 82,475 | 0.29% | -0.37% |
| 2005 | 51,906 | 82,858 | 0.22% | 0.46% |
| 2006 | 51,992 | 84,600 | 0.17% | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 52,035 | 85,033 | 0.08% | 0.51% |
| 2008 | 52,030 | 86,956 | -0.01% | 2.26% |
| 2009 | 52,019 | 87,298 | -0.02% | 0.39% |
| 2010 | 52,044 | 89,770 | 0.05% | 2.83% |
| 2011 | 51,907 | 87,441 | -0.26% | -2.59% |
| 2012 | 51,419 | 88,303 | -0.94% | 0.99% |
| 2013 | 50,681 | 89,949 | -1.44% | 1.86% |
| 2014 | 49,796 | 91,359 | -1.75% | 1.57% |
| 2015 | 48,800 | 93,419 | -2% | 2.25% |
| 2016 | 47,709 | 94,677 | -2.24% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 46,529 | 95,843 | -2.47% | 1.23% |
| 2018 | 45,285 | 96,762 | -2.67% | 0.96% |
| 2019 | 44,007 | 97,625 | -2.82% | 0.89% |
| 2020 | 42,706 | 98,462 | -2.96% | 0.86% |
| 2021 | 41,367 | 99,258 | -3.14% | 0.81% |
| 2022 | 40,077 | 119,878 | -3.12% | 20.8% |
| 2023 | 38,827 | 119,773 | -3.12% | -0.09% |
| 2024 | 37,548 | 121,354 | -3.29% | 1.32% |
| 2025 | 36,281 | 123,549 | -3.37% | 1.81% |
| 2026 | 35,078 | 125,581 | -3.32% | 1.64% |
| 2027 | 33,976 | 127,380 | -3.14% | 1.43% |
| 2028 | 32,977 | 128,883 | -2.94% | 1.18% |
| 2029 | 32,054 | 130,011 | -2.8% | 0.87% |
| 2030 | 31,191 | 130,635 | -2.69% | 0.48% |
| 2031 | 30,420 | 130,989 | -2.47% | 0.27% |
| 2032 | 29,740 | 131,305 | -2.23% | 0.24% |
| 2033 | 29,142 | 131,578 | -2.01% | 0.21% |
| 2034 | 28,608 | 131,816 | -1.83% | 0.18% |
| 2035 | 28,147 | 132,027 | -1.61% | 0.16% |
| 2036 | 27,751 | 132,202 | -1.41% | 0.13% |
| 2037 | 27,405 | 132,348 | -1.25% | 0.11% |
| 2038 | 27,092 | 132,467 | -1.14% | 0.09% |
| 2039 | 26,836 | 132,552 | -0.94% | 0.06% |
| 2040 | 26,598 | 132,631 | -0.89% | 0.06% |
| 2041 | 26,396 | 132,681 | -0.76% | 0.04% |
| 2042 | 26,217 | 132,700 | -0.68% | 0.01% |
| 2043 | 26,054 | 132,698 | -0.62% | -0.001% |
| 2044 | 25,913 | 132,665 | -0.54% | -0.03% |
| 2045 | 25,777 | 132,613 | -0.52% | -0.04% |
| 2046 | 25,653 | 132,531 | -0.48% | -0.06% |
| 2047 | 25,543 | 132,415 | -0.43% | -0.09% |
| 2048 | 25,429 | 132,264 | -0.45% | -0.11% |
| 2049 | 25,311 | 132,085 | -0.46% | -0.14% |
| 2050 | 25,195 | 131,885 | -0.46% | -0.15% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Marshall Islands decreased by 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline), while the Seychelles gained 10,561 people (a 12.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Marshall Islands lost -12,519 (a 25.7% decline), while the Seychelles' population increased by 31,762 (a 34% growth).
The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th most populous country in 2005 and is 192nd in 2025. The Seychelles was ranked 184th in 2005 and ranked 181st 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 the Seychelles will increase by 5.36% to 131,885 people and will still be ranked 181st.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Majuro | 30K |
| Djarrit | 7.1K |
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| City | Population |
| Victoria | 24.7K |
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Population differences between the Marshall Islands and the Seychelles
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| Life expectancy | 67.2 years | 73.1 years |
| Average age | 27.5 years | 35.4 years |
| Median age | 21.8 years | 35 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.2:48.8 | 55.2:44.8 |
| Fertility rate | 2.92 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman |
| Population density | 540 ppl/mi² | 683 ppl/mi² |
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