The latest officially reported population of the Marshall Islands was 37,548 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Marshall Islands' population is 36,281 people compared to 8,961,932 in Sierra Leone.
Population statistics:
- Sierra Leone's population is 247 times bigger than the Marshall Islands'.
- The Marshall Islands is ranked the 192nd most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 102nd.
- The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.0004% for the Marshall Islands vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
- For the last 10 years, the Marshall Islands has had an average growth rate of -2.69% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
- Since 2005, the population of the Marshall Islands has decreased from 51.9K people to 36.3K (30.1% decline), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.5M to 8.96M (62.9% growth).
- Sierra Leone is projected to reach its peak in 2092 at 16M 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 Sierra Leone: live population counter
Marshall Islands
|
Sierra Leone
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
36281
|
8961932
|
| Population rank | 192/197 | 102/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0004% | 0.11% |
| One net population change |
6.85 hours
|
2.9 minutes
|
| One birth every |
10.7 hours
|
2.03 minutes
|
| One death every |
1.35 days
|
7.5 minutes
|
| One migration net change every |
4.96 hours
|
47.8 minutes
|
| Annual migration change | -1,765 | -11,000 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4 | +497 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,279 | +181,510 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -3.29% | +2.15% |
| Population growth rate rank | 197/197 | 49/197 |
the Marshall Islands and Sierra Leone: population history and growth rate by year chart
Marshall Islands
Population
Growth rate
Sierra Leone
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Marshall Islands
|
Sierra Leone
|
Marshall Islands
|
Sierra Leone
|
|
| 1960 | 14,703 | 2,268,356 | - | - |
| 1961 | 15,219 | 2,304,227 | 3.51% | 1.58% |
| 1962 | 15,755 | 2,342,242 | 3.52% | 1.65% |
| 1963 | 16,302 | 2,382,258 | 3.47% | 1.71% |
| 1964 | 16,852 | 2,424,390 | 3.37% | 1.77% |
| 1965 | 17,402 | 2,468,666 | 3.26% | 1.83% |
| 1966 | 17,927 | 2,514,638 | 3.02% | 1.86% |
| 1967 | 18,655 | 2,562,384 | 4.06% | 1.9% |
| 1968 | 19,862 | 2,611,532 | 6.47% | 1.92% |
| 1969 | 21,305 | 2,661,365 | 7.27% | 1.91% |
| 1970 | 22,530 | 2,712,286 | 5.75% | 1.91% |
| 1971 | 23,366 | 2,763,222 | 3.71% | 1.88% |
| 1972 | 23,992 | 2,814,388 | 2.68% | 1.85% |
| 1973 | 24,581 | 2,866,955 | 2.45% | 1.87% |
| 1974 | 25,296 | 2,920,459 | 2.91% | 1.87% |
| 1975 | 26,154 | 2,974,657 | 3.39% | 1.86% |
| 1976 | 27,021 | 3,028,820 | 3.31% | 1.82% |
| 1977 | 27,906 | 3,085,354 | 3.28% | 1.87% |
| 1978 | 28,809 | 3,145,517 | 3.24% | 1.95% |
| 1979 | 29,738 | 3,207,499 | 3.22% | 1.97% |
| 1980 | 30,774 | 3,272,089 | 3.48% | 2.01% |
| 1981 | 32,017 | 3,338,940 | 4.04% | 2.04% |
| 1982 | 33,397 | 3,408,183 | 4.31% | 2.07% |
| 1983 | 34,811 | 3,481,646 | 4.23% | 2.16% |
| 1984 | 36,264 | 3,558,758 | 4.17% | 2.21% |
| 1985 | 37,761 | 3,638,438 | 4.13% | 2.24% |
| 1986 | 39,286 | 3,728,380 | 4.04% | 2.47% |
| 1987 | 40,828 | 3,829,718 | 3.93% | 2.72% |
| 1988 | 42,321 | 3,934,517 | 3.66% | 2.74% |
| 1989 | 43,586 | 4,034,037 | 2.99% | 2.53% |
| 1990 | 44,629 | 4,196,828 | 2.39% | 4.04% |
| 1991 | 45,568 | 4,246,267 | 2.1% | 1.18% |
| 1992 | 46,388 | 4,166,366 | 1.8% | -1.88% |
| 1993 | 47,093 | 4,157,130 | 1.52% | -0.22% |
| 1994 | 47,712 | 4,173,105 | 1.31% | 0.38% |
| 1995 | 48,266 | 4,179,179 | 1.16% | 0.15% |
| 1996 | 48,775 | 4,199,210 | 1.05% | 0.48% |
| 1997 | 49,259 | 4,253,716 | 0.99% | 1.3% |
| 1998 | 49,717 | 4,295,785 | 0.93% | 0.99% |
| 1999 | 50,202 | 4,318,043 | 0.98% | 0.52% |
| 2000 | 50,706 | 4,423,611 | 1% | 2.44% |
| 2001 | 51,123 | 4,692,716 | 0.82% | 6.08% |
| 2002 | 51,425 | 4,971,435 | 0.59% | 5.94% |
| 2003 | 51,639 | 5,177,687 | 0.42% | 4.15% |
| 2004 | 51,791 | 5,355,717 | 0.29% | 3.44% |
| 2005 | 51,906 | 5,501,712 | 0.22% | 2.73% |
| 2006 | 51,992 | 5,624,466 | 0.17% | 2.23% |
| 2007 | 52,035 | 5,749,352 | 0.08% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 52,030 | 5,894,722 | -0.01% | 2.53% |
| 2009 | 52,019 | 6,055,646 | -0.02% | 2.73% |
| 2010 | 52,044 | 6,222,714 | 0.05% | 2.76% |
| 2011 | 51,907 | 6,387,251 | -0.26% | 2.64% |
| 2012 | 51,419 | 6,551,080 | -0.94% | 2.56% |
| 2013 | 50,681 | 6,714,051 | -1.44% | 2.49% |
| 2014 | 49,796 | 6,876,385 | -1.75% | 2.42% |
| 2015 | 48,800 | 7,037,655 | -2% | 2.35% |
| 2016 | 47,709 | 7,205,328 | -2.24% | 2.38% |
| 2017 | 46,529 | 7,379,299 | -2.47% | 2.41% |
| 2018 | 45,285 | 7,554,563 | -2.67% | 2.38% |
| 2019 | 44,007 | 7,731,991 | -2.82% | 2.35% |
| 2020 | 42,706 | 7,912,558 | -2.96% | 2.34% |
| 2021 | 41,367 | 8,094,602 | -3.14% | 2.3% |
| 2022 | 40,077 | 8,276,807 | -3.12% | 2.25% |
| 2023 | 38,827 | 8,460,512 | -3.12% | 2.22% |
| 2024 | 37,548 | 8,642,022 | -3.29% | 2.15% |
| 2025 | 36,281 | 8,819,789 | -3.37% | 2.06% |
| 2026 | 35,078 | 8,996,743 | -3.32% | 2.01% |
| 2027 | 33,976 | 9,174,695 | -3.14% | 1.98% |
| 2028 | 32,977 | 9,349,021 | -2.94% | 1.9% |
| 2029 | 32,054 | 9,520,811 | -2.8% | 1.84% |
| 2030 | 31,191 | 9,694,851 | -2.69% | 1.83% |
| 2031 | 30,420 | 9,870,295 | -2.47% | 1.81% |
| 2032 | 29,740 | 10,047,193 | -2.23% | 1.79% |
| 2033 | 29,142 | 10,221,006 | -2.01% | 1.73% |
| 2034 | 28,608 | 10,391,485 | -1.83% | 1.67% |
| 2035 | 28,147 | 10,563,163 | -1.61% | 1.65% |
| 2036 | 27,751 | 10,734,341 | -1.41% | 1.62% |
| 2037 | 27,405 | 10,902,263 | -1.25% | 1.56% |
| 2038 | 27,092 | 11,066,143 | -1.14% | 1.5% |
| 2039 | 26,836 | 11,230,060 | -0.94% | 1.48% |
| 2040 | 26,598 | 11,398,391 | -0.89% | 1.5% |
| 2041 | 26,396 | 11,566,213 | -0.76% | 1.47% |
| 2042 | 26,217 | 11,728,787 | -0.68% | 1.41% |
| 2043 | 26,054 | 11,887,934 | -0.62% | 1.36% |
| 2044 | 25,913 | 12,049,424 | -0.54% | 1.36% |
| 2045 | 25,777 | 12,208,872 | -0.52% | 1.32% |
| 2046 | 25,653 | 12,363,446 | -0.48% | 1.27% |
| 2047 | 25,543 | 12,512,739 | -0.43% | 1.21% |
| 2048 | 25,429 | 12,659,609 | -0.45% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 25,311 | 12,805,136 | -0.46% | 1.15% |
| 2050 | 25,195 | 12,948,320 | -0.46% | 1.12% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Marshall Islands decreased by 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline), while Sierra Leone gained 1,535,943 people (a 27.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Marshall Islands lost -12,519 (a 25.7% decline), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,924,277 (a 27.3% growth).
The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th most populous country in 2005 and is 192nd in 2025. Sierra Leone was ranked 106th in 2005 and ranked 102nd 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 Sierra Leone will increase by 44.5% to 12,948,320 people and rank change from 102nd to 91st.
Biggest cities by population
|
Marshall Islands
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Majuro | 30K |
| Djarrit | 7.1K |
|
Sierra Leone
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Freetown | 951K |
| Bo | 234K |
| Kenema | 188K |
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Population differences between the Marshall Islands and Sierra Leone
|
Marshall Islands
|
Sierra Leone
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 67.2 years | 62.2 years |
| Average age | 27.5 years | 24.4 years |
| Median age | 21.8 years | 20.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.2:48.8 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 2.92 births per woman | 3.79 births per woman |
| Population density | 540 ppl/mi² | 310 ppl/mi² |
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