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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Marshall Islands	Sweden	Marshall Islands	Sweden
1960	14,703	7,484,656	-	-
1961	15,219	7,519,998	3.51%	0.47%
1962	15,755	7,561,588	3.52%	0.55%
1963	16,302	7,604,328	3.47%	0.57%
1964	16,852	7,661,354	3.37%	0.75%
1965	17,402	7,733,853	3.26%	0.95%
1966	17,927	7,807,797	3.02%	0.96%
1967	18,655	7,867,931	4.06%	0.77%
1968	19,862	7,912,273	6.47%	0.56%
1969	21,305	7,968,072	7.27%	0.71%
1970	22,530	8,042,801	5.75%	0.94%
1971	23,366	8,098,334	3.71%	0.69%
1972	23,992	8,122,300	2.68%	0.3%
1973	24,581	8,136,312	2.45%	0.17%
1974	25,296	8,159,955	2.91%	0.29%
1975	26,154	8,192,437	3.39%	0.4%
1976	27,021	8,222,286	3.31%	0.36%
1977	27,906	8,251,540	3.28%	0.36%
1978	28,809	8,275,599	3.24%	0.29%
1979	29,738	8,293,678	3.22%	0.22%
1980	30,774	8,310,531	3.48%	0.2%
1981	32,017	8,320,503	4.04%	0.12%
1982	33,397	8,325,263	4.31%	0.06%
1983	34,811	8,329,033	4.23%	0.05%
1984	36,264	8,336,605	4.17%	0.09%
1985	37,761	8,350,386	4.13%	0.17%
1986	39,286	8,369,829	4.04%	0.23%
1987	40,828	8,397,804	3.93%	0.33%
1988	42,321	8,436,489	3.66%	0.46%
1989	43,586	8,492,964	2.99%	0.67%
1990	44,629	8,558,835	2.39%	0.78%
1991	45,568	8,617,375	2.1%	0.68%
1992	46,388	8,668,067	1.8%	0.59%
1993	47,093	8,718,561	1.52%	0.58%
1994	47,712	8,780,745	1.31%	0.71%
1995	48,266	8,826,939	1.16%	0.53%
1996	48,775	8,840,998	1.05%	0.16%
1997	49,259	8,846,062	0.99%	0.06%
1998	49,717	8,850,974	0.93%	0.06%
1999	50,202	8,857,874	0.98%	0.08%
2000	50,706	8,872,109	1%	0.16%
2001	51,123	8,895,960	0.82%	0.27%
2002	51,425	8,924,958	0.59%	0.33%
2003	51,639	8,958,229	0.42%	0.37%
2004	51,791	8,993,531	0.29%	0.39%
2005	51,906	9,029,572	0.22%	0.4%
2006	51,992	9,080,505	0.17%	0.56%
2007	52,035	9,148,092	0.08%	0.74%
2008	52,030	9,219,637	-0.01%	0.78%
2009	52,019	9,298,515	-0.02%	0.86%
2010	52,044	9,378,126	0.05%	0.86%
2011	51,907	9,449,213	-0.26%	0.76%
2012	51,419	9,519,374	-0.94%	0.74%
2013	50,681	9,600,379	-1.44%	0.85%
2014	49,796	9,696,110	-1.75%	1%
2015	48,800	9,799,186	-2%	1.06%
2016	47,709	9,923,085	-2.24%	1.26%
2017	46,529	10,057,698	-2.47%	1.36%
2018	45,285	10,175,214	-2.67%	1.17%
2019	44,007	10,278,887	-2.82%	1.02%
2020	42,706	10,353,442	-2.96%	0.73%
2021	41,367	10,415,811	-3.14%	0.6%
2022	40,077	10,486,941	-3.12%	0.68%
2023	38,827	10,536,632	-3.12%	0.47%
2024	37,548	10,569,709	-3.29%	0.31%
2025	36,281	10,619,177	-3.37%	0.47%
2026	35,078	10,663,427	-3.32%	0.42%
2027	33,976	10,703,497	-3.14%	0.38%
2028	32,977	10,740,420	-2.94%	0.34%
2029	32,054	10,773,692	-2.8%	0.31%
2030	31,191	10,803,699	-2.69%	0.28%
2031	30,420	10,830,583	-2.47%	0.25%
2032	29,740	10,855,855	-2.23%	0.23%
2033	29,142	10,880,544	-2.01%	0.23%
2034	28,608	10,903,924	-1.83%	0.21%
2035	28,147	10,926,433	-1.61%	0.21%
2036	27,751	10,949,062	-1.41%	0.21%
2037	27,405	10,971,259	-1.25%	0.2%
2038	27,092	10,993,203	-1.14%	0.2%
2039	26,836	11,015,926	-0.94%	0.21%
2040	26,598	11,039,663	-0.89%	0.22%
2041	26,396	11,063,604	-0.76%	0.22%
2042	26,217	11,088,299	-0.68%	0.22%
2043	26,054	11,113,927	-0.62%	0.23%
2044	25,913	11,139,125	-0.54%	0.23%
2045	25,777	11,163,492	-0.52%	0.22%
2046	25,653	11,186,803	-0.48%	0.21%
2047	25,543	11,209,183	-0.43%	0.2%
2048	25,429	11,230,526	-0.45%	0.19%
2049	25,311	11,250,663	-0.46%	0.18%
2050	25,195	11,269,877	-0.46%	0.17%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Marshall Islands decreased by 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline), while Sweden gained 769,614 people (a 8.52% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Marshall Islands lost -12,519 (a 25.7% decline), while Sweden's population increased by 855,536 (a 8.73% growth).

The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th most populous country in 2005 and is 192nd in 2025. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2005 and ranked 93rd 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 Sweden will increase by 5.77% to 11,269,877 people and will still be ranked 93rd.