The latest officially reported population of the Marshall Islands was 37,548 in 2024 vs 10,590,927 people in Tajikistan in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Marshall Islands' population is 36,281 people compared to 10,940,854 in Tajikistan.
Population statistics:
- Tajikistan's population is 302 times bigger than the Marshall Islands'.
- The Marshall Islands is ranked the 192nd most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
- The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.0004% for the Marshall Islands vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
- For the last 10 years, the Marshall Islands has had an average growth rate of -2.69% per year vs +2.33% in Tajikistan.
- Since 2005, the population of the Marshall Islands has decreased from 51.9K people to 36.3K (30.1% decline), while Tajikistan has grown from 6.92M to 10.9M (58% growth).
- Tajikistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.2M 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 Tajikistan: live population counter
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| Current population |
36281
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10940854
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| Population rank | 192/197 | 88/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0004% | 0.13% |
| One net population change |
6.85 hours
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2.61 minutes
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| One birth every |
10.7 hours
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1.94 minutes
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| One death every |
1.35 days
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11 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
4.96 hours
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24.8 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -1,765 | -21,236 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4 | +551 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,279 | +201,128 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -3.29% | +1.94% |
| Population growth rate rank | 197/197 | 57/197 |
the Marshall Islands and Tajikistan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 14,703 | 2,112,131 | - | - |
| 1961 | 15,219 | 2,181,805 | 3.51% | 3.3% |
| 1962 | 15,755 | 2,255,026 | 3.52% | 3.36% |
| 1963 | 16,302 | 2,331,736 | 3.47% | 3.4% |
| 1964 | 16,852 | 2,411,260 | 3.37% | 3.41% |
| 1965 | 17,402 | 2,492,998 | 3.26% | 3.39% |
| 1966 | 17,927 | 2,577,184 | 3.02% | 3.38% |
| 1967 | 18,655 | 2,664,130 | 4.06% | 3.37% |
| 1968 | 19,862 | 2,753,848 | 6.47% | 3.37% |
| 1969 | 21,305 | 2,845,273 | 7.27% | 3.32% |
| 1970 | 22,530 | 2,936,779 | 5.75% | 3.22% |
| 1971 | 23,366 | 3,028,837 | 3.71% | 3.13% |
| 1972 | 23,992 | 3,123,691 | 2.68% | 3.13% |
| 1973 | 24,581 | 3,222,290 | 2.45% | 3.16% |
| 1974 | 25,296 | 3,324,499 | 2.91% | 3.17% |
| 1975 | 26,154 | 3,430,425 | 3.39% | 3.19% |
| 1976 | 27,021 | 3,540,076 | 3.31% | 3.2% |
| 1977 | 27,906 | 3,653,265 | 3.28% | 3.2% |
| 1978 | 28,809 | 3,768,508 | 3.24% | 3.15% |
| 1979 | 29,738 | 3,882,691 | 3.22% | 3.03% |
| 1980 | 30,774 | 3,995,256 | 3.48% | 2.9% |
| 1981 | 32,017 | 4,109,022 | 4.04% | 2.85% |
| 1982 | 33,397 | 4,227,171 | 4.31% | 2.88% |
| 1983 | 34,811 | 4,350,874 | 4.23% | 2.93% |
| 1984 | 36,264 | 4,480,026 | 4.17% | 2.97% |
| 1985 | 37,761 | 4,619,003 | 4.13% | 3.1% |
| 1986 | 39,286 | 4,772,139 | 4.04% | 3.32% |
| 1987 | 40,828 | 4,939,059 | 3.93% | 3.5% |
| 1988 | 42,321 | 5,114,989 | 3.66% | 3.56% |
| 1989 | 43,586 | 5,267,249 | 2.99% | 2.98% |
| 1990 | 44,629 | 5,398,768 | 2.39% | 2.5% |
| 1991 | 45,568 | 5,541,205 | 2.1% | 2.64% |
| 1992 | 46,388 | 5,649,400 | 1.8% | 1.95% |
| 1993 | 47,093 | 5,724,993 | 1.52% | 1.34% |
| 1994 | 47,712 | 5,825,368 | 1.31% | 1.75% |
| 1995 | 48,266 | 5,948,584 | 1.16% | 2.12% |
| 1996 | 48,775 | 6,066,523 | 1.05% | 1.98% |
| 1997 | 49,259 | 6,139,829 | 0.99% | 1.21% |
| 1998 | 49,717 | 6,176,397 | 0.93% | 0.6% |
| 1999 | 50,202 | 6,208,370 | 0.98% | 0.52% |
| 2000 | 50,706 | 6,284,735 | 1% | 1.23% |
| 2001 | 51,123 | 6,407,377 | 0.82% | 1.95% |
| 2002 | 51,425 | 6,531,669 | 0.59% | 1.94% |
| 2003 | 51,639 | 6,658,575 | 0.42% | 1.94% |
| 2004 | 51,791 | 6,790,547 | 0.29% | 1.98% |
| 2005 | 51,906 | 6,924,720 | 0.22% | 1.98% |
| 2006 | 51,992 | 7,057,566 | 0.17% | 1.92% |
| 2007 | 52,035 | 7,194,477 | 0.08% | 1.94% |
| 2008 | 52,030 | 7,338,403 | -0.01% | 2% |
| 2009 | 52,019 | 7,490,230 | -0.02% | 2.07% |
| 2010 | 52,044 | 7,652,141 | 0.05% | 2.16% |
| 2011 | 51,907 | 7,824,785 | -0.26% | 2.26% |
| 2012 | 51,419 | 8,014,084 | -0.94% | 2.42% |
| 2013 | 50,681 | 8,216,724 | -1.44% | 2.53% |
| 2014 | 49,796 | 8,425,552 | -1.75% | 2.54% |
| 2015 | 48,800 | 8,643,840 | -2% | 2.59% |
| 2016 | 47,709 | 8,865,631 | -2.24% | 2.57% |
| 2017 | 46,529 | 9,085,946 | -2.47% | 2.49% |
| 2018 | 45,285 | 9,307,333 | -2.67% | 2.44% |
| 2019 | 44,007 | 9,529,966 | -2.82% | 2.39% |
| 2020 | 42,706 | 9,749,310 | -2.96% | 2.3% |
| 2021 | 41,367 | 9,966,908 | -3.14% | 2.23% |
| 2022 | 40,077 | 10,182,222 | -3.12% | 2.16% |
| 2023 | 38,827 | 10,389,799 | -3.12% | 2.04% |
| 2024 | 37,548 | 10,590,927 | -3.29% | 1.94% |
| 2025 | 36,281 | 10,786,735 | -3.37% | 1.85% |
| 2026 | 35,078 | 10,978,598 | -3.32% | 1.78% |
| 2027 | 33,976 | 11,168,387 | -3.14% | 1.73% |
| 2028 | 32,977 | 11,356,920 | -2.94% | 1.69% |
| 2029 | 32,054 | 11,545,276 | -2.8% | 1.66% |
| 2030 | 31,191 | 11,733,066 | -2.69% | 1.63% |
| 2031 | 30,420 | 11,920,472 | -2.47% | 1.6% |
| 2032 | 29,740 | 12,110,150 | -2.23% | 1.59% |
| 2033 | 29,142 | 12,302,290 | -2.01% | 1.59% |
| 2034 | 28,608 | 12,496,888 | -1.83% | 1.58% |
| 2035 | 28,147 | 12,695,586 | -1.61% | 1.59% |
| 2036 | 27,751 | 12,899,096 | -1.41% | 1.6% |
| 2037 | 27,405 | 13,104,339 | -1.25% | 1.59% |
| 2038 | 27,092 | 13,308,237 | -1.14% | 1.56% |
| 2039 | 26,836 | 13,511,372 | -0.94% | 1.53% |
| 2040 | 26,598 | 13,713,948 | -0.89% | 1.5% |
| 2041 | 26,396 | 13,915,192 | -0.76% | 1.47% |
| 2042 | 26,217 | 14,115,137 | -0.68% | 1.44% |
| 2043 | 26,054 | 14,311,598 | -0.62% | 1.39% |
| 2044 | 25,913 | 14,504,865 | -0.54% | 1.35% |
| 2045 | 25,777 | 14,694,858 | -0.52% | 1.31% |
| 2046 | 25,653 | 14,879,388 | -0.48% | 1.26% |
| 2047 | 25,543 | 15,059,869 | -0.43% | 1.21% |
| 2048 | 25,429 | 15,236,594 | -0.45% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 25,311 | 15,408,032 | -0.46% | 1.13% |
| 2050 | 25,195 | 15,574,643 | -0.46% | 1.08% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Marshall Islands decreased by 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline), while Tajikistan gained 1,719,120 people (a 24.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Marshall Islands lost -12,519 (a 25.7% decline), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,297,014 (a 26.6% growth).
The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th most populous country in 2005 and is 192nd in 2025. Tajikistan was ranked 99th in 2005 and ranked 88th 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 Tajikistan will increase by 42.4% to 15,574,643 people and rank change from 88th to 83rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Majuro | 30K |
| Djarrit | 7.1K |
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| City | Population |
| Dushanbe | 863K |
| Khujand | 199K |
| Qurghonteppa | 127K |
| Istaravshan | 64.3K |
| Konibodom | 54.4K |
| Tursunzoda | 46.7K |
| Panjakent | 33K |
| Buston | 29.8K |
| Ghafurov | 18.4K |
| Istiklol | 14.2K |
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Population differences between the Marshall Islands and Tajikistan
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| Life expectancy | 67.2 years | 72.1 years |
| Average age | 27.5 years | 26.3 years |
| Median age | 21.8 years | 23 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.2:48.8 | 49.1:50.9 |
| Fertility rate | 2.92 births per woman | 3.07 births per woman |
| Population density | 540 ppl/mi² | 197.6 ppl/mi² |
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