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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of the Marshall Islands was 37,548 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Marshall Islands' population is 35,058 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 2,086 times bigger than the Marshall Islands'.
  • The Marshall Islands is ranked the 192nd most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 0.88% of the world: 0.0004% for the Marshall Islands vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, the Marshall Islands has had an average growth rate of -2.69% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of the Marshall Islands has decreased from 52K people to 35.1K (32.6% decline), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

Marshall Islands vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Marshall Islands
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Marshall Islands Tanzania
2100 23,457 265,496,854
2099 23,536 263,162,785
2098 23,626 260,809,535
2097 23,720 258,412,520
2096 23,797 255,996,677
2095 23,879 253,567,416
2094 23,947 251,119,386
2093 24,022 248,628,881
2092 24,092 246,107,108
2091 24,150 243,557,182
2090 24,198 241,002,065
2089 24,253 238,416,591
2088 24,284 235,797,530
2087 24,314 233,167,455
2086 24,329 230,496,041
2085 24,347 227,800,292
2084 24,355 225,111,530
2083 24,343 222,421,279
2082 24,328 219,718,263
2081 24,317 216,995,478
2080 24,290 214,255,926
2079 24,269 211,486,253
2078 24,226 208,708,063
2077 24,185 205,918,120
2076 24,151 203,106,125
2075 24,096 200,297,474
2074 24,061 197,468,017
2073 24,013 194,642,633
2072 23,982 191,824,103
2071 23,943 188,992,017
2070 23,902 186,152,377
2069 23,869 183,311,218
2068 23,827 180,475,586
2067 23,808 177,639,469
2066 23,775 174,803,090
2065 23,774 171,913,445
2064 23,778 169,064,549
2063 23,791 166,217,933
2062 23,830 163,370,044
2061 23,881 160,537,159
2060 23,929 157,722,273
2059 23,993 154,920,005
2058 24,041 152,120,539
2057 24,118 149,325,489
2056 24,207 146,519,472
2055 24,318 143,736,540
2054 24,424 140,983,905
2053 24,515 138,262,668
2052 24,615 135,553,723
2051 24,727 132,851,383
2050 24,824 130,157,751
2049 24,948 127,495,278
2048 25,060 124,821,109
2047 25,169 122,158,290
2046 25,281 119,522,516
2045 25,407 116,914,785
2044 25,544 114,329,740
2043 25,701 111,776,234
2042 25,860 109,241,835
2041 26,047 106,748,632
2040 26,263 104,272,418
2039 26,507 101,814,304
2038 26,773 99,380,232
2037 27,104 96,983,729
2036 27,461 94,601,865
2035 27,889 92,257,269
2034 28,379 89,929,444
2033 28,934 87,654,982
2032 29,558 85,409,993
2031 30,266 83,180,507
2030 31,070 80,997,163
2029 31,960 78,838,461
2028 32,896 76,730,649
2027 33,927 74,647,063
2026 35,058 72,589,279
2025 36,301 70,552,589
2024 37,548 68,560,157
2023 38,827 66,617,606
2022 40,077 64,711,821
2021 41,367 62,830,412
2020 42,706 60,972,798
2019 44,007 59,174,891
2018 45,285 57,437,145
2017 46,529 55,652,890
2016 47,709 53,824,013
2015 48,800 52,020,962
2014 49,796 50,351,512
2013 50,681 48,824,128
2012 51,419 47,374,260
2011 51,907 46,029,367
2010 52,044 44,758,488
2009 52,019 43,633,982
2008 52,030 42,570,728
2007 52,035 41,435,512
2006 51,992 40,294,902
2005 51,906 39,182,076
2004 51,791 38,109,668
2003 51,639 37,089,555
2002 51,425 36,121,304
2001 51,123 35,198,299
2000 50,706 34,260,139
1999 50,202 33,300,330
1998 49,717 32,420,458
1997 49,259 31,578,089
1996 48,775 30,945,762
1995 48,266 30,383,497
1994 47,712 29,442,356
1993 47,093 28,332,692
1992 46,388 27,457,588
1991 45,568 26,780,436
1990 44,629 26,110,207
1989 43,586 25,438,759
1988 42,321 24,769,686
1987 40,828 24,030,378
1986 39,286 23,258,959
1985 37,761 22,501,693
1984 36,264 21,779,066
1983 34,811 21,079,874
1982 33,397 20,398,571
1981 32,017 19,784,703
1980 30,774 19,189,769
1979 29,738 18,592,038
1978 28,809 17,976,566
1977 27,906 17,352,929
1976 27,021 16,736,211
1975 26,154 16,138,361
1974 25,296 15,561,630
1973 24,581 15,010,101
1972 23,992 14,479,308
1971 23,366 13,971,451
1970 22,530 13,492,677
1969 21,305 13,036,700
1968 19,862 12,602,076
1967 18,655 12,200,109
1966 17,927 11,827,459
1965 17,402 11,470,728
1964 16,852 11,127,826
1963 16,302 10,799,528
1962 15,755 10,487,756
1961 15,219 10,187,886
1960 14,703 9,901,419

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/marshall-islands/tanzania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Marshall Islands decreased by 4,283 people (a 8.24% decline), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Marshall Islands lost 12,651 people (a 26.5% decline), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th most populous country in 2006 and is 192nd in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) the Marshall Islands' population will shrink by 29.2% to 24,824 people with a rank change from 192nd to 193rd. The population of Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Tanzania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 265M people, while the Marshall Islands' population already peaked in 2010 at 52K people and is projected to decrease to 23.5K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Marshall Islands
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Marshall Islands Tanzania
2100 -0.33% 0.89%
2099 -0.38% 0.9%
2098 -0.4% 0.93%
2097 -0.32% 0.94%
2096 -0.35% 0.96%
2095 -0.28% 0.97%
2094 -0.31% 1%
2093 -0.29% 1.02%
2092 -0.24% 1.05%
2091 -0.2% 1.06%
2090 -0.23% 1.08%
2089 -0.13% 1.11%
2088 -0.12% 1.13%
2087 -0.06% 1.16%
2086 -0.08% 1.18%
2085 -0.03% 1.19%
2084 0.05% 1.21%
2083 0.06% 1.23%
2082 0.04% 1.25%
2081 0.11% 1.28%
2080 0.09% 1.31%
2079 0.17% 1.33%
2078 0.17% 1.35%
2077 0.14% 1.38%
2076 0.23% 1.4%
2075 0.14% 1.43%
2074 0.2% 1.45%
2073 0.13% 1.47%
2072 0.16% 1.5%
2071 0.17% 1.53%
2070 0.14% 1.55%
2069 0.18% 1.57%
2068 0.08% 1.6%
2067 0.14% 1.62%
2066 0.004% 1.68%
2065 -0.02% 1.69%
2064 -0.05% 1.71%
2063 -0.17% 1.74%
2062 -0.21% 1.76%
2061 -0.2% 1.78%
2060 -0.27% 1.81%
2059 -0.2% 1.84%
2058 -0.32% 1.87%
2057 -0.37% 1.92%
2056 -0.46% 1.94%
2055 -0.43% 1.95%
2054 -0.37% 1.97%
2053 -0.41% 2%
2052 -0.45% 2.03%
2051 -0.39% 2.07%
2050 -0.5% 2.09%
2049 -0.45% 2.14%
2048 -0.43% 2.18%
2047 -0.44% 2.21%
2046 -0.5% 2.23%
2045 -0.54% 2.26%
2044 -0.61% 2.28%
2043 -0.62% 2.32%
2042 -0.72% 2.34%
2041 -0.82% 2.37%
2040 -0.92% 2.41%
2039 -1% 2.45%
2038 -1.22% 2.47%
2037 -1.3% 2.52%
2036 -1.53% 2.54%
2035 -1.73% 2.59%
2034 -1.92% 2.59%
2033 -2.11% 2.63%
2032 -2.34% 2.68%
2031 -2.59% 2.7%
2030 -2.78% 2.74%
2029 -2.85% 2.75%
2028 -3.04% 2.79%
2027 -3.23% 2.83%
2026 -3.42% 2.89%
2025 -3.32% 2.91%
2024 -3.29% 2.92%
2023 -3.12% 2.95%
2022 -3.12% 2.99%
2021 -3.14% 3.05%
2020 -2.96% 3.04%
2019 -2.82% 3.03%
2018 -2.67% 3.21%
2017 -2.47% 3.4%
2016 -2.24% 3.47%
2015 -2% 3.32%
2014 -1.75% 3.13%
2013 -1.44% 3.06%
2012 -0.94% 2.92%
2011 -0.26% 2.84%
2010 0.05% 2.58%
2009 -0.02% 2.5%
2008 -0.01% 2.74%
2007 0.08% 2.83%
2006 0.17% 2.84%
2005 0.22% 2.81%
2004 0.29% 2.75%
2003 0.42% 2.68%
2002 0.59% 2.62%
2001 0.82% 2.74%
2000 1% 2.88%
1999 0.98% 2.71%
1998 0.93% 2.67%
1997 0.99% 2.04%
1996 1.05% 1.85%
1995 1.16% 3.2%
1994 1.31% 3.92%
1993 1.52% 3.19%
1992 1.8% 2.53%
1991 2.1% 2.57%
1990 2.39% 2.64%
1989 2.99% 2.7%
1988 3.66% 3.08%
1987 3.93% 3.32%
1986 4.04% 3.37%
1985 4.13% 3.32%
1984 4.17% 3.32%
1983 4.23% 3.34%
1982 4.31% 3.1%
1981 4.04% 3.1%
1980 3.48% 3.21%
1979 3.22% 3.42%
1978 3.24% 3.59%
1977 3.28% 3.68%
1976 3.31% 3.7%
1975 3.39% 3.71%
1974 2.91% 3.67%
1973 2.45% 3.67%
1972 2.68% 3.63%
1971 3.71% 3.55%
1970 5.75% 3.5%
1969 7.27% 3.45%
1968 6.47% 3.29%
1967 4.06% 3.15%
1966 3.02% 3.11%
1965 3.26% 3.08%
1964 3.37% 3.04%
1963 3.47% 2.97%
1962 3.52% 2.94%
1961 3.51% 2.89%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/marshall-islands/tanzania | CC BY

In 2024, the population of the Marshall Islands declined by 3.29%, while Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

Marshall Islands Tanzania
Current population
35058
73145892
Population rank 192/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.0004% 0.88%
One net population change
6.85 hours
16.2 seconds
One birth every
10.7 hours
13.4 seconds
One death every
1.35 days
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline -4 +5,322
Annual growth/decline -1,279 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate -3.29% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 197/197 18/197
One migration net change every
5.17 hours
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -1,698 -12,730
Net migration rank 97/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 3,309 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 189/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 8.8% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 71/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Marshall Islands
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Marshall Islands Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -1,698 - -12,730
2024 - -1,765 - -29,865
2023 550 -1,832 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 606 -1,829 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 653 -2,016 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 689 -2,004 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 746 -2,030 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 785 -2,058 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 826 -2,040 1,726,909 119,142
2016 866 -2,003 1,659,502 152,194
2015 912 -1,964 1,592,882 201,495
2014 959 -1,906 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 1,014 -1,825 1,509,008 1,241
2012 1,097 -1,759 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 1,185 -1,512 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 1,273 -1,221 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 1,365 -1,361 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 1,443 -1,467 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 1,507 -1,491 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 1,556 -1,491 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 1,586 -1,482 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 1,595 -1,466 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 1,600 -1,427 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 1,594 -1,345 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 1,596 -1,237 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 1,592 -1,110 985,185 -9,701
1999 1,590 -1,068 948,659 -4,489
1998 1,576 -1,124 920,806 -105,184
1997 1,564 -1,097 882,544 -13,400
1996 1,542 -1,050 868,524 -473,007
1995 1,522 -991 838,980 -109,971
1994 1,524 -942 803,953 349,348
1993 1,524 -869 778,044 288,004
1992 1,525 -769 767,961 -83,825
1991 1,540 -661 762,011 -91,851
1990 1,556 -562 750,825 -80,529
1989 1,574 -479 743,854 -71,268
1988 1,575 -140 736,551 -71,012
1987 1,566 -16 718,580 94,498
1986 1,544 -8 705,677 24,101
1985 1,511 -1 697,867 86,864
1984 1,470 6 687,435 -26,938
1983 1,422 12 679,720 58,161
1982 1,375 23 662,627 -37,883
1981 1,328 31 645,496 -42,485
1980 1,287 -155 629,444 -42,588
1979 1,250 -316 613,388 -4,792
1978 1,207 -286 595,024 27,307
1977 1,160 -264 574,938 49,997
1976 1,109 -233 553,617 54,875
1975 1,055 -193 533,906 53,290
1974 1,000 -145 515,152 51,127
1973 954 -383 488,429 48,363
1972 913 -306 467,305 57,489
1971 877 -232 449,014 41,900
1970 819 201 427,988 38,635
1969 747 690 408,322 37,006
1968 685 769 389,467 34,455
1967 636 308 374,763 5,265
1966 603 -89 360,229 5,049
1965 566 -22 343,456 4,742
1964 536 16 328,527 9,090
1963 509 42 314,644 4,333
1962 488 54 300,663 3,916
1961 469 56 286,839 8,338
1960 452 63 275,814 1,946

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/marshall-islands/tanzania | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 27.8% of the population change in the Marshall Islands is from natural causes (a gain of 7,592 people) and 72.2% is from migration (a loss of 19,682 people). In Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 3,309 residents or 8.8% of the population were not native-born in the Marshall Islands, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

Biggest cities by population

Marshall Islands
City Population
Majuro 30K
Djarrit 7.1K
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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