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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Marshall Islands	Tonga	Marshall Islands	Tonga
1960	14,703	66,170	-	-
1961	15,219	68,037	3.51%	2.82%
1962	15,755	69,940	3.52%	2.8%
1963	16,302	71,885	3.47%	2.78%
1964	16,852	73,879	3.37%	2.77%
1965	17,402	75,924	3.26%	2.77%
1966	17,927	78,002	3.02%	2.74%
1967	18,655	79,814	4.06%	2.32%
1968	19,862	81,353	6.47%	1.93%
1969	21,305	82,885	7.27%	1.88%
1970	22,530	84,401	5.75%	1.83%
1971	23,366	85,896	3.71%	1.77%
1972	23,992	87,356	2.68%	1.7%
1973	24,581	88,805	2.45%	1.66%
1974	25,296	90,683	2.91%	2.11%
1975	26,154	93,017	3.39%	2.57%
1976	27,021	95,325	3.31%	2.48%
1977	27,906	96,725	3.28%	1.47%
1978	28,809	97,204	3.24%	0.5%
1979	29,738	97,544	3.22%	0.35%
1980	30,774	97,769	3.48%	0.23%
1981	32,017	97,909	4.04%	0.14%
1982	33,397	97,980	4.31%	0.07%
1983	34,811	97,998	4.23%	0.02%
1984	36,264	97,990	4.17%	-0.008%
1985	37,761	97,984	4.13%	-0.006%
1986	39,286	98,010	4.04%	0.03%
1987	40,828	98,376	3.93%	0.37%
1988	42,321	98,969	3.66%	0.6%
1989	43,586	99,403	2.99%	0.44%
1990	44,629	99,700	2.39%	0.3%
1991	45,568	99,895	2.1%	0.2%
1992	46,388	100,022	1.8%	0.13%
1993	47,093	100,103	1.52%	0.08%
1994	47,712	100,166	1.31%	0.06%
1995	48,266	100,225	1.16%	0.06%
1996	48,775	100,275	1.05%	0.05%
1997	49,259	100,674	0.99%	0.4%
1998	49,717	101,388	0.93%	0.71%
1999	50,202	102,046	0.98%	0.65%
2000	50,706	102,677	1%	0.62%
2001	51,123	103,288	0.82%	0.6%
2002	51,425	103,874	0.59%	0.57%
2003	51,639	104,464	0.42%	0.57%
2004	51,791	105,071	0.29%	0.58%
2005	51,906	105,671	0.22%	0.57%
2006	51,992	106,253	0.17%	0.55%
2007	52,035	106,726	0.08%	0.45%
2008	52,030	107,020	-0.01%	0.28%
2009	52,019	107,203	-0.02%	0.17%
2010	52,044	107,400	0.05%	0.18%
2011	51,907	107,570	-0.26%	0.16%
2012	51,419	107,460	-0.94%	-0.1%
2013	50,681	107,078	-1.44%	-0.36%
2014	49,796	106,609	-1.75%	-0.44%
2015	48,800	106,095	-2%	-0.48%
2016	47,709	105,524	-2.24%	-0.54%
2017	46,529	105,356	-2.47%	-0.16%
2018	45,285	105,567	-2.67%	0.2%
2019	44,007	105,669	-2.82%	0.1%
2020	42,706	105,704	-2.96%	0.03%
2021	41,367	105,490	-3.14%	-0.2%
2022	40,077	105,042	-3.12%	-0.42%
2023	38,827	104,597	-3.12%	-0.42%
2024	37,548	104,175	-3.29%	-0.4%
2025	36,281	103,744	-3.37%	-0.41%
2026	35,078	103,290	-3.32%	-0.44%
2027	33,976	102,899	-3.14%	-0.38%
2028	32,977	102,568	-2.94%	-0.32%
2029	32,054	102,280	-2.8%	-0.28%
2030	31,191	102,069	-2.69%	-0.21%
2031	30,420	101,927	-2.47%	-0.14%
2032	29,740	101,837	-2.23%	-0.09%
2033	29,142	101,807	-2.01%	-0.03%
2034	28,608	101,806	-1.83%	-0.001%
2035	28,147	101,833	-1.61%	0.03%
2036	27,751	101,895	-1.41%	0.06%
2037	27,405	101,993	-1.25%	0.1%
2038	27,092	102,173	-1.14%	0.18%
2039	26,836	102,367	-0.94%	0.19%
2040	26,598	102,568	-0.89%	0.2%
2041	26,396	102,805	-0.76%	0.23%
2042	26,217	103,038	-0.68%	0.23%
2043	26,054	103,306	-0.62%	0.26%
2044	25,913	103,612	-0.54%	0.3%
2045	25,777	103,928	-0.52%	0.3%
2046	25,653	104,232	-0.48%	0.29%
2047	25,543	104,502	-0.43%	0.26%
2048	25,429	104,744	-0.45%	0.23%
2049	25,311	104,975	-0.46%	0.22%
2050	25,195	105,193	-0.46%	0.21%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Marshall Islands decreased by 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline), while Tonga gained 424 people (a 0.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Marshall Islands lost -12,519 (a 25.7% decline), while Tonga's population decreased by -2,351 (a 2.22% decline).

The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th most populous country in 2005 and is 192nd in 2025. Tonga was ranked 182nd in 2005 and ranked 183rd 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 Tonga will increase by 1.4% to 105,193 people and will still be ranked 183rd.