The latest officially reported population of the Marshall Islands was 37,548 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Marshall Islands' population is 35,078 people compared to 85,963,745 in Turkey.
Population statistics:
- Turkey's population is 2,451 times bigger than the Marshall Islands'.
- The Marshall Islands is ranked the 192nd most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
- The countries together account for 1.04% of the world: 0.0004% for the Marshall Islands vs 1.04% for Turkey.
- For the last 10 years, the Marshall Islands has had an average growth rate of -2.69% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
- Since 2006, the population of the Marshall Islands has decreased from 52K people to 35.1K (32.5% decline), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.7% growth).
- Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.4M 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 Turkey: live population counter
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| Current population |
35078
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85963745
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| Population rank | 192/197 | 18/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.0004% | 1.04% |
| One net population change |
6.85 hours
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2.73 minutes
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| One birth every |
10.7 hours
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33 seconds
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| One death every |
1.35 days
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59.6 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
4.96 hours
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1.9 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -1,765 | -275,952 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4 | +528 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,279 | +192,696 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -3.29% | +0.23% |
| Population growth rate rank | 197/197 | 155/197 |
the Marshall Islands and Turkey: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 14,703 | 28,329,898 | - | - |
| 1961 | 15,219 | 29,119,238 | 3.51% | 2.79% |
| 1962 | 15,755 | 29,916,147 | 3.52% | 2.74% |
| 1963 | 16,302 | 30,726,841 | 3.47% | 2.71% |
| 1964 | 16,852 | 31,543,072 | 3.37% | 2.66% |
| 1965 | 17,402 | 32,345,220 | 3.26% | 2.54% |
| 1966 | 17,927 | 33,177,672 | 3.02% | 2.57% |
| 1967 | 18,655 | 34,050,421 | 4.06% | 2.63% |
| 1968 | 19,862 | 34,921,684 | 6.47% | 2.56% |
| 1969 | 21,305 | 35,787,774 | 7.27% | 2.48% |
| 1970 | 22,530 | 36,638,465 | 5.75% | 2.38% |
| 1971 | 23,366 | 37,518,611 | 3.71% | 2.4% |
| 1972 | 23,992 | 38,430,221 | 2.68% | 2.43% |
| 1973 | 24,581 | 39,329,533 | 2.45% | 2.34% |
| 1974 | 25,296 | 40,210,234 | 2.91% | 2.24% |
| 1975 | 26,154 | 41,053,126 | 3.39% | 2.1% |
| 1976 | 27,021 | 41,899,984 | 3.31% | 2.06% |
| 1977 | 27,906 | 42,773,298 | 3.28% | 2.08% |
| 1978 | 28,809 | 43,645,306 | 3.24% | 2.04% |
| 1979 | 29,738 | 44,510,429 | 3.22% | 1.98% |
| 1980 | 30,774 | 45,408,815 | 3.48% | 2.02% |
| 1981 | 32,017 | 46,321,190 | 4.04% | 2.01% |
| 1982 | 33,397 | 47,322,096 | 4.31% | 2.16% |
| 1983 | 34,811 | 48,447,410 | 4.23% | 2.38% |
| 1984 | 36,264 | 49,574,069 | 4.17% | 2.33% |
| 1985 | 37,761 | 50,687,115 | 4.13% | 2.25% |
| 1986 | 39,286 | 51,777,772 | 4.04% | 2.15% |
| 1987 | 40,828 | 52,843,670 | 3.93% | 2.06% |
| 1988 | 42,321 | 53,909,626 | 3.66% | 2.02% |
| 1989 | 43,586 | 54,976,723 | 2.99% | 1.98% |
| 1990 | 44,629 | 56,015,628 | 2.39% | 1.89% |
| 1991 | 45,568 | 57,009,887 | 2.1% | 1.77% |
| 1992 | 46,388 | 57,990,118 | 1.8% | 1.72% |
| 1993 | 47,093 | 58,999,167 | 1.52% | 1.74% |
| 1994 | 47,712 | 60,033,836 | 1.31% | 1.75% |
| 1995 | 48,266 | 61,024,503 | 1.16% | 1.65% |
| 1996 | 48,775 | 61,951,134 | 1.05% | 1.52% |
| 1997 | 49,259 | 62,852,966 | 0.99% | 1.46% |
| 1998 | 49,717 | 63,734,383 | 0.93% | 1.4% |
| 1999 | 50,202 | 64,591,923 | 0.98% | 1.35% |
| 2000 | 50,706 | 65,425,961 | 1% | 1.29% |
| 2001 | 51,123 | 66,245,128 | 0.82% | 1.25% |
| 2002 | 51,425 | 67,048,795 | 0.59% | 1.21% |
| 2003 | 51,639 | 67,831,730 | 0.42% | 1.17% |
| 2004 | 51,791 | 68,592,617 | 0.29% | 1.12% |
| 2005 | 51,906 | 69,329,557 | 0.22% | 1.07% |
| 2006 | 51,992 | 70,045,349 | 0.17% | 1.03% |
| 2007 | 52,035 | 70,158,112 | 0.08% | 0.16% |
| 2008 | 52,030 | 71,051,678 | -0.01% | 1.27% |
| 2009 | 52,019 | 72,039,206 | -0.02% | 1.39% |
| 2010 | 52,044 | 73,142,150 | 0.05% | 1.53% |
| 2011 | 51,907 | 74,223,629 | -0.26% | 1.48% |
| 2012 | 51,419 | 75,175,827 | -0.94% | 1.28% |
| 2013 | 50,681 | 76,147,624 | -1.44% | 1.29% |
| 2014 | 49,796 | 77,181,884 | -1.75% | 1.36% |
| 2015 | 48,800 | 78,218,479 | -2% | 1.34% |
| 2016 | 47,709 | 79,277,962 | -2.24% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 46,529 | 80,312,698 | -2.47% | 1.31% |
| 2018 | 45,285 | 81,407,204 | -2.67% | 1.36% |
| 2019 | 44,007 | 82,579,440 | -2.82% | 1.44% |
| 2020 | 42,706 | 83,384,680 | -2.96% | 0.98% |
| 2021 | 41,367 | 84,147,318 | -3.14% | 0.91% |
| 2022 | 40,077 | 84,979,913 | -3.12% | 0.99% |
| 2023 | 38,827 | 85,325,965 | -3.12% | 0.41% |
| 2024 | 37,548 | 85,518,661 | -3.29% | 0.23% |
| 2025 | 36,281 | 85,725,557 | -3.37% | 0.24% |
| 2026 | 35,078 | 85,960,835 | -3.32% | 0.27% |
| 2027 | 33,976 | 86,227,115 | -3.14% | 0.31% |
| 2028 | 32,977 | 86,502,744 | -2.94% | 0.32% |
| 2029 | 32,054 | 86,771,652 | -2.8% | 0.31% |
| 2030 | 31,191 | 87,037,680 | -2.69% | 0.31% |
| 2031 | 30,420 | 87,297,191 | -2.47% | 0.3% |
| 2032 | 29,740 | 87,537,075 | -2.23% | 0.27% |
| 2033 | 29,142 | 87,762,403 | -2.01% | 0.26% |
| 2034 | 28,608 | 87,974,138 | -1.83% | 0.24% |
| 2035 | 28,147 | 88,172,739 | -1.61% | 0.23% |
| 2036 | 27,751 | 88,364,318 | -1.41% | 0.22% |
| 2037 | 27,405 | 88,545,669 | -1.25% | 0.21% |
| 2038 | 27,092 | 88,707,268 | -1.14% | 0.18% |
| 2039 | 26,836 | 88,849,956 | -0.94% | 0.16% |
| 2040 | 26,598 | 88,975,510 | -0.89% | 0.14% |
| 2041 | 26,396 | 89,083,304 | -0.76% | 0.12% |
| 2042 | 26,217 | 89,177,769 | -0.68% | 0.11% |
| 2043 | 26,054 | 89,254,147 | -0.62% | 0.09% |
| 2044 | 25,913 | 89,311,458 | -0.54% | 0.06% |
| 2045 | 25,777 | 89,349,806 | -0.52% | 0.04% |
| 2046 | 25,653 | 89,375,429 | -0.48% | 0.03% |
| 2047 | 25,543 | 89,383,765 | -0.43% | 0.009% |
| 2048 | 25,429 | 89,361,174 | -0.45% | -0.03% |
| 2049 | 25,311 | 89,306,566 | -0.46% | -0.06% |
| 2050 | 25,195 | 89,218,346 | -0.46% | -0.1% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Marshall Islands decreased by 4,283 people (a 8.24% decline), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Marshall Islands lost -12,631 (a 26.5% decline), while Turkey's population increased by 6,685,783 (a 8.43% growth).
The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th most populous country in 2006 and is 192nd in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) the Marshall Islands' population will shrink by 28.2% to 25,195 people with a rank change from 192nd to 193rd. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.79% to 89,218,346 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.
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Population differences between the Marshall Islands and Turkey
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| Life expectancy | 67.3 years | 78.4 years |
| Average age | 27.5 years | 35.3 years |
| Median age | 21.8 years | 34 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.2:48.8 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 2.92 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman |
| Population density | 540 ppl/mi² | 287.8 ppl/mi² |
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