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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Marshall Islands	Vanuatu	Marshall Islands	Vanuatu
1960	14,703	64,431	-	-
1961	15,219	66,264	3.51%	2.84%
1962	15,755	68,174	3.52%	2.88%
1963	16,302	70,159	3.47%	2.91%
1964	16,852	72,219	3.37%	2.94%
1965	17,402	74,358	3.26%	2.96%
1966	17,927	76,590	3.02%	3%
1967	18,655	78,921	4.06%	3.04%
1968	19,862	81,314	6.47%	3.03%
1969	21,305	83,755	7.27%	3%
1970	22,530	86,266	5.75%	3%
1971	23,366	88,862	3.71%	3.01%
1972	23,992	91,562	2.68%	3.04%
1973	24,581	94,362	2.45%	3.06%
1974	25,296	97,260	2.91%	3.07%
1975	26,154	100,269	3.39%	3.09%
1976	27,021	103,388	3.31%	3.11%
1977	27,906	106,618	3.28%	3.12%
1978	28,809	109,963	3.24%	3.14%
1979	29,738	113,040	3.22%	2.8%
1980	30,774	115,660	3.48%	2.32%
1981	32,017	118,249	4.04%	2.24%
1982	33,397	121,035	4.31%	2.36%
1983	34,811	123,998	4.23%	2.45%
1984	36,264	127,109	4.17%	2.51%
1985	37,761	130,356	4.13%	2.55%
1986	39,286	133,720	4.04%	2.58%
1987	40,828	137,187	3.93%	2.59%
1988	42,321	140,756	3.66%	2.6%
1989	43,586	144,393	2.99%	2.58%
1990	44,629	148,063	2.39%	2.54%
1991	45,568	151,793	2.1%	2.52%
1992	46,388	155,608	1.8%	2.51%
1993	47,093	159,463	1.52%	2.48%
1994	47,712	163,314	1.31%	2.41%
1995	48,266	167,137	1.16%	2.34%
1996	48,775	170,911	1.05%	2.26%
1997	49,259	174,626	0.99%	2.17%
1998	49,717	178,313	0.93%	2.11%
1999	50,202	182,048	0.98%	2.09%
2000	50,706	186,281	1%	2.33%
2001	51,123	191,031	0.82%	2.55%
2002	51,425	195,863	0.59%	2.53%
2003	51,639	200,746	0.42%	2.49%
2004	51,791	205,711	0.29%	2.47%
2005	51,906	210,760	0.22%	2.45%
2006	51,992	215,923	0.17%	2.45%
2007	52,035	221,276	0.08%	2.48%
2008	52,030	226,896	-0.01%	2.54%
2009	52,019	232,731	-0.02%	2.57%
2010	52,044	238,248	0.05%	2.37%
2011	51,907	243,474	-0.26%	2.19%
2012	51,419	248,883	-0.94%	2.22%
2013	50,681	254,482	-1.44%	2.25%
2014	49,796	260,240	-1.75%	2.26%
2015	48,800	266,101	-2%	2.25%
2016	47,709	272,087	-2.24%	2.25%
2017	46,529	278,507	-2.47%	2.36%
2018	45,285	285,259	-2.67%	2.42%
2019	44,007	291,985	-2.82%	2.36%
2020	42,706	298,858	-2.96%	2.35%
2021	41,367	305,868	-3.14%	2.35%
2022	40,077	313,046	-3.12%	2.35%
2023	38,827	320,409	-3.12%	2.35%
2024	37,548	327,777	-3.29%	2.3%
2025	36,281	335,169	-3.37%	2.26%
2026	35,078	342,565	-3.32%	2.21%
2027	33,976	349,970	-3.14%	2.16%
2028	32,977	357,397	-2.94%	2.12%
2029	32,054	364,883	-2.8%	2.09%
2030	31,191	372,429	-2.69%	2.07%
2031	30,420	380,015	-2.47%	2.04%
2032	29,740	387,657	-2.23%	2.01%
2033	29,142	395,366	-2.01%	1.99%
2034	28,608	403,188	-1.83%	1.98%
2035	28,147	411,061	-1.61%	1.95%
2036	27,751	419,006	-1.41%	1.93%
2037	27,405	427,031	-1.25%	1.92%
2038	27,092	435,150	-1.14%	1.9%
2039	26,836	443,311	-0.94%	1.88%
2040	26,598	451,509	-0.89%	1.85%
2041	26,396	459,733	-0.76%	1.82%
2042	26,217	468,003	-0.68%	1.8%
2043	26,054	476,308	-0.62%	1.77%
2044	25,913	484,636	-0.54%	1.75%
2045	25,777	492,989	-0.52%	1.72%
2046	25,653	501,316	-0.48%	1.69%
2047	25,543	509,621	-0.43%	1.66%
2048	25,429	517,889	-0.45%	1.62%
2049	25,311	526,138	-0.46%	1.59%
2050	25,195	534,374	-0.46%	1.57%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of the Marshall Islands decreased by 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline), while Vanuatu gained 55,341 people (a 26.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, the Marshall Islands lost -12,519 (a 25.7% decline), while Vanuatu's population increased by 75,009 (a 28.2% growth).

The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th most populous country in 2005 and is 192nd in 2025. Vanuatu was ranked 175th in 2005 and ranked 174th 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 Vanuatu will increase by 56.7% to 534,374 people and rank change from 174th to 169th.