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

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

Table

Year	Population		Growth rate
	Marshall Islands	Zimbabwe	Marshall Islands	Zimbabwe
1960	14,703	3,809,389	-	-
1961	15,219	3,930,401	3.51%	3.18%
1962	15,755	4,055,959	3.52%	3.19%
1963	16,302	4,185,877	3.47%	3.2%
1964	16,852	4,320,006	3.37%	3.2%
1965	17,402	4,458,462	3.26%	3.2%
1966	17,927	4,601,217	3.02%	3.2%
1967	18,655	4,748,307	4.06%	3.2%
1968	19,862	4,900,440	6.47%	3.2%
1969	21,305	5,058,181	7.27%	3.22%
1970	22,530	5,215,918	5.75%	3.12%
1971	23,366	5,374,712	3.71%	3.04%
1972	23,992	5,542,445	2.68%	3.12%
1973	24,581	5,720,404	2.45%	3.21%
1974	25,296	5,908,328	2.91%	3.29%
1975	26,154	6,098,658	3.39%	3.22%
1976	27,021	6,287,105	3.31%	3.09%
1977	27,906	6,449,512	3.28%	2.58%
1978	28,809	6,543,575	3.24%	1.46%
1979	29,738	6,647,556	3.22%	1.59%
1980	30,774	7,041,303	3.48%	5.92%
1981	32,017	7,498,635	4.04%	6.49%
1982	33,397	7,796,496	4.31%	3.97%
1983	34,811	8,098,404	4.23%	3.87%
1984	36,264	8,391,488	4.17%	3.62%
1985	37,761	8,686,813	4.13%	3.52%
1986	39,286	8,982,578	4.04%	3.4%
1987	40,828	9,284,644	3.93%	3.36%
1988	42,321	9,583,094	3.66%	3.21%
1989	43,586	9,864,798	2.99%	2.94%
1990	44,629	10,137,281	2.39%	2.76%
1991	45,568	10,404,816	2.1%	2.64%
1992	46,388	10,702,700	1.8%	2.86%
1993	47,093	10,860,288	1.52%	1.47%
1994	47,712	10,873,148	1.31%	0.12%
1995	48,266	10,974,599	1.16%	0.93%
1996	48,775	11,158,360	1.05%	1.67%
1997	49,259	11,369,827	0.99%	1.9%
1998	49,717	11,594,297	0.93%	1.97%
1999	50,202	11,783,458	0.98%	1.63%
2000	50,706	11,892,055	1%	0.92%
2001	51,123	11,971,901	0.82%	0.67%
2002	51,425	12,087,653	0.59%	0.97%
2003	51,639	12,232,323	0.42%	1.2%
2004	51,791	12,365,896	0.29%	1.09%
2005	51,906	12,483,432	0.22%	0.95%
2006	51,992	12,636,445	0.17%	1.23%
2007	52,035	12,804,058	0.08%	1.33%
2008	52,030	12,959,149	-0.01%	1.21%
2009	52,019	13,142,790	-0.02%	1.42%
2010	52,044	13,356,548	0.05%	1.63%
2011	51,907	13,595,424	-0.26%	1.79%
2012	51,419	13,817,887	-0.94%	1.64%
2013	50,681	14,013,808	-1.44%	1.42%
2014	49,796	14,207,359	-1.75%	1.38%
2015	48,800	14,399,013	-2%	1.35%
2016	47,709	14,600,294	-2.24%	1.4%
2017	46,529	14,812,482	-2.47%	1.45%
2018	45,285	15,034,452	-2.67%	1.5%
2019	44,007	15,271,368	-2.82%	1.58%
2020	42,706	15,526,888	-2.96%	1.67%
2021	41,367	15,797,210	-3.14%	1.74%
2022	40,077	16,069,056	-3.12%	1.72%
2023	38,827	16,340,822	-3.12%	1.69%
2024	37,548	16,634,373	-3.29%	1.8%
2025	36,281	16,950,805	-3.37%	1.9%
2026	35,078	17,273,591	-3.32%	1.9%
2027	33,976	17,600,621	-3.14%	1.89%
2028	32,977	17,932,015	-2.94%	1.88%
2029	32,054	18,268,967	-2.8%	1.88%
2030	31,191	18,610,356	-2.69%	1.87%
2031	30,420	18,956,207	-2.47%	1.86%
2032	29,740	19,311,368	-2.23%	1.87%
2033	29,142	19,675,929	-2.01%	1.89%
2034	28,608	20,041,125	-1.83%	1.86%
2035	28,147	20,409,159	-1.61%	1.84%
2036	27,751	20,778,662	-1.41%	1.81%
2037	27,405	21,144,748	-1.25%	1.76%
2038	27,092	21,512,919	-1.14%	1.74%
2039	26,836	21,881,123	-0.94%	1.71%
2040	26,598	22,250,123	-0.89%	1.69%
2041	26,396	22,627,428	-0.76%	1.7%
2042	26,217	23,000,906	-0.68%	1.65%
2043	26,054	23,371,301	-0.62%	1.61%
2044	25,913	23,740,630	-0.54%	1.58%
2045	25,777	24,102,391	-0.52%	1.52%
2046	25,653	24,462,491	-0.48%	1.49%
2047	25,543	24,816,449	-0.43%	1.45%
2048	25,429	25,168,419	-0.45%	1.42%
2049	25,311	25,518,513	-0.46%	1.39%
2050	25,195	25,866,397	-0.46%	1.36%

From 2006 to 2016, the population of the Marshall Islands decreased by 4,283 people (a 8.24% decline), while Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, the Marshall Islands lost -12,631 (a 26.5% decline), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,676,871 (a 18.3% growth).

The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th most populous country in 2006 and is 192nd in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 49.7% to 25,866,397 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.