Age dependency ratio in Marshall Islands
In 2025, Marshall Islands had 63.3 people under 15 or over 64 for every 100 people aged 15 to 64.
Marshall Islands, 2025
63.3
Change from 2024
−0.9per 100 working-age people
World, 2025
54.5 per 100 working-age people
Position in 2025
60th of 217
Age dependency ratio in Marshall Islands over time
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Dependants per 100 people aged 15 to 64. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Marshall Islands | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63.3 per 100 working-age people | 54.5 per 100 working-age people |
| 2024 | 64.2 per 100 working-age people | 54.7 per 100 working-age people |
| 2023 | 64.2 per 100 working-age people | 55.0 per 100 working-age people |
| 2022 | 63.2 per 100 working-age people | 55.2 per 100 working-age people |
| 2021 | 62.1 per 100 working-age people | 55.3 per 100 working-age people |
| 2020 | 62.0 per 100 working-age people | 55.4 per 100 working-age people |
| 2019 | 63.0 per 100 working-age people | 55.4 per 100 working-age people |
| 2018 | 64.1 per 100 working-age people | 55.4 per 100 working-age people |
| 2017 | 65.1 per 100 working-age people | 55.3 per 100 working-age people |
| 2016 | 66.2 per 100 working-age people | 55.2 per 100 working-age people |
| 2015 | 67.4 per 100 working-age people | 55.1 per 100 working-age people |
| 2014 | 68.8 per 100 working-age people | 55.0 per 100 working-age people |
| 2013 | 70.1 per 100 working-age people | 55.0 per 100 working-age people |
| 2012 | 71.2 per 100 working-age people | 55.0 per 100 working-age people |
| 2011 | 71.8 per 100 working-age people | 55.0 per 100 working-age people |
| 2010 | 71.6 per 100 working-age people | 55.2 per 100 working-age people |
| 2009 | 70.9 per 100 working-age people | 55.5 per 100 working-age people |
| 2008 | 70.3 per 100 working-age people | 55.8 per 100 working-age people |
| 2007 | 69.8 per 100 working-age people | 56.2 per 100 working-age people |
| 2006 | 69.7 per 100 working-age people | 56.7 per 100 working-age people |
| 2005 | 70.2 per 100 working-age people | 57.3 per 100 working-age people |
| 2004 | 71.3 per 100 working-age people | 58.0 per 100 working-age people |
| 2003 | 73.0 per 100 working-age people | 58.7 per 100 working-age people |
| 2002 | 74.9 per 100 working-age people | 59.4 per 100 working-age people |
| 2001 | 77.1 per 100 working-age people | 60.1 per 100 working-age people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.9 from 64.2 per 100 working-age people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 67.4 per 100 working-age people, the figure has changed by −4.1.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Marshall Islands has the 60th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 54.5 per 100 working-age people.
More for Marshall Islands
All statistics for Marshall Islands
Population aged 0 to 14
33.9%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
38,827 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
20.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
2.92 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
-3.32%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population
36,282 people
2025 · World Bank