Population growth in Marshall Islands
The population of Marshall Islands changed by -3.43% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Marshall Islands, 2025
-3.43%
Change from 2024
−0.08percentage points
World, 2025
0.91%
Position in 2025
216th of 217
Population growth in Marshall Islands over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Marshall Islands | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -3.43% | 0.91% |
| 2024 | -3.35% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | -3.17% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | -3.17% | 0.87% |
| 2021 | -3.19% | 0.83% |
| 2020 | -3.00% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | -2.86% | 1.05% |
| 2018 | -2.71% | 1.08% |
| 2017 | -2.50% | 1.13% |
| 2016 | -2.26% | 1.16% |
| 2015 | -2.02% | 1.18% |
| 2014 | -1.76% | 1.21% |
| 2013 | -1.45% | 1.23% |
| 2012 | -0.94% | 1.26% |
| 2011 | -0.26% | 1.22% |
| 2010 | 0.05% | 1.22% |
| 2009 | -0.02% | 1.25% |
| 2008 | -0.01% | 1.27% |
| 2007 | 0.08% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 0.17% | 1.27% |
| 2005 | 0.22% | 1.27% |
| 2004 | 0.29% | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 0.42% | 1.29% |
| 2002 | 0.59% | 1.31% |
| 2001 | 0.82% | 1.34% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.08 percentage points from -3.35% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -2.02%, the figure has changed by −1.41 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Marshall Islands has the 216th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 0.91%.
More for Marshall Islands
All statistics for Marshall Islands
Population
36,282 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
-1,698 people
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