Population in Marshall Islands
The population of Marshall Islands was 36,282 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 1984.
Marshall Islands, 2025
36,282
Change from 2024
−3.4%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
212th of 217
Population in Marshall Islands over time
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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Marshall Islands | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36,282 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 37,548 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 38,827 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 40,077 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 41,367 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 42,706 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 44,007 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 45,285 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 46,529 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 47,709 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 48,800 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 49,796 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 50,681 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 51,419 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 51,907 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 52,044 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 52,019 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 52,030 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 52,035 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 51,992 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 51,906 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 51,791 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 51,639 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 51,425 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 51,123 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −3.4% from 37,548 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 48,800 people, the figure has changed by −25.7%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Marshall Islands has the 212th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Marshall Islands
All statistics for Marshall Islands
Population growth
-3.43%
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 aged 65 and over
4.9%
2025 · World Bank