Population growth estimates and projections in Marshall Islands
The population of Marshall Islands changed by -3.32% in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1950.
Marshall Islands, 2023 (latest estimate)
-3.32%
Change from 2022
−0.30percentage points
Projection for 2030
-2.62%
Projection for 2050
-0.39%
Projection for 2100
-0.41%
Position in 2023
215th of 216
Population growth estimates and projections in Marshall Islands over time
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Marshall Islands
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% per year. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Marshall Islands |
|---|---|
| 2100 | -0.41%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | -0.35%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | -0.20%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | -0.08%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 0.11%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 0.23%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 0.17%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 0.00%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | -0.20%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | -0.46%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | -0.39%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | -0.50%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | -0.83%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | -1.55%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | -2.62%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | -3.48%f (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | -3.32% |
| 2022 | -3.02% |
| 2021 | -3.31% |
| 2020 | -3.07% |
| 2019 | -2.93% |
| 2018 | -2.80% |
| 2017 | -2.63% |
| 2016 | -2.39% |
| 2015 | -2.14% |
| 2014 | -1.90% |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.30 percentage points from -3.02% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was -1.63%, the figure has changed by −1.70 percentage points.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Marshall Islands has the 215th highest value.
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All statistics for Marshall Islands
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
36,282 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
-3.43%
2025 · World Bank
Population aged 65 and over
4.9%
2025 · World Bank