Urban population growth in Marshall Islands
The urban population of Marshall Islands changed by -2.96% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Marshall Islands, 2025
-2.96%
Change from 2024
−0.09percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
216th of 217
Urban 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 | -2.96% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | -2.87% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | -2.69% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | -2.70% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | -2.76% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | -2.55% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | -2.40% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | -2.24% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | -2.01% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | -1.76% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | -1.50% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | -1.23% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | -0.90% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | -0.38% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 0.34% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 0.73% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 0.73% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 0.79% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 0.90% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 0.99% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 1.03% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 1.06% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 1.11% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 1.20% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 1.32% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.09 percentage points from -2.87% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -1.50%, the figure has changed by −1.46 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 1.36%.
More for Marshall Islands
All statistics for Marshall Islands
Urban population share
79.1%
2025 · World Bank
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