Urban population share in Marshall Islands
79.1% of people in Marshall Islands lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Marshall Islands, 2025
79.1%
Change from 2024
+0.4percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
64th of 217
Urban population share in Marshall Islands over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Marshall Islands | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 79.1% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 78.7% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 78.4% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 77.6% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 77.3% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 76.9% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 76.6% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 76.2% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 75.9% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 75.5% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 75.1% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 74.7% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 74.3% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 73.9% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 73.4% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 72.9% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 72.4% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 71.8% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 71.2% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 70.6% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 70.1% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 69.5% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 69.0% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 68.6% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 78.7% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 75.5%, the figure has changed by +3.6 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Marshall Islands has the 64th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Marshall Islands
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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
Population growth
-3.43%
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