Marshall Islands's population fell from 48,775 in 1996 to 36,282 in 2025.
Marshall Islands · Population & demographics
Size, growth, ages, births, deaths, urbanisation and migration.
23 indicators · 22 with data
Marshall Islands's population growth fell from 1.0 % in 1996 to -3.4 % in 2025.
Marshall Islands's population density fell from 265.1 in 1994 to 215.7 in 2023.
Marshall Islands's population, female (% of total) rose from 48.8 % in 1996 to 48.8 % in 2025.
Marshall Islands's urbanisation rose from 67.6 % in 1996 to 79.1 % in 2025.
Marshall Islands's urban population fell from 32,984 in 1996 to 28,701 in 2025.
Marshall Islands's rural population fell from 15,791 in 1996 to 7,581 in 2025.
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- Fertilitydown −1.9 %59th of 217
- Birth rate, crudedown −5.0 %73rd of 217
- Death rate, crudeup +2.3 %111th of 217
- Adolescent fertility ratedown −0.8 %181st of 217
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- Median agedown −0.3 yrs169th of 216
- Children (0–14)down −0.6 pts55th of 217
- Working age (15–64)up +0.3 pts158th of 217
- Seniors (65+)up +0.2 pts150th of 217
- Age dependency ratiodown −0.9 pts60th of 217
- Old-age dependency ratioup +0.3 pts145th of 217
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- Net migrationup +3.8 %117th of 217
- Migrant stockup +1.1 pts89th of 216
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- Life expectancyup +0.1 yrs178th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, femaleup +0.1 yrs180th of 217
- Life expectancy at birth, maleup +0.1 yrs171st of 217
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- Refugees hostedNo data