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Marshall Islands Population History

1960 - 2026

Marshall Islands's population has grown from 14,703 in 1960 to 38,827 in 2023, a total increase of 164.1% (2.64x). The population peaked at 52,044 in 2010.

1960 Population

14,703

2023 Population

38,827

Total Growth

164.1%

Peak Year

2010

Population by Decade

1960
14,703
1970
22,530
1980
30,774
1990
44,629
2000
50,706
2010
52,044
2020
42,706
2023
38,827

Growth Rate by Period

1960-1965

+3.43%

1965-1970

+5.30%

1970-1975

+3.03%

1975-1980

+3.31%

1980-1985

+4.18%

1985-1990

+3.40%

1990-1995

+1.58%

1995-2000

+0.99%

2000-2005

+0.47%

2005-2010

+0.05%

2010-2015

-1.28%

2015-2020

-2.63%

Year-by-Year Population

Marshall Islands population by year, 1960 to 2023
YearPopulationChange
202338,827-1,250
202240,077-1,290
202141,367-1,339
202042,706-1,301
201944,007-1,278
201845,285-1,244
201746,529-1,180
201647,709-1,091
201548,800-996
201449,796-885
201350,681-738
201251,419-488
201151,907-137
201052,044+25
200952,019-11
200852,030-5
200752,035+43
200651,992+86
200551,906+115
200451,791+152
200351,639+214
200251,425+302
200151,123+417
200050,706+504
199950,202+485
199849,717+458
199749,259+484
199648,775+509
199548,266+554
199447,712+619
199347,093+705
199246,388+820
199145,568+939
199044,629+1,043
198943,586+1,265
198842,321+1,493
198740,828+1,542
198639,286+1,525
198537,761+1,497
198436,264+1,453
198334,811+1,414
198233,397+1,380
198132,017+1,243
198030,774+1,036
197929,738+929
197828,809+903
197727,906+885
197627,021+867
197526,154+858
197425,296+715
197324,581+589
197223,992+626
197123,366+836
197022,530+1,225
196921,305+1,443
196819,862+1,207
196718,655+728
196617,927+525
196517,402+550
196416,852+550
196316,302+547
196215,755+536
196115,219+516
196014,703—
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