Population · Oceania · 2025 data
Marshall Islands Population
Marshall Islands had a population of 36,282 in 2025, ranking #211 of 216 countries and territories (0.00% of the world). The population fell by 25.7% over the past ten years and peaked in 2010 at 52,044.
Population of Marshall Islands, 1960–2025
Values in people · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36,282 | -3.37% |
| 2024 | 37,548 | -3.29% |
| 2023 | 38,827 | -3.12% |
| 2022 | 40,077 | -3.12% |
| 2021 | 41,367 | -3.14% |
| 2020 | 42,706 | -2.96% |
| 2019 | 44,007 | -2.82% |
| 2018 | 45,285 | -2.67% |
| 2017 | 46,529 | -2.47% |
| 2016 | 47,709 | -2.24% |
| 2015 | 48,800 | -2.00% |
| 2014 | 49,796 | -1.75% |
| 2013 | 50,681 | -1.44% |
| 2012 | 51,419 | -0.94% |
| 2011 | 51,907 | -0.26% |
| 2010 | 52,044 | +0.05% |
| 2009 | 52,019 | -0.02% |
| 2008 | 52,030 | -0.01% |
| 2007 | 52,035 | +0.08% |
| 2006 | 51,992 | +0.17% |
| 2005 | 51,906 | +0.22% |
| 2004 | 51,791 | +0.29% |
| 2003 | 51,639 | +0.42% |
| 2002 | 51,425 | +0.59% |
| 2001 | 51,123 | +0.82% |
| 2000 | 50,706 | +1.00% |
| 1999 | 50,202 | +0.98% |
| 1998 | 49,717 | +0.93% |
| 1997 | 49,259 | +0.99% |
| 1996 | 48,775 | +1.05% |
| 1995 | 48,266 | +1.16% |
| 1994 | 47,712 | +1.31% |
| 1993 | 47,093 | +1.52% |
| 1992 | 46,388 | +1.80% |
| 1991 | 45,568 | +2.10% |
| 1990 | 44,629 | +2.39% |
| 1989 | 43,586 | +2.99% |
| 1988 | 42,321 | +3.66% |
| 1987 | 40,828 | +3.93% |
| 1986 | 39,286 | +4.04% |
| 1985 | 37,761 | +4.13% |
| 1984 | 36,264 | +4.17% |
| 1983 | 34,811 | +4.23% |
| 1982 | 33,397 | +4.31% |
| 1981 | 32,017 | +4.04% |
| 1980 | 30,774 | +3.48% |
| 1979 | 29,738 | +3.22% |
| 1978 | 28,809 | +3.24% |
| 1977 | 27,906 | +3.28% |
| 1976 | 27,021 | +3.31% |
| 1975 | 26,154 | +3.39% |
| 1974 | 25,296 | +2.91% |
| 1973 | 24,581 | +2.45% |
| 1972 | 23,992 | +2.68% |
| 1971 | 23,366 | +3.71% |
| 1970 | 22,530 | +5.75% |
| 1969 | 21,305 | +7.27% |
| 1968 | 19,862 | +6.47% |
| 1967 | 18,655 | +4.06% |
| 1966 | 17,927 | +3.02% |
| 1965 | 17,402 | +3.26% |
| 1964 | 16,852 | +3.37% |
| 1963 | 16,302 | +3.47% |
| 1962 | 15,755 | +3.52% |
| 1961 | 15,219 | +3.51% |
| 1960 | 14,703 | — |
Demographics of Marshall Islands
Ethnic groups
Marshallese 95.6%, Filipino 1.1%, other 3.3% (2021 est.)
Languages
Marshallese (official) 98.2%, other languages 1.8% (1999)
Religions
Protestant 79.3% (United Church of Christ 47.9%, Assembly of God 14.1%, Full Gospel 5%, Bukot Nan Jesus 3%, Salvation Army 2.3%, Reformed Congressional Church 2.2%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.7%, New Beginning Church 1.4%, other Protestant 1.6%), Roman Catholic 9.3%, Church of Jesus Christ 5.7%, Jehovah's Witness 1.3%, other 3.3%, none 1.1% (2021 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 78.9% of total population (2023).
Largest cities
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).