Marshall Islands — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Marshall Islands, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Marshall Islands was -3.43% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 7.01% in 1969.
Marshall Islands ranks 216 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 100%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 0.64%, so Marshall Islands sits below it. It peaked in 1969 and has fallen 149% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 70%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 37 of 37 economies; Northern Mariana Islands (-1.68%) is just above it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 649% in 2011. That is 19% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1969.
World ranking. Slipped: 24th of 216 in 1961 → 8th of 216 in 1970 → 29th of 216 in 1980 → 84th of 216 in 1990 → 137th of 217 in 2000 → 179th of 217 in 2010 → 216th of 217 in 2020 → 216th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -3.43% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | -3.35% | -0.2 pp |
| 2023 | -3.17% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | -3.17% | +0.0 pp |
| 2021 | -3.19% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | -3% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | -2.86% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | -2.71% | -0.2 pp |
| 2017 | -2.5% | -0.2 pp |
| 2016 | -2.26% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | -2.02% | -0.3 pp |
| 2014 | -1.76% | -0.3 pp |
| 2013 | -1.45% | -0.5 pp |
| 2012 | -0.94% | -0.7 pp |
| 2011 | -0.26% | -0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 0.05% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | -0.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | -0.01% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 0.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 0.17% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 0.22% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 0.29% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 0.42% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 0.59% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 0.82% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 1% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 0.97% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 0.93% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 0.99% | -0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 1.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 1.15% | -0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 1.31% | -0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 1.51% | -0.3 pp |
| 1992 | 1.78% | -0.3 pp |
| 1991 | 2.08% | -0.3 pp |
| 1990 | 2.36% | -0.6 pp |
| 1989 | 2.95% | -0.6 pp |
| 1988 | 3.59% | -0.3 pp |
| 1987 | 3.85% | -0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 3.96% | -0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 4.05% | -0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 4.09% | -0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 4.15% | -0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 4.22% | +0.3 pp |
| 1981 | 3.96% | +0.5 pp |
| 1980 | 3.42% | +0.3 pp |
| 1979 | 3.17% | -0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 3.18% | -0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 3.22% | -0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 3.26% | -0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 3.34% | +0.5 pp |
| 1974 | 2.87% | +0.4 pp |
| 1973 | 2.43% | -0.2 pp |
| 1972 | 2.64% | -1.0 pp |
| 1971 | 3.64% | -1.9 pp |
| 1970 | 5.59% | -1.4 pp |
| 1969 | 7.01% | +0.7 pp |
| 1968 | 6.27% | +2.3 pp |
| 1967 | 3.98% | +1.0 pp |
| 1966 | 2.97% | -0.2 pp |
| 1965 | 3.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 3.32% | -0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 3.41% | -0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 3.46% | +0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 3.45% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Marshall Islands’s Population growth in 1962?
3.46% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Marshall Islands’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -199.4% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -3.43%; 2024: -3.35%; 2023: -3.17%; 2022: -3.17%; 2021: -3.19%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.