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Marshall Islands — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Marshall Islands, 1961–2025.
Latest value · 2025
-3.43%
Population Growth (Annual %) · annual % · -199.4% since 1961
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%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
-3.43%
First (1961)
3.45%
Change
-199.4%
Highest
7.01%
in 1969
Lowest
-3.43%
in 2025
Average
1.39%
Annual growth (CAGR)
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Years of data
65
Recent years
| Year | annual % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -3.43% |
| 2024 | -3.35% |
| 2023 | -3.17% |
| 2022 | -3.17% |
| 2021 | -3.19% |
| 2020 | -3% |
| 2019 | -2.86% |
| 2018 | -2.71% |
| 2017 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | -2.26% |
| 2015 | -2.02% |
| 2014 | -1.76% |
Reading this correctly. Annual population growth rate. A negative value means the population shrank, usually through emigration or low birth rates. Figures are in annual %. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
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.