Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Marshall Islands

Children under 15 in the Marshall Islands in 2025 — 12,298 people. Ranked 196 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 81.3%.

2025 12,298 people −5% vs 2024
World rank 196of 217
Period maximum 22,772 people1993
Period minimum 6,785 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Marshall Islands, 1960–2025010,00020,00030,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 6,785 people1962: 7,423 people1964: 8,008 people1966: 8,465 people1968: 9,149 people1970: 10,136 people1972: 11,177 people1974: 12,093 people1976: 13,118 people1978: 14,237 people1980: 15,423 people1982: 16,803 people1984: 18,294 people1986: 19,914 people1988: 21,495 people1990: 22,394 people1992: 22,766 people1994: 22,673 people1996: 22,262 people1998: 21,724 people2000: 21,312 people2002: 20,866 people2004: 20,410 people2006: 20,239 people2008: 20,381 people2010: 20,641 people2012: 20,254 people2014: 19,003 people2016: 17,564 people2018: 16,151 people2020: 14,755 people2022: 13,874 people2024: 12,945 people2025: 12,298 people
Change over the period: +5,513 (+81.25%) Average annual rate: 0.92 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands 12,298 people
World 2.01B people
East Asia & Pacific 420M people
Micronesia (subregion) computed 155,598 people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 514M people
Children under 15 — Marshall Islands, by year Marshall Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 12,298 −647 −5%
2024 12,945 −530 −3.93%
2023 13,475 −399 −2.88%
2022 13,874 −367 −2.58%
2021 14,241 −514 −3.48%
2020 14,755 −686 −4.44%
2019 15,441 −710 −4.4%
2018 16,151 −711 −4.22%
2017 16,862 −702 −4%
2016 17,564 −717 −3.92%
2015 18,281 −722 −3.8%
2014 19,003 −671 −3.41%
2013 19,674 −580 −2.86%
2012 20,254 −368 −1.78%
2011 20,622 −19 −0.09%
2010 20,641 +150 +0.73%
2009 20,491 +110 +0.54%
2008 20,381 +91 +0.45%
2007 20,290 +51 +0.25%
2006 20,239 −35 −0.17%
2005 20,274 −136 −0.67%
2004 20,410 −211 −1.02%
2003 20,621 −245 −1.17%
2002 20,866 −244 −1.16%
2001 21,110 −202 −0.95%
2000 21,312 −177 −0.82%
1999 21,489 −235 −1.08%
1998 21,724 −279 −1.27%
1997 22,003 −259 −1.16%
1996 22,262 −231 −1.03%
1995 22,493 −180 −0.79%
1994 22,673 −99 −0.43%
1993 22,772 +6 +0.03%
1992 22,766 +128 +0.57%
1991 22,638 +244 +1.09%
1990 22,394 +356 +1.62%
1989 22,038 +543 +2.53%
1988 21,495 +753 +3.63%
1987 20,742 +828 +4.16%
1986 19,914 +821 +4.3%
1985 19,093 +799 +4.37%
1984 18,294 +762 +4.35%
1983 17,532 +729 +4.34%
1982 16,803 +714 +4.44%
1981 16,089 +666 +4.32%
1980 15,423 +604 +4.08%
1979 14,819 +582 +4.09%
1978 14,237 +571 +4.18%
1977 13,666 +548 +4.18%
1976 13,118 +522 +4.14%
1975 12,596 +503 +4.16%
1974 12,093 +458 +3.94%
1973 11,635 +458 +4.1%
1972 11,177 +523 +4.91%
1971 10,654 +518 +5.11%
1970 10,136 +481 +4.98%
1969 9,655 +506 +5.53%
1968 9,149 +434 +4.98%
1967 8,715 +250 +2.95%
1966 8,465 +205 +2.48%
1965 8,260 +252 +3.15%
1964 8,008 +280 +3.62%
1963 7,728 +305 +4.11%
1962 7,423 +314 +4.42%
1961 7,109 +324 +4.78%
1960 6,785

Micronesia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The population aged 0 to 14 inclusive. The absolute number answers a different question than the share — not how young the country is, but how many children are in it, and it is this number that is needed to gauge the load on schools, pediatric care and child nutrition. The world total for the group has almost stopped growing: fertility is falling faster than population is rising.

Important: Estimates of the UN Population Division rather than census counts: values are interpolated for the years between censuses.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.