Urban population in the Marshall Islands in 2025 — 28,701 people. Ranked 206 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 460.3%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Marshall Islands
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28,701 | −862 | −2.92% |
| 2024 | 29,563 | −862 | −2.83% |
| 2023 | 30,425 | −829 | −2.65% |
| 2022 | 31,254 | −854 | −2.66% |
| 2021 | 32,108 | −898 | −2.72% |
| 2020 | 33,006 | −854 | −2.52% |
| 2019 | 33,860 | −823 | −2.37% |
| 2018 | 34,683 | −784 | −2.21% |
| 2017 | 35,467 | −721 | −1.99% |
| 2016 | 36,188 | −641 | −1.74% |
| 2015 | 36,829 | −557 | −1.49% |
| 2014 | 37,386 | −462 | −1.22% |
| 2013 | 37,848 | −341 | −0.89% |
| 2012 | 38,189 | −147 | −0.38% |
| 2011 | 38,336 | +130 | +0.34% |
| 2010 | 38,206 | +278 | +0.73% |
| 2009 | 37,928 | +275 | +0.73% |
| 2008 | 37,653 | +295 | +0.79% |
| 2007 | 37,358 | +336 | +0.91% |
| 2006 | 37,022 | +364 | +0.99% |
| 2005 | 36,658 | +375 | +1.03% |
| 2004 | 36,283 | +382 | +1.06% |
| 2003 | 35,901 | +398 | +1.12% |
| 2002 | 35,503 | +424 | +1.21% |
| 2001 | 35,079 | +459 | +1.33% |
| 2000 | 34,620 | +468 | +1.37% |
| 1999 | 34,152 | +413 | +1.22% |
| 1998 | 33,739 | +376 | +1.13% |
| 1997 | 33,363 | +379 | +1.15% |
| 1996 | 32,984 | +385 | +1.18% |
| 1995 | 32,599 | +411 | +1.28% |
| 1994 | 32,188 | +453 | +1.43% |
| 1993 | 31,735 | +514 | +1.65% |
| 1992 | 31,221 | +598 | +1.95% |
| 1991 | 30,623 | +687 | +2.29% |
| 1990 | 29,936 | +770 | +2.64% |
| 1989 | 29,166 | +954 | +3.38% |
| 1988 | 28,212 | +1,233 | +4.57% |
| 1987 | 26,979 | +1,387 | +5.42% |
| 1986 | 25,592 | +1,426 | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 24,166 | +1,401 | +6.15% |
| 1984 | 22,765 | +1,322 | +6.17% |
| 1983 | 21,443 | +1,204 | +5.95% |
| 1982 | 20,239 | +1,058 | +5.52% |
| 1981 | 19,181 | +824 | +4.49% |
| 1980 | 18,357 | +584 | +3.29% |
| 1979 | 17,773 | +470 | +2.72% |
| 1978 | 17,303 | +432 | +2.56% |
| 1977 | 16,871 | +422 | +2.57% |
| 1976 | 16,449 | +433 | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 16,016 | +469 | +3.02% |
| 1974 | 15,547 | +480 | +3.19% |
| 1973 | 15,067 | +690 | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 14,377 | +958 | +7.14% |
| 1971 | 13,419 | +1,186 | +9.7% |
| 1970 | 12,233 | +1,371 | +12.62% |
| 1969 | 10,862 | +1,342 | +14.1% |
| 1968 | 9,520 | +1,013 | +11.91% |
| 1967 | 8,507 | +655 | +8.34% |
| 1966 | 7,852 | +532 | +7.27% |
| 1965 | 7,320 | +511 | +7.5% |
| 1964 | 6,809 | +478 | +7.55% |
| 1963 | 6,331 | +442 | +7.51% |
| 1962 | 5,889 | +405 | +7.39% |
| 1961 | 5,484 | +362 | +7.07% |
| 1960 | 5,122 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Guam
159,230
Kiribati
86,513
Northern Mariana Islands
40,135
Marshall Islands
28,701
Micronesia
25,557
Palau
14,004
Nauru
12,025
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
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