Marshall Islands Population Density 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Marshall Islands population density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Marshall Islands in 2020 is 328.83 people per square kilometer, a 0.68% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Marshall Islands in 2019 was 326.62 people per square kilometer, a 0.65% increase from 2018.
- The population density of Marshall Islands in 2018 was 324.52 people per square kilometer, a 0.61% increase from 2017.
- The population density of Marshall Islands in 2017 was 322.54 people per square kilometer, a 0.56% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Density |
| Maldives | 1,801.81 |
| Lebanon | 653.15 |
| Mauritius | 623.42 |
| Nauru | 541.20 |
| Tuvalu | 393.07 |
| Grenada | 330.95 |
| Marshall Islands | 328.83 |
| American Samoa | 275.96 |
| Jamaica | 269.44 |
| Dominican Republic | 222.89 |
| Guatemala | 164.53 |
| China | 150.51 |
| Tonga | 140.93 |
| Thailand | 136.03 |
| Azerbaijan | 117.08 |
| Jordan | 114.23 |
| Turkey | 107.39 |
| Cuba | 103.08 |
| Albania | 100.10 |
| Costa Rica | 99.69 |
| Armenia | 99.64 |
| Serbia | 98.88 |
| Malaysia | 97.98 |
| Dominica | 95.98 |
| Iraq | 92.45 |
| North Macedonia | 81.03 |
| Romania | 80.70 |
| Samoa | 69.86 |
| Ecuador | 68.82 |
| Mexico | 65.64 |
| Bulgaria | 62.60 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 50.02 |
| Fiji | 49.07 |
| South Africa | 48.65 |
| Iran | 48.13 |
| Belarus | 45.52 |
| Montenegro | 45.48 |
| Colombia | 44.57 |
| Venezuela | 31.18 |
| Peru | 25.65 |
| Brazil | 24.96 |
| Algeria | 18.41 |
| Paraguay | 17.54 |
| Belize | 17.31 |
| Turkmenistan | 12.36 |
| Russia | 8.54 |
| Gabon | 8.32 |
| Kazakhstan | 6.89 |
| Botswana | 4.04 |
| Libya | 3.91 |
| Guyana | 3.66 |
| Suriname | 3.58 |
| Namibia | 3.08 |
| Marshall Islands - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 328.83 | 0.68% |
| 2019 | 326.62 | 0.65% |
| 2018 | 324.52 | 0.61% |
| 2017 | 322.54 | 0.56% |
| 2016 | 320.75 | 0.52% |
| 2015 | 319.11 | 0.45% |
| 2014 | 317.66 | 0.42% |
| 2013 | 316.32 | 0.39% |
| 2012 | 315.09 | 0.33% |
| 2011 | 314.06 | 0.29% |
| 2010 | 313.14 | 0.21% |
| 2009 | 312.50 | 0.14% |
| 2008 | 312.08 | 0.22% |
| 2007 | 311.39 | 0.51% |
| 2006 | 309.82 | 0.92% |
| 2005 | 306.99 | 1.44% |
| 2004 | 302.64 | 1.91% |
| 2003 | 296.98 | 2.07% |
| 2002 | 290.94 | 1.84% |
| 2001 | 285.68 | 1.32% |
| 2000 | 281.96 | 0.65% |
| 1999 | 280.13 | 0.13% |
| 1998 | 279.76 | -0.19% |
| 1997 | 280.28 | -0.16% |
| 1996 | 280.74 | 0.15% |
| 1995 | 280.32 | 0.48% |
| 1994 | 278.97 | 0.77% |
| 1993 | 276.84 | 1.19% |
| 1992 | 273.58 | 1.74% |
| 1991 | 268.91 | 2.40% |
| 1990 | 262.62 | 3.17% |
| 1989 | 254.56 | 3.94% |
| 1988 | 244.91 | 4.53% |
| 1987 | 234.29 | 4.88% |
| 1986 | 223.39 | 4.90% |
| 1985 | 212.96 | 4.86% |
| 1984 | 203.09 | 4.78% |
| 1983 | 193.83 | 4.68% |
| 1982 | 185.16 | 4.50% |
| 1981 | 177.18 | 4.31% |
| 1980 | 169.87 | 3.94% |
| 1979 | 163.42 | 3.56% |
| 1978 | 157.81 | 3.41% |
| 1977 | 152.61 | 3.46% |
| 1976 | 147.51 | 3.82% |
| 1975 | 142.09 | 4.26% |
| 1974 | 136.28 | 4.66% |
| 1973 | 130.22 | 4.91% |
| 1972 | 124.12 | 4.82% |
| 1971 | 118.41 | 4.50% |
| 1970 | 113.31 | 3.94% |
| 1969 | 109.01 | 3.49% |
| 1968 | 105.34 | 3.12% |
| 1967 | 102.16 | 3.06% |
| 1966 | 99.12 | 3.23% |
| 1965 | 96.02 | 3.44% |
| 1964 | 92.83 | 3.70% |
| 1963 | 89.52 | 3.65% |
| 1962 | 86.37 | 3.30% |
| 1961 | 83.62 | 2.65% |
| 1960 | 81.46 | 1.89% |
| 1959 | 79.94 | 1.28% |
| 1958 | 78.93 | 0.89% |
| 1957 | 78.24 | 0.64% |
| 1956 | 77.74 | 0.71% |
| 1955 | 77.19 | 0.80% |
| 1954 | 76.58 | 1.17% |
| 1953 | 75.69 | 1.38% |
| 1952 | 74.66 | 1.63% |
| 1951 | 73.46 | 1.70% |
| 1950 | 72.23 | 0.00% |
