Marshall Islands vs Vatican: Population growth rate

Marshall Islands
-3.3%
in 2023
Vatican
-1.8%
in 2023
Marshall Islands rank
234th
Vatican rank
231st

Population growth rate over time

  • Marshall Islands
  • Vatican
-10-505195019862023

How they compare

Vatican currently reports -1.8% against -3.3% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 1.5%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Marshall Islands ranks 234th and Vatican ranks 231st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 6 and Vatican in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Marshall Islands Vatican Difference Ahead
1950s 1.1% 0.5% 0.6% Marshall Islands
1960s 4.2% -2.1% 6.3% Marshall Islands
1970s 3.2% -0.1% 3.2% Marshall Islands
1980s 3.8% -0.2% 4.0% Marshall Islands
1990s 1.3% -0.4% 1.8% Marshall Islands
2000s 0.3% -1.1% 1.4% Marshall Islands
2010s -1.8% -1.6% 0.2% Vatican
2020s -3.2% -2.0% 1.2% Vatican

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, Marshall Islands or Vatican?
Vatican, at -1.8% against -3.3% in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in population growth rate between Marshall Islands and Vatican?
1.5%, with Vatican ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Vatican?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Marshall Islands and Vatican rank globally for population growth rate?
Marshall Islands ranks 234th and Vatican ranks 231st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population growth rate
Unit
%
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.