British Virgin Islands vs Marshall Islands: Population by world region
British Virgin Islands
27,912 people
in 2100
Marshall Islands
23,826 people
in 2100
British Virgin Islands rank
221st
Marshall Islands rank
223rd
Population by world region over time
- British Virgin Islands
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
British Virgin Islands currently reports 27,912 people against 23,826 people in Marshall Islands, a difference of 4,086 people.
That makes British Virgin Islands's figure about 1.2 times Marshall Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 160 shared years of data; in 1800 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.
British Virgin Islands ranks 221st and Marshall Islands ranks 223rd of 239 countries.
Across the 25 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 10 and Marshall Islands in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | British Virgin Islands | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 6,700 people | 5,828 people | 872 people | British Virgin Islands |
| 1840s | 6,700 people | 9,448 people | 2,748 people | Marshall Islands |
| 1870s | 6,700 people | 19,459 people | 12,759 people | Marshall Islands |
| 1880s | 5,300 people | 24,866 people | 19,566 people | Marshall Islands |
| 1890s | 4,600 people | 31,768 people | 27,168 people | Marshall Islands |
| 1900s | 4,900 people | 40,577 people | 35,677 people | Marshall Islands |
| 1910s | 5,600 people | 51,817 people | 46,217 people | Marshall Islands |
| 1920s | 5,100 people | 65,776 people | 60,676 people | Marshall Islands |
| 1940s | 6,500 people | 17,823 people | 11,323 people | Marshall Islands |
| 1950s | 7,531 people | 13,494 people | 5,964 people | Marshall Islands |
| 1960s | 8,442 people | 17,423 people | 8,980 people | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 10,532 people | 25,962 people | 15,430 people | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 13,098 people | 37,125 people | 24,026 people | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 17,696 people | 47,779 people | 30,083 people | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 23,476 people | 51,683 people | 28,208 people | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 32,377 people | 48,837 people | 16,460 people | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 39,248 people | 37,111 people | 2,137 people | British Virgin Islands |
| 2030s | 41,002 people | 28,652 people | 12,350 people | British Virgin Islands |
| 2040s | 40,974 people | 25,906 people | 15,067 people | British Virgin Islands |
| 2050s | 39,566 people | 24,767 people | 14,798 people | British Virgin Islands |
| 2060s | 37,052 people | 24,248 people | 12,804 people | British Virgin Islands |
| 2070s | 34,046 people | 24,530 people | 9,515 people | British Virgin Islands |
| 2080s | 31,316 people | 24,742 people | 6,573 people | British Virgin Islands |
| 2090s | 29,070 people | 24,283 people | 4,787 people | British Virgin Islands |
| 2100s | 27,912 people | 23,826 people | 4,086 people | British Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, British Virgin Islands or Marshall Islands?
- British Virgin Islands, at 27,912 people against 23,826 people in Marshall Islands as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between British Virgin Islands and Marshall Islands?
- 4,086 people, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Marshall Islands?
- 160 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2100.
- How do British Virgin Islands and Marshall Islands rank globally for population by world region?
- British Virgin Islands ranks 221st and Marshall Islands ranks 223rd of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.