Which has higher population, Gibraltar or Marshall Islands?

Marshall Islands, at 38,849 people against 38,493 people in Gibraltar as of 2023.

What is the difference in population between Gibraltar and Marshall Islands?

356 people, with Marshall Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and Marshall Islands?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gibraltar vs Marshall Islands: Population

Gibraltar

38,493 people

in 2023

Marshall Islands

38,849 people

in 2023

Gibraltar rank

219th

Marshall Islands rank

218th

Population over time

Gibraltar
Marshall Islands

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 38,849 people against 38,493 people in Gibraltar, a difference of 356 people.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gibraltar ahead.

Gibraltar ranks 219th and Marshall Islands ranks 218th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Gibraltar averaged higher in 3 and Marshall Islands in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gibraltar	Marshall Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	21,740 people	13,494 people	8,245 people	Gibraltar
1960s	23,724 people	17,423 people	6,301 people	Gibraltar
1970s	27,787 people	25,962 people	1,825 people	Gibraltar
1980s	28,411 people	37,125 people	8,713 people	Marshall Islands
1990s	27,333 people	47,779 people	20,446 people	Marshall Islands
2000s	29,043 people	51,683 people	22,640 people	Marshall Islands
2010s	33,184 people	48,837 people	15,654 people	Marshall Islands
2020s	37,301 people	40,764 people	3,464 people	Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Gibraltar or Marshall Islands?: Marshall Islands, at 38,849 people against 38,493 people in Gibraltar as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Gibraltar and Marshall Islands?: 356 people, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gibraltar and Marshall Islands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Gibraltar and Marshall Islands rank globally for population?: Gibraltar ranks 219th and Marshall Islands ranks 218th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Population
Unit: people
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: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.