Dominica vs Marshall Islands: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Dominica
12,049 people
in 2023
Marshall Islands
13,479 people
in 2023
Dominica rank
205th
Marshall Islands rank
202nd

Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Dominica
  • Marshall Islands
10.0k20.0k30.0k195019862023

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 13,479 people against 12,049 people in Dominica, a difference of 1,430 people.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.1 times Dominica's.

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

Dominica ranks 205th and Marshall Islands ranks 202nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominica Marshall Islands Difference Ahead
1950s 22,842 people 6,050 people 16,793 people Dominica
1960s 29,426 people 8,133 people 21,293 people Dominica
1970s 32,205 people 12,416 people 19,789 people Dominica
1980s 25,897 people 18,744 people 7,152 people Dominica
1990s 22,333 people 22,323 people 10.6 people Dominica
2000s 18,581 people 20,600 people 2,019 people Marshall Islands
2010s 14,874 people 18,450 people 3,575 people Marshall Islands
2020s 12,367 people 14,090 people 1,723 people Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Dominica or Marshall Islands?
Marshall Islands, at 13,479 people against 12,049 people in Dominica as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Dominica and Marshall Islands?
1,430 people, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Marshall Islands?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Dominica and Marshall Islands rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Dominica ranks 205th and Marshall Islands ranks 202nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
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

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.