Which has higher population, British Virgin Islands or Marshall Islands?

British Virgin Islands, at 39,009 people against 38,849 people in Marshall Islands as of 2023.

What is the difference in population between British Virgin Islands and Marshall Islands?

160 people, with British Virgin Islands ahead.

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

83 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

British Virgin Islands vs Marshall Islands: Population

British Virgin Islands

39,009 people

in 2023

Marshall Islands

38,849 people

in 2023

British Virgin Islands rank

217th

Marshall Islands rank

219th

Population over time

British Virgin Islands
Marshall Islands

How they compare

British Virgin Islands currently reports 39,009 people against 38,849 people in Marshall Islands, a difference of 160 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 83 shared years of data; in 1800 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.

British Virgin Islands ranks 217th and Marshall Islands ranks 219th of 238 countries.

Across the 17 decades both report, British Virgin Islands averaged higher in 1 and Marshall Islands in 16.

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	38,087 people	40,764 people	2,677 people	Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, British Virgin Islands or Marshall Islands?: British Virgin Islands, at 39,009 people against 38,849 people in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between British Virgin Islands and Marshall Islands?: 160 people, with British Virgin Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for British Virgin Islands and Marshall Islands?: 83 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2023.
How do British Virgin Islands and Marshall Islands rank globally for population?: British Virgin Islands ranks 217th and Marshall Islands ranks 219th of 238 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing 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: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.