Marshall Islands vs Taiwan: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050
Marshall Islands
79.1%
in 2025
Taiwan
78.9%
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
77th
Taiwan rank
78th
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 over time
- Marshall Islands
- Taiwan
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 79.1% against 78.9% in Taiwan, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Taiwan ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 77th and Taiwan ranks 78th of 238 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.5% | 46.6% | 17.0% | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 41.8% | 51.9% | 10.1% | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 59.7% | 59.8% | 0.1% | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 63.3% | 73.2% | 9.8% | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 67.5% | 76.9% | 9.4% | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 70.4% | 78.8% | 8.3% | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 79.9% | 4.6% | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 79.0% | 0.9% | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050, Marshall Islands or Taiwan?
- Marshall Islands, at 79.1% against 78.9% in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 between Marshall Islands and Taiwan?
- 0.2%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Taiwan?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Marshall Islands and Taiwan rank globally for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Marshall Islands ranks 77th and Taiwan ranks 78th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modeled historical data.