Population by world region in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Population by world region was 41,633 people in 2100. ▲ Rising
Population by world region in Northern Mariana Islands, 1800–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2100, population by world region in Northern Mariana Islands stood at 41,633 people.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population by world region in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 68,374 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3,360 people, in 1800.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 214th of 239 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 153 years of available data.
Population by world region in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 3,360 people | — |
| 1820 | 3,360 people | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 7,131 people | +112.2% |
| 1951 | 7,257 people | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 7,352 people | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 7,463 people | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 7,591 people | +1.7% |
| 1955 | 7,750 people | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 7,920 people | +2.2% |
| 1957 | 8,096 people | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 8,301 people | +2.5% |
| 1959 | 8,514 people | +2.6% |
| 1960 | 8,760 people | +2.9% |
| 1961 | 9,017 people | +2.9% |
| 1962 | 9,301 people | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 9,617 people | +3.4% |
| 1964 | 9,947 people | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 10,276 people | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 10,636 people | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 10,769 people | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 10,491 people | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 10,006 people | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 10,193 people | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 11,288 people | +10.7% |
| 1972 | 12,659 people | +12.1% |
| 1973 | 13,905 people | +9.8% |
| 1974 | 14,677 people | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 15,083 people | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 15,456 people | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 15,813 people | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 16,150 people | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 16,508 people | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 17,645 people | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 19,847 people | +12.5% |
| 1982 | 22,374 people | +12.7% |
| 1983 | 24,960 people | +11.6% |
| 1984 | 27,598 people | +10.6% |
| 1985 | 30,281 people | +9.7% |
| 1986 | 33,001 people | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 35,755 people | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 38,538 people | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 41,327 people | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 43,364 people | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 44,412 people | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 45,204 people | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 45,973 people | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 46,752 people | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 48,192 people | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 51,724 people | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 56,610 people | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 61,356 people | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 65,933 people | +7.5% |
| 2000 | 68,374 people | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 68,003 people | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 66,800 people | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 65,438 people | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 63,948 people | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 62,372 people | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 60,688 people | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 58,960 people | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 57,163 people | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 55,346 people | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 54,110 people | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 53,633 people | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 53,251 people | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 52,777 people | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 52,199 people | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 51,538 people | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 50,795 people | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 49,981 people | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 49,098 people | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 48,154 people | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 47,557 people | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 47,003 people | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 46,101 people | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 45,166 people | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 44,299 people | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 43,564 people | -1.7% |
| 2026 | 42,933 people | -1.4% |
| 2027 | 42,497 people | -1.0% |
| 2028 | 42,216 people | -0.7% |
| 2029 | 41,982 people | -0.6% |
| 2030 | 41,807 people | -0.4% |
| 2031 | 41,699 people | -0.3% |
| 2032 | 41,624 people | -0.2% |
| 2033 | 41,566 people | -0.1% |
| 2034 | 41,578 people | +0.0% |
| 2035 | 41,642 people | +0.2% |
| 2036 | 41,743 people | +0.2% |
| 2037 | 41,858 people | +0.3% |
| 2038 | 41,962 people | +0.2% |
| 2039 | 42,080 people | +0.3% |
| 2040 | 42,204 people | +0.3% |
| 2041 | 42,321 people | +0.3% |
| 2042 | 42,437 people | +0.3% |
| 2043 | 42,507 people | +0.2% |
| 2044 | 42,586 people | +0.2% |
| 2045 | 42,667 people | +0.2% |
| 2046 | 42,727 people | +0.1% |
| 2047 | 42,759 people | +0.1% |
| 2048 | 42,766 people | +0.0% |
| 2049 | 42,785 people | +0.0% |
| 2050 | 42,785 people | +0.0% |
| 2051 | 42,742 people | -0.1% |
| 2052 | 42,722 people | -0.0% |
| 2053 | 42,697 people | -0.1% |
| 2054 | 42,638 people | -0.1% |
| 2055 | 42,561 people | -0.2% |
| 2056 | 42,446 people | -0.3% |
| 2057 | 42,306 people | -0.3% |
| 2058 | 42,167 people | -0.3% |
| 2059 | 42,004 people | -0.4% |
| 2060 | 41,843 people | -0.4% |
| 2061 | 41,721 people | -0.3% |
| 2062 | 41,599 people | -0.3% |
| 2063 | 41,483 people | -0.3% |
| 2064 | 41,399 people | -0.2% |
| 2065 | 41,339 people | -0.1% |
| 2066 | 41,276 people | -0.2% |
| 2067 | 41,263 people | -0.0% |
| 2068 | 41,280 people | +0.0% |
| 2069 | 41,280 people | +0.0% |
| 2070 | 41,264 people | -0.0% |
| 2071 | 41,270 people | +0.0% |
| 2072 | 41,306 people | +0.1% |
| 2073 | 41,355 people | +0.1% |
| 2074 | 41,401 people | +0.1% |
| 2075 | 41,443 people | +0.1% |
| 2076 | 41,505 people | +0.1% |
| 2077 | 41,594 people | +0.2% |
| 2078 | 41,705 people | +0.3% |
| 2079 | 41,823 people | +0.3% |
| 2080 | 41,925 people | +0.2% |
| 2081 | 42,021 people | +0.2% |
| 2082 | 42,109 people | +0.2% |
| 2083 | 42,191 people | +0.2% |
| 2084 | 42,254 people | +0.1% |
| 2085 | 42,314 people | +0.1% |
| 2086 | 42,357 people | +0.1% |
| 2087 | 42,392 people | +0.1% |
| 2088 | 42,402 people | +0.0% |
| 2089 | 42,407 people | +0.0% |
| 2090 | 42,394 people | -0.0% |
| 2091 | 42,367 people | -0.1% |
| 2092 | 42,316 people | -0.1% |
| 2093 | 42,262 people | -0.1% |
| 2094 | 42,203 people | -0.1% |
| 2095 | 42,126 people | -0.2% |
| 2096 | 42,045 people | -0.2% |
| 2097 | 41,952 people | -0.2% |
| 2098 | 41,856 people | -0.2% |
| 2099 | 41,748 people | -0.3% |
| 2100 | 41,633 people | -0.3% |
Northern Mariana Islands compared with similar countries
- Northern Mariana Islands's 41,633 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.08 million people, 2% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Northern Mariana Islands's 41,633 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.97 million people, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population by world region in Northern Mariana Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +112.2% | 3,360 people | 7,131 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 3,360 people | 3,360 people | 3,360 people | 1 |
| 1820s | 3,360 people | 3,360 people | 3,360 people | 1 |
| 1950s | 7,738 people | 7,131 people | 8,514 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 9,882 people | 8,760 people | 10,769 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 14,173 people | 10,193 people | 16,508 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,133 people | 17,645 people | 41,327 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 50,952 people | 43,364 people | 65,933 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 62,709 people | 55,346 people | 68,374 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 51,554 people | 48,154 people | 54,110 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,332 people | 41,982 people | 47,557 people | 10 |
| 2030s | 41,756 people | 41,566 people | 42,080 people | 10 |
| 2040s | 42,576 people | 42,204 people | 42,785 people | 10 |
| 2050s | 42,507 people | 42,004 people | 42,785 people | 10 |
| 2060s | 41,448 people | 41,263 people | 41,843 people | 10 |
| 2070s | 41,467 people | 41,264 people | 41,823 people | 10 |
| 2080s | 42,237 people | 41,925 people | 42,407 people | 10 |
| 2090s | 42,127 people | 41,748 people | 42,394 people | 10 |
| 2100s | 41,633 people | 41,633 people | 41,633 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 211 Andorra 47,241 people compare
- 212 Liechtenstein 43,613 people compare
- 213 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 42,299 people compare
- 215 Turks and Caicos Islands 38,687 people compare
- 216 Greenland 37,248 people compare
- 217 Bermuda 35,691 people compare
More population data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6398 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2755 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.68 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2755 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,869 people (2100)
- Population density 90.51 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.592 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, per capita 0.0782 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population by world region in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Population by world region in Northern Mariana Islands was 41,633 people in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population by world region recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 68,374 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest population by world region recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,360 people in 1800.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for population by world region?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 214th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population by world region rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.