Share urban and rural population in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share urban and rural population was 79.11 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share urban and rural population in Marshall Islands, 1950–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 79.11 for share urban and rural population in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share urban and rural population in Marshall Islands peaked at 79.11 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25.71, in 1950.
That places Marshall Islands 76th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.54 | 25.71 | 33.78 | 10 |
| 1960s | 41.79 | 34.83 | 50.98 | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.68 | 54.3 | 61.46 | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.33 | 59.65 | 66.92 | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.52 | 67.08 | 68.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.44 | 68.28 | 72.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.24 | 73.41 | 76.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.18 | 77.29 | 79.11 | 6 |
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More population data for Marshall Islands
- Population growth rate -0.407 (2100)
- Population density 132.37 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1,311 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.407 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 2.86 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 2.86 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.86 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 2.92 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 2.76 (2023)
- Fertility rate by age group 71.84 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share urban and rural population in Marshall Islands?
- Share urban and rural population in Marshall Islands was 79.11 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share urban and rural population recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 79.11 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share urban and rural population recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.71 in 1950.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share urban and rural population?
- Marshall Islands ranks 76th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share urban and rural population rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share urban and rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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