Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 was 79.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Marshall Islands, 1950–2025
Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 79.1% for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Marshall Islands peaked at 79.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 1950.
Marshall Islands ranks 77th of 238 countries on this measure, 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 | 29.5% | 25.7% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 41.8% | 34.8% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.7% | 54.3% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.3% | 59.6% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.5% | 67.1% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.4% | 68.3% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 73.4% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 77.3% | 79.1% | 6 |
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More population data for Marshall Islands
- World population growth -0.4% (2100)
- Population density 132.37 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1,311 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.86 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.86 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.86 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 2.92 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 2.76 children per women (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 71.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Marshall Islands?
- Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 in Marshall Islands was 79.1% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 1950.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050?
- Marshall Islands ranks 77th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050 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 HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living in urban areas projected to 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.