Marshall Islands

The Marshall Islands, officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands, is an island country and a United States associated state near the equator in the Pacific Ocean, slightly west of the International Date Line. Geographically, the country is part of the larger island group of Micronesia. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Marshall Islands	219.7 km²
Population	22,783
Male Population	11,693 (51.3%)
Female Population	11,090 (48.7%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+134.6%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+9.6%
Median Age	18.8 years
Male Median Age	18.8 years
Female Median Age	18.9 years

Map of Marshall Islands

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	9,712	18,563	20,780	22,783
Population Density	44.2 / km²	84.5 / km²	94.6 / km²	103.7 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

Marshall Islands Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	1,714	1,626	3,340
5-9	1,547	1,467	3,015
10-14	1,578	1,469	3,047
15-19	1,322	1,265	2,587
20-24	1,399	1,284	2,684
25-29	1,048	985	2,033
30-34	587	580	1,168
35-39	453	447	901
40-44	441	421	863
45-49	433	422	856
50-54	371	396	767
55-59	361	312	673
60-64	242	218	461
65-69	126	115	242
70-74	70	83	153
75-79	0	0	0
80-84	0	0	0
85 Plus	0	0	0

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1975 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
1990	18,563	n/a	n/a
2000	20,780	11.9%	2,217
2020	23,432	6.2%	1,326
2030	24,722	5.5%	1,290
2040	27,307	10.5%	2,585
2050	28,584	4.7%	1,277
2060	29,431	3%	847
2070	31,133	5.8%	1,702
2080	32,398	4.1%	1,265
2090	33,245	2.6%	847
2100	34,088	2.5%	843

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Cities in Marshall Islands

Cities in Marshall Islands

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Ebeye Island	1.859 km²	2,676	3,728 / mi²
Majuro	1.664 km²	8,405	13,080 / mi²

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