Marshall Islands - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Marshall Islands was 46,049 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 46,049 in 2020 and a minimum value of 5,222 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 5,222
1961 5,565
1962 5,964
1963 6,408
1964 6,887
1965 7,373
1966 7,869
1967 8,383
1968 9,147
1969 9,977
1970 10,909
1971 11,953
1972 13,107
1973 14,348
1974 14,986
1975 15,509
1976 15,973
1977 16,406
1978 16,823
1979 17,288
1980 17,824
1981 18,755
1982 19,869
1983 21,067
1984 22,368
1985 23,744
1986 25,217
1987 26,764
1988 28,318
1989 29,656
1990 30,748
1991 31,652
1992 32,366
1993 32,918
1994 33,340
1995 33,666
1996 33,880
1997 33,998
1998 34,097
1999 34,311
2000 34,807
2001 35,526
2002 36,458
2003 37,495
2004 38,480
2005 39,309
2006 39,947
2007 40,424
2008 40,784
2009 41,118
2010 41,464
2011 41,849
2012 42,249
2013 42,669
2014 43,107
2015 43,549
2016 44,001
2017 44,488
2018 44,995
2019 45,514
2020 46,049

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Marshall Islands was 77.79 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 77.79 in 2020, while its lowest value was 35.58 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 35.58
1961 36.96
1962 38.36
1963 39.78
1964 41.21
1965 42.66
1966 44.13
1967 45.60
1968 48.23
1969 50.86
1970 53.49
1971 56.10
1972 58.69
1973 61.21
1974 61.09
1975 60.63
1976 60.17
1977 59.70
1978 59.24
1979 58.77
1980 58.30
1981 58.83
1982 59.61
1983 60.40
1984 61.18
1985 61.95
1986 62.71
1987 63.47
1988 64.22
1989 64.71
1990 65.05
1991 65.39
1992 65.73
1993 66.06
1994 66.40
1995 66.73
1996 67.06
1997 67.39
1998 67.71
1999 68.05
2000 68.58
2001 69.10
2002 69.62
2003 70.13
2004 70.64
2005 71.14
2006 71.64
2007 72.13
2008 72.61
2009 73.09
2010 73.57
2011 74.04
2012 74.50
2013 74.95
2014 75.38
2015 75.81
2016 76.23
2017 76.63
2018 77.03
2019 77.42
2020 77.79

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization