Marshall Islands vs Northern Mariana Islands: Population growth
Marshall Islands
-3.4%
in 2025
Northern Mariana Islands
-1.7%
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
217th
Northern Mariana Islands rank
215th
Population growth over time
- Marshall Islands
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Northern Mariana Islands currently reports -1.7% against -3.4% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 217th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 215th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 2 and Northern Mariana Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.1% | 1.5% | 2.6% | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 5.0% | 1.7% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1980s | 3.8% | 9.2% | 5.4% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 4.7% | 3.3% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2000s | 0.4% | -1.8% | 2.1% | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | -1.7% | -1.4% | 0.3% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2020s | -3.2% | -1.7% | 1.5% | Northern Mariana Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Marshall Islands or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Northern Mariana Islands, at -1.7% against -3.4% in Marshall Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Marshall Islands and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 1.7%, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Marshall Islands and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for population growth?
- Marshall Islands ranks 217th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 215th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.