Which has higher population, total, Marshall Islands or Palau?

Marshall Islands, at 36,282 against 17,663 in Palau as of 2025.

What is the difference in population, total between Marshall Islands and Palau?

18,619, with Marshall Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Palau?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Marshall Islands vs Palau: Population, total

Marshall Islands

36,282

in 2025

Palau

17,663

in 2025

Marshall Islands rank

213th

Palau rank

216th

Population, total over time

Marshall Islands
Palau

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 36,282 against 17,663 in Palau, a difference of 18,619.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 2.1 times Palau's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.

Marshall Islands ranks 213th and Palau ranks 216th of 218 countries.

Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Marshall Islands	Palau	Difference	Ahead
1960s	17,398	10,358	7,040	Marshall Islands
1970s	25,939	12,312	13,628	Marshall Islands
1980s	37,104	13,535	23,570	Marshall Islands
1990s	47,761	17,039	30,722	Marshall Islands
2000s	51,667	19,394	32,272	Marshall Islands
2010s	48,818	17,859	30,958	Marshall Islands
2020s	39,468	17,736	21,731	Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, total, Marshall Islands or Palau?: Marshall Islands, at 36,282 against 17,663 in Palau as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, total between Marshall Islands and Palau?: 18,619, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Palau?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Marshall Islands and Palau rank globally for population, total?: Marshall Islands ranks 213th and Palau ranks 216th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population, total
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.