Marshall Islands vs Palau: Urban population (% of total population)
Marshall Islands
79.1%
in 2025
Palau
79.3%
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
64th
Palau rank
62nd
Urban population (% of total population) over time
- Marshall Islands
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 79.3% against 79.1% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Palau ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 64th and Palau ranks 62nd of 218 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 41.8% | 51.2% | 9.5% | Palau |
| 1970s | 59.7% | 60.7% | 1.0% | Palau |
| 1980s | 63.3% | 66.5% | 3.2% | Palau |
| 1990s | 67.5% | 70.5% | 3.0% | Palau |
| 2000s | 70.4% | 75.8% | 5.4% | Palau |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 80.4% | 5.1% | Palau |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 79.2% | 1.0% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Marshall Islands or Palau?
- Palau, at 79.3% against 79.1% in Marshall Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Marshall Islands and Palau?
- 0.2%, with Palau 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 urban population?
- Marshall Islands ranks 64th and Palau ranks 62nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.