Urban population, per capita in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Urban population, per capita was 0.7911 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Marshall Islands, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, per capita in Marshall Islands is 0.7911 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.7911 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3484 units per person, in 1960.
Marshall Islands ranks 64th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3484 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3603 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 0.3738 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3884 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.404 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.4206 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1966 | 0.438 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 0.456 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4793 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5098 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 0.543 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1971 | 0.5743 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5992 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.613 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.6146 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.6124 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6087 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.6046 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6006 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5977 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5965 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.5991 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.606 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.616 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6278 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.64 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6514 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.6608 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6666 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6692 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6708 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.672 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.673 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6739 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6746 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6754 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6762 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6773 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6786 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.6803 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6828 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6862 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6904 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6952 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7006 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7062 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7121 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.7179 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7237 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7291 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.7341 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7386 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7427 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7468 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7508 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7547 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7585 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7623 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.7659 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7694 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7729 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7762 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7798 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7836 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7873 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.7911 units per person | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4179 units per person | 0.3484 units per person | 0.5098 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5968 units per person | 0.543 units per person | 0.6146 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6333 units per person | 0.5965 units per person | 0.6692 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6752 units per person | 0.6708 units per person | 0.6803 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7044 units per person | 0.6828 units per person | 0.7291 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7524 units per person | 0.7341 units per person | 0.7694 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7818 units per person | 0.7729 units per person | 0.7911 units per person | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Marshall Islands?
- Urban population, per capita in Marshall Islands was 0.7911 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7911 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3484 units per person in 1960.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for urban population, per capita?
- Marshall Islands ranks 64th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.