Which has higher rural population, Marshall Islands or Palau?

Marshall Islands, at 20.9% against 20.7% in Palau as of 2025.

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

0.2%, 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 Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Marshall Islands vs Palau: Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization)

Marshall Islands

20.9%

in 2025

Palau

20.7%

in 2025

Marshall Islands rank

155th

Palau rank

157th

Rural population (% of total population) (Rural World Urbanization) over time

Marshall Islands
Palau

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 20.9% against 20.7% in Palau, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Marshall Islands ranks 155th and Palau ranks 157th 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	58.2%	48.8%	9.5%	Marshall Islands
1970s	40.3%	39.3%	1.0%	Marshall Islands
1980s	36.7%	33.5%	3.2%	Marshall Islands
1990s	32.5%	29.5%	3.0%	Marshall Islands
2000s	29.6%	24.2%	5.4%	Marshall Islands
2010s	24.8%	19.6%	5.1%	Marshall Islands
2020s	21.8%	20.8%	1.0%	Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rural population, Marshall Islands or Palau?: Marshall Islands, at 20.9% against 20.7% in Palau as of 2025.
What is the difference in rural population between Marshall Islands and Palau?: 0.2%, 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 rural population?: Marshall Islands ranks 155th and Palau ranks 157th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Rural population (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Rural population (% of total population)
Unit: % of total population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 2026

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population.