Rural population, per capita in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Rural population, per capita was 0.2089 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Marshall Islands, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, per capita in Marshall Islands is 0.2089 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.6516 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.2089 units per person, in 2025.
Marshall Islands ranks 153rd of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6516 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6397 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1962 | 0.6262 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.6116 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.596 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.5794 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.562 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 0.544 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.5207 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.4902 units per person | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 0.457 units per person | -6.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4257 units per person | -6.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4008 units per person | -5.9% |
| 1973 | 0.387 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3854 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3876 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3913 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3954 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.3994 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.4023 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4035 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.4009 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.394 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.384 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.3722 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.36 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3486 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.3392 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3334 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3308 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.3292 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.328 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.327 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.3261 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3254 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3246 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3238 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3227 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3214 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3197 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3172 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3138 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3096 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3048 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2994 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2938 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2879 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2821 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2763 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2709 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2659 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2614 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2573 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2532 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2492 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2453 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2415 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2377 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2341 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2306 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2271 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2238 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2202 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2164 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2127 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2025 | 0.2089 units per person | -1.7% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 0.2089 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3456 units per person, 60% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 0.2089 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3456 units per person, 60% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5821 units per person | 0.4902 units per person | 0.6516 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4032 units per person | 0.3854 units per person | 0.457 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3667 units per person | 0.3308 units per person | 0.4035 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3248 units per person | 0.3197 units per person | 0.3292 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2956 units per person | 0.2709 units per person | 0.3172 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2476 units per person | 0.2306 units per person | 0.2659 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2182 units per person | 0.2089 units per person | 0.2271 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More agriculture & rural data for Marshall Islands
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -5.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,513 current US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1994 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Rural population growth -5.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 56.82 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.9% (2024)
- Rural population 7,581 (2025)
- Rural population 20.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Marshall Islands?
- Rural population, per capita in Marshall Islands was 0.2089 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6516 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2089 units per person in 2025.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for rural population, per capita?
- Marshall Islands ranks 153rd out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.