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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.0627 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0627 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
45th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0944 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1994
All-time low
0.0627 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands, 1991–2023

00.020.040.060.080.11991200720231991: 0.093 1000 No per square kilometre1992: 0.094 1000 No per square kilometre1993: 0.094 1000 No per square kilometre1994: 0.094 1000 No per square kilometre1995: 0.094 1000 No per square kilometre1996: 0.094 1000 No per square kilometre1997: 0.094 1000 No per square kilometre1998: 0.093 1000 No per square kilometre1999: 0.092 1000 No per square kilometre2000: 0.091 1000 No per square kilometre2001: 0.09 1000 No per square kilometre2002: 0.088 1000 No per square kilometre2003: 0.086 1000 No per square kilometre2004: 0.085 1000 No per square kilometre2005: 0.083 1000 No per square kilometre2006: 0.082 1000 No per square kilometre2007: 0.081 1000 No per square kilometre2008: 0.079 1000 No per square kilometre2009: 0.078 1000 No per square kilometre2010: 0.077 1000 No per square kilometre2011: 0.076 1000 No per square kilometre2012: 0.075 1000 No per square kilometre2013: 0.073 1000 No per square kilometre2014: 0.072 1000 No per square kilometre2015: 0.071 1000 No per square kilometre2016: 0.07 1000 No per square kilometre2017: 0.069 1000 No per square kilometre2018: 0.068 1000 No per square kilometre2019: 0.067 1000 No per square kilometre2020: 0.066 1000 No per square kilometre2021: 0.065 1000 No per square kilometre2022: 0.064 1000 No per square kilometre2023: 0.063 1000 No per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands is 0.0627 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.0944 1000 No per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0627 1000 No per square kilometre, in 2023.

Marshall Islands ranks 45th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands, year by year

Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1991 0.0932 1000 No per square kilometre —
1992 0.094 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
1993 0.0944 1000 No per square kilometre +0.4%
1994 0.0944 1000 No per square kilometre +0.1%
1995 0.0943 1000 No per square kilometre -0.1%
1996 0.0941 1000 No per square kilometre -0.2%
1997 0.0937 1000 No per square kilometre -0.4%
1998 0.0931 1000 No per square kilometre -0.6%
1999 0.0924 1000 No per square kilometre -0.8%
2000 0.091 1000 No per square kilometre -1.5%
2001 0.0896 1000 No per square kilometre -1.6%
2002 0.088 1000 No per square kilometre -1.7%
2003 0.0865 1000 No per square kilometre -1.8%
2004 0.0849 1000 No per square kilometre -1.8%
2005 0.0835 1000 No per square kilometre -1.7%
2006 0.0821 1000 No per square kilometre -1.7%
2007 0.0807 1000 No per square kilometre -1.6%
2008 0.0795 1000 No per square kilometre -1.6%
2009 0.0782 1000 No per square kilometre -1.6%
2010 0.077 1000 No per square kilometre -1.6%
2011 0.0758 1000 No per square kilometre -1.6%
2012 0.0746 1000 No per square kilometre -1.5%
2013 0.0735 1000 No per square kilometre -1.5%
2014 0.0723 1000 No per square kilometre -1.6%
2015 0.0712 1000 No per square kilometre -1.6%
2016 0.0701 1000 No per square kilometre -1.6%
2017 0.069 1000 No per square kilometre -1.6%
2018 0.0678 1000 No per square kilometre -1.6%
2019 0.0668 1000 No per square kilometre -1.6%
2020 0.0657 1000 No per square kilometre -1.6%
2021 0.0646 1000 No per square kilometre -1.6%
2022 0.0636 1000 No per square kilometre -1.6%
2023 0.0627 1000 No per square kilometre -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0937 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0924 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0944 1000 No per square kilometre 9
2000s 0.0844 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0782 1000 No per square kilometre 0.091 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0718 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0668 1000 No per square kilometre 0.077 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0642 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0627 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0657 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Marshall Islands

  1. 42 Eswatini 0.066 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 43 Sierra Leone 0.0659 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 44 Thailand 0.0632 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 46 Egypt 0.0618 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 47 Indonesia 0.0613 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 48 Samoa 0.0604 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands?
Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands was 0.0627 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Marshall Islands?
The highest recorded value was 0.0944 1000 No per square kilometre in 1994.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Marshall Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0627 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
How does Marshall Islands rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
Marshall Islands ranks 45th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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 Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.