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

Marshall Islands: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre was 0.234 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.234 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
29th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.234 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1761 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1991
Years of data
33
1991–2023

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

00.050.10.150.20.251991200720231991: 0.176 1000 No per square kilometre1992: 0.18 1000 No per square kilometre1993: 0.184 1000 No per square kilometre1994: 0.187 1000 No per square kilometre1995: 0.189 1000 No per square kilometre1996: 0.191 1000 No per square kilometre1997: 0.194 1000 No per square kilometre1998: 0.195 1000 No per square kilometre1999: 0.197 1000 No per square kilometre2000: 0.199 1000 No per square kilometre2001: 0.2 1000 No per square kilometre2002: 0.202 1000 No per square kilometre2003: 0.203 1000 No per square kilometre2004: 0.204 1000 No per square kilometre2005: 0.206 1000 No per square kilometre2006: 0.207 1000 No per square kilometre2007: 0.209 1000 No per square kilometre2008: 0.211 1000 No per square kilometre2009: 0.212 1000 No per square kilometre2010: 0.214 1000 No per square kilometre2011: 0.216 1000 No per square kilometre2012: 0.218 1000 No per square kilometre2013: 0.22 1000 No per square kilometre2014: 0.222 1000 No per square kilometre2015: 0.223 1000 No per square kilometre2016: 0.225 1000 No per square kilometre2017: 0.226 1000 No per square kilometre2018: 0.228 1000 No per square kilometre2019: 0.229 1000 No per square kilometre2020: 0.23 1000 No per square kilometre2021: 0.231 1000 No per square kilometre2022: 0.233 1000 No per square kilometre2023: 0.234 1000 No per square kilometre

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

Analysis

Marshall Islands recorded 0.234 1000 No per square kilometre for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands peaked at 0.234 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1761 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1991.

Marshall Islands ranks 29th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1991 0.1761 1000 No per square kilometre —
1992 0.1803 1000 No per square kilometre +2.4%
1993 0.1837 1000 No per square kilometre +1.9%
1994 0.1866 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
1995 0.1891 1000 No per square kilometre +1.4%
1996 0.1915 1000 No per square kilometre +1.3%
1997 0.1935 1000 No per square kilometre +1.1%
1998 0.1953 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
1999 0.1969 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
2000 0.1987 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
2001 0.2003 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
2002 0.2017 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2003 0.2031 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2004 0.2044 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2005 0.2057 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2006 0.2073 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2007 0.2089 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
2008 0.2107 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
2009 0.2125 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
2010 0.2143 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
2011 0.2161 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
2012 0.218 1000 No per square kilometre +0.9%
2013 0.2198 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
2014 0.2215 1000 No per square kilometre +0.8%
2015 0.2232 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2016 0.2247 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2017 0.2262 1000 No per square kilometre +0.7%
2018 0.2275 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2019 0.2289 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2020 0.2301 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%
2021 0.2314 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
2022 0.2326 1000 No per square kilometre +0.5%
2023 0.234 1000 No per square kilometre +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1881 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1761 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1969 1000 No per square kilometre 9
2000s 0.2053 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1987 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2125 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.222 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2143 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2289 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.232 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2301 1000 No per square kilometre 0.234 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Marshall Islands

  1. 26 Kuwait 0.2516 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 27 American Samoa 0.2448 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 28 El Salvador 0.2393 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 30 Luxembourg 0.2242 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 31 Barbados 0.2112 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 32 Dominican Republic 0.2002 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands?
Population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Marshall Islands was 0.234 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Marshall Islands?
The highest recorded value was 0.234 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Marshall Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1761 1000 No per square kilometre in 1991.
How does Marshall Islands rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
Marshall Islands ranks 29th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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. — Urban 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.