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Marshall Islands
Rural population growth (annual %)

Annual rural population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear rural population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. 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.

Global rank#204out of 205 countries
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Historical trend

4.31.9-0.5-2.8-5.2196119932025Marshall Islands · 2025: -5Marshall Islands

Analytical takeaways

  • Marshall Islands records -5 for Rural population growth (annual %) in 2025, ranking #204 globally out of 205 countries.
  • Rural population growth (annual %) declined from 2 in 1961 to -5 in 2025, a decrease of 7.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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