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Marshall Islands
Urban population

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Global rank#206out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

38 K30 K22 K13 K5.1 K196019932025Marshall Islands · 2025: 28,701Marshall Islands

Analytical takeaways

  • Marshall Islands records 28,701 for Urban population in 2025, ranking #206 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Urban population increased from 5,122 in 1960 to 28,701 in 2025, a gain of 23,579.
  • 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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