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COUNTRY PROFILE / MHL

Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands / MH

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Marshall Islands in numbers.

Area180 kmยฒWorld # 204 โ†’Population36.3KWorld # 210 โ†’Population density201.6 people/kmยฒWorld # 61 โ†’Life expectancy67.1 yearsWorld # 176 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 8,489World # 110 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Marshall Islands across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area180 kmยฒWorld # 204 / 2023 โ†’Population36.3KWorld # 210 / 2025 โ†’Population density201.6 people/kmยฒWorld # 61 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,986World # 26 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth-3.4%World # 214 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2.9World # 59 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate20.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 73 / 2024 โ†’Death rate7.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 110 / 2024 โ†’Median age20.7 yearsWorld # 188 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+4.9%World # 148 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1433.9%World # 55 / 2025 โ†’Urban population79.1%World # 64 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-1.7KWorld # 116 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-46.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 214 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share8.8%World # 88 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy67.1 yearsWorld # 176 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancyNo dataNo rank โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 142 / 2012 โ†’Smoking rate29.9%World # 29 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 8,489World # 110 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 308MWorld # 210 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 8,964World # 145 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth2.3%World # 137 / 2025 โ†’InflationNo dataNo rank โ†’UnemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Youth unemploymentNo dataNo rank โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)35.5World # 78 / 2019 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)7.7%World # 9 / 2022 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,321 kcal/dayWorld # 50 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person125.6 kg/person/yearWorld # 3 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area52.2%World # 46 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person4.1 tWorld # 84 / 2024 โ†’Internet use65.9%World # 142 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions39.7 per 100 peopleWorld # 204 / 2022 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rateNo dataNo rank โ†’Road traffic death rate5.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 157 / 2013 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliament12.1%World # 163 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals6.1KWorld # 196 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 20.1MWorld # 170 / 2018 โ†’World Heritage sites1 sitesWorld # 138 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2021 / 95.6%Main languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNo dataNo comparison data for this countryTop export categoryVehicles and transport equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportBasketball41 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyUS DollarUSDDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPeople and mythological figuresJohn Marshall