Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
2 (2022 est.)
Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: total
1,000 (2022 est.)
Communications: Broadcast media
no TV broadcast station; a cable network is available on Majuro with programming via videotape replay and satellite relays; 4 radio broadcast stations; US Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) provides satellite radio and TV service to Kwajalein Atoll (2019)
Communications: Internet country code
.mh
Communications: Internet users: percent of population
65.92% (2024 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
5 (2022 est.)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: total subscriptions
2,000 (2014 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
38 (2021 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: total subscriptions
16,000 (2021 est.)
Economy: Agricultural products
coconuts (2023)
Economy: Budget: expenditures
$159.095 million (2020 est.)
Economy: Budget: revenues
$171.267 million (2020 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2013
-$28.9 million (2013 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2014
-$4.9 million (2014 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2015
-$7.0 million (2015 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2016
-$16.2 million (2016 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2017
$12.9 million (2017 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2018
$53.0 million (2018 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2019
$86.133 million (2019 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2020
$90.281 million (2020 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2021
$76.263 million (2021 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2022
$17.6 million (2022 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2023
$41.5 million (2023 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2024
$62.3 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates
1.0000 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Currency
United States dollar
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2013
1.0000 (2013 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2014
1.0000 (2014 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2015
1.0000 (2015 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2016
1.0000 (2016 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2017
1.0000 (2017 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2018
1.0000 (2018 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2019
1.0000 (2019 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2020
1.0000 (2020 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2021
1.0000 (2021 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2022
1.0000 (2022 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2023
1.0000 (2023 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2024
1.0000 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exports - commodities
ships, refined petroleum, fish, natural gas, stone processing machines (2023)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2011
$88.3 million (2011 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2014
$92.3 million (2014 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2015
$81.3 million (2015 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2016
$73.6 million (2016 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2017
$83.6 million (2017 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2018
$87.4 million (2018 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2019
$91.394 million (2019 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2020
$88.042 million (2020 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2021
$130.016 million (2021 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2022
$103.4 million (2022 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2023
$101.7 million (2023 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2024
$122.0 million (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: exports of goods and services
38.9% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: government consumption
53.5% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption
70.7% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: imports of goods and services
-71.2% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in fixed capital
20.2% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in inventories
-0.5% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture
19.5% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: industry
11.1% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: services
70.5% (2023 est.)
Economy: GDP - per capita (PPP)
$8,195 (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP (official exchange rate)
$280.358 million (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP (purchasing power parity) - real
$307.7 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2019
35.5 (2019 est.)
Economy: Household income or consumption by percentage share: highest 10%
27.5% (2019 est.)
Economy: Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%
2.8% (2019 est.)
Economy: Imports - commodities
ships, refined petroleum, additive manufacturing machines, iron structures, crude petroleum (2023)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2010
$175.1 million (2010 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2015
$173.1 million (2015 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2016
$161.1 million (2016 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2017
$183.9 million (2017 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2018
$195.3 million (2018 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2019
$129.682 million (2019 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2020
$132.845 million (2020 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2021
$206.025 million (2021 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2022
$228.6 million (2022 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2023
$210.8 million (2023 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2024
$237.1 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Industrial production growth rate
-2.8% (2023 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2020
-0.7% (2020 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2021
2.6% (2021 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022
6.2% (2022 est.)
Economy: Population below poverty line
7.20% (2019 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2013
52.74% (2013 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2014
49.40% (2014 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2016
48.32% (2016 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2017
47.73% (2017 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2018
44.00% (2018 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2019
41.56% (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2014
$195.8 million (2014 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2015
$201.3 million (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2016
$208.3 million (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2017
$219.6 million (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2019
$266.0 million (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2020
$262.1 million (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021
$280.0 million (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022
$274.3 million (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023
$263.507 million (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024
$270.809 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2015
1.89% (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2016
2.50% (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2017
3.56% (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2018
5.49% (2018 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2019
10.45% (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2020
-2.77% (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2021
2.16% (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2022
-1.1% (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2023
-5.01% (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2024
2.50% (2024 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2014
$3,931 (2014 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2015
$4,125 (2015 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2016
$4,366 (2016 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2017
$4,719 (2017 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2019
$6,045 (2019 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2020
$6,137 (2020 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2021
$6,768 (2021 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2022
$7,431 (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2023
$7,549 (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2013
$24.6 million (2013 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2014
$26.1 million (2014 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2015
$27.3 million (2015 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2020
$33.5 million (2020 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2021
13.3% of GDP (2021 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2022
13.6% of GDP (2022 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2023
13.3% of GDP (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2024
$66.9 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Taxes and other revenues
17.2% (of GDP) (2020 est.)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - rural areas
100%
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - total population
100% (2022 est.)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - urban areas
96.1%
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions
293,700 metric tonnes of CO2 (2017 est.)
Environment: Climate
tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November; islands border typhoon belt
Environment: Environmental issues
inadequate potable water; pollution of Majuro lagoon from household waste and discharges from fishing vessels; sea-level rise
Environment: International environmental agreements: party to
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
Environment: International environmental agreements: signed, but not ratified
none of the selected agreements
Environment: Land use: agricultural land
38.9% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 2.8% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 36.1% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.)
Environment: Land use: forest
53.9% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: other
7.2% (2023 est.)
Environment: Particulate matter emissions
7.2 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
0.61% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: urban population
78.73% (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: municipal solid waste generated annually
8,600 tons (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: percent of municipal solid waste recycled
39.7% (2022 est.)
Geography: Area - comparative
about the size of Washington, D.C.
Geography: Area: land
181 sq km
Geography: Area: water
0 sq km
Geography: Coastline
370.4 km
Geography: Elevation: highest point
East-central Airik Island, Maloelap Atoll 14 m
Geography: Elevation: lowest point
Pacific Ocean 0 m
Geography: Elevation: mean elevation
2 m
Geography: Geographic coordinates
9 00 N, 168 00 E
Geography: Geography - note
Kwajalein atoll surrounds the world's largest lagoon; the island city of Ebeye is the second largest settlement in the Marshall Islands, after the capital of Majuro, and one of the most densely populated locations in the Pacific
Geography: Irrigated land
0 sq km (2022)
Geography: Land boundaries: total
0 km
Geography: Land use: agricultural land
38.9% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 2.8% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 36.1% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 0% (2022 est.)
Geography: Land use: forest
53.9% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: other
7.2% (2023 est.)
Geography: Map references
Oceania
Geography: Maritime claims: contiguous zone
24 nm
Geography: Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone
200 nm
Geography: Maritime claims: territorial sea
12 nm
Geography: Natural hazards
infrequent typhoons
Geography: Population distribution
most people live in urban clusters on many of the country's islands; more than two thirds of the population lives on the atolls of Majuro and Ebeye
Geography: Terrain
low coral limestone and sand islands
Government: Administrative divisions
24 municipalities; Ailinglaplap, Ailuk, Arno, Aur, Bikini & Kili, Ebon, Enewetak & Ujelang, Jabat, Jaluit, Kwajalein, Lae, Lib, Likiep, Majuro, Maloelap, Mejit, Mili, Namorik, Namu, Rongelap, Ujae, Utrik, Wotho, Wotje
Government: Capital: etymology
Majuro means "two openings" or "two eyes" and refers to the two major passages through the atoll into the Majuro lagoon
Government: Capital: geographic coordinates
7 06 N, 171 23 E
Government: Capital: time difference
UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by birth
no
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by descent only
at least one parent must be a citizen of the Marshall Islands
Government: Citizenship: dual citizenship recognized
no
Government: Citizenship: residency requirement for naturalization
5 years
Government: Constitution: amendment process
proposed by the National Parliament or by a constitutional convention; passage by Parliament requires at least two-thirds majority vote of the total membership in each of two readings and approval by a majority of votes in a referendum; amendments submitted by a constitutional convention require approval of at least two thirds of votes in a referendum
Government: Constitution: history
effective 1 May 1979
Government: Country name: abbreviation
RMI
Government: Country name: conventional short form
Marshall Islands
Government: Country name: etymology
named after British Captain John MARSHALL, who charted many of the islands in 1788
Government: Country name: former
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Marshall Islands District
Government: Country name: local long form
Republic of the Marshall Islands
Government: Country name: local short form
Marshall Islands
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission
Ambassador Laura M. STONE (since 12 July 2024)
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: email address and website
MAJConsular@state.gov https://mh.usembassy.gov/
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: embassy
Mejen Weto, Ocean Side, Majuro
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: FAX
[692] 247-4012
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: mailing address
4380 Majuro Place, Washington DC 20521-4380
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: telephone
[692] 247-4011
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chancery
2433 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission
Ambassador Charles Rudolph PAUL (since 27 February 2024)
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: consulate(s) general
Honolulu, Springdale (AR)
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: email address and website
info@rmiembassyus.org
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: FAX
[1] (202) 232-3236
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: telephone
[1] (202) 234-5414
Government: Executive branch: cabinet
Cabinet nominated by the president from among members of the Nitijela, appointed by Nitijela speaker
Government: Executive branch: chief of state
President Hilda C. HEINE (since 3 January 2023)
Government: Executive branch: election results
2023: Hilda C. HEINE elected president; National Parliament vote - Hilda C. HEINE (independent) 17, David KABUA (independent) 16 2020: David KABUA elected president; National Parliament vote - David KABUA (independent) 20, Hilda C. HEINE (independent) 12
Government: Executive branch: election/appointment process
president indirectly elected by the Nitijela from among its members for a 4-year term (no term limits)
Government: Executive branch: expected date of next election
2027
Government: Executive branch: head of government
President Hilda C. HEINE (since 3 January 2023)
Government: Executive branch: most recent election date
2 January 2023
Government: Flag
description: blue with an orange stripe and a white stripe radiating from the lower-left corner to the upper-right corner; a white star with four large rays and 20 small rays appears on the left side above the two stripes meaning: blue stands for the Pacific Ocean, orange for the Ralik Chain (or sunset and courage), and white for the Ratak Chain (or sunrise and peace); the star symbolizes the Christian cross, with a small ray for each electoral district and a larger ray for the principal cultural centers of Majuro, Jaluit, Wotje, and Ebeye; the diagonal stripes can also be interpreted as representing the equator, with the star showing the archipelago's position
Government: International law organization participation
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
Government: International organization participation
ACP, ADB, AOSIS, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHRC, WHO
Government: Judicial branch: highest court(s)
Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 2 associate justices)
Government: Judicial branch: judge selection and term of office
judges appointed by the Cabinet on the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission (consists of the chief justice of the High Court, the attorney general and a private citizen selected by the Cabinet) and upon approval of the Nitijela; the current chief justice, appointed in 2013, serves for 10 years; Marshallese citizens appointed as justices serve until retirement at age 72
Government: Judicial branch: subordinate courts
High Court; District Courts; Traditional Rights Court; Community Courts
Government: Legal system
mixed system of US and English common law, customary law, and local statutes
Government: Legislative branch: electoral system
plurality/majority
Government: Legislative branch: expected date of next election
November 2027
Government: Legislative branch: legislative structure
unicameral
Government: Legislative branch: legislature name
Parliament (Nitijela)
Government: Legislative branch: most recent election date
11/20/2023
Government: Legislative branch: number of seats
33 (all directly elected)
Government: Legislative branch: percentage of women in chamber
12.1%
Government: Legislative branch: scope of elections
full renewal
Government: Legislative branch: term in office
4 years
Government: National anthem(s): history
adopted 1981; words and music written by the first president of the Marshall Islands
Government: National anthem(s): lyrics/music
Amata KABUA
Government: National color(s)
blue, white, orange
Government: National heritage: selected World Heritage Site locales
Bikini Atoll Nuclear Test Site
Government: National heritage: total World Heritage Sites
1 (cultural)
Government: National holiday
Constitution Day, 1 May (1979)
Government: National symbol(s)
a 24-rayed star
Government: Political parties
traditionally there have been no formally organized political parties; what has existed more closely resembles factions or interest groups because they do not have party headquarters, formal platforms, or party structures
Government: Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Introduction: Background
Humans arrived in the Marshall Islands in the first millennium B.C. and gradually created permanent settlements on the various atolls. The early inhabitants were skilled navigators who frequently traveled between atolls using stick charts to map the islands. Society became organized under two paramount chiefs, one each for the Ratak (Sunrise) Chain and the Ralik (Sunset) Chain. Spain formally claimed the islands in 1592. Germany established a supply station on Jaluit Atoll and bought the islands from Spain in 1884, although paramount chiefs continued to rule. Japan seized the Marshall Islands in 1914 and was granted a League of Nations Mandate to administer the islands in 1920. The US captured the islands in heavy fighting during World War II, and the islands came under US administration as part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) in 1947. Between 1946 and 1958, the US resettled populations from Bikini and Enewetak Atolls and conducted 67 nuclear tests; people from Ailinginae, Rongelap, and Utrik Atolls were also evacuated because of nuclear fallout, and Bikini and Rongelap remain largely uninhabited. In 1979, the Marshall Islands drafted a constitution separate from the rest of the TTPI and declared independence under President Amata KABUA, a paramount chief. In 2000, Kessai NOTE became the first commoner elected president. In 2016, Hilda HEINE was the first woman elected president.
Military and Security: Military - note
defense is the responsibility of the US; in 1982, the Marshall Islands signed a Compact of Free Association (COFA) with the US, which granted the Marshall Islands financial assistance and access to many US domestic programs in exchange for exclusive US military access and defense responsibilities; the COFA entered into force in 1986; the Marshall Islands hosts a US Army missile test site the Marshall Islands has a "shiprider" agreement with the US, which allows local maritime law enforcement officers to embark on US Coast Guard (USCG) and US Navy (USN) vessels, including to board and search vessels suspected of violating laws or regulations within its designated exclusive economic zone (EEZ) or on the high seas; "shiprider" agreements also enable USCG personnel and USN vessels with embarked USCG law enforcement personnel to work with host nations to protect critical regional resources (2025)
Military and Security: Military and security forces
Marshall Islands Police Department (includes a Sea Patrol Division)
People and Society: Age structure: 0-14 years
30% (male 12,538/female 12,072)
People and Society: Age structure: 15-64 years
64.3% (male 26,750/female 25,944)
People and Society: Age structure: 65 years and over
5.7% (2024 est.) (male 2,293/female 2,414)
People and Society: Birth rate
20.81 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Children under the age of 5 years underweight
11.9% (2017 est.)
People and Society: Current health expenditure
13.41% (2023 est.)
People and Society: Currently married women (ages 15-49)
68.3% (2022 est.)
People and Society: Death rate
4.37 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: elderly dependency ratio
8.9 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: potential support ratio
11.2 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio
55.6 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: youth dependency ratio
46.7 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: rural
rural: 87.2% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: total
total: 85.1% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: urban
urban: 84.5% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: rural
rural: 12.8% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: total
total: 14.9% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: urban
urban: 15.5% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% GDP)
7.7% of GDP (2022 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% national budget)
11.3% national budget (2022 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditures
7.70% (2022 est.)
People and Society: Ethnic groups
Marshallese 95.6%, Filipino 1.1%, other 3.3% (2021 est.)
People and Society: Gross reproduction rate
1.28 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
12.5% of GDP (2021)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
6.7% of national budget (2022 est.)
People and Society: Hospital bed density
2.8 beds/1,000 population (2010 est.)
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: female
17.1 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: male
24 deaths/1,000 live births
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: total
22.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)
People and Society: Languages: Languages
Marshallese (official) 98.2%, other languages 1.8% (1999)
People and Society: Languages: major-language sample(s)
Bok eo an Lalin kin Melele ko Rejimwe ej jikin ebลk melele ko raurลk. (Marshallese) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: female
69.5 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: male
65.0 years (2024 est.)
People and Society: Literacy: female
96.4% (2021 est.)
People and Society: Literacy: male
95.7% (2021 est.)
People and Society: Literacy: total population
95.76% (2021 est.)
People and Society: Major urban areas - population
31,000 MAJURO (capital) (2018)
People and Society: Maternal mortality ratio
155 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
People and Society: Median age: female
25.6 years
People and Society: Median age: male
25.4 years
People and Society: Nationality: adjective
Marshallese
People and Society: Net migration rate
-4.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Obesity - adult prevalence rate
52.9% (2016)
People and Society: Physician density
0.47 physicians/1,000 population (2012)
People and Society: Population
37,548 (2024 est.)
People and Society: Population distribution
most people live in urban clusters on many of the country's islands; more than two thirds of the population lives on the atolls of Majuro and Ebeye
People and Society: Population growth rate
1.22% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Population: female
40,430
People and Society: Population: male
41,581
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: rural
rural: 70.4% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: total
total: 88% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: urban
urban: 92.8% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: rural
rural: 29.6% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: total
total: 12% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: urban
urban: 7.2% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): female
15 years (2022 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): male
14 years (2022 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): total
14 years (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sex ratio: 0-14 years
1.04 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 15-64 years
1.03 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 65 years and over
0.95 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: at birth
1.05 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: total population
1.03 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: female
8.5% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: male
52.9% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: total
30.9% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Total fertility rate
2.86 children born/woman (2024 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
0.61% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
People and Society: Urbanization: urban population
78.73% (2024 est.)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: IDPs
35 (2024 est.)
Transportation: Airports
33 (2025)
Transportation: Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
V7
Transportation: Merchant marine: by type
bulk carrier 1,939, container ship 277, general cargo 66, oil tanker 1039, other 859
Transportation: Merchant marine: total
4,180 (2023)
Transportation: Ports: key ports
Enitwetak Island, Kwajalein, Majuro Atoll
Transportation: Ports: large
0
Transportation: Ports: medium
0
Transportation: Ports: ports with oil terminals
2
Transportation: Ports: small
0
Transportation: Ports: total ports
3 (2024)
Transportation: Ports: very small
3
Warning: Some information might be outdated or incorrect, please check statistics before using(most of the economical stats are correct, its mostly the Population stats that are incorrect). Some dates are listed but some are missed, if you have any issues please report it to the Github at github.com.