Population ages 0-14 in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Population ages 0-14 was 33.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Marshall Islands, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14 in Marshall Islands is 33.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Marshall Islands peaked at 50.8% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 2025.
Marshall Islands ranks 55th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 46.1% | — |
| 1961 | 46.7% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 47.1% | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 47.4% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 47.5% | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 47.5% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 47.2% | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 46.7% | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 46.1% | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 45.3% | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 45.0% | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 45.6% | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 46.6% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 47.3% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 47.8% | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 48.2% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 48.5% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 49.0% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 49.4% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 49.8% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 50.1% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 50.3% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 50.3% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 50.4% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 50.4% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 50.6% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 50.7% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 50.8% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 50.8% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 50.6% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 50.2% | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 49.7% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 49.1% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 48.4% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 47.5% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 46.6% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 45.6% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 44.7% | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 43.7% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 42.8% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 42.0% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 41.3% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 40.6% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 39.9% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 39.4% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 39.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 38.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 39.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 39.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 39.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 39.7% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 39.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 38.8% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 38.2% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 36.8% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 36.2% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 35.1% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 34.5% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 34.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 34.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 34.5% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 33.9% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.8% | 45.3% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.7% | 45.0% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.5% | 50.1% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.8% | 42.8% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.9% | 38.9% | 42.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 35.1% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.4% | 33.9% | 34.7% | 6 |
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More education data for Marshall Islands
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 253 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 186 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 792 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 657 (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 439 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Marshall Islands?
- Population ages 0-14 in Marshall Islands was 33.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 1987.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 2025.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for population ages 0-14?
- Marshall Islands ranks 55th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.