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🇲🇭 Marshall Islands

Overview

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3MHL
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2MH
UN M49 numeric584
IOC codeMHL
Official nameRepublic of the Marshall Islands
Native name(s)eng: official: Republic of the Marshall Islands; common: Marshall Islands; mah: official: Republic of the Marshall Islands; common: M̧ajeļ
Alt spellingsMH, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Aolepān Aorōkin M̧ajeļ
Statusofficially-assigned
IndependentYes
UN memberYes

Geography

RegionOceania
SubregionMicronesia
UN regional groupAsia and the Pacific Group
CapitalMajuro
Area (km²)181
Lat / Lng9.0000, 168.0000
LandlockedNo
Borders (ISO3)
Top-level domain.mh
Calling coderoot: +6; suffixes: 92

Demographics

Population (World Bank)36,282 (2025)
Life expectancy (years, World Bank)67.075 (2024)
Languageseng: English; mah: Marshallese
Demonymseng: f: Marshallese; m: Marshallese; fra: f: Marshallaise; m: Marshallais
Population time-series (UN WPP)74

Economy

GDP (current USD)308,000,000 (2025)
GDP per capita (current USD)8,489.058 (2025)
Unemployment rate (%)
CurrenciesUSD: name: United States dollar; symbol: $

Population by year (UN WPP)

74 yearly data points — click to expand
YearPopulation
195012,996
195113,111
195213,215
195313,309
195413,392
195513,482
195613,570
195713,638
195813,805
195914,197
196014,703
196115,219
196215,755
196316,302
196416,852
196517,402
196617,927
196718,655
196819,862
196921,305
197022,530
197123,366
197223,992
197324,581
197425,296
197526,154
197627,021
197727,906
197828,809
197929,738
198030,774
198132,017
198233,397
198334,811
198436,264
198537,761
198639,286
198740,828
198842,321
198943,586
199044,629
199145,568
199246,388
199347,093
199447,712
199548,266
199648,775
199749,259
199849,717
199950,202
200050,706
200151,123
200251,425
200351,639
200451,791
200551,906
200651,992
200752,035
200852,030
200952,019
201052,044
201151,907
201251,419
201350,681
201449,796
201548,800
201647,709
201746,529
201845,285
201944,007
202042,706
202141,367
202240,077
202338,827

Full raw record (JSON)

JSON
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      "official": "جمهورية جزر مارشال",
      "common": "جزر مارشال"
    },
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      "common": "Inizi Marshall"
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      "common": "Marshallovy ostrovy"
    },
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      "official": "Republik Marshallinseln",
      "common": "Marshallinseln"
    },
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      "official": "Marshalli Saarte Vabariik",
      "common": "Marshalli Saared"
    },
    "fin": {
      "official": "Marshallinsaarten tasavalta",
      "common": "Marshallinsaaret"
    },
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      "official": "République des Îles Marshall",
      "common": "Îles Marshall"
    },
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      "official": "Republika Maršalovi Otoci",
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      "official": "Marshall-szigetek",
      "common": "Marshall-szigetek"
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      "official": "Repubblica delle Isole Marshall",
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      "official": "マーシャル諸島共和国",
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      "official": "마셜 제도 공화국",
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    "nld": {
      "official": "Republiek van de Marshall-eilanden",
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    },
    "per": {
      "official": "جمهوری جزایر مارشال",
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      "official": "Republika Wysp Marshalla",
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    },
    "spa": {
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    "srp": {
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      "common": "Maršalska Ostrva"
    },
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      "official": "Republiken Marshallöarna",
      "common": "Marshallöarna"
    },
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      "official": "Marshall Adaları Cumhuriyeti",
      "common": "Marshall Adaları"
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      "official": "جمہوریہ جزائر مارشل",
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  "un_member": true,
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      "year": 1982,
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    {
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        "official": "جمهورية جزر مارشال",
        "common": "جزر مارشال"
      },
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        "official": "Republik Inizi Marshall",
        "common": "Inizi Marshall"
      },
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        "common": "Marshallovy ostrovy"
      },
      "deu": {
        "official": "Republik Marshallinseln",
        "common": "Marshallinseln"
      },
      "est": {
        "official": "Marshalli Saarte Vabariik",
        "common": "Marshalli Saared"
      },
      "fin": {
        "official": "Marshallinsaarten tasavalta",
        "common": "Marshallinsaaret"
      },
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        "official": "République des Îles Marshall",
        "common": "Îles Marshall"
      },
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        "common": "Maršalovi Otoci"
      },
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        "official": "Marshall-szigetek",
        "common": "Marshall-szigetek"
      },
      "ita": {
        "official": "Repubblica delle Isole Marshall",
        "common": "Isole Marshall"
      },
      "jpn": {
        "official": "マーシャル諸島共和国",
        "common": "マーシャル諸島"
      },
      "kor": {
        "official": "마셜 제도 공화국",
        "common": "마셜 제도"
      },
      "nld": {
        "official": "Republiek van de Marshall-eilanden",
        "common": "Marshalleilanden"
      },
      "per": {
        "official": "جمهوری جزایر مارشال",
        "common": "جزایر مارشال"
      },
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        "official": "Republika Wysp Marshalla",
        "common": "Wyspy Marshalla"
      },
      "por": {
        "official": "República das Ilhas Marshall",
        "common": "Ilhas Marshall"
      },
      "rus": {
        "official": "Республика Маршалловы острова",
        "common": "Маршалловы Острова"
      },
      "slk": {
        "official": "Republika Marshallových ostrovov",
        "common": "Marshallove ostrovy"
      },
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      },
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        "common": "Maršalska Ostrva"
      },
      "swe": {
        "official": "Republiken Marshallöarna",
        "common": "Marshallöarna"
      },
      "tur": {
        "official": "Marshall Adaları Cumhuriyeti",
        "common": "Marshall Adaları"
      },
      "urd": {
        "official": "جمہوریہ جزائر مارشل",
        "common": "جزائر مارشل"
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        "official": "马绍尔群岛共和国",
        "common": "马绍尔群岛"
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}