Greenland vs Marshall Islands: Rural population

Greenland
6,494
in 2025
Marshall Islands
7,581
in 2025
Greenland rank
197th
Marshall Islands rank
196th

Rural population over time

  • Greenland
  • Marshall Islands
05.0k10.0k15.0k196019922025

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 7,581 against 6,494 in Greenland, a difference of 1,087.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.2 times Greenland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greenland ahead.

Globally, Greenland ranks 197th and Marshall Islands ranks 196th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Rural population
Source
World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.