Marshall Islands vs Palau: Rural population

Marshall Islands
7,581
in 2025
Palau
3,659
in 2025
Marshall Islands rank
196th
Palau rank
199th

Rural population over time

  • Marshall Islands
  • Palau
5.0k10.0k15.0k196019922025

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 7,581 against 3,659 in Palau, a difference of 3,922.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 2.1 times Palau's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Marshall Islands has been ahead every year.

Globally, Marshall Islands ranks 196th and Palau ranks 199th 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.