Marshall Islands: cities by population
Marshall Islands has a population of 35,075 (UN estimate, 2026), with Majuro as its capital. The 22 largest of its 22 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
-31%
since 2000 (50,706)
-28%
projected by 2050 (25,195)
195
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Treat these figures with care. The settlements listed below sum to 72,633, against a national population of 35,075. Some overlap is normal where towns run together, but a gap this wide suggests the underlying figures for Marshall Islands are unreliable, and we have not been able to verify them independently.
Largest cities in Marshall Islands
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Majuro | Majuro Atoll | 25,400 |
| 2 | Dalap-Uliga-Dorrit | Majuro Atoll | 20,301 |
| 3 | Ebaye | Kwajalein Atoll | 15,000 |
| 4 | Arno | Arno Atoll | 2,068 |
| 5 | Laura | Majuro Atoll | 1,547 |
| 6 | Jabor | Jaluit Atoll | 1,200 |
| 7 | Wotje | Wotje Atoll | 880 |
| 8 | Mili | Mili Atoll | 854 |
| 9 | Namdrik | Namdrik Atoll | 814 |
| 10 | Ebon | Ebon Atoll | 714 |
| 11 | Kili | Kili Island | 602 |
| 12 | Likiep | Likiep Atoll | 482 |
| 13 | Ailuk | Ailuk Atoll | 451 |
| 14 | Ujae | Ujae Atoll | 448 |
| 15 | Aur | Aur Atoll | 438 |
| 16 | Utrik | Utrik Atoll | 409 |
| 17 | Lae | Lae Atoll | 319 |
| 18 | Mejit | Mejit Island | 300 |
| 19 | Wotho | Wotho Atoll | 160 |
| 20 | Lib | Lib Island | 115 |
| 21 | Jabat | Jabat Island | 112 |
| 22 | Rongelap | Rongelap Atoll | 19 |
Twenty years earlier: Marshall Islands in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 54,313.
Common questions
What is the population of Marshall Islands?
Marshall Islands has a population of 35,075, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 25,195 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Marshall Islands?
Majuro.