Marshall Islands, year by year

Every index this site holds for Marshall Islands, in time order: 12 series across 1990–2025, each value as its source published it. The profile shows the latest snapshot; this is the record behind it.

HDI since 2011

Human development rose from 0.666 in 2011 to 0.733 in 2023.

UNDP Human Development Report, 2025 edition. 13 annual values, none interpolated.

Twenty years here

The world report

Life expectancy at birth: 67.1 years2024at birthUp 3 years from 64.1 years in 2005
Internet users: 66%2024of people onlineUp 62 points from 4% in 2006
Urban population: 79%2025of people in towns and citiesUp 8 points from 71% in 2006
Births per woman: 2.862024births per womanDown 1.42 from 4.28 in 2005
Renewable share of energy: 12%2022of energy usedDown 6 points from 18% in 2004
Access to electricity: 97%2024of people with electricityUp 22 points from 76% in 2005
Infant mortality: 232024deaths before age one, per 1,000 birthsDown 11 from 34 in 2005
CO2 emissions per person: 0 t2024of CO2 per person a yearLevel with 2005
Forest area: 52%2023of land under forestLevel with 2004

World Bank, from the first to the last observed year of each indicator; each has its own window.

All indexes, 1990–2025

36 years · 12 series

Year	HDI0–1	Life expectancy at birthyears	Internet users% of people	Urban population% of people	Births per womanbirths	Renewable share of energy% of energy	Access to electricity% of people	Infant mortalityper 1,000 births	CO2 emissions per persont/year	Forest area% of land	GDP per capitaUS$	GDP per capita, PPPintl $
1990	—	61.8	—	—	5.97	—	—	38	0.0	—	—	—
1991	—	61.8	0.0	67.2	5.76	—	—	36	0.0	52.2	—	—
1992	—	61.9	0.0	67.3	5.55	19.3	—	35	0.0	52.2	—	—
1993	—	62.1	0.0	67.4	5.38	19.0	—	34	0.0	52.2	—	—
1994	—	62.3	0.0	67.5	5.23	19.4	—	34	0.0	52.2	—	—
1995	—	62.5	0.0	67.5	5.09	19.4	—	33	0.0	52.2	—	—
1996	—	62.8	0.0	67.6	5.02	19.6	—	33	0.0	52.2	—	—
1997	—	63.0	—	67.7	4.96	19.7	—	34	0.0	52.2	—	—
1998	—	63.2	—	67.9	4.87	19.6	—	34	0.0	52.2	—	—
1999	—	63.4	1.0	68.0	4.78	19.4	69	34	0.0	52.2	—	—
2000	—	63.3	1.5	68.3	4.70	19.6	69	35	0.0	52.2	—	—
2001	—	63.7	1.7	68.6	4.58	19.1	70	35	0.0	52.2	—	—
2002	—	63.9	2.3	69.0	4.49	18.6	72	35	0.0	52.2	—	—
2003	—	64.0	2.6	69.5	4.42	18.6	73	34	0.0	52.2	—	—
2004	—	64.0	3.6	70.1	4.34	18.4	74	34	0.0	52.2	—	—
2005	—	64.1	3.9	70.6	4.28	18.4	76	34	0.0	52.2	—	—
2006	—	64.2	3.8	71.2	4.20	17.0	77	34	0.0	52.2	2754	3110
2007	—	64.3	4.0	71.8	4.09	15.2	72	33	0.0	52.2	2892	3309
2008	—	64.3	4.6	72.4	3.97	14.8	80	33	0.0	52.2	2818	3118
2009	—	64.4	5.6	72.9	3.83	14.0	82	33	0.0	52.2	2907	3253
2010	—	64.5	7.0	73.4	3.67	13.7	89	32	0.0	52.2	3095	3473
2011	0.666	64.6	10.0	73.9	3.53	12.3	90	32	0.0	52.2	3319	3537
2012	0.668	64.8	12.5	74.3	3.38	12.0	90	31	0.0	52.2	3514	3590
2013	0.676	65.0	14.0	74.7	3.25	12.4	91	31	0.0	52.2	3678	3845
2014	0.681	65.1	16.8	75.1	3.18	12.2	92	30	0.0	52.2	3735	3931
2015	0.691	65.3	19.3	75.5	3.13	11.7	92	29	0.0	52.2	3764	4125
2016	0.696	65.5	29.8	75.8	3.09	12.1	93	29	0.0	52.2	4230	4366
2017	0.702	65.7	38.7	76.2	3.06	12.0	94	28	0.0	52.2	4593	4719
2018	0.710	65.9	43.9	76.6	3.04	12.0	95	27	0.0	52.2	4858	5232
2019	0.722	66.0	49.8	76.9	3.01	12.1	97	26	0.0	52.2	5292	6045
2020	0.722	65.4	56.4	77.3	2.99	12.0	98	26	0.0	52.2	5662	6138
2021	0.723	65.4	64.0	77.6	2.96	12.1	100	25	0.0	52.2	6315	6769
2022	0.732	66.7	64.3	78.0	2.94	12.2	100	24	0.0	52.2	6456	7431
2023	0.733	66.9	64.1	78.4	2.92	—	100	23	0.0	52.2	6799	7525
2024	—	67.1	65.9	78.7	2.86	—	97	23	0.0	—	7590	8238
2025	—	—	—	79.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	8489	8964
On the profile	0.733	67.1	65.9	79.1	2.86	12.2	—	—	0.0	52.2	8489	8964

Sources: HDI: UNDP HDR 2025; Life expectancy at birth: World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN; Internet users: World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS; Urban population: World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS; Births per woman: World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN; Renewable share of energy: World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS; Access to electricity: World Bank EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS; Infant mortality: World Bank SP.DYN.IMRT.IN; CO2 emissions per person: World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5; Forest area: World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS; GDP per capita: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD; GDP per capita, PPP: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Profile snapshot from the site dataset regenerated 2026-10-04. Observed years only.

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