Digital 2021: The Marshall Islands
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This report contains all the latest internet stats, mobile stats, and social media stats for the Marshall Islands, but read on below for essential insights into digital use in the Marshall Islands in 2021.
The Marshall Islands’s population
The Marshall Islands had a population of 59.4 thousand in January 2021.
The Marshall Islands’s population increased by 413 (+0.7%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
49.0% of the Marshall Islands’s population is female, while 51.0% of its population is male [note: the United Nations does not publish data for genders other than ‘female’ and ‘male’].
78.0% of the Marshall Islands’s population lives in urban centres, while 22.0% lives in rural areas.
Internet users in the Marshall Islands
There were 23.0 thousand internet users in the Marshall Islands in January 2021.
The number of internet users in the Marshall Islands increased by 160 (+0.7%) between 2020 and 2021.
Internet penetration in the Marshall Islands stood at 38.7% in January 2021.
Note: we no longer include data sourced from social media platforms in our internet user numbers, so the numbers shown above and in our complete Digital 2021 reports are not comparable with numbers published in our reports from previous years.
Social media statistics for the Marshall Islands
There were 23.0 thousand social media users in the Marshall Islands in January 2021.
The number of social media users in the Marshall Islands remained unchanged between 2020 and 2021.
The number of social media users in the Marshall Islands was equivalent to 38.7% of the total population in January 2021.
Note: Figures for social media users shown here and in our complete Digital 2021 reports may not equate to unique individuals. We have also included new sources in this year’s social media figures, so numbers shown here and in our Digital 2021 reports will not be comparable with numbers published in our previous reports.
Mobile connections in the Marshall Islands
There were 7,114 mobile connections in the Marshall Islands in January 2021.
The number of mobile connections in the Marshall Islands increased by 459 (+6.9%) between January 2020 and January 2021.
The number of mobile connections in the Marshall Islands in January 2021 was equivalent to 12.0% of the total population.
Note: many people have more than one mobile connection, so figures for mobile connections may exceed 100% of the total population.
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