Northern Mariana Islands Population History
Year-by-year population history from 1960 to 2025.
Historical population trend
Population by year
| Year | Population | Annual change | Numeric change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43,541 | — | — |
| 2024 | 44,278 | +1.69% | 737 |
| 2023 | 45,143 | +1.95% | 865 |
| 2022 | 46,078 | +2.07% | 935 |
| 2021 | 46,979 | +1.96% | 901 |
| 2020 | 47,528 | +1.17% | 549 |
| 2019 | 48,129 | +1.26% | 601 |
| 2018 | 49,077 | +1.97% | 948 |
| 2017 | 49,959 | +1.80% | 882 |
| 2016 | 50,773 | +1.63% | 814 |
| 2015 | 51,514 | +1.46% | 741 |
| 2014 | 52,178 | +1.29% | 664 |
| 2013 | 52,758 | +1.11% | 580 |
| 2012 | 53,234 | +0.90% | 476 |
| 2011 | 53,608 | +0.70% | 374 |
| 2010 | 54,091 | +0.90% | 483 |
| 2009 | 55,325 | +2.28% | 1,234 |
| 2008 | 57,150 | +3.30% | 1,825 |
| 2007 | 58,941 | +3.13% | 1,791 |
| 2006 | 60,682 | +2.95% | 1,741 |
| 2005 | 62,354 | +2.76% | 1,672 |
| 2004 | 63,938 | +2.54% | 1,584 |
| 2003 | 65,421 | +2.32% | 1,483 |
| 2002 | 66,778 | +2.07% | 1,357 |
| 2001 | 67,984 | +1.81% | 1,206 |
| 2000 | 68,356 | +0.55% | 372 |
| 1999 | 65,916 | -3.57% | -2,440 |
| 1998 | 61,337 | -6.95% | -4,579 |
| 1997 | 56,596 | -7.73% | -4,741 |
| 1996 | 51,706 | -8.64% | -4,890 |
| 1995 | 48,176 | -6.83% | -3,530 |
| 1994 | 46,730 | -3.00% | -1,446 |
| 1993 | 45,952 | -1.66% | -778 |
| 1992 | 45,181 | -1.68% | -771 |
| 1991 | 44,393 | -1.74% | -788 |
| 1990 | 43,342 | -2.37% | -1,051 |
| 1989 | 41,303 | -4.70% | -2,039 |
| 1988 | 38,519 | -6.74% | -2,784 |
| 1987 | 35,736 | -7.23% | -2,783 |
| 1986 | 32,980 | -7.71% | -2,756 |
| 1985 | 30,258 | -8.25% | -2,722 |
| 1984 | 27,575 | -8.87% | -2,683 |
| 1983 | 24,936 | -9.57% | -2,639 |
| 1982 | 22,350 | -10.37% | -2,586 |
| 1981 | 19,826 | -11.29% | -2,524 |
| 1980 | 17,625 | -11.10% | -2,201 |
| 1979 | 16,488 | -6.45% | -1,137 |
| 1978 | 16,130 | -2.17% | -358 |
| 1977 | 15,787 | -2.13% | -343 |
| 1976 | 15,438 | -2.21% | -349 |
| 1975 | 15,065 | -2.42% | -373 |
| 1974 | 14,655 | -2.72% | -410 |
| 1973 | 13,880 | -5.29% | -775 |
| 1972 | 12,636 | -8.96% | -1,244 |
| 1971 | 11,271 | -10.80% | -1,365 |
| 1970 | 10,170 | -9.77% | -1,101 |
| 1969 | 9,989 | -1.78% | -181 |
| 1968 | 10,468 | +4.80% | 479 |
| 1967 | 10,749 | +2.68% | 281 |
| 1966 | 10,612 | -1.27% | -137 |
| 1965 | 10,264 | -3.28% | -348 |
| 1964 | 9,925 | -3.30% | -339 |
| 1963 | 9,595 | -3.32% | -330 |
| 1962 | 9,280 | -3.28% | -315 |
| 1961 | 8,995 | -3.07% | -285 |
| 1960 | 8,736 | -2.88% | -259 |
Historical summary
Northern Mariana Islands population in 2025
The latest population shown for oceania/northern-mariana-islands">Northern Mariana Islands is 43,541. Compared with the previous year, the population decreased by +1.66%.
Population change over 10 years
Across the most recent ten-year period, Northern Mariana Islands recorded a downward population movement of -15.48%, based only on the annual population series.
Historical high and low
The highest value in this series is 68,356 in 2000. The lowest is 8,736 in 1960.
available population ranking
Northern Mariana Islands is currently listed at #198 in the available available population ranking. Rankings are recalculated when approved source data is updated.