Historic Demographic Information for the Marshall Islands

Period from 1850 to 1890

compiled by Dirk H.R. Spennemann
Year 1858 1860 1872 1878 1880 1886
Ailinginae ? ? ? 0 0  
Ailinglaplap ? ~200 ? 200 220  
Ailuk ? 200 ? 200 120  
Arno ? 1000 ? 1000 1000 1500
Aur ? 1000 ? 100 1000 500
Bikini ? 50 ? 30 30  
Bikar ? 0 ? 0 0  
Bokak ? 0 ? ? 0  
Ebon ? 1000 790 800 1200 1200
Enewetak ? 30 60 ? 40  
Erikup ? ? ? 0 ?  
Jabwat ? ? ? 50 26  
Jaluit ? 500 ? 500 1006 800
Jamu ? 0 ? ? 0  
Kili ? ? occ. 0 0  
Kwajalein ? ~100 ? 700 200  
Lae 500 50 ? ? 250  
Lib ? 50 ? 50 ~60  
Likiep ? 300 ? 300 25 300
Majuro 1000 1000 ? 1000 1000 2000
Maloelap ? 1000 ? 1000 1500 500
Mejit ? 50 ? 50 50  
Mili ? 700 ? 700 700 1500
Namorik ? 400 ? 400 500 600
Namu ? 50 ? 50 150  
Ngaririk ? ? ? 0 ?  
Rongelap ? 80 ? 80 10  
Rongerik ? 120 ? 120 18  
Taka ? 20 ? 20 0  
Ujae ? 500 ? 1000 300  
Ujelang 1000 6 ? ? 20  
Utirik ? 20 ? 20 40  
Wotho ? 40 ? 40 25  
Wotje ? 300 ? 300 300  
TOTAL   8766   8710 9790  
Source Krämer &
Nevermann 1938		 Gulick 1862 Behm &
Wagner 1874		 Friedrichsen 1878 Witt 1881 Anonymous 1886
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Bibliographic citation for this document

Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2000). Historic Demographic Information for the Marshall Islands -- Period from 1850 to 1890 . Albury:
URL: http:/marshall.csu.edu.au/hmtl/demography/1859.html

CONTACT:
Dirk H.R. Spennemann, Institute of Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, P.O.Box 789, Albury NSW 2640, Australia.
e-mail: dspennemann@csu.edu.au

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