Northern Mariana Islands vs Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands has 8% more people than Northern Mariana Islands: 46,855 vs 43,541, a gap of 3,314. Turks and Caicos Islands is growing faster (+0.69% vs −1.68% a year), adding about 321 people a year against −731. At these source-year rates the modelled relative population gap is widening. Northern Mariana Islands is 2.0× as densely populated (98.1 vs 48.6 people per km²). GDP per capita is 1.6× higher in Turks and Caicos Islands ($37,507 vs $23,786).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Northern Mariana Islands) and 2025 (Turks and Caicos Islands); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Northern Mariana Islands vs Turks and Caicos Islands — side by side
| Population | 43,5412025 | 46,8552025 |
|---|---|---|
| Growth rate / yr | −1.68%2025 | +0.69%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 12.12024 | 10.52024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 5.02024 | 7.42024 |
| Children per woman | 2.322024 | 1.452024 |
| Life expectancy | 78.9 yrs2024 | 78.2 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 21.2%2025 | 16.0%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 10.8%2025 | 11.7%2025 |
| Density | 98.1 /km²2023 | 48.6 /km²2023 |
| Area | 460 km²2023 | 950 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 92.2%2025 | 94.4%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -9632025 | +1772025 |
| GDP per capita | $23,7862022 | $37,5072024 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #207 | #204 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Northern Mariana Islands: 5.0× from 1960 to 2025; Turks and Caicos Islands: 8.4× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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