Northern Mariana Islands vs Palau: Population, male
Northern Mariana Islands
52.9%
in 2025
Palau
53.8%
in 2025
Northern Mariana Islands rank
12th
Palau rank
9th
Population, male over time
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 53.8% against 52.9% in Northern Mariana Islands, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Palau ahead.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 12th and Palau ranks 9th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Northern Mariana Islands averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern Mariana Islands | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.2% | 50.5% | 0.3% | Palau |
| 1970s | 52.1% | 51.8% | 0.3% | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1980s | 52.6% | 52.9% | 0.3% | Palau |
| 1990s | 50.5% | 53.8% | 3.3% | Palau |
| 2000s | 48.6% | 53.9% | 5.2% | Palau |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 53.4% | 1.3% | Palau |
| 2020s | 52.7% | 53.9% | 1.2% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, male, Northern Mariana Islands or Palau?
- Palau, at 53.8% against 52.9% in Northern Mariana Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, male between Northern Mariana Islands and Palau?
- 0.9%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Mariana Islands and Palau?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Northern Mariana Islands and Palau rank globally for population, male?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 12th and Palau ranks 9th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, male (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.