Population, female (% of total population) in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Population, female (% of total population) was 48.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
48.8%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
195th
of 218 countries
All-time high
48.8%
in 2025
All-time low
46.9%
in 1970
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Population, female in Marshall Islands, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population, female in Marshall Islands stood at 48.8%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Marshall Islands peaked at 48.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 1970.
That places Marshall Islands 195th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Population, female (% of total population) in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.6% | — |
| 1961 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 48.6% | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 48.0% | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 47.3% | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 46.9% | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 47.1% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 47.6% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 48.0% | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 48.3% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 48.4% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 48.6% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 48.8% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 48.7% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 48.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 48.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 48.7% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 48.7% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 48.7% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 48.7% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 48.8% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 48.8% | +0.2% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 48.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.3%, 97% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 48.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.8%, 98% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.5% | 47.3% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.0% | 46.9% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.7% | 48.6% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.8% | 48.7% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 48.8% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 48.7% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 48.7% | 48.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More health data for Marshall Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,179 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -7.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0494 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Marshall Islands?
- Population, female in Marshall Islands was 48.8% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 1970.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for population, female?
- Marshall Islands ranks 195th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.