Population, female in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Population, female was 48.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
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 194th out of 217 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Population, female 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% |
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 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 3.09 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,179 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, annual growth rate -3.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5116 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 395 (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 194th out of 217 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.