Population, female (% of total population) in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Population, female (% of total population) was 47.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population, female in Northern Mariana 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 Northern Mariana Islands stood at 47.1%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 53.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 47.1%, in 2025.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 207th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Population, female (% of total population) in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 50.0% | — |
| 1961 | 50.0% | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 49.9% | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 49.9% | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 49.9% | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 49.9% | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 49.8% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 49.5% | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 49.2% | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 48.9% | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 48.5% | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 48.1% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 47.9% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 47.7% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 47.7% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 47.7% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 47.6% | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 47.6% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 47.5% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 47.4% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 47.4% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 47.4% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 47.3% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 47.3% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 47.3% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 47.3% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 47.3% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 47.3% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 47.4% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 47.4% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 47.6% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 47.9% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 48.1% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 48.4% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 48.9% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 49.9% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 51.2% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 52.3% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 53.2% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 53.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 53.2% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 52.7% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 52.2% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 51.7% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 50.7% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 50.1% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 49.6% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 48.3% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 48.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 48.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 48.0% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 47.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 47.8% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 47.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 47.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 47.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 47.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 47.4% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 47.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 47.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 47.2% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 47.1% | -0.2% |
Northern Mariana Islands compared with similar countries
- Northern Mariana Islands's 47.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 50.6%, 93% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Northern Mariana Islands's 47.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 49.8%, 95% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.8% | 49.2% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.9% | 47.5% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.4% | 47.3% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.5% | 47.4% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.4% | 49.0% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.0% | 47.5% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.3% | 47.1% | 47.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
More health data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 939.6 (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 310 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 8.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 271 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 300 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 256 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0525 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Population, female in Northern Mariana Islands was 47.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 53.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.1% in 2025.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for population, female?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 207th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern Mariana 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.