Kiribati vs Mexico: Share of the population that is female

Kiribati
51.4%
in 2025
Mexico
51.5%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
42nd
Mexico rank
39th

Share of the population that is female over time

  • Kiribati
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 51.5% against 51.4% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 42nd and Mexico ranks 39th of 215 countries.

Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 50.5% 50.0% 0.5% Kiribati
1970s 50.6% 50.0% 0.6% Kiribati
1980s 50.6% 50.4% 0.1% Kiribati
1990s 51.0% 51.0% 0.0% Kiribati
2000s 51.2% 51.2% 0.0% Kiribati
2010s 51.6% 51.2% 0.4% Kiribati
2020s 51.6% 51.5% 0.1% Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of the population that is female, Kiribati or Mexico?
Mexico, at 51.5% against 51.4% in Kiribati as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of the population that is female between Kiribati and Mexico?
0.1%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Mexico?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Kiribati and Mexico rank globally for share of the population that is female?
Kiribati ranks 42nd and Mexico ranks 39th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population that is female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of the population that is female
Unit
% of total
Source
United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 14,190 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed