Share of women who are married or in a union in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Share of women who are married or in a union was 1.5% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of women who are married or in a union in Northern Mariana Islands, 1970–2020
Source: United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of women who are married or in a union in Northern Mariana Islands stood at 1.5%. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women who are married or in a union in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 2.3% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2020.
That places Northern Mariana Islands 189th out of 221 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Share of women who are married or in a union in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.3% | — |
| 1971 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2.3% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.3% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.3% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.3% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 2.3% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
More gender data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 226 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 264 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 234 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 275 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 249 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 293 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 268 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 316 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 288 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 339 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of women who are married or in a union in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Share of women who are married or in a union in Northern Mariana Islands was 1.5% in 2020, according to United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women who are married or in a union recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 1980.
- What is the lowest share of women who are married or in a union recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2020.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for share of women who are married or in a union?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 189th out of 221 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of women who are married or in a union rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women who are married or in a union. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of women aged 15-19 sharing a household with their partner, whether married, cohabiting, in consensual partnerships, or in other non-marital unions.