Share of the population that is female in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of the population that is female was 48.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that is female in Marshall Islands, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 48.8% for share of the population that is female in 2025. 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, share of the population that is female in Marshall Islands peaked at 48.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 1970.
Marshall Islands ranks 192nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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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More gender data for Marshall Islands
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 329 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 350 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 336 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 357 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 355 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 377 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 377 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 402 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 395 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 426 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Marshall Islands?
- Share of the population that is female in Marshall Islands was 48.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 1970.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of the population that is female?
- Marshall Islands ranks 192nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is 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 United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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