Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 71.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Marshall Islands, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 71.1% for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Marshall Islands peaked at 71.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.3%, in 1960.
Marshall Islands ranks 180th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 55.3% | — |
| 1961 | 56.0% | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 56.8% | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 57.5% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 58.3% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 59.0% | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 59.8% | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 60.6% | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 61.4% | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 62.1% | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 62.7% | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 63.3% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 63.6% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 64.1% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 64.4% | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 64.5% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 64.6% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 64.8% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 65.0% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 65.3% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 65.5% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 65.8% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 66.0% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 66.2% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 66.3% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 66.3% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 66.1% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 65.7% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 65.2% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 64.7% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 64.1% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 63.6% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 63.3% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 63.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 63.3% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 63.5% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 64.0% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 64.6% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 65.2% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 65.8% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 65.7% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 66.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 66.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 66.6% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 66.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 66.4% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 66.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 66.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 66.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 66.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 66.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 66.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 67.3% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 67.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 68.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 68.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 69.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 69.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 68.3% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 70.5% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 70.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 71.1% | +0.3% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 71.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.8%, 84% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 71.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 83.0%, 86% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 58.7% | 55.3% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 64.2% | 62.7% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.8% | 64.7% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.1% | 63.3% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.3% | 65.7% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.9% | 66.5% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.6% | 67.3% | 71.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
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 women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Marshall Islands?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Marshall Islands was 71.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.3% in 1960.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Marshall Islands ranks 180th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.