Share of women in the population — all countries

Share of women in the population — Northern Mariana Islands

Share of women in the population in the Northern Mariana Islands in 2025 — 47.1%. Ranked 206 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 2.88 pp.

2025 47.1% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 206of 217
Period maximum 53.52%2000
Period minimum 47.1%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of women in the population — Northern Mariana Islands, 1960–2025464850525419601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 49.98%1962: 49.91%1964: 49.91%1966: 49.88%1968: 49.48%1970: 48.88%1972: 48.12%1974: 47.74%1976: 47.66%1978: 47.58%1980: 47.44%1982: 47.36%1984: 47.34%1986: 47.33%1988: 47.34%1990: 47.44%1992: 47.88%1994: 48.39%1996: 49.93%1998: 52.26%2000: 53.52%2002: 52.69%2004: 51.68%2006: 50.66%2008: 49.56%2010: 48.53%2012: 48.21%2014: 47.99%2016: 47.79%2018: 47.6%2020: 47.43%2022: 47.34%2024: 47.2%2025: 47.1%
Change over the period: −2.88 pp Annual average: -0.04 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands 47.1%
World 49.73%
Micronesia (subregion) computed 49.78%
High-income countries computed 50.33%
Share of women in the population — Northern Mariana Islands, by year Northern Mariana Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 47.1 −0.1 pp
2024 47.2 −0.08 pp
2023 47.28 −0.05 pp
2022 47.34 −0.05 pp
2021 47.39 −0.04 pp
2020 47.43 −0.07 pp
2019 47.49 −0.1 pp
2018 47.6 −0.1 pp
2017 47.7 −0.09 pp
2016 47.79 −0.1 pp
2015 47.88 −0.11 pp
2014 47.99 −0.11 pp
2013 48.1 −0.11 pp
2012 48.21 −0.13 pp
2011 48.34 −0.2 pp
2010 48.53 −0.44 pp
2009 48.97 −0.59 pp
2008 49.56 −0.56 pp
2007 50.12 −0.54 pp
2006 50.66 −0.52 pp
2005 51.18 −0.5 pp
2004 51.68 −0.5 pp
2003 52.19 −0.51 pp
2002 52.69 −0.5 pp
2001 53.19 −0.33 pp
2000 53.52 +0.33 pp
1999 53.19 +0.93 pp
1998 52.26 +1.07 pp
1997 51.19 +1.26 pp
1996 49.93 +1.06 pp
1995 48.87 +0.48 pp
1994 48.39 +0.27 pp
1993 48.12 +0.24 pp
1992 47.88 +0.23 pp
1991 47.64 +0.2 pp
1990 47.44 +0.09 pp
1989 47.35 +0.01 pp
1988 47.34 +0 pp
1987 47.34 +0 pp
1986 47.33 +0 pp
1985 47.33 −0.01 pp
1984 47.34 −0.01 pp
1983 47.35 −0.02 pp
1982 47.36 −0.03 pp
1981 47.39 −0.04 pp
1980 47.44 −0.07 pp
1979 47.51 −0.07 pp
1978 47.58 −0.04 pp
1977 47.61 −0.05 pp
1976 47.66 −0.04 pp
1975 47.7 −0.04 pp
1974 47.74 −0.12 pp
1973 47.86 −0.26 pp
1972 48.12 −0.37 pp
1971 48.49 −0.39 pp
1970 48.88 −0.33 pp
1969 49.2 −0.28 pp
1968 49.48 −0.28 pp
1967 49.77 −0.11 pp
1966 49.88 −0.01 pp
1965 49.88 −0.03 pp
1964 49.91 −0.01 pp
1963 49.92 +0.01 pp
1962 49.91 −0.04 pp
1961 49.95 −0.03 pp
1960 49.98

Micronesia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of women in total population. Slightly more boys than girls are born (about 105 to 100), but because male mortality is higher the ratio evens out at older ages and then tilts toward women. Deviations from 50% in either direction point either to labor migration (the male surplus in the Gulf states) or to a gap in life expectancy.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.