Gender in Marshall Islands

140 indicators covering gender for Marshall Islands.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 329 2025 down 39.0% 202nd
Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 350 2025 down 38.9% 202nd
Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 336 2025 down 38.8% 202nd
Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 357 2025 down 38.6% 201st
Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 355 2025 down 37.8% 199th
Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 377 2025 down 37.2% 199th
Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 377 2025 down 36.9% 199th
Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 402 2025 down 36.9% 199th
Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 395 2025 down 35.7% 198th
Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 426 2025 down 38.2% 198th
Age population, age 05, female, interpolated 402 2025 down 35.4% 197th
Age population, age 05, male, interpolated 435 2025 down 37.1% 197th
Women's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Universal suffrage women lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Prevalence of obesity, female 51.9% 2024 up 5.7% 12th
Prevalence of obesity, male 32.1% 2024 down 1.3% 28th
Life expectancy at age 60, female 18.03 years 2024 up 4.0% 180th
Life expectancy at age 60, male 22.89 years 2024 up 57.8% 37th
Share of women who are obese 51.9% 2024 up 5.7% 15th
Share of women who are overweight or obese 75.4% 2024 down 1.0% 28th
Share of overweight men vs. women 62.1% 2024 down 5.5% 72nd
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 71.1% 2024 up 5.2% 180th
Share of women who are married or in a union 21.1% 2007 unchanged 18th
Population, per capita 1 units per person 2024 unchanged 27th
Population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 50.8% 98th
Population, annual growth rate -3.29 % change on previous year 2024 down 88.6% 186th
Women and men have the same rights to own property 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 170th
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height 299.41 kilocalories per day per capita 2023 23rd
Women, Business and the Law Index 65.62 index (0–100) 2023 up 16.7% 147th
Women can apply for a passport in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can register a business on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can get a divorce on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women have the same rights to remarry as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Women can open a bank account in the same way as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Equal access to financial services for women and men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 1st
Women can open bank account same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Women can register a business in the same way as men, annual growth 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Population, per square kilometre 215.71 units per square kilometre 2023 down 23.4% 44th
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 58.2% 2050 up 11.1% 47th
Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.733 2023 up 8.4% 108th
Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 9,161 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 29.2% 127th
Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Share of the population that is female 48.8% 2025 up 0.3% 192nd
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 101.8 2024 down 4.5% 87th
Gender Development Index 0.96 2023 up 4.0% 105th
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.96 2023 up 4.0% 105th
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.96 2023 up 4.0% 105th
Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.7459 2023 up 7.0% 103rd
Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 24.4% 4th
Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.0667 % change on previous year 2023 down 94.2% 159th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 30.4 2016 up 1.0% 12th
Population 37,548 2024 down 24.6% 183rd
Life Expectancy at Birth 67.08 2024 up 3.0% 177th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 23.5% 2023 up 7.3% 113th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 23.5% 2023 up 7.3% 115th
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 25.5% 2023 down 8.6% 117th
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 85.76 2024 up 3.1% 125th