Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 was 37.3% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Marshall Islands, 1980–2021
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Marshall Islands stood at 37.3%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 33.8% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Marshall Islands peaked at 37.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27.9%, in 2019.
That places Marshall Islands 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 29.8% | — |
| 1999 | 35.4% | +18.8% |
| 2011 | 29.0% | -18.1% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 37.3% | +33.8% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 37.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.2%, 72% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 37.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54.1%, 69% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.8% | 29.8% | 29.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 35.4% | 35.4% | 35.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 27.9% | 29.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 37.3% | 37.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More work & labour data for Marshall Islands
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3725 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3649 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3716 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.5557 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 56.45 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 9.41 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 12.06 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 11.74 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 23.8 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Marshall Islands?
- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Marshall Islands was 37.3% in 2021, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.9% in 2019.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025?
- Marshall Islands ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.