Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate was 37.3% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Marshall Islands, 1980–2021
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 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, fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Marshall Islands peaked at 37.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 27.9%, in 2019.
Marshall Islands ranks 169th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 |
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More work & labour data for Marshall Islands
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 9.8% (2021)
- Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 8.9% (2021)
- Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 11.5% (2021)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 37.3% (2021)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 61.2% (2021)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 49.5% (2021)
- Female labor force participation rate 37.3% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate in Marshall Islands?
- Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 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 fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.9% in 2019.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate?
- Marshall Islands ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 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 Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate. 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.