Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate was 92.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
92.2%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
34th
of 236 countries
All-time high
92.2%
in 2025
All-time low
77.7%
in 1951
Years of data
76
1950–2025
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Northern Mariana Islands, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Northern Mariana Islands stood at 92.2%. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 92.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 77.7%, in 1951.
That places Northern Mariana Islands 34th out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 78.2% | — |
| 1951 | 77.7% | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 77.8% | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 78.3% | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 79.4% | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 79.8% | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 78.9% | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 78.6% | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 80.3% | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 80.1% | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 80.1% | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 81.0% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 81.4% | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 81.1% | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 80.4% | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 81.2% | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 82.2% | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 81.4% | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 80.2% | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 80.1% | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 83.4% | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 86.4% | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 86.4% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 86.5% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 86.6% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 86.6% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 86.7% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 87.6% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 88.0% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 88.4% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 88.8% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 89.2% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 89.7% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 89.7% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 89.7% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 89.7% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 89.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 89.6% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 89.6% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 89.6% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 89.7% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 89.9% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 90.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 90.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 90.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 90.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 90.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 90.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 90.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 90.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 90.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 91.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 91.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 91.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 91.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 91.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 91.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 91.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 91.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 91.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 92.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 92.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 92.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 78.9% | 77.7% | 80.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 81.0% | 80.1% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 85.5% | 80.1% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 88.2% | 86.7% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.7% | 89.6% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.5% | 90.2% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.3% | 90.9% | 91.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.9% | 91.7% | 92.2% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.2536 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2.82 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 19.66 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 21.95 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 41.61 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.278 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.2998 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate in Northern Mariana Islands was 92.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 92.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population vs. female labor force participation rate recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.7% in 1951.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for urban population vs. female labor force participation rate?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 34th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population vs. female labor force participation rate rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population vs. female labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.