Table 1.
Demographic Nationality and Duration Data for All Missions to the International Space Station
| Nationality | Total | F | M | Percentage of all ISS astronauts | Percentage of all female astronauts | Percentage of all male astronauts | Mean age of female astronautsa | Mean age of male astronautsa | Number of female astronauts for all ISS missionsc | Number of male astronauts for all ISS missionsc | Mean ISS mission duration for female astronauts (days)c | Mean ISS mission duration for male astronauts (days)c |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American | 129 | 26 | 103 | 64.2% | 86.7% | 60.2% | 43.7 | 46.2 | 39 | 188 | 50.2 | 39.4 |
| Russian | 38 | 0 | 38 | 18.9% | 0.0% | 22.2% | N/A | 43.7 | N/A | 56 | N/A | 126.0 |
| Canadian | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3.0% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 40.7 | 51.2 | 2 | 6 | 13.0 | 58.3 |
| Japanese | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3.0% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 39.3b | 43.9 | 1 | 8 | 15.0b | 81.4 |
| French | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1.5% | 3.3% | 1.2% | 44.4b | 45.1 | 1 | 2 | 9.0b | 31.0 |
| Italian | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.5% | 0.0% | 1.8% | N/A | 58.4 | N/A | 6 | N/A | 36.8 |
| British | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% | N/A | 48.2 | N/A | 5 | N/A | 12.4 |
| German | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% | N/A | 52.3 | N/A | 2 | N/A | 92.0 |
| Australian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.6% | N/A | 51.4 | N/A | 2 | N/A | 13.5 |
| Belgian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.6% | N/A | 44.8 | N/A | 2 | N/A | 99.5 |
| Brazilian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.6% | N/A | 43.1b | N/A | 1 | N/A | 9.0b |
| Costa Rican | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.6% | N/A | 52.2b | N/A | 1 | N/A | 14.0b |
| Dutch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.6% | N/A | 49.4 | N/A | 2 | N/A | 102.5 |
| Georgian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.6% | N/A | 47.8 | N/A | 3 | N/A | 123.7 |
| Kazakstani | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.6% | N/A | 50.3b | N/A | 1 | N/A | 9.0b |
| Latvian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.6% | N/A | 50.9 | N/A | 2 | N/A | 177.0 |
| Malaysian | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.6% | N/A | 35.2b | N/A | 1 | N/A | 11.0b |
| Spanish | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.6% | N/A | 40.6b | N/A | 1 | N/A | 10.0b |
| Swedish | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.6% | N/A | 51.1 | N/A | 2 | N/A | 13.5 |
| S. Korean | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5% | 3.3% | 0.0% | 29.9b | N/A | 1 | N/A | 11.0b | N/A |
The data in this table were extracted from the following publically accessible websites:
a
Mean age across multiple missions in years (base ten).
b
Value for one astronaut and one trip, not a mean.
c
Includes multiple missions per astronaut.
F, female; ISS, International Space Station; M, male; N/A, not applicable.