Birth rate, crude in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Birth rate, crude was 20.09 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Birth rate, crude in Marshall Islands, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, birth rate, crude in Marshall Islands stood at 20.09 per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Marshall Islands peaked at 51.74 per 1,000 people in 1978 and was at its lowest, 20.09 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
That places Marshall Islands 73rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.82 per 1,000 people | 46 per 1,000 people | 47.72 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.24 per 1,000 people | 47.68 per 1,000 people | 51.74 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.06 per 1,000 people | 43.78 per 1,000 people | 51.15 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.48 per 1,000 people | 38.33 per 1,000 people | 42.43 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.51 per 1,000 people | 32.79 per 1,000 people | 38.15 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.2 per 1,000 people | 23.74 per 1,000 people | 30.93 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.97 per 1,000 people | 20.09 per 1,000 people | 23.44 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Marshall Islands?
- Birth rate, crude in Marshall Islands was 20.09 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 51.74 per 1,000 people in 1978.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.09 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for birth rate, crude?
- Marshall Islands ranks 73rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.