Fertility rate, total in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Fertility rate, total was 2.86 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Marshall Islands, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 2.86 births per woman for fertility rate, total in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Marshall Islands peaked at 8.2 births per woman in 1966 and was at its lowest, 2.86 births per woman, in 2024.
That places Marshall Islands 59th 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 | 8.14 births per woman | 8.08 births per woman | 8.2 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.83 births per woman | 7.47 births per woman | 8.07 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.86 births per woman | 6.18 births per woman | 7.37 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.26 births per woman | 4.78 births per woman | 5.97 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.29 births per woman | 3.83 births per woman | 4.7 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.23 births per woman | 3.01 births per woman | 3.67 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.93 births per woman | 2.86 births per woman | 2.99 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 56 Tajikistan 3.04 births per woman compare
- 57 Kazakhstan 2.98 births per woman compare
- 58 Israel 2.87 births per woman compare
- 60 Guam 2.75 births per woman compare
- 61 Micronesia (country) 2.74 births per woman compare
- 62 Egypt 2.73 births per woman compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Marshall Islands?
- Fertility rate, total in Marshall Islands was 2.86 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2 births per woman in 1966.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.86 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for fertility rate, total?
- Marshall Islands ranks 59th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. 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 Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.