American Samoa vs Northern Mariana Islands: Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility)
Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) over time
- American Samoa
- Northern Mariana Islands
How they compare
Northern Mariana Islands currently reports 2.35 live births per woman against 2.29 live births per woman in American Samoa, a difference of 0.06 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 90th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 88th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 5 and Northern Mariana Islands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Northern Mariana Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.23 live births per woman | 6.06 live births per woman | 0.1688 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 1960s | 6.54 live births per woman | 6.15 live births per woman | 0.3896 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 1970s | 5.22 live births per woman | 5.79 live births per woman | 0.5736 live births per woman | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 1980s | 4.36 live births per woman | 2.55 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 1990s | 4.23 live births per woman | 2.56 live births per woman | 1.66 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 3.73 live births per woman | 2.22 live births per woman | 1.51 live births per woman | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 2.83 live births per woman | 3.04 live births per woman | 0.2183 live births per woman | Northern Mariana Islands |
| 2020s | 2.32 live births per woman | 2.42 live births per woman | 0.0982 live births per woman | Northern Mariana Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, American Samoa or Northern Mariana Islands?
- Northern Mariana Islands, at 2.35 live births per woman against 2.29 live births per woman in American Samoa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between American Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 0.06 live births per woman, with Northern Mariana Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do American Samoa and Northern Mariana Islands rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- American Samoa ranks 90th and Northern Mariana Islands ranks 88th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.