Fertility rate: births per woman in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Fertility rate: births per woman was 2.92 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.92 live births per woman
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
60th
of 236 countries
All-time high
8.2 live births per woman
in 1966
All-time low
2.92 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate: births per woman in Marshall Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate: births per woman in Marshall Islands is 2.92 live births per woman, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Marshall Islands peaked at 8.2 live births per woman in 1966 and was at its lowest, 2.92 live births per woman, in 2023.
Marshall Islands ranks 60th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate: births per woman in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.76 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 7.76 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 7.8 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 7.83 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 7.88 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 7.91 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 7.92 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 7.95 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 7.98 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 8.02 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 8.08 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 8.12 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 8.12 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 8.12 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 8.14 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 8.16 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 8.2 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 8.17 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 8.14 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 8.11 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 8.07 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 8.04 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 8 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 7.95 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 7.9 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 7.83 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 7.76 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 7.67 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 7.58 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 7.47 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 7.37 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 7.27 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 7.18 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 7.08 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 6.99 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 6.87 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 6.73 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 6.57 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 6.38 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 6.18 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 5.97 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 5.76 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 5.55 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 5.38 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 5.23 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 5.09 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 5.02 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 4.96 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 4.87 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 4.78 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 4.7 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 4.58 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 4.49 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 4.42 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 4.34 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 4.28 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 4.2 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 4.09 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 3.97 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 3.83 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 3.67 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 3.53 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 3.38 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 3.25 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 3.18 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 3.13 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 3.09 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.06 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 3.04 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 3.01 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.99 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.96 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 2.94 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 2.92 live births per woman | -0.6% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 2.92 live births per woman is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.82 live births per woman, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 2.92 live births per woman is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.13 live births per woman, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.88 live births per woman | 7.76 live births per woman | 8.02 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.14 live births per woman | 8.08 live births per woman | 8.2 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.83 live births per woman | 7.47 live births per woman | 8.07 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.86 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 7.37 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.26 live births per woman | 4.78 live births per woman | 5.97 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.29 live births per woman | 3.83 live births per woman | 4.7 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.23 live births per woman | 3.01 live births per woman | 3.67 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.95 live births per woman | 2.92 live births per woman | 2.99 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 57 Papua New Guinea 3.1 live births per woman compare
- 58 Tajikistan 3.07 live births per woman compare
- 59 Kazakhstan 3.01 live births per woman compare
- 61 Israel 2.83 live births per woman compare
- 62 Kyrgyzstan 2.8 live births per woman compare
- 63 Guam 2.78 live births per woman compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Marshall Islands?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Marshall Islands was 2.92 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2 live births per woman in 1966.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.92 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Marshall Islands ranks 60th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.