Fertility rate: births per woman in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Fertility rate: births per woman was 2.75 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Micronesia (country), 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
Micronesia (country) recorded 2.75 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Micronesia (country) peaked at 6.97 live births per woman in 1973 and was at its lowest, 2.75 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Micronesia (country) 67th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.66 live births per woman | 6.63 live births per woman | 6.71 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.77 live births per woman | 6.71 live births per woman | 6.88 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.84 live births per woman | 6.54 live births per woman | 6.97 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.81 live births per woman | 5.18 live births per woman | 6.42 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.59 live births per woman | 4.27 live births per woman | 5.05 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.69 live births per woman | 3.31 live births per woman | 4.22 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.07 live births per woman | 2.88 live births per woman | 3.27 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8 live births per woman | 2.75 live births per woman | 2.85 live births per woman | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Micronesia (country)?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Micronesia (country) was 2.75 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 Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.97 live births per woman in 1973.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.75 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 67th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) 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
The 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.