Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) was 2.75 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.75 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
67th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.97 live births per woman
in 1973
All-time low
2.75 live births per woman
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate: births per woman in Micronesia (country), 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2026); 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.
Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.63 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.64 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 6.65 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 6.65 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 6.65 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 6.65 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 6.67 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 6.68 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 6.7 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 6.71 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 6.74 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 6.74 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 6.73 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 6.71 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 6.74 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 6.74 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 6.78 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 6.81 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 6.84 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 6.88 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 6.93 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 6.94 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 6.96 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 6.97 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 6.93 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 6.88 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 6.82 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 6.74 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 6.65 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 6.54 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 6.42 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 6.29 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 6.16 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 6.03 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 5.89 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 5.75 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 5.61 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 5.47 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 5.32 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 5.18 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 5.05 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 4.92 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 4.8 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 4.68 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 4.58 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 4.49 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 4.43 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 4.36 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 4.3 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 4.27 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 4.22 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 4.08 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 3.93 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 3.79 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 3.68 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 3.6 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 3.51 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 3.44 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 3.37 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 3.31 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 3.27 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 3.22 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 3.18 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 3.13 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 3.09 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 3.05 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 3 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 2.96 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 2.92 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 2.88 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.85 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.82 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 2.79 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 2.75 live births per woman | -1.3% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 2.75 live births per woman is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.82 live births per woman, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 2.75 live births per woman is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.13 live births per woman, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
More reference data data for Micronesia (country)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 29.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 20.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 4.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 16.58 (2050)
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 (2026); 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 (2026); 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.