Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) was 2.35 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.35 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
88th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.74 live births per woman
in 1968
All-time low
1.61 live births per woman
in 1999
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate: births per woman in Northern Mariana Islands, 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
The most recent figure for fertility rate: births per woman in Northern Mariana Islands is 2.35 live births per woman, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 7.74 live births per woman in 1968 and was at its lowest, 1.61 live births per woman, in 1999.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 88th 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 (Human Fertility) in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.08 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.08 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 6.08 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 6.08 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 6.08 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 6.07 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 6.06 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 6.05 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 6.03 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 5.99 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 5.96 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 5.91 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 5.85 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 5.79 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 5.72 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 5.66 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 5.59 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 5.7 live births per woman | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 7.74 live births per woman | +35.8% |
| 1969 | 7.62 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 7.44 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 7.13 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 6.78 live births per woman | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 6.4 live births per woman | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 6.02 live births per woman | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 5.62 live births per woman | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 5.23 live births per woman | -7.0% |
| 1977 | 4.83 live births per woman | -7.7% |
| 1978 | 4.43 live births per woman | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 4.05 live births per woman | -8.7% |
| 1980 | 3.65 live births per woman | -9.9% |
| 1981 | 3.26 live births per woman | -10.7% |
| 1982 | 2.9 live births per woman | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 2.58 live births per woman | -10.9% |
| 1984 | 2.32 live births per woman | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 2.15 live births per woman | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 2.17 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 2.34 live births per woman | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 2.16 live births per woman | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 2.02 live births per woman | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 2.34 live births per woman | +16.0% |
| 1991 | 2.82 live births per woman | +20.7% |
| 1992 | 3.07 live births per woman | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 3.23 live births per woman | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 2.98 live births per woman | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 3.08 live births per woman | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 2.59 live births per woman | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 2.25 live births per woman | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 1.69 live births per woman | -24.9% |
| 1999 | 1.61 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 1.64 live births per woman | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.74 live births per woman | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 1.68 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.89 live births per woman | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 2.07 live births per woman | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 2.26 live births per woman | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 2.61 live births per woman | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 2.79 live births per woman | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 2.81 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.74 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.98 live births per woman | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 3.21 live births per woman | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 3.33 live births per woman | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 3.54 live births per woman | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 3.37 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 3.13 live births per woman | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 2.92 live births per woman | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 2.76 live births per woman | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 2.64 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.56 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 2.49 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 2.44 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.39 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 2.35 live births per woman | -1.7% |
Northern Mariana Islands compared with similar countries
- Northern Mariana Islands's 2.35 live births per woman is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5 live births per woman, 1.6× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Northern Mariana Islands's 2.35 live births per woman is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.13 live births per woman, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.06 live births per woman | 5.99 live births per woman | 6.08 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.15 live births per woman | 5.59 live births per woman | 7.74 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.79 live births per woman | 4.05 live births per woman | 7.44 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.55 live births per woman | 2.02 live births per woman | 3.65 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.56 live births per woman | 1.61 live births per woman | 3.23 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.22 live births per woman | 1.64 live births per woman | 2.81 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.04 live births per woman | 2.56 live births per woman | 3.54 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.42 live births per woman | 2.35 live births per woman | 2.49 live births per woman | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Northern Mariana Islands was 2.35 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.74 live births per woman in 1968.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 live births per woman in 1999.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 88th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands 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.