Marshall Islands: Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
In , Marshall Islands's Fertility rate, total (births per woman) was 2.86.
That's down 1.9% from 2023, the highest value since .
The global average for this indicator in 2024 was 2.35 . Marshall Islands ranks #59 globally out of 217 reporting countries. Within East Asia & Pacific, it ranks #9 of 37.
Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.DYN.TFRT.IN) • Data as of 2024
Trend (2005–2024)
- 2020 · COVID-19 pandemic
Highlights
- Peak
- 4.28
- Trough
- 2.86
- 1-year change
- -1.9%
- 5-year change
- -4.9%
- -1.0% / yr
- 10-year change
- -9.9%
- -1.0% / yr
Historical Data — Last 10 Years
| Year | Fertility rate, total (births per woman) |
|---|---|
| 2.8640 | |
| 2.9190 | |
| 2.9360 | |
| 2.9640 | |
| 2.9890 | |
| 3.0120 | |
| 3.0380 | |
| 3.0640 | |
| 3.0910 | |
| 3.1310 |
About Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.
Indicator code: SP.DYN.TFRT.IN • Category: Health & Population
Frequently asked questions
- What was Marshall Islands's Fertility rate, total (births per woman) in 2024?
- In 2024, Marshall Islands's Fertility rate, total (births per woman) was 2.86, according to World Bank Open Data.
- Is Marshall Islands's Fertility rate, total (births per woman) rising or falling?
- Marshall Islands's Fertility rate, total (births per woman) fell 1.9% from 2023 to 2024.
- How does Marshall Islands rank globally on Fertility rate, total (births per woman)?
- In 2024, Marshall Islands ranked #59 out of 217 countries reporting Fertility rate, total (births per woman).
- How does Marshall Islands's Fertility rate, total (births per woman) compare to the world average?
- The global average for Fertility rate, total (births per woman) in 2024 was 2.35, so Marshall Islands is above the world average. Within East Asia & Pacific, it ranks #9 of 37.
- What is Fertility rate, total (births per woman) and how is it measured?
- Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.
Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.DYN.TFRT.IN), CC BY 4.0.