Northern Mariana Islands: Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
In , Northern Mariana Islands's Fertility rate, total (births per woman) was 2.32.
That's down 1.0% from 2023, the highest value since .
The global average for this indicator in 2024 was 2.35 . Northern Mariana Islands ranks #83 globally out of 217 reporting countries. Within East Asia & Pacific, it ranks #16 of 37.
Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.DYN.TFRT.IN) • Data as of 2024
Trend (2005–2024)
- 2020 · COVID-19 pandemic
Highlights
- Peak
- 3.54
- Trough
- 2.26
- 1-year change
- -1.0%
- 5-year change
- -9.2%
- -1.9% / yr
- 10-year change
- -31.1%
- -3.7% / yr
Historical Data — Last 10 Years
| Year | Fertility rate, total (births per woman) |
|---|---|
| 2.3240 | |
| 2.3480 | |
| 2.3880 | |
| 2.4410 | |
| 2.4940 | |
| 2.5590 | |
| 2.6430 | |
| 2.7620 | |
| 2.9230 | |
| 3.1340 |
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 Northern Mariana Islands's Fertility rate, total (births per woman) in 2024?
- In 2024, Northern Mariana Islands's Fertility rate, total (births per woman) was 2.32, according to World Bank Open Data.
- Is Northern Mariana Islands's Fertility rate, total (births per woman) rising or falling?
- Northern Mariana Islands's Fertility rate, total (births per woman) fell 1.0% from 2023 to 2024.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank globally on Fertility rate, total (births per woman)?
- In 2024, Northern Mariana Islands ranked #83 out of 217 countries reporting Fertility rate, total (births per woman).
- How does Northern Mariana 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 Northern Mariana Islands is below the world average. Within East Asia & Pacific, it ranks #16 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.