Fertility & birth rates in India and Marshall Islands

Fertility rate in India vs Marshall Islands chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in India was 1.98 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.92 in the Marshall Islands in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check India vs the Marshall Islands population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	India	Marshall Islands
1960	5.92	8.08
1961	5.94	8.12
1962	5.95	8.12
1963	5.97	8.12
1964	5.98	8.14
1965	5.94	8.16
1966	5.88	8.2
1967	5.83	8.17
1968	5.76	8.14
1969	5.68	8.11
1970	5.62	8.07
1971	5.57	8.04
1972	5.48	8
1973	5.4	7.95
1974	5.33	7.9
1975	5.2	7.83
1976	5.13	7.76
1977	5.01	7.67
1978	4.89	7.58
1979	4.81	7.47
1980	4.78	7.37
1981	4.7	7.27
1982	4.62	7.18
1983	4.57	7.08
1984	4.52	6.99
1985	4.43	6.87
1986	4.4	6.73
1987	4.31	6.57
1988	4.22	6.38
1989	4.13	6.18
1990	4.05	5.97
1991	3.96	5.76
1992	3.88	5.55
1993	3.8	5.38
1994	3.72	5.23
1995	3.65	5.09
1996	3.58	5.02
1997	3.51	4.96
1998	3.45	4.87
1999	3.38	4.78
2000	3.35	4.7
2001	3.3	4.58
2002	3.22	4.49
2003	3.12	4.42
2004	3.05	4.34
2005	2.96	4.28
2006	2.87	4.2
2007	2.78	4.09
2008	2.71	3.97
2009	2.67	3.83
2010	2.6	3.67
2011	2.53	3.53
2012	2.47	3.38
2013	2.4	3.25
2014	2.29	3.18
2015	2.29	3.13
2016	2.28	3.09
2017	2.19	3.06
2018	2.18	3.04
2019	2.12	3.01
2020	2.05	2.99
2021	2.01	2.96
2022	1.99	2.94
2023	1.98	2.92
2024	1.96	2.86
2025	1.94	2.82
2026	1.93	2.77
2027	1.91	2.73
2028	1.9	2.69
2029	1.89	2.65
2030	1.88	2.6
2031	1.87	2.57
2032	1.86	2.53
2033	1.85	2.5
2034	1.84	2.47
2035	1.84	2.44
2036	1.83	2.41
2037	1.82	2.38
2038	1.81	2.36
2039	1.81	2.34
2040	1.8	2.31
2041	1.8	2.29
2042	1.79	2.26
2043	1.79	2.24
2044	1.78	2.23
2045	1.78	2.21
2046	1.78	2.19
2047	1.77	2.17
2048	1.77	2.15
2049	1.77	2.13
2050	1.76	2.11

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	India	Marshall Islands
1960	40.6%	46.1%
1961	40.9%	46.7%
1962	41.2%	47.1%
1963	41.5%	47.4%
1964	41.6%	47.5%
1965	41.7%	47.5%
1966	41.7%	47.2%
1967	41.6%	46.7%
1968	41.5%	46.1%
1969	41.5%	45.3%
1970	41.4%	45%
1971	41.2%	45.6%
1972	41.1%	46.6%
1973	41%	47.3%
1974	40.8%	47.8%
1975	40.7%	48.2%
1976	40.5%	48.5%
1977	40.3%	49%
1978	40.1%	49.4%
1979	40%	49.8%
1980	39.8%	50.1%
1981	39.7%	50.3%
1982	39.6%	50.3%
1983	39.5%	50.4%
1984	39.4%	50.4%
1985	39.3%	50.6%
1986	39.2%	50.7%
1987	39.1%	50.8%
1988	38.9%	50.8%
1989	38.8%	50.6%
1990	38.6%	50.2%
1991	38.4%	49.7%
1992	38.1%	49.1%
1993	37.9%	48.4%
1994	37.6%	47.5%
1995	37.3%	46.6%
1996	37%	45.6%
1997	36.7%	44.7%
1998	36.3%	43.7%
1999	35.9%	42.8%
2000	35.6%	42%
2001	35.2%	41.3%
2002	34.8%	40.6%
2003	34.4%	39.9%
2004	34%	39.4%
2005	33.6%	39.1%
2006	33.1%	38.9%
2007	32.7%	39%
2008	32.2%	39.2%
2009	31.8%	39.4%
2010	31.3%	39.7%
2011	30.9%	39.7%
2012	30.4%	39.4%
2013	29.9%	38.8%
2014	29.4%	38.2%
2015	28.9%	37.5%
2016	28.4%	36.8%
2017	27.8%	36.2%
2018	27.3%	35.7%
2019	26.8%	35.1%
2020	26.3%	34.5%
2021	25.9%	34.4%
2022	25.5%	34.6%
2023	25.1%	34.7%
2024	24.6%	34.5%
2025	24.2%	33.9%
2026	23.8%	33.2%
2027	23.4%	32.6%
2028	23%	32%
2029	22.7%	31.4%
2030	22.4%	30.9%
2031	22.1%	30.3%
2032	21.8%	29.7%
2033	21.5%	29.2%
2034	21.3%	28.6%
2035	21%	28.1%
2036	20.8%	27.6%
2037	20.6%	27.3%
2038	20.4%	27.3%
2039	20.2%	27.4%
2040	19.9%	27.7%
2041	19.7%	28%
2042	19.5%	28.3%
2043	19.3%	28.6%
2044	19.1%	28.8%
2045	18.8%	29%
2046	18.6%	29.1%
2047	18.4%	29.1%
2048	18.2%	29%
2049	18%	28.8%
2050	17.8%	28.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.6% of the population in India and 34.5% in the Marshall Islands in 2024, compared to 38.6% and 50.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of India and the Marshall Islands compared.

Natural population change in India vs Marshall Islands by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.06% in India and +1.69% in the Marshall Islands. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	India	Marshall Islands
1960	10,237,489	452
1961	10,468,816	469
1962	10,743,409	488
1963	11,016,705	509
1964	11,285,378	536
1965	10,925,714	566
1966	11,089,894	603
1967	11,279,897	636
1968	12,006,807	685
1969	12,167,671	747
1970	12,417,866	819
1971	12,787,104	877
1972	13,041,792	913
1973	13,412,707	954
1974	13,795,836	1,000
1975	13,958,642	1,055
1976	14,435,504	1,109
1977	14,575,662	1,160
1978	14,898,145	1,207
1979	15,392,957	1,250
1980	16,018,786	1,287
1981	16,422,159	1,328
1982	16,790,507	1,375
1983	17,219,127	1,422
1984	17,698,810	1,470
1985	17,968,697	1,511
1986	18,455,495	1,544
1987	18,496,213	1,566
1988	18,702,916	1,575
1989	18,848,915	1,574
1990	18,893,588	1,556
1991	19,049,524	1,540
1992	19,132,757	1,525
1993	19,152,399	1,524
1994	19,310,798	1,524
1995	19,396,161	1,522
1996	19,442,699	1,542
1997	19,494,098	1,564
1998	19,569,575	1,576
1999	19,648,424	1,590
2000	19,984,160	1,592
2001	20,182,573	1,596
2002	20,024,621	1,594
2003	19,720,507	1,600
2004	19,469,758	1,595
2005	19,034,839	1,586
2006	18,641,737	1,556
2007	18,331,648	1,507
2008	18,234,926	1,443
2009	18,286,055	1,365
2010	17,991,935	1,273
2011	17,793,362	1,185
2012	17,552,365	1,097
2013	17,107,541	1,014
2014	16,165,943	959
2015	16,211,195	912
2016	16,202,593	866
2017	15,394,041	826
2018	15,451,168	785
2019	14,859,846	746
2020	13,366,946	689
2021	10,227,523	653
2022	13,912,130	606
2023	13,711,993	550

Maternal mortality chart: India vs Marshall Islands

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 80 deaths per 100,000 live births in India, compared to 155 deaths in the Marshall Islands.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	India	Marshall Islands
1985	658	254
1986	624	274
1987	592	282
1988	562	276
1989	538	299
1990	516	311
1991	498	297
1992	482	322
1993	467	320
1994	451	303
1995	437	303
1996	422	292
1997	407	274
1998	393	259
1999	378	250
2000	362	251
2001	349	231
2002	330	223
2003	313	221
2004	296	238
2005	277	234
2006	258	233
2007	240	229
2008	223	226
2009	205	224
2010	188	212
2011	173	209
2012	160	207
2013	148	201
2014	137	199
2015	129	184
2016	121	183
2017	113	179
2018	107	167
2019	101	168
2020	101	178
2021	155	206
2022	90	174
2023	80	155

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.77% in India and 2.82% in the Marshall Islands. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	India	Marshall Islands
1960	24.1%	12.2%
1961	23.8%	11.6%
1962	23.5%	11%
1963	23.2%	10.5%
1964	22.9%	10.1%
1965	22.7%	9.64%
1966	22.4%	9.25%
1967	22.2%	8.88%
1968	22%	8.53%
1969	21.7%	8.19%
1970	21.5%	7.87%
1971	21.2%	7.58%
1972	20.8%	7.33%
1973	20.5%	7.13%
1974	20.1%	6.97%
1975	19.6%	6.86%
1976	19.1%	6.77%
1977	18.6%	6.69%
1978	18%	6.61%
1979	17.5%	6.52%
1980	16.9%	6.42%
1981	16.4%	6.29%
1982	15.9%	6.15%
1983	15.5%	6%
1984	15%	5.83%
1985	14.6%	5.66%
1986	14.2%	5.49%
1987	13.8%	5.31%
1988	13.4%	5.13%
1989	13%	4.95%
1990	12.7%	4.76%
1991	12.3%	4.59%
1992	12%	4.43%
1993	11.6%	4.29%
1994	11.3%	4.2%
1995	11%	4.15%
1996	10.6%	4.14%
1997	10.3%	4.15%
1998	9.89%	4.19%
1999	9.53%	4.23%
2000	9.16%	4.25%
2001	8.8%	4.25%
2002	8.45%	4.24%
2003	8.11%	4.21%
2004	7.77%	4.18%
2005	7.44%	4.14%
2006	7.11%	4.1%
2007	6.79%	4.06%
2008	6.46%	4.02%
2009	6.14%	3.97%
2010	5.82%	3.94%
2011	5.5%	3.89%
2012	5.2%	3.82%
2013	4.91%	3.75%
2014	4.63%	3.66%
2015	4.36%	3.57%
2016	4.11%	3.48%
2017	3.87%	3.38%
2018	3.64%	3.29%
2019	3.43%	3.19%
2020	3.24%	3.1%
2021	3.06%	3%
2022	2.91%	2.91%
2023	2.77%	2.82%