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Fertility & birth rates in Israel and Tuvalu

Updated on by Georank team

Israel has an annual birth rate of 18.6 births per 1,000 people, compared to 23.1 for Tuvalu. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 2.85 in Israel and 3.21 in Tuvalu — 12.6% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -26.3% in Israel and by -37.7% in Tuvalu — in 1960, it was 3.87 and 5.15, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Israel is ranked 83/196 by birth rate compared to 59/196 for Tuvalu.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 27.8 years in Israel, compared to 23.5 years in Tuvalu.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 31 in Israel — it's 29.2 in Tuvalu.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 6.2 in Israel vs 27.5 in Tuvalu.
  • In Israel, 23.1% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 21.5% in Tuvalu.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +1.34% in Israel and +1.39% in Tuvalu.

Birth rate data compared

Israel Tuvalu
Fertility rate 2.85 3.21
Birth rate 18.6 23.1
Birth rate rank 83/196 59/196
Age at first childbirth 27.8 years 23.5 years
Average age at childbearing 31 years 29.2 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 5.31 24.9
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 118.1 171.8
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 36.3 35
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 23.1% 21.5%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 51.9% 22.4%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 99% 99.5%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.002% 0.17%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.17% 0.9%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 0.27% 1.71%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 0.34% 1.99%
Population change due to births and deaths +131,977 +137
Natural population change rank 72/196 152/196
Natural population change rate +1.34% +1.39%
Population growth +1.27% -1.73%
Population growth rank 86/197 194/197
Life expectancy 82.8 years 67.4 years

Fertility rate in Israel vs Tuvalu chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Israel was 2.85 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.21 in Tuvalu in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Israel vs Tuvalu population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Israel
Factual

UN forecast
Tuvalu
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Israel Tuvalu
1960 3.87 5.15
1961 3.86 5.09
1962 3.85 5
1963 3.84 4.91
1964 3.83 4.83
1965 3.81 4.73
1966 3.8 4.64
1967 3.79 4.49
1968 3.79 4.36
1969 3.78 4.23
1970 3.78 4.08
1971 3.77 3.94
1972 3.77 3.81
1973 3.7 3.71
1974 3.63 3.63
1975 3.55 3.58
1976 3.48 3.55
1977 3.41 3.56
1978 3.35 3.59
1979 3.3 3.65
1980 3.24 3.73
1981 3.19 3.8
1982 3.13 3.88
1983 3.11 3.91
1984 3.08 3.95
1985 3.06 3.97
1986 3.03 3.97
1987 3.01 3.94
1988 2.95 3.88
1989 2.89 3.8
1990 2.82 3.75
1991 2.76 3.79
1992 2.7 3.86
1993 2.8 3.92
1994 2.9 3.92
1995 2.9 3.96
1996 2.9 3.95
1997 2.94 3.95
1998 2.98 3.95
1999 2.97 3.92
2000 2.95 3.84
2001 2.92 3.75
2002 2.89 3.64
2003 2.95 3.58
2004 2.9 3.55
2005 2.84 3.55
2006 2.88 3.53
2007 2.9 3.45
2008 2.96 3.42
2009 2.96 3.43
2010 3.03 3.44
2011 2.98 3.46
2012 3.05 3.47
2013 3.03 3.39
2014 3.08 3.33
2015 3.09 3.31
2016 3.11 3.3
2017 3.11 3.3
2018 3.09 3.33
2019 3.01 3.33
2020 2.9 3.31
2021 3 3.28
2022 2.89 3.24
2023 2.85 3.21
2024 2.8 3.17
2025 2.77 3.14
2026 2.75 3.1
2027 2.72 3.06
2028 2.7 3.03
2029 2.67 3
2030 2.66 2.97
2031 2.64 2.94
2032 2.63 2.91
2033 2.6 2.88
2034 2.58 2.84
2035 2.56 2.82
2036 2.55 2.79
2037 2.53 2.77
2038 2.51 2.74
2039 2.49 2.72
2040 2.47 2.69
2041 2.46 2.67
2042 2.44 2.65
2043 2.42 2.63
2044 2.41 2.61
2045 2.39 2.58
2046 2.38 2.57
2047 2.36 2.54
2048 2.35 2.52
2049 2.34 2.5
2050 2.33 2.48

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Israel
Factual

UN forecast
Tuvalu
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Israel Tuvalu
1960 35.2% 41%
1961 34.9% 42.1%
1962 34.8% 43.1%
1963 34.9% 43.9%
1964 34.8% 44.1%
1965 34.6% 43.9%
1966 34.4% 43.9%
1967 34.1% 44.1%
1968 33.8% 44.3%
1969 33.5% 43.9%
1970 33.2% 43.2%
1971 32.9% 42.3%
1972 32.7% 41.3%
1973 32.6% 40.2%
1974 32.7% 39.4%
1975 32.7% 38.9%
1976 32.8% 38.1%
1977 32.9% 37%
1978 33% 35.5%
1979 33% 34.5%
1980 32.9% 34%
1981 32.8% 33.4%
1982 32.7% 32.8%
1983 32.7% 32.1%
1984 32.6% 31.6%
1985 32.5% 31.7%
1986 32.3% 32.3%
1987 32.1% 32.9%
1988 31.9% 33.5%
1989 31.7% 34.1%
1990 31.3% 34.5%
1991 30.7% 35%
1992 30.3% 35.4%
1993 30% 35.9%
1994 29.8% 36.1%
1995 29.6% 36.2%
1996 29.3% 36.3%
1997 29% 36.3%
1998 28.8% 36.3%
1999 28.5% 36.2%
2000 28.3% 36.3%
2001 28.1% 36.3%
2002 28% 36.3%
2003 27.9% 36%
2004 27.9% 35.5%
2005 27.9% 35%
2006 27.8% 34.5%
2007 27.8% 34%
2008 27.8% 33.5%
2009 27.9% 33.1%
2010 28% 32.8%
2011 28.1% 32.6%
2012 28.1% 32.5%
2013 28.2% 32.4%
2014 28.2% 32.1%
2015 28.2% 31.9%
2016 28.3% 31.8%
2017 28.2% 31.6%
2018 28.2% 31.6%
2019 28.1% 31.7%
2020 28% 31.7%
2021 27.9% 31.6%
2022 27.8% 32%
2023 27.6% 32.6%
2024 27.4% 32.9%
2025 27.2% 33%
2026 26.9% 32.9%
2027 26.6% 32.7%
2028 26.4% 32.3%
2029 26.1% 31.8%
2030 25.8% 31.2%
2031 25.5% 30.6%
2032 25.2% 29.9%
2033 25% 29.3%
2034 24.7% 28.7%
2035 24.6% 28.2%
2036 24.4% 27.8%
2037 24.2% 27.5%
2038 24.1% 27.1%
2039 24% 26.9%
2040 24% 26.9%
2041 23.9% 26.9%
2042 23.9% 26.9%
2043 23.8% 27%
2044 23.8% 27.1%
2045 23.8% 27.3%
2046 23.8% 27.4%
2047 23.7% 27.6%
2048 23.7% 27.7%
2049 23.6% 27.8%
2050 23.5% 27.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 27.4% of the population in Israel and 32.9% in Tuvalu in 2024, compared to 31.3% and 34.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Israel and Tuvalu compared.

Natural population change in Israel vs Tuvalu by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.5% in Israel and +1.48% in Tuvalu. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Israel
Tuvalu

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Israel Tuvalu
1960 44,818 126
1961 42,170 120
1962 43,337 113
1963 44,964 106
1964 48,015 98
1965 49,979 93
1966 50,477 91
1967 47,488 92
1968 51,014 97
1969 53,800 102
1970 56,506 102
1971 64,449 101
1972 62,960 94
1973 65,560 101
1974 68,891 102
1975 70,828 108
1976 74,899 117
1977 70,092 128
1978 67,158 141
1979 68,148 158
1980 68,253 173
1981 67,647 186
1982 68,931 198
1983 70,196 206
1984 70,703 212
1985 71,538 215
1986 70,073 219
1987 69,904 219
1988 71,072 215
1989 68,674 208
1990 71,764 204
1991 73,740 203
1992 77,357 196
1993 77,337 202
1994 79,365 195
1995 82,066 191
1996 86,518 182
1997 88,707 177
1998 93,744 172
1999 94,325 166
2000 98,737 159
2001 99,160 151
2002 101,178 141
2003 106,366 136
2004 106,901 132
2005 105,338 131
2006 109,332 129
2007 111,292 125
2008 117,672 125
2009 122,015 130
2010 126,552 136
2011 125,030 142
2012 128,941 148
2013 129,758 148
2014 133,916 149
2015 134,082 153
2016 136,736 157
2017 138,541 163
2018 140,348 169
2019 135,810 166
2020 128,089 161
2021 134,011 151
2022 129,982 150
2023 131,977 137

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Maternal mortality chart: Israel vs Tuvalu

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 2 deaths per 100,000 live births in Israel, compared to 170 deaths in Tuvalu.

Israel
Tuvalu
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Israel Tuvalu
1985 36 230
1986 36 226
1987 30 252
1988 31 300
1989 30 296
1990 29 291
1991 28 289
1992 27 312
1993 25 286
1994 24 284
1995 22 281
1996 20 277
1997 17 249
1998 14 245
1999 11 242
2000 9 237
2001 7 235
2002 7 234
2003 5 210
2004 5 209
2005 4 230
2006 4 226
2007 4 222
2008 4 219
2009 4 215
2010 3 213
2011 3 169
2012 3 168
2013 3 168
2014 3 168
2015 3 169
2016 3 170
2017 3 171
2018 3 153
2019 3 155
2020 3 206
2021 3 157
2022 3 220
2023 2 170

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.34% in Israel and 1.99% in Tuvalu. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Israel
Tuvalu

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Israel Tuvalu
1960 4.71% 17.7%
1961 4.48% 17%
1962 4.26% 16.3%
1963 4.06% 15.6%
1964 3.86% 14.9%
1965 3.68% 14.2%
1966 3.52% 13.6%
1967 3.36% 12.9%
1968 3.23% 12.3%
1969 3.11% 11.7%
1970 3.01% 11.1%
1971 2.91% 10.5%
1972 2.82% 9.93%
1973 2.72% 9.37%
1974 2.61% 8.81%
1975 2.48% 8.31%
1976 2.33% 7.84%
1977 2.19% 7.43%
1978 2.05% 7.08%
1979 1.93% 6.76%
1980 1.82% 6.49%
1981 1.74% 6.26%
1982 1.66% 6.06%
1983 1.59% 5.9%
1984 1.51% 5.76%
1985 1.44% 5.66%
1986 1.37% 5.59%
1987 1.31% 5.53%
1988 1.26% 5.47%
1989 1.21% 5.42%
1990 1.15% 5.37%
1991 1.1% 5.31%
1992 1.04% 5.24%
1993 0.98% 5.15%
1994 0.92% 5.05%
1995 0.87% 4.94%
1996 0.82% 4.81%
1997 0.78% 4.67%
1998 0.75% 4.52%
1999 0.72% 4.39%
2000 0.69% 4.26%
2001 0.66% 4.16%
2002 0.63% 4.07%
2003 0.61% 3.98%
2004 0.58% 3.89%
2005 0.56% 3.8%
2006 0.53% 3.68%
2007 0.51% 3.56%
2008 0.49% 3.42%
2009 0.47% 3.28%
2010 0.46% 3.14%
2011 0.44% 3.02%
2012 0.43% 2.91%
2013 0.41% 2.8%
2014 0.4% 2.71%
2015 0.39% 2.61%
2016 0.38% 2.52%
2017 0.37% 2.43%
2018 0.37% 2.35%
2019 0.36% 2.27%
2020 0.35% 2.19%
2021 0.35% 2.12%
2022 0.34% 2.05%
2023 0.34% 1.99%

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