Marshall Islands birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in the Marshall Islands chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in the Marshall Islands is 2.92, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 5.38 — a -45.8% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Marshall Islands	World
1960	8.08	4.69
1961	8.12	4.56
1962	8.12	5.02
1963	8.12	5.31
1964	8.14	5.13
1965	8.16	5.08
1966	8.2	4.97
1967	8.17	4.87
1968	8.14	4.98
1969	8.11	4.88
1970	8.07	4.84
1971	8.04	4.69
1972	8	4.55
1973	7.95	4.42
1974	7.9	4.26
1975	7.83	4.07
1976	7.76	3.97
1977	7.67	3.84
1978	7.58	3.77
1979	7.47	3.76
1980	7.37	3.73
1981	7.27	3.71
1982	7.18	3.72
1983	7.08	3.59
1984	6.99	3.57
1985	6.87	3.53
1986	6.73	3.51
1987	6.57	3.48
1988	6.38	3.39
1989	6.18	3.35
1990	5.97	3.31
1991	5.76	3.13
1992	5.55	3.04
1993	5.38	2.97
1994	5.23	2.92
1995	5.09	2.87
1996	5.02	2.82
1997	4.96	2.78
1998	4.87	2.75
1999	4.78	2.72
2000	4.7	2.73
2001	4.58	2.69
2002	4.49	2.66
2003	4.42	2.64
2004	4.34	2.63
2005	4.28	2.61
2006	4.2	2.61
2007	4.09	2.6
2008	3.97	2.6
2009	3.83	2.59
2010	3.67	2.57
2011	3.53	2.55
2012	3.38	2.56
2013	3.25	2.53
2014	3.18	2.52
2015	3.13	2.49
2016	3.09	2.49
2017	3.06	2.46
2018	3.04	2.39
2019	3.01	2.35
2020	2.99	2.28
2021	2.96	2.25
2022	2.94	2.22
2023	2.92	2.2
2024	2.86	2.19
2025	2.82	2.18
2026	2.77	2.18
2027	2.73	2.17
2028	2.69	2.16
2029	2.65	2.15
2030	2.6	2.14
2031	2.57	2.13
2032	2.53	2.12
2033	2.5	2.12
2034	2.47	2.11
2035	2.44	2.1
2036	2.41	2.09
2037	2.38	2.09
2038	2.36	2.08
2039	2.34	2.08
2040	2.31	2.08
2041	2.29	2.07
2042	2.26	2.07
2043	2.24	2.07
2044	2.23	2.07
2045	2.21	2.06
2046	2.19	2.06
2047	2.17	2.06
2048	2.15	2.05
2049	2.13	2.05
2050	2.11	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 22% were to women under 20 years old, 56.4% to women ages 20-29, and 21.6% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 16.7%, 60.2%, and 23.1% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in the Marshall Islands by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Marshall Islands	World
1960	46.1%	37.4%
1961	46.7%	37.5%
1962	47.1%	37.6%
1963	47.4%	37.8%
1964	47.5%	38%
1965	47.5%	38%
1966	47.2%	38%
1967	46.7%	38%
1968	46.1%	37.9%
1969	45.3%	37.8%
1970	45%	37.7%
1971	45.6%	37.6%
1972	46.6%	37.5%
1973	47.3%	37.3%
1974	47.8%	37.2%
1975	48.2%	37.1%
1976	48.5%	36.9%
1977	49%	36.7%
1978	49.4%	36.3%
1979	49.8%	35.9%
1980	50.1%	35.5%
1981	50.3%	35.2%
1982	50.3%	34.9%
1983	50.4%	34.6%
1984	50.4%	34.3%
1985	50.6%	34%
1986	50.7%	33.8%
1987	50.8%	33.6%
1988	50.8%	33.4%
1989	50.6%	33.2%
1990	50.2%	33%
1991	49.7%	32.9%
1992	49.1%	32.7%
1993	48.4%	32.5%
1994	47.5%	32.3%
1995	46.6%	32.1%
1996	45.6%	31.8%
1997	44.7%	31.5%
1998	43.7%	31.1%
1999	42.8%	30.8%
2000	42%	30.4%
2001	41.3%	30%
2002	40.6%	29.6%
2003	39.9%	29.2%
2004	39.4%	28.8%
2005	39.1%	28.5%
2006	38.9%	28.1%
2007	39%	27.9%
2008	39.2%	27.6%
2009	39.4%	27.5%
2010	39.7%	27.3%
2011	39.7%	27.1%
2012	39.4%	27%
2013	38.8%	26.9%
2014	38.2%	26.8%
2015	37.5%	26.6%
2016	36.8%	26.5%
2017	36.2%	26.4%
2018	35.7%	26.2%
2019	35.1%	26%
2020	34.5%	25.8%
2021	34.4%	25.6%
2022	34.6%	25.3%
2023	34.7%	25%
2024	34.5%	24.7%
2025	33.9%	24.4%
2026	33.2%	24.1%
2027	32.6%	23.8%
2028	32%	23.4%
2029	31.4%	23.1%
2030	30.9%	22.8%
2031	30.3%	22.6%
2032	29.7%	22.3%
2033	29.2%	22.1%
2034	28.6%	21.9%
2035	28.1%	21.7%
2036	27.6%	21.6%
2037	27.3%	21.5%
2038	27.3%	21.4%
2039	27.4%	21.3%
2040	27.7%	21.2%
2041	28%	21.1%
2042	28.3%	21%
2043	28.6%	21%
2044	28.8%	20.9%
2045	29%	20.8%
2046	29.1%	20.7%
2047	29.1%	20.7%
2048	29%	20.6%
2049	28.8%	20.5%
2050	28.5%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in the Marshall Islands was 46.1% in 1960, 48.4% in 1993, and 34.5% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of the Marshall Islands.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in the Marshall Islands, excluding migration, has been +1.69% annually. On average, 759 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Marshall Islands
1960	452
1961	469
1962	488
1963	509
1964	536
1965	566
1966	603
1967	636
1968	685
1969	747
1970	819
1971	877
1972	913
1973	954
1974	1,000
1975	1,055
1976	1,109
1977	1,160
1978	1,207
1979	1,250
1980	1,287
1981	1,328
1982	1,375
1983	1,422
1984	1,470
1985	1,511
1986	1,544
1987	1,566
1988	1,575
1989	1,574
1990	1,556
1991	1,540
1992	1,525
1993	1,524
1994	1,524
1995	1,522
1996	1,542
1997	1,564
1998	1,576
1999	1,590
2000	1,592
2001	1,596
2002	1,594
2003	1,600
2004	1,595
2005	1,586
2006	1,556
2007	1,507
2008	1,443
2009	1,365
2010	1,273
2011	1,185
2012	1,097
2013	1,014
2014	959
2015	912
2016	866
2017	826
2018	785
2019	746
2020	689
2021	653
2022	606
2023	550

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in the Marshall Islands was 155 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.16% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -38.2% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Marshall Islands	World
1985	254	460
1986	274	438
1987	282	429
1988	276	414
1989	299	401
1990	311	391
1991	297	395
1992	322	395
1993	320	389
1994	303	382
1995	303	371
1996	292	366
1997	274	358
1998	259	360
1999	250	340
2000	251	328
2001	231	321
2002	223	311
2003	221	301
2004	238	291
2005	234	283
2006	233	276
2007	229	269
2008	226	264
2009	224	258
2010	212	253
2011	209	247
2012	207	239
2013	201	235
2014	199	231
2015	184	228
2016	183	220
2017	179	215
2018	167	211
2019	168	207
2020	178	211
2021	206	242
2022	174	203
2023	155	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in the Marshall Islands was 28.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 2.82% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 42.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Marshall Islands	World
1960	12.2%	18.5%
1961	11.6%	18.1%
1962	11%	17.8%
1963	10.5%	17.5%
1964	10.1%	17.7%
1965	9.64%	17.5%
1966	9.25%	17.3%
1967	8.88%	17%
1968	8.53%	16.5%
1969	8.19%	15.5%
1970	7.87%	15.2%
1971	7.58%	15.1%
1972	7.33%	14.4%
1973	7.13%	14.1%
1974	6.97%	13.7%
1975	6.86%	13.4%
1976	6.77%	13%
1977	6.69%	12.5%
1978	6.61%	12.1%
1979	6.52%	11.7%
1980	6.42%	11.4%
1981	6.29%	11%
1982	6.15%	10.8%
1983	6%	10.6%
1984	5.83%	10.4%
1985	5.66%	10.1%
1986	5.49%	9.81%
1987	5.31%	9.47%
1988	5.13%	9.31%
1989	4.95%	9.02%
1990	4.76%	8.81%
1991	4.59%	8.66%
1992	4.43%	8.46%
1993	4.29%	8.19%
1994	4.2%	7.98%
1995	4.15%	7.76%
1996	4.14%	7.52%
1997	4.15%	7.28%
1998	4.19%	7.05%
1999	4.23%	6.76%
2000	4.25%	6.48%
2001	4.25%	6.21%
2002	4.24%	5.94%
2003	4.21%	5.65%
2004	4.18%	5.43%
2005	4.14%	5.16%
2006	4.1%	4.92%
2007	4.06%	4.7%
2008	4.02%	4.5%
2009	3.97%	4.31%
2010	3.94%	4.11%
2011	3.89%	3.97%
2012	3.82%	3.77%
2013	3.75%	3.61%
2014	3.66%	3.48%
2015	3.57%	3.35%
2016	3.48%	3.23%
2017	3.38%	3.11%
2018	3.29%	2.97%
2019	3.19%	2.86%
2020	3.1%	2.75%
2021	3%	2.66%
2022	2.91%	2.59%
2023	2.82%	2.49%