Fertility & birth rates in Marshall Islands and Senegal

Fertility rate in Marshall Islands vs Senegal chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in the Marshall Islands was 2.92 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.82 in Senegal in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Marshall Islands	Senegal
1960	8.08	7
1961	8.12	7.04
1962	8.12	7.08
1963	8.12	7.12
1964	8.14	7.16
1965	8.16	7.19
1966	8.2	7.22
1967	8.17	7.24
1968	8.14	7.25
1969	8.11	7.26
1970	8.07	7.26
1971	8.04	7.26
1972	8	7.26
1973	7.95	7.26
1974	7.9	7.25
1975	7.83	7.25
1976	7.76	7.26
1977	7.67	7.27
1978	7.58	7.28
1979	7.47	7.29
1980	7.37	7.29
1981	7.27	7.28
1982	7.18	7.25
1983	7.08	7.19
1984	6.99	7.11
1985	6.87	7.01
1986	6.73	6.9
1987	6.57	6.79
1988	6.38	6.58
1989	6.18	6.48
1990	5.97	6.4
1991	5.76	6.27
1992	5.55	6.15
1993	5.38	6.05
1994	5.23	5.92
1995	5.09	5.82
1996	5.02	5.72
1997	4.96	5.64
1998	4.87	5.58
1999	4.78	5.57
2000	4.7	5.5
2001	4.58	5.4
2002	4.49	5.3
2003	4.42	5.25
2004	4.34	5.19
2005	4.28	5.13
2006	4.2	5.06
2007	4.09	5.02
2008	3.97	5.02
2009	3.83	5.03
2010	3.67	5.06
2011	3.53	5.1
2012	3.38	5.13
2013	3.25	5.05
2014	3.18	4.88
2015	3.13	4.75
2016	3.09	4.65
2017	3.06	4.49
2018	3.04	4.29
2019	3.01	4.1
2020	2.99	4
2021	2.96	3.94
2022	2.94	3.86
2023	2.92	3.82
2024	2.86	3.76
2025	2.82	3.71
2026	2.77	3.66
2027	2.73	3.61
2028	2.69	3.57
2029	2.65	3.53
2030	2.6	3.49
2031	2.57	3.44
2032	2.53	3.4
2033	2.5	3.35
2034	2.47	3.32
2035	2.44	3.28
2036	2.41	3.24
2037	2.38	3.22
2038	2.36	3.17
2039	2.34	3.15
2040	2.31	3.11
2041	2.29	3.08
2042	2.26	3.05
2043	2.24	3.02
2044	2.23	2.99
2045	2.21	2.96
2046	2.19	2.93
2047	2.17	2.9
2048	2.15	2.87
2049	2.13	2.85
2050	2.11	2.82

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Marshall Islands	Senegal
1960	46.1%	44.2%
1961	46.7%	44.3%
1962	47.1%	44.3%
1963	47.4%	44.3%
1964	47.5%	44.3%
1965	47.5%	44.3%
1966	47.2%	44.3%
1967	46.7%	44.3%
1968	46.1%	44.2%
1969	45.3%	44.2%
1970	45%	44.2%
1971	45.6%	44.2%
1972	46.6%	44.2%
1973	47.3%	44.3%
1974	47.8%	44.4%
1975	48.2%	44.6%
1976	48.5%	44.8%
1977	49%	45.2%
1978	49.4%	45.6%
1979	49.8%	46%
1980	50.1%	46.4%
1981	50.3%	46.7%
1982	50.3%	46.9%
1983	50.4%	47.1%
1984	50.4%	47.2%
1985	50.6%	47.3%
1986	50.7%	47.3%
1987	50.8%	47.2%
1988	50.8%	47%
1989	50.6%	46.9%
1990	50.2%	46.6%
1991	49.7%	46.4%
1992	49.1%	46.1%
1993	48.4%	45.8%
1994	47.5%	45.4%
1995	46.6%	45.1%
1996	45.6%	44.9%
1997	44.7%	44.6%
1998	43.7%	44.4%
1999	42.8%	44.2%
2000	42%	43.9%
2001	41.3%	43.7%
2002	40.6%	43.5%
2003	39.9%	43.2%
2004	39.4%	43.1%
2005	39.1%	42.9%
2006	38.9%	42.8%
2007	39%	42.7%
2008	39.2%	42.7%
2009	39.4%	42.7%
2010	39.7%	42.7%
2011	39.7%	42.7%
2012	39.4%	42.7%
2013	38.8%	42.7%
2014	38.2%	42.6%
2015	37.5%	42.4%
2016	36.8%	42.1%
2017	36.2%	41.8%
2018	35.7%	41.3%
2019	35.1%	40.9%
2020	34.5%	40.3%
2021	34.4%	39.8%
2022	34.6%	39.2%
2023	34.7%	38.6%
2024	34.5%	38.2%
2025	33.9%	37.7%
2026	33.2%	37.3%
2027	32.6%	36.9%
2028	32%	36.6%
2029	31.4%	36.2%
2030	30.9%	35.9%
2031	30.3%	35.6%
2032	29.7%	35.4%
2033	29.2%	35.1%
2034	28.6%	34.9%
2035	28.1%	34.6%
2036	27.6%	34.4%
2037	27.3%	34.1%
2038	27.3%	33.9%
2039	27.4%	33.5%
2040	27.7%	33.2%
2041	28%	32.9%
2042	28.3%	32.6%
2043	28.6%	32.2%
2044	28.8%	31.9%
2045	29%	31.5%
2046	29.1%	31.2%
2047	29.1%	30.8%
2048	29%	30.5%
2049	28.8%	30.2%
2050	28.5%	29.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 34.5% of the population in the Marshall Islands and 38.2% in Senegal in 2024, compared to 50.2% and 46.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Marshall Islands and Senegal compared.

Natural population change in Marshall Islands vs Senegal by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.69% in the Marshall Islands and +2.55% in Senegal. 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
	Marshall Islands	Senegal
1960	452	84,735
1961	469	87,322
1962	488	89,937
1963	509	92,264
1964	536	94,797
1965	566	97,912
1966	603	101,359
1967	636	104,824
1968	685	108,240
1969	747	112,393
1970	819	117,264
1971	877	122,511
1972	913	128,024
1973	954	133,834
1974	1,000	139,974
1975	1,055	147,311
1976	1,109	154,776
1977	1,160	161,636
1978	1,207	167,744
1979	1,250	173,425
1980	1,287	179,707
1981	1,328	185,917
1982	1,375	191,309
1983	1,422	197,673
1984	1,470	203,125
1985	1,511	208,218
1986	1,544	212,887
1987	1,566	218,522
1988	1,575	221,772
1989	1,574	227,797
1990	1,556	234,155
1991	1,540	237,713
1992	1,525	241,482
1993	1,524	245,742
1994	1,524	249,115
1995	1,522	252,552
1996	1,542	255,418
1997	1,564	261,200
1998	1,576	267,404
1999	1,590	277,944
2000	1,592	283,946
2001	1,596	289,690
2002	1,594	298,842
2003	1,600	308,856
2004	1,595	317,286
2005	1,586	323,908
2006	1,556	331,364
2007	1,507	339,963
2008	1,443	351,661
2009	1,365	362,238
2010	1,273	372,934
2011	1,185	387,290
2012	1,097	402,243
2013	1,014	406,582
2014	959	405,019
2015	912	407,008
2016	866	411,480
2017	826	410,366
2018	785	405,454
2019	746	399,436
2020	689	400,910
2021	653	403,019
2022	606	415,507
2023	550	431,006

Maternal mortality chart: Marshall Islands vs Senegal

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 155 deaths per 100,000 live births in the Marshall Islands, compared to 237 deaths in Senegal.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Marshall Islands	Senegal
1985	254	899
1986	274	820
1987	282	760
1988	276	709
1989	299	662
1990	311	640
1991	297	616
1992	322	598
1993	320	589
1994	303	579
1995	303	586
1996	292	601
1997	274	599
1998	259	605
1999	250	602
2000	251	581
2001	231	560
2002	223	531
2003	221	520
2004	238	501
2005	234	488
2006	233	462
2007	229	457
2008	226	463
2009	224	441
2010	212	436
2011	209	415
2012	207	405
2013	201	385
2014	199	373
2015	184	357
2016	183	345
2017	179	325
2018	167	305
2019	168	286
2020	178	252
2021	206	263
2022	174	228
2023	155	237

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.82% in the Marshall Islands and 3.85% in Senegal. 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
	Marshall Islands	Senegal
1960	12.2%	29.3%
1961	11.6%	29.4%
1962	11%	29.5%
1963	10.5%	29.6%
1964	10.1%	29.7%
1965	9.64%	29.7%
1966	9.25%	29.7%
1967	8.88%	29.6%
1968	8.53%	29.4%
1969	8.19%	29.2%
1970	7.87%	28.8%
1971	7.58%	28.4%
1972	7.33%	27.8%
1973	7.13%	27%
1974	6.97%	26.2%
1975	6.86%	25.3%
1976	6.77%	24.2%
1977	6.69%	23.1%
1978	6.61%	22.1%
1979	6.52%	21.2%
1980	6.42%	20.4%
1981	6.29%	19.7%
1982	6.15%	19.1%
1983	6%	18.5%
1984	5.83%	17.9%
1985	5.66%	17.1%
1986	5.49%	16.3%
1987	5.31%	15.4%
1988	5.13%	14.7%
1989	4.95%	14.1%
1990	4.76%	13.7%
1991	4.59%	13.6%
1992	4.43%	13.5%
1993	4.29%	13.6%
1994	4.2%	13.7%
1995	4.15%	13.8%
1996	4.14%	13.8%
1997	4.15%	13.9%
1998	4.19%	13.7%
1999	4.23%	13.4%
2000	4.25%	12.9%
2001	4.25%	12.2%
2002	4.24%	11.4%
2003	4.21%	10.5%
2004	4.18%	9.59%
2005	4.14%	8.8%
2006	4.1%	8.11%
2007	4.06%	7.52%
2008	4.02%	7.03%
2009	3.97%	6.63%
2010	3.94%	6.3%
2011	3.89%	6.01%
2012	3.82%	5.77%
2013	3.75%	5.57%
2014	3.66%	5.39%
2015	3.57%	5.24%
2016	3.48%	5.11%
2017	3.38%	4.97%
2018	3.29%	4.82%
2019	3.19%	4.65%
2020	3.1%	4.46%
2021	3%	4.25%
2022	2.91%	4.04%
2023	2.82%	3.85%