Fertility & birth rates in Marshall Islands and Serbia

Fertility rate in Marshall Islands vs Serbia 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 1.61 in Serbia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Marshall Islands vs Serbia 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	Serbia
1960	8.08	2.15
1961	8.12	2.13
1962	8.12	2.11
1963	8.12	2.08
1964	8.14	2.07
1965	8.16	2.06
1966	8.2	2.04
1967	8.17	2.02
1968	8.14	2.01
1969	8.11	1.99
1970	8.07	1.97
1971	8.04	1.96
1972	8	1.95
1973	7.95	1.94
1974	7.9	1.93
1975	7.83	1.92
1976	7.76	1.91
1977	7.67	1.9
1978	7.58	1.89
1979	7.47	1.88
1980	7.37	1.86
1981	7.27	1.85
1982	7.18	1.84
1983	7.08	1.83
1984	6.99	1.81
1985	6.87	1.8
1986	6.73	1.78
1987	6.57	1.75
1988	6.38	1.72
1989	6.18	1.69
1990	5.97	1.65
1991	5.76	1.61
1992	5.55	1.57
1993	5.38	1.54
1994	5.23	1.51
1995	5.09	1.47
1996	5.02	1.44
1997	4.96	1.4
1998	4.87	1.37
1999	4.78	1.35
2000	4.7	1.48
2001	4.58	1.58
2002	4.49	1.57
2003	4.42	1.59
2004	4.34	1.57
2005	4.28	1.45
2006	4.2	1.43
2007	4.09	1.38
2008	3.97	1.4
2009	3.83	1.44
2010	3.67	1.4
2011	3.53	1.4
2012	3.38	1.45
2013	3.25	1.43
2014	3.18	1.46
2015	3.13	1.46
2016	3.09	1.46
2017	3.06	1.49
2018	3.04	1.49
2019	3.01	1.52
2020	2.99	1.48
2021	2.96	1.52
2022	2.94	1.59
2023	2.92	1.61
2024	2.86	1.61
2025	2.82	1.61
2026	2.77	1.62
2027	2.73	1.62
2028	2.69	1.62
2029	2.65	1.63
2030	2.6	1.63
2031	2.57	1.63
2032	2.53	1.63
2033	2.5	1.64
2034	2.47	1.64
2035	2.44	1.65
2036	2.41	1.65
2037	2.38	1.65
2038	2.36	1.65
2039	2.34	1.65
2040	2.31	1.65
2041	2.29	1.66
2042	2.26	1.66
2043	2.24	1.66
2044	2.23	1.66
2045	2.21	1.67
2046	2.19	1.67
2047	2.17	1.67
2048	2.15	1.67
2049	2.13	1.67
2050	2.11	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Marshall Islands	Serbia
1960	46.1%	27.2%
1961	46.7%	27.1%
1962	47.1%	27%
1963	47.4%	26.7%
1964	47.5%	26.3%
1965	47.5%	25.8%
1966	47.2%	25.3%
1967	46.7%	24.7%
1968	46.1%	24.1%
1969	45.3%	23.5%
1970	45%	23%
1971	45.6%	22.5%
1972	46.6%	22.2%
1973	47.3%	22%
1974	47.8%	21.7%
1975	48.2%	21.5%
1976	48.5%	21.3%
1977	49%	21%
1978	49.4%	20.9%
1979	49.8%	20.7%
1980	50.1%	20.6%
1981	50.3%	20.6%
1982	50.3%	20.6%
1983	50.4%	20.5%
1984	50.4%	20.5%
1985	50.6%	20.3%
1986	50.7%	20.2%
1987	50.8%	20%
1988	50.8%	19.8%
1989	50.6%	19.6%
1990	50.2%	19.3%
1991	49.7%	19.1%
1992	49.1%	18.8%
1993	48.4%	18.6%
1994	47.5%	18.3%
1995	46.6%	18%
1996	45.6%	17.7%
1997	44.7%	17.4%
1998	43.7%	17.1%
1999	42.8%	16.7%
2000	42%	16.4%
2001	41.3%	16.1%
2002	40.6%	15.8%
2003	39.9%	15.6%
2004	39.4%	15.4%
2005	39.1%	15.2%
2006	38.9%	15%
2007	39%	14.9%
2008	39.2%	14.7%
2009	39.4%	14.6%
2010	39.7%	14.5%
2011	39.7%	14.4%
2012	39.4%	14.3%
2013	38.8%	14.3%
2014	38.2%	14.3%
2015	37.5%	14.3%
2016	36.8%	14.3%
2017	36.2%	14.3%
2018	35.7%	14.3%
2019	35.1%	14.3%
2020	34.5%	14.3%
2021	34.4%	14.3%
2022	34.6%	14.4%
2023	34.7%	14.4%
2024	34.5%	14.3%
2025	33.9%	14.3%
2026	33.2%	14.2%
2027	32.6%	14.1%
2028	32%	14.1%
2029	31.4%	14%
2030	30.9%	13.9%
2031	30.3%	13.8%
2032	29.7%	13.7%
2033	29.2%	13.6%
2034	28.6%	13.5%
2035	28.1%	13.4%
2036	27.6%	13.3%
2037	27.3%	13.3%
2038	27.3%	13.2%
2039	27.4%	13.2%
2040	27.7%	13.1%
2041	28%	13.1%
2042	28.3%	13.1%
2043	28.6%	13.1%
2044	28.8%	13.1%
2045	29%	13.1%
2046	29.1%	13.1%
2047	29.1%	13.1%
2048	29%	13.1%
2049	28.8%	13.1%
2050	28.5%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 34.5% of the population in the Marshall Islands and 14.3% in Serbia in 2024, compared to 50.2% and 19.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Marshall Islands and Serbia compared.

Natural population change in Marshall Islands vs Serbia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.69% in the Marshall Islands and -0.63% in Serbia. 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	Serbia
1960	452	63,642
1961	469	61,065
1962	488	59,307
1963	509	55,580
1964	536	54,185
1965	566	53,383
1966	603	53,338
1967	636	53,120
1968	685	51,653
1969	747	50,304
1970	819	48,343
1971	877	47,424
1972	913	48,248
1973	954	49,596
1974	1,000	51,583
1975	1,055	52,502
1976	1,109	51,399
1977	1,160	48,105
1978	1,207	43,636
1979	1,250	39,022
1980	1,287	36,273
1981	1,328	34,304
1982	1,375	30,603
1983	1,422	27,515
1984	1,470	23,815
1985	1,511	22,090
1986	1,544	19,407
1987	1,566	16,711
1988	1,575	13,852
1989	1,574	11,872
1990	1,556	7,416
1991	1,540	2,210
1992	1,525	-3,779
1993	1,524	-5,703
1994	1,524	-7,157
1995	1,522	-7,628
1996	1,542	-16,007
1997	1,564	-18,389
1998	1,576	-23,006
1999	1,590	-29,408
2000	1,592	-30,065
2001	1,596	-20,259
2002	1,594	-24,750
2003	1,600	-24,686
2004	1,595	-26,121
2005	1,586	-34,227
2006	1,556	-31,870
2007	1,507	-34,693
2008	1,443	-33,590
2009	1,365	-33,676
2010	1,273	-34,999
2011	1,185	-36,906
2012	1,097	-35,288
2013	1,014	-34,399
2014	959	-34,946
2015	912	-37,605
2016	866	-35,998
2017	826	-39,317
2018	785	-37,707
2019	746	-36,810
2020	689	-55,193
2021	653	-74,494
2022	606	-46,651
2023	550	-36,427

Maternal mortality chart: Marshall Islands vs Serbia

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 11 deaths in Serbia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Marshall Islands	Serbia
1985	254	15
1986	274	15
1987	282	15
1988	276	14
1989	299	14
1990	311	14
1991	297	14
1992	322	15
1993	320	16
1994	303	16
1995	303	17
1996	292	17
1997	274	17
1998	259	19
1999	250	17
2000	251	16
2001	231	15
2002	223	14
2003	221	14
2004	238	13
2005	234	13
2006	233	12
2007	229	12
2008	226	12
2009	224	12
2010	212	13
2011	209	13
2012	207	13
2013	201	13
2014	199	13
2015	184	13
2016	183	13
2017	179	13
2018	167	12
2019	168	12
2020	178	16
2021	206	26
2022	174	14
2023	155	11

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.82% in the Marshall Islands and 0.52% in Serbia. 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	Serbia
1960	12.2%	-
1961	11.6%	-
1962	11%	-
1963	10.5%	-
1964	10.1%	-
1965	9.64%	-
1966	9.25%	-
1967	8.88%	-
1968	8.53%	-
1969	8.19%	-
1970	7.87%	-
1971	7.58%	-
1972	7.33%	-
1973	7.13%	-
1974	6.97%	-
1975	6.86%	-
1976	6.77%	-
1977	6.69%	-
1978	6.61%	-
1979	6.52%	-
1980	6.42%	-
1981	6.29%	-
1982	6.15%	-
1983	6%	-
1984	5.83%	4.07%
1985	5.66%	3.93%
1986	5.49%	3.78%
1987	5.31%	3.59%
1988	5.13%	3.36%
1989	4.95%	3.1%
1990	4.76%	2.85%
1991	4.59%	2.61%
1992	4.43%	2.43%
1993	4.29%	2.29%
1994	4.2%	2.14%
1995	4.15%	1.95%
1996	4.14%	1.74%
1997	4.15%	1.56%
1998	4.19%	1.42%
1999	4.23%	1.32%
2000	4.25%	1.26%
2001	4.25%	1.2%
2002	4.24%	1.14%
2003	4.21%	1.05%
2004	4.18%	0.97%
2005	4.14%	0.9%
2006	4.1%	0.85%
2007	4.06%	0.82%
2008	4.02%	0.79%
2009	3.97%	0.78%
2010	3.94%	0.76%
2011	3.89%	0.73%
2012	3.82%	0.71%
2013	3.75%	0.68%
2014	3.66%	0.66%
2015	3.57%	0.63%
2016	3.48%	0.61%
2017	3.38%	0.59%
2018	3.29%	0.58%
2019	3.19%	0.57%
2020	3.1%	0.55%
2021	3%	0.54%
2022	2.91%	0.53%
2023	2.82%	0.52%