Fertility & birth rates in Marshall Islands and Singapore

Fertility rate in Marshall Islands vs Singapore 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 0.97 in Singapore in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Marshall Islands vs Singapore 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	Singapore
1960	8.08	5.76
1961	8.12	5.41
1962	8.12	5.21
1963	8.12	5.16
1964	8.14	4.97
1965	8.16	4.66
1966	8.2	4.46
1967	8.17	3.91
1968	8.14	3.53
1969	8.11	3.22
1970	8.07	3.07
1971	8.04	3.02
1972	8	3.04
1973	7.95	2.79
1974	7.9	2.35
1975	7.83	2.07
1976	7.76	2.11
1977	7.67	1.82
1978	7.58	1.79
1979	7.47	1.79
1980	7.37	1.82
1981	7.27	1.78
1982	7.18	1.74
1983	7.08	1.61
1984	6.99	1.62
1985	6.87	1.61
1986	6.73	1.43
1987	6.57	1.62
1988	6.38	1.96
1989	6.18	1.75
1990	5.97	1.83
1991	5.76	1.73
1992	5.55	1.72
1993	5.38	1.74
1994	5.23	1.71
1995	5.09	1.67
1996	5.02	1.66
1997	4.96	1.61
1998	4.87	1.48
1999	4.78	1.47
2000	4.7	1.6
2001	4.58	1.41
2002	4.49	1.37
2003	4.42	1.27
2004	4.34	1.26
2005	4.28	1.26
2006	4.2	1.28
2007	4.09	1.29
2008	3.97	1.28
2009	3.83	1.22
2010	3.67	1.15
2011	3.53	1.2
2012	3.38	1.29
2013	3.25	1.19
2014	3.18	1.25
2015	3.13	1.24
2016	3.09	1.2
2017	3.06	1.16
2018	3.04	1.14
2019	3.01	1.14
2020	2.99	1.1
2021	2.96	1.12
2022	2.94	1.04
2023	2.92	0.97
2024	2.86	0.98
2025	2.82	0.99
2026	2.77	1
2027	2.73	1.01
2028	2.69	1.02
2029	2.65	1.03
2030	2.6	1.03
2031	2.57	1.04
2032	2.53	1.05
2033	2.5	1.06
2034	2.47	1.07
2035	2.44	1.07
2036	2.41	1.08
2037	2.38	1.09
2038	2.36	1.1
2039	2.34	1.1
2040	2.31	1.11
2041	2.29	1.12
2042	2.26	1.13
2043	2.24	1.13
2044	2.23	1.14
2045	2.21	1.15
2046	2.19	1.16
2047	2.17	1.17
2048	2.15	1.17
2049	2.13	1.18
2050	2.11	1.19

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Marshall Islands	Singapore
1960	46.1%	44.7%
1961	46.7%	44.8%
1962	47.1%	44.7%
1963	47.4%	44.4%
1964	47.5%	43.8%
1965	47.5%	43.2%
1966	47.2%	42.5%
1967	46.7%	41.7%
1968	46.1%	40.8%
1969	45.3%	39.8%
1970	45%	38.7%
1971	45.6%	37.5%
1972	46.6%	36.2%
1973	47.3%	35%
1974	47.8%	33.7%
1975	48.2%	32.5%
1976	48.5%	31.2%
1977	49%	30%
1978	49.4%	28.8%
1979	49.8%	27.6%
1980	50.1%	26.4%
1981	50.3%	25.2%
1982	50.3%	24.2%
1983	50.4%	23.7%
1984	50.4%	23.3%
1985	50.6%	23.1%
1986	50.7%	22.9%
1987	50.8%	22.4%
1988	50.8%	22%
1989	50.6%	21.7%
1990	50.2%	21.4%
1991	49.7%	21.2%
1992	49.1%	21.1%
1993	48.4%	21%
1994	47.5%	20.7%
1995	46.6%	20.4%
1996	45.6%	20%
1997	44.7%	19.5%
1998	43.7%	19.2%
1999	42.8%	19%
2000	42%	18.8%
2001	41.3%	18.6%
2002	40.6%	18.4%
2003	39.9%	18.2%
2004	39.4%	17.8%
2005	39.1%	17.2%
2006	38.9%	16.6%
2007	39%	15.8%
2008	39.2%	15.1%
2009	39.4%	14.6%
2010	39.7%	14.1%
2011	39.7%	13.7%
2012	39.4%	13.4%
2013	38.8%	13.1%
2014	38.2%	12.9%
2015	37.5%	12.7%
2016	36.8%	12.5%
2017	36.2%	12.4%
2018	35.7%	12.3%
2019	35.1%	12.2%
2020	34.5%	12.2%
2021	34.4%	12.2%
2022	34.6%	12%
2023	34.7%	11.8%
2024	34.5%	11.7%
2025	33.9%	11.7%
2026	33.2%	11.7%
2027	32.6%	11.8%
2028	32%	11.9%
2029	31.4%	12%
2030	30.9%	12%
2031	30.3%	12%
2032	29.7%	12.1%
2033	29.2%	12.1%
2034	28.6%	12.1%
2035	28.1%	12.1%
2036	27.6%	12.1%
2037	27.3%	12.1%
2038	27.3%	12%
2039	27.4%	11.8%
2040	27.7%	11.7%
2041	28%	11.5%
2042	28.3%	11.2%
2043	28.6%	11%
2044	28.8%	10.7%
2045	29%	10.4%
2046	29.1%	10.1%
2047	29.1%	9.87%
2048	29%	9.6%
2049	28.8%	9.35%
2050	28.5%	9.12%

Children aged 0-14 make up 34.5% of the population in the Marshall Islands and 11.7% in Singapore in 2024, compared to 50.2% and 21.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Marshall Islands and Singapore compared.

Natural population change in Marshall Islands vs Singapore by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.69% in the Marshall Islands and +0.35% in Singapore. 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	Singapore
1960	452	51,533
1961	469	49,880
1962	488	48,830
1963	509	49,542
1964	536	47,697
1965	566	45,474
1966	603	44,298
1967	636	40,145
1968	685	36,216
1969	747	34,314
1970	819	35,059
1971	877	35,708
1972	913	38,098
1973	954	36,404
1974	1,000	31,664
1975	1,055	28,509
1976	1,109	31,189
1977	1,160	26,508
1978	1,207	27,537
1979	1,250	28,363
1980	1,287	30,657
1981	1,328	32,167
1982	1,375	33,346
1983	1,422	30,296
1984	1,470	31,967
1985	1,511	32,010
1986	1,544	27,880
1987	1,566	33,020
1988	1,575	42,407
1989	1,574	36,929
1990	1,556	41,136
1991	1,540	39,188
1992	1,525	39,091
1993	1,524	40,425
1994	1,524	39,319
1995	1,522	38,065
1996	1,542	38,542
1997	1,564	37,960
1998	1,576	33,381
1999	1,590	32,857
2000	1,592	37,057
2001	1,596	31,035
2002	1,594	29,231
2003	1,600	24,689
2004	1,595	24,583
2005	1,586	24,741
2006	1,556	25,968
2007	1,507	26,614
2008	1,443	28,068
2009	1,365	27,930
2010	1,273	24,876
2011	1,185	25,919
2012	1,097	29,750
2013	1,014	25,376
2014	959	27,896
2015	912	27,121
2016	866	25,794
2017	826	21,888
2018	785	21,427
2019	746	21,674
2020	689	18,763
2021	653	15,270
2022	606	9,019
2023	550	7,101

Maternal mortality chart: Marshall Islands vs Singapore

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 6 deaths in Singapore.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Marshall Islands	Singapore
1985	254	18
1986	274	18
1987	282	18
1988	276	18
1989	299	18
1990	311	17
1991	297	16
1992	322	16
1993	320	16
1994	303	16
1995	303	17
1996	292	17
1997	274	17
1998	259	17
1999	250	17
2000	251	17
2001	231	16
2002	223	16
2003	221	15
2004	238	14
2005	234	14
2006	233	13
2007	229	12
2008	226	11
2009	224	10
2010	212	10
2011	209	10
2012	207	10
2013	201	9
2014	199	9
2015	184	8
2016	183	8
2017	179	8
2018	167	8
2019	168	7
2020	178	13
2021	206	20
2022	174	34
2023	155	6

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.82% in the Marshall Islands and 0.21% in Singapore. 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	Singapore
1960	12.2%	4.76%
1961	11.6%	4.37%
1962	11%	4.05%
1963	10.5%	3.81%
1964	10.1%	3.64%
1965	9.64%	3.5%
1966	9.25%	3.34%
1967	8.88%	3.18%
1968	8.53%	3.01%
1969	8.19%	2.86%
1970	7.87%	2.71%
1971	7.58%	2.56%
1972	7.33%	2.39%
1973	7.13%	2.18%
1974	6.97%	1.95%
1975	6.86%	1.75%
1976	6.77%	1.62%
1977	6.69%	1.54%
1978	6.61%	1.51%
1979	6.52%	1.49%
1980	6.42%	1.46%
1981	6.29%	1.4%
1982	6.15%	1.32%
1983	6%	1.23%
1984	5.83%	1.16%
1985	5.66%	1.09%
1986	5.49%	1.03%
1987	5.31%	0.97%
1988	5.13%	0.91%
1989	4.95%	0.84%
1990	4.76%	0.77%
1991	4.59%	0.7%
1992	4.43%	0.63%
1993	4.29%	0.58%
1994	4.2%	0.54%
1995	4.15%	0.51%
1996	4.14%	0.48%
1997	4.15%	0.46%
1998	4.19%	0.44%
1999	4.23%	0.41%
2000	4.25%	0.38%
2001	4.25%	0.36%
2002	4.24%	0.34%
2003	4.21%	0.32%
2004	4.18%	0.31%
2005	4.14%	0.3%
2006	4.1%	0.29%
2007	4.06%	0.29%
2008	4.02%	0.28%
2009	3.97%	0.28%
2010	3.94%	0.28%
2011	3.89%	0.28%
2012	3.82%	0.28%
2013	3.75%	0.28%
2014	3.66%	0.27%
2015	3.57%	0.27%
2016	3.48%	0.27%
2017	3.38%	0.26%
2018	3.29%	0.25%
2019	3.19%	0.24%
2020	3.1%	0.23%
2021	3%	0.22%
2022	2.91%	0.22%
2023	2.82%	0.21%