Fertility & birth rates in Marshall Islands and Switzerland

Fertility rate in Marshall Islands vs Switzerland 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 1.33 in Switzerland in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Marshall Islands vs Switzerland 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	Switzerland
1960	8.08	2.44
1961	8.12	2.52
1962	8.12	2.58
1963	8.12	2.65
1964	8.14	2.66
1965	8.16	2.59
1966	8.2	2.5
1967	8.17	2.39
1968	8.14	2.29
1969	8.11	2.19
1970	8.07	2.1
1971	8.04	2.04
1972	8	1.91
1973	7.95	1.81
1974	7.9	1.73
1975	7.83	1.61
1976	7.76	1.55
1977	7.67	1.53
1978	7.58	1.51
1979	7.47	1.52
1980	7.37	1.55
1981	7.27	1.55
1982	7.18	1.56
1983	7.08	1.52
1984	6.99	1.53
1985	6.87	1.52
1986	6.73	1.53
1987	6.57	1.52
1988	6.38	1.57
1989	6.18	1.56
1990	5.97	1.58
1991	5.76	1.58
1992	5.55	1.58
1993	5.38	1.51
1994	5.23	1.49
1995	5.09	1.48
1996	5.02	1.5
1997	4.96	1.48
1998	4.87	1.47
1999	4.78	1.48
2000	4.7	1.5
2001	4.58	1.38
2002	4.49	1.39
2003	4.42	1.39
2004	4.34	1.42
2005	4.28	1.42
2006	4.2	1.44
2007	4.09	1.46
2008	3.97	1.48
2009	3.83	1.5
2010	3.67	1.52
2011	3.53	1.52
2012	3.38	1.52
2013	3.25	1.52
2014	3.18	1.54
2015	3.13	1.54
2016	3.09	1.54
2017	3.06	1.52
2018	3.04	1.52
2019	3.01	1.48
2020	2.99	1.46
2021	2.96	1.52
2022	2.94	1.39
2023	2.92	1.33
2024	2.86	1.33
2025	2.82	1.34
2026	2.77	1.34
2027	2.73	1.35
2028	2.69	1.35
2029	2.65	1.35
2030	2.6	1.35
2031	2.57	1.36
2032	2.53	1.36
2033	2.5	1.37
2034	2.47	1.37
2035	2.44	1.37
2036	2.41	1.38
2037	2.38	1.38
2038	2.36	1.38
2039	2.34	1.38
2040	2.31	1.39
2041	2.29	1.39
2042	2.26	1.39
2043	2.24	1.4
2044	2.23	1.4
2045	2.21	1.4
2046	2.19	1.4
2047	2.17	1.41
2048	2.15	1.41
2049	2.13	1.41
2050	2.11	1.41

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Marshall Islands	Switzerland
1960	46.1%	24%
1961	46.7%	24%
1962	47.1%	24.1%
1963	47.4%	24.1%
1964	47.5%	24.1%
1965	47.5%	24.1%
1966	47.2%	24.2%
1967	46.7%	24.1%
1968	46.1%	24%
1969	45.3%	23.8%
1970	45%	23.8%
1971	45.6%	23.7%
1972	46.6%	23.5%
1973	47.3%	23.2%
1974	47.8%	22.8%
1975	48.2%	22.4%
1976	48.5%	22%
1977	49%	21.4%
1978	49.4%	20.9%
1979	49.8%	20.3%
1980	50.1%	19.7%
1981	50.3%	19.2%
1982	50.3%	18.8%
1983	50.4%	18.3%
1984	50.4%	18%
1985	50.6%	17.6%
1986	50.7%	17.4%
1987	50.8%	17.2%
1988	50.8%	17.1%
1989	50.6%	17%
1990	50.2%	17.1%
1991	49.7%	17.2%
1992	49.1%	17.3%
1993	48.4%	17.5%
1994	47.5%	17.6%
1995	46.6%	17.6%
1996	45.6%	17.7%
1997	44.7%	17.6%
1998	43.7%	17.6%
1999	42.8%	17.5%
2000	42%	17.4%
2001	41.3%	17.1%
2002	40.6%	16.8%
2003	39.9%	16.6%
2004	39.4%	16.4%
2005	39.1%	16.1%
2006	38.9%	15.9%
2007	39%	15.6%
2008	39.2%	15.4%
2009	39.4%	15.3%
2010	39.7%	15.2%
2011	39.7%	15.1%
2012	39.4%	15%
2013	38.8%	14.9%
2014	38.2%	14.9%
2015	37.5%	14.9%
2016	36.8%	14.9%
2017	36.2%	14.9%
2018	35.7%	15%
2019	35.1%	15%
2020	34.5%	15.1%
2021	34.4%	15.1%
2022	34.6%	15.1%
2023	34.7%	15%
2024	34.5%	15%
2025	33.9%	14.9%
2026	33.2%	14.8%
2027	32.6%	14.7%
2028	32%	14.6%
2029	31.4%	14.5%
2030	30.9%	14.3%
2031	30.3%	14.1%
2032	29.7%	14%
2033	29.2%	13.8%
2034	28.6%	13.6%
2035	28.1%	13.5%
2036	27.6%	13.3%
2037	27.3%	13.2%
2038	27.3%	13.1%
2039	27.4%	13%
2040	27.7%	12.9%
2041	28%	12.8%
2042	28.3%	12.8%
2043	28.6%	12.7%
2044	28.8%	12.8%
2045	29%	12.8%
2046	29.1%	12.8%
2047	29.1%	12.9%
2048	29%	12.9%
2049	28.8%	13%
2050	28.5%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 34.5% of the population in the Marshall Islands and 15% in Switzerland in 2024, compared to 50.2% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Marshall Islands and Switzerland compared.

Natural population change in Marshall Islands vs Switzerland by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.69% in the Marshall Islands and +0.2% in Switzerland. 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	Switzerland
1960	452	42,090
1961	469	48,365
1962	488	49,050
1963	509	52,956
1964	536	59,050
1965	566	56,222
1966	603	53,854
1967	636	52,128
1968	685	47,328
1969	747	44,182
1970	819	42,648
1971	877	38,523
1972	913	35,061
1973	954	30,906
1974	1,000	27,902
1975	1,055	22,820
1976	1,109	17,017
1977	1,160	16,959
1978	1,207	13,820
1979	1,250	14,477
1980	1,287	14,535
1981	1,328	13,979
1982	1,375	15,339
1983	1,422	12,837
1984	1,470	16,105
1985	1,511	14,882
1986	1,544	16,261
1987	1,566	15,708
1988	1,575	21,099
1989	1,574	19,941
1990	1,556	20,146
1991	1,540	23,800
1992	1,525	24,064
1993	1,524	21,509
1994	1,524	20,982
1995	1,522	19,010
1996	1,542	19,801
1997	1,564	17,722
1998	1,576	16,353
1999	1,590	16,431
2000	1,592	15,806
2001	1,596	10,845
2002	1,594	10,199
2003	1,600	8,807
2004	1,595	13,302
2005	1,586	11,899
2006	1,556	12,723
2007	1,507	13,592
2008	1,443	15,295
2009	1,365	15,487
2010	1,273	17,997
2011	1,185	18,990
2012	1,097	18,393
2013	1,014	17,797
2014	959	21,290
2015	912	19,050
2016	866	22,608
2017	826	20,284
2018	785	20,434
2019	746	18,008
2020	689	9,502
2021	653	18,279
2022	606	7,899
2023	550	7,999

Maternal mortality chart: Marshall Islands vs Switzerland

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 5 deaths in Switzerland.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Marshall Islands	Switzerland
1985	254	15
1986	274	14
1987	282	14
1988	276	15
1989	299	14
1990	311	14
1991	297	14
1992	322	13
1993	320	13
1994	303	12
1995	303	12
1996	292	11
1997	274	10
1998	259	10
1999	250	9
2000	251	9
2001	231	8
2002	223	9
2003	221	8
2004	238	8
2005	234	8
2006	233	8
2007	229	7
2008	226	7
2009	224	7
2010	212	7
2011	209	7
2012	207	7
2013	201	7
2014	199	6
2015	184	6
2016	183	7
2017	179	6
2018	167	6
2019	168	6
2020	178	5
2021	206	4
2022	174	4
2023	155	5

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.82% in the Marshall Islands and 0.39% in Switzerland. 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	Switzerland
1960	12.2%	2.65%
1961	11.6%	2.6%
1962	11%	2.53%
1963	10.5%	2.45%
1964	10.1%	2.36%
1965	9.64%	2.26%
1966	9.25%	2.16%
1967	8.88%	2.07%
1968	8.53%	1.99%
1969	8.19%	1.92%
1970	7.87%	1.84%
1971	7.58%	1.76%
1972	7.33%	1.67%
1973	7.13%	1.57%
1974	6.97%	1.48%
1975	6.86%	1.38%
1976	6.77%	1.29%
1977	6.69%	1.21%
1978	6.61%	1.14%
1979	6.52%	1.09%
1980	6.42%	1.04%
1981	6.29%	1%
1982	6.15%	0.97%
1983	6%	0.94%
1984	5.83%	0.92%
1985	5.66%	0.9%
1986	5.49%	0.89%
1987	5.31%	0.88%
1988	5.13%	0.86%
1989	4.95%	0.84%
1990	4.76%	0.82%
1991	4.59%	0.78%
1992	4.43%	0.75%
1993	4.29%	0.71%
1994	4.2%	0.67%
1995	4.15%	0.64%
1996	4.14%	0.62%
1997	4.15%	0.6%
1998	4.19%	0.58%
1999	4.23%	0.57%
2000	4.25%	0.56%
2001	4.25%	0.55%
2002	4.24%	0.54%
2003	4.21%	0.53%
2004	4.18%	0.52%
2005	4.14%	0.51%
2006	4.1%	0.49%
2007	4.06%	0.48%
2008	4.02%	0.47%
2009	3.97%	0.46%
2010	3.94%	0.46%
2011	3.89%	0.45%
2012	3.82%	0.44%
2013	3.75%	0.44%
2014	3.66%	0.43%
2015	3.57%	0.43%
2016	3.48%	0.42%
2017	3.38%	0.41%
2018	3.29%	0.41%
2019	3.19%	0.4%
2020	3.1%	0.4%
2021	3%	0.4%
2022	2.91%	0.4%
2023	2.82%	0.39%