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Fertility & birth rates in Marshall Islands and Togo

Updated on by Georank team

The Marshall Islands has an annual birth rate of 21.1 births per 1,000 people, compared to 31.1 for Togo. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 2.92 in the Marshall Islands and 4.19 in Togo — 43.6% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -63.9% in the Marshall Islands and by -38.3% in Togo — in 1960, it was 8.08 and 6.8, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • The Marshall Islands is ranked 67/196 by birth rate compared to 26/196 for Togo.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 20.7 years in the Marshall Islands, compared to 25 years in Togo.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 27.1 in the Marshall Islands — it's 29 in Togo.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 71.8 in the Marshall Islands vs 77.1 in Togo.
  • In the Marshall Islands, 23.8% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 24.2% in Togo.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +1.42% in the Marshall Islands and +2.34% in Togo.

Birth rate data compared

Marshall Islands Togo
Fertility rate 2.92 4.19
Birth rate 21.1 31.1
Birth rate rank 67/196 26/196
Age at first childbirth 20.7 years 25 years
Average age at childbearing 27.1 years 29 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 71.3 76.2
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 167.5 194.2
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 21.5 62
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 23.8% 24.2%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 42.4% 21.4%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 92.4% 69.4%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.16% 0.35%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 1.3% 2.31%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 2.35% 3.59%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 2.82% 5.83%
Population change due to births and deaths +550 +218,093
Natural population change rank 143/196 57/196
Natural population change rate +1.42% +2.34%
Population growth -3.29% +2.27%
Population growth rank 197/197 42/197
Life expectancy 67.2 years 63.1 years

Fertility rate in Marshall Islands vs Togo 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 4.19 in Togo in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Marshall Islands
Factual

UN forecast
Togo
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Marshall Islands Togo
1960 8.08 6.8
1961 8.12 6.82
1962 8.12 6.86
1963 8.12 6.89
1964 8.14 6.92
1965 8.16 6.94
1966 8.2 6.96
1967 8.17 6.96
1968 8.14 6.97
1969 8.11 7.02
1970 8.07 7.04
1971 8.04 7.06
1972 8 7.07
1973 7.95 7.08
1974 7.9 7.09
1975 7.83 7.09
1976 7.76 7.06
1977 7.67 7.03
1978 7.58 6.98
1979 7.47 6.94
1980 7.37 6.88
1981 7.27 6.81
1982 7.18 6.73
1983 7.08 6.63
1984 6.99 6.54
1985 6.87 6.46
1986 6.73 6.38
1987 6.57 6.3
1988 6.38 6.23
1989 6.18 6.15
1990 5.97 6.07
1991 5.76 5.99
1992 5.55 5.89
1993 5.38 5.78
1994 5.23 5.67
1995 5.09 5.57
1996 5.02 5.46
1997 4.96 5.36
1998 4.87 5.29
1999 4.78 5.23
2000 4.7 5.17
2001 4.58 5.13
2002 4.49 5.09
2003 4.42 5.05
2004 4.34 5
2005 4.28 5.04
2006 4.2 5.08
2007 4.09 5.1
2008 3.97 5.1
2009 3.83 5.1
2010 3.67 5.09
2011 3.53 4.98
2012 3.38 4.85
2013 3.25 4.75
2014 3.18 4.7
2015 3.13 4.66
2016 3.09 4.63
2017 3.06 4.58
2018 3.04 4.51
2019 3.01 4.45
2020 2.99 4.39
2021 2.96 4.32
2022 2.94 4.25
2023 2.92 4.19
2024 2.86 4.12
2025 2.82 4.07
2026 2.77 4.01
2027 2.73 3.95
2028 2.69 3.89
2029 2.65 3.84
2030 2.6 3.79
2031 2.57 3.75
2032 2.53 3.7
2033 2.5 3.65
2034 2.47 3.61
2035 2.44 3.56
2036 2.41 3.52
2037 2.38 3.48
2038 2.36 3.44
2039 2.34 3.4
2040 2.31 3.37
2041 2.29 3.33
2042 2.26 3.3
2043 2.24 3.27
2044 2.23 3.23
2045 2.21 3.2
2046 2.19 3.16
2047 2.17 3.13
2048 2.15 3.1
2049 2.13 3.07
2050 2.11 3.04

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Marshall Islands
Factual

UN forecast
Togo
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Marshall Islands Togo
1960 46.1% 44%
1961 46.7% 44.1%
1962 47.1% 44.2%
1963 47.4% 44.4%
1964 47.5% 44.5%
1965 47.5% 44.6%
1966 47.2% 44.7%
1967 46.7% 44.8%
1968 46.1% 44.9%
1969 45.3% 45%
1970 45% 45.1%
1971 45.6% 45.2%
1972 46.6% 45.4%
1973 47.3% 45.5%
1974 47.8% 45.6%
1975 48.2% 45.8%
1976 48.5% 45.9%
1977 49% 46%
1978 49.4% 46.1%
1979 49.8% 46.2%
1980 50.1% 46.2%
1981 50.3% 46.2%
1982 50.3% 46.2%
1983 50.4% 46.1%
1984 50.4% 46%
1985 50.6% 45.9%
1986 50.7% 45.8%
1987 50.8% 45.7%
1988 50.8% 45.5%
1989 50.6% 45.3%
1990 50.2% 45.2%
1991 49.7% 44.9%
1992 49.1% 44.7%
1993 48.4% 44.5%
1994 47.5% 44.2%
1995 46.6% 44%
1996 45.6% 43.8%
1997 44.7% 43.5%
1998 43.7% 43.2%
1999 42.8% 42.9%
2000 42% 42.6%
2001 41.3% 42.4%
2002 40.6% 42.3%
2003 39.9% 42.2%
2004 39.4% 42%
2005 39.1% 41.9%
2006 38.9% 41.8%
2007 39% 41.6%
2008 39.2% 41.6%
2009 39.4% 41.5%
2010 39.7% 41.6%
2011 39.7% 41.6%
2012 39.4% 41.6%
2013 38.8% 41.6%
2014 38.2% 41.5%
2015 37.5% 41.5%
2016 36.8% 41.4%
2017 36.2% 41.2%
2018 35.7% 41.1%
2019 35.1% 40.9%
2020 34.5% 40.7%
2021 34.4% 40.5%
2022 34.6% 40.2%
2023 34.7% 39.9%
2024 34.5% 39.5%
2025 33.9% 39.2%
2026 33.2% 38.8%
2027 32.6% 38.4%
2028 32% 38.1%
2029 31.4% 37.8%
2030 30.9% 37.5%
2031 30.3% 37.2%
2032 29.7% 36.9%
2033 29.2% 36.6%
2034 28.6% 36.4%
2035 28.1% 36.1%
2036 27.6% 35.9%
2037 27.3% 35.6%
2038 27.3% 35.4%
2039 27.4% 35.2%
2040 27.7% 35%
2041 28% 34.8%
2042 28.3% 34.6%
2043 28.6% 34.4%
2044 28.8% 34.2%
2045 29% 33.9%
2046 29.1% 33.7%
2047 29.1% 33.5%
2048 29% 33.2%
2049 28.8% 33%
2050 28.5% 32.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 34.5% of the population in the Marshall Islands and 39.5% in Togo in 2024, compared to 50.2% and 45.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Marshall Islands and Togo compared.

Natural population change in Marshall Islands vs Togo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.69% in the Marshall Islands and +2.46% in Togo. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Marshall Islands
Togo

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Marshall Islands Togo
1960 452 43,307
1961 469 44,623
1962 488 46,201
1963 509 47,869
1964 536 49,449
1965 566 51,323
1966 603 53,640
1967 636 56,128
1968 685 59,110
1969 747 62,589
1970 819 65,851
1971 877 69,206
1972 913 72,008
1973 954 74,713
1974 1,000 77,347
1975 1,055 79,831
1976 1,109 82,321
1977 1,160 84,572
1978 1,207 86,950
1979 1,250 89,148
1980 1,287 91,445
1981 1,328 94,318
1982 1,375 97,003
1983 1,422 99,817
1984 1,470 102,425
1985 1,511 104,949
1986 1,544 107,957
1987 1,566 110,739
1988 1,575 112,915
1989 1,574 114,432
1990 1,556 116,200
1991 1,540 117,409
1992 1,525 118,876
1993 1,524 119,938
1994 1,524 113,074
1995 1,522 116,314
1996 1,542 119,418
1997 1,564 122,109
1998 1,576 125,392
1999 1,590 129,832
2000 1,592 133,873
2001 1,596 137,808
2002 1,594 141,643
2003 1,600 144,900
2004 1,595 147,574
2005 1,586 154,117
2006 1,556 160,671
2007 1,507 168,144
2008 1,443 173,677
2009 1,365 180,111
2010 1,273 185,294
2011 1,185 186,406
2012 1,097 186,061
2013 1,014 187,309
2014 959 190,667
2015 912 194,768
2016 866 199,364
2017 826 202,307
2018 785 204,942
2019 746 207,608
2020 689 208,663
2021 653 210,613
2022 606 215,090
2023 550 218,093

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Fertility rate

Maternal mortality chart: Marshall Islands vs Togo

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 349 deaths in Togo.

Marshall Islands
Togo
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Marshall Islands Togo
1985 254 668
1986 274 649
1987 282 636
1988 276 628
1989 299 644
1990 311 657
1991 297 676
1992 322 692
1993 320 728
1994 303 688
1995 303 663
1996 292 627
1997 274 600
1998 259 570
1999 250 529
2000 251 496
2001 231 478
2002 223 447
2003 221 431
2004 238 431
2005 234 434
2006 233 453
2007 229 448
2008 226 457
2009 224 471
2010 212 497
2011 209 501
2012 207 506
2013 201 500
2014 199 490
2015 184 470
2016 183 460
2017 179 443
2018 167 435
2019 168 416
2020 178 398
2021 206 397
2022 174 362
2023 155 349

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.82% in the Marshall Islands and 5.83% in Togo. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Marshall Islands
Togo

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Marshall Islands Togo
1960 12.2% 26%
1961 11.6% 25.8%
1962 11% 25.5%
1963 10.5% 25.2%
1964 10.1% 24.9%
1965 9.64% 24.6%
1966 9.25% 24.2%
1967 8.88% 23.8%
1968 8.53% 23.4%
1969 8.19% 23%
1970 7.87% 22.5%
1971 7.58% 22.1%
1972 7.33% 21.6%
1973 7.13% 21.1%
1974 6.97% 20.7%
1975 6.86% 20.2%
1976 6.77% 19.7%
1977 6.69% 19.2%
1978 6.61% 18.8%
1979 6.52% 18.3%
1980 6.42% 17.9%
1981 6.29% 17.5%
1982 6.15% 17.1%
1983 6% 16.7%
1984 5.83% 16.3%
1985 5.66% 16%
1986 5.49% 15.7%
1987 5.31% 15.4%
1988 5.13% 15.2%
1989 4.95% 14.9%
1990 4.76% 14.7%
1991 4.59% 14.5%
1992 4.43% 14.3%
1993 4.29% 14.1%
1994 4.2% 13.9%
1995 4.15% 13.6%
1996 4.14% 13.3%
1997 4.15% 13%
1998 4.19% 12.7%
1999 4.23% 12.3%
2000 4.25% 12%
2001 4.25% 11.6%
2002 4.24% 11.3%
2003 4.21% 10.9%
2004 4.18% 10.6%
2005 4.14% 10.3%
2006 4.1% 9.97%
2007 4.06% 9.69%
2008 4.02% 9.41%
2009 3.97% 9.14%
2010 3.94% 8.87%
2011 3.89% 8.59%
2012 3.82% 8.33%
2013 3.75% 8.07%
2014 3.66% 7.81%
2015 3.57% 7.56%
2016 3.48% 7.32%
2017 3.38% 7.09%
2018 3.29% 6.86%
2019 3.19% 6.63%
2020 3.1% 6.43%
2021 3% 6.22%
2022 2.91% 6.02%
2023 2.82% 5.83%

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