Fertility & birth rates in Marshall Islands and Turkey

Fertility rate in Marshall Islands vs Turkey 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 1.51 in Turkey in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Marshall Islands vs Turkey 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	Turkey
1960	8.08	6.38
1961	8.12	6.42
1962	8.12	6.38
1963	8.12	6.34
1964	8.14	6.29
1965	8.16	6.22
1966	8.2	6.15
1967	8.17	6.06
1968	8.14	5.96
1969	8.11	5.87
1970	8.07	5.78
1971	8.04	5.67
1972	8	5.55
1973	7.95	5.41
1974	7.9	5.24
1975	7.83	5.09
1976	7.76	4.93
1977	7.67	4.78
1978	7.58	4.69
1979	7.47	4.58
1980	7.37	4.45
1981	7.27	4.35
1982	7.18	4.21
1983	7.08	4.06
1984	6.99	3.91
1985	6.87	3.78
1986	6.73	3.66
1987	6.57	3.54
1988	6.38	3.45
1989	6.18	3.34
1990	5.97	3.11
1991	5.76	3
1992	5.55	2.94
1993	5.38	2.92
1994	5.23	2.87
1995	5.09	2.84
1996	5.02	2.78
1997	4.96	2.74
1998	4.87	2.71
1999	4.78	2.63
2000	4.7	2.49
2001	4.58	2.39
2002	4.49	2.27
2003	4.42	2.2
2004	4.34	2.2
2005	4.28	2.2
2006	4.2	2.19
2007	4.09	2.16
2008	3.97	2.15
2009	3.83	2.1
2010	3.67	2.08
2011	3.53	2.05
2012	3.38	2.11
2013	3.25	2.11
2014	3.18	2.19
2015	3.13	2.16
2016	3.09	2.11
2017	3.06	2.08
2018	3.04	2
2019	3.01	1.89
2020	2.99	1.77
2021	2.96	1.71
2022	2.94	1.63
2023	2.92	1.51
2024	2.86	1.51
2025	2.82	1.5
2026	2.77	1.5
2027	2.73	1.5
2028	2.69	1.5
2029	2.65	1.5
2030	2.6	1.5
2031	2.57	1.5
2032	2.53	1.5
2033	2.5	1.5
2034	2.47	1.5
2035	2.44	1.5
2036	2.41	1.5
2037	2.38	1.5
2038	2.36	1.5
2039	2.34	1.5
2040	2.31	1.5
2041	2.29	1.5
2042	2.26	1.5
2043	2.24	1.5
2044	2.23	1.5
2045	2.21	1.5
2046	2.19	1.5
2047	2.17	1.5
2048	2.15	1.5
2049	2.13	1.5
2050	2.11	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Marshall Islands	Turkey
1960	46.1%	42%
1961	46.7%	42.2%
1962	47.1%	42.4%
1963	47.4%	42.5%
1964	47.5%	42.7%
1965	47.5%	42.8%
1966	47.2%	42.8%
1967	46.7%	42.9%
1968	46.1%	42.9%
1969	45.3%	42.8%
1970	45%	42.7%
1971	45.6%	42.5%
1972	46.6%	42.3%
1973	47.3%	42.1%
1974	47.8%	41.8%
1975	48.2%	41.5%
1976	48.5%	41.1%
1977	49%	40.7%
1978	49.4%	40.4%
1979	49.8%	40.1%
1980	50.1%	39.8%
1981	50.3%	39.6%
1982	50.3%	39.3%
1983	50.4%	38.9%
1984	50.4%	38.5%
1985	50.6%	38.1%
1986	50.7%	37.6%
1987	50.8%	37.2%
1988	50.8%	36.7%
1989	50.6%	36.3%
1990	50.2%	35.8%
1991	49.7%	35.3%
1992	49.1%	34.8%
1993	48.4%	34.3%
1994	47.5%	33.8%
1995	46.6%	33.2%
1996	45.6%	32.6%
1997	44.7%	32%
1998	43.7%	31.4%
1999	42.8%	30.8%
2000	42%	30.2%
2001	41.3%	29.7%
2002	40.6%	29.2%
2003	39.9%	28.7%
2004	39.4%	28.3%
2005	39.1%	27.9%
2006	38.9%	27.5%
2007	39%	27.1%
2008	39.2%	26.7%
2009	39.4%	26.3%
2010	39.7%	25.9%
2011	39.7%	25.5%
2012	39.4%	25.1%
2013	38.8%	24.7%
2014	38.2%	24.3%
2015	37.5%	23.9%
2016	36.8%	23.6%
2017	36.2%	23.3%
2018	35.7%	23.1%
2019	35.1%	23%
2020	34.5%	22.8%
2021	34.4%	22.5%
2022	34.6%	22.2%
2023	34.7%	21.8%
2024	34.5%	21.4%
2025	33.9%	21%
2026	33.2%	20.6%
2027	32.6%	20.1%
2028	32%	19.6%
2029	31.4%	19.2%
2030	30.9%	18.7%
2031	30.3%	18.2%
2032	29.7%	17.8%
2033	29.2%	17.4%
2034	28.6%	17.1%
2035	28.1%	16.8%
2036	27.6%	16.5%
2037	27.3%	16.3%
2038	27.3%	16.2%
2039	27.4%	16.1%
2040	27.7%	16%
2041	28%	15.8%
2042	28.3%	15.7%
2043	28.6%	15.6%
2044	28.8%	15.5%
2045	29%	15.4%
2046	29.1%	15.3%
2047	29.1%	15.2%
2048	29%	15.1%
2049	28.8%	15%
2050	28.5%	14.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 34.5% of the population in the Marshall Islands and 21.4% in Turkey in 2024, compared to 50.2% and 35.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Marshall Islands and Turkey compared.

Natural population change in Marshall Islands vs Turkey by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.69% in the Marshall Islands and +0.91% in Turkey. 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	Turkey
1960	452	773,009
1961	469	816,911
1962	488	837,473
1963	509	862,626
1964	536	884,152
1965	566	904,016
1966	603	925,790
1967	636	936,727
1968	685	950,778
1969	747	970,958
1970	819	991,950
1971	877	1,014,165
1972	913	1,023,781
1973	954	1,025,675
1974	1,000	1,020,053
1975	1,055	1,012,904
1976	1,109	1,009,999
1977	1,160	1,023,779
1978	1,207	1,054,863
1979	1,250	1,076,707
1980	1,287	1,090,538
1981	1,328	1,100,082
1982	1,375	1,091,863
1983	1,422	1,095,106
1984	1,470	1,096,529
1985	1,511	1,098,846
1986	1,544	1,102,660
1987	1,566	1,099,042
1988	1,575	1,101,266
1989	1,574	1,094,036
1990	1,556	1,044,467
1991	1,540	1,041,229
1992	1,525	1,039,125
1993	1,524	1,064,168
1994	1,524	1,078,208
1995	1,522	1,090,630
1996	1,542	1,091,827
1997	1,564	1,099,738
1998	1,576	1,103,242
1999	1,590	1,063,312
2000	1,592	1,020,515
2001	1,596	980,560
2002	1,594	922,927
2003	1,600	893,683
2004	1,595	896,025
2005	1,586	898,650
2006	1,556	897,351
2007	1,507	876,626
2008	1,443	868,749
2009	1,365	900,491
2010	1,273	892,334
2011	1,185	875,839
2012	1,097	917,145
2013	1,014	921,386
2014	959	957,055
2015	912	930,799
2016	866	895,841
2017	826	875,408
2018	785	830,353
2019	746	751,472
2020	689	608,708
2021	653	521,713
2022	606	535,373
2023	550	426,630

Maternal mortality chart: Marshall Islands vs Turkey

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 15 deaths in Turkey.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Marshall Islands	Turkey
1985	254	56
1986	274	53
1987	282	50
1988	276	47
1989	299	44
1990	311	42
1991	297	41
1992	322	40
1993	320	39
1994	303	38
1995	303	37
1996	292	36
1997	274	35
1998	259	34
1999	250	34
2000	251	32
2001	231	31
2002	223	30
2003	221	29
2004	238	28
2005	234	27
2006	233	26
2007	229	25
2008	226	24
2009	224	23
2010	212	23
2011	209	23
2012	207	21
2013	201	20
2014	199	20
2015	184	19
2016	183	19
2017	179	18
2018	167	17
2019	168	17
2020	178	19
2021	206	20
2022	174	21
2023	155	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.82% in the Marshall Islands and 1.28% in Turkey. 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	Turkey
1960	12.2%	25.8%
1961	11.6%	25%
1962	11%	24.1%
1963	10.5%	23.3%
1964	10.1%	22.5%
1965	9.64%	21.7%
1966	9.25%	21%
1967	8.88%	20.4%
1968	8.53%	19.7%
1969	8.19%	19.2%
1970	7.87%	18.6%
1971	7.58%	18%
1972	7.33%	17.5%
1973	7.13%	16.9%
1974	6.97%	16.3%
1975	6.86%	15.7%
1976	6.77%	15.1%
1977	6.69%	14.5%
1978	6.61%	13.9%
1979	6.52%	13.3%
1980	6.42%	12.7%
1981	6.29%	12.1%
1982	6.15%	11.5%
1983	6%	10.9%
1984	5.83%	10.3%
1985	5.66%	9.79%
1986	5.49%	9.27%
1987	5.31%	8.77%
1988	5.13%	8.29%
1989	4.95%	7.83%
1990	4.76%	7.38%
1991	4.59%	6.95%
1992	4.43%	6.52%
1993	4.29%	6.11%
1994	4.2%	5.73%
1995	4.15%	5.35%
1996	4.14%	5%
1997	4.15%	4.66%
1998	4.19%	4.33%
1999	4.23%	4.03%
2000	4.25%	3.74%
2001	4.25%	3.47%
2002	4.24%	3.22%
2003	4.21%	2.99%
2004	4.18%	2.77%
2005	4.14%	2.57%
2006	4.1%	2.38%
2007	4.06%	2.21%
2008	4.02%	2.06%
2009	3.97%	1.92%
2010	3.94%	1.79%
2011	3.89%	1.68%
2012	3.82%	1.58%
2013	3.75%	1.49%
2014	3.66%	1.4%
2015	3.57%	1.33%
2016	3.48%	1.26%
2017	3.38%	1.2%
2018	3.29%	1.15%
2019	3.19%	1.1%
2020	3.1%	1.05%
2021	3%	1.01%
2022	2.91%	0.96%
2023	2.82%	1.28%