Fertility & birth rates in Marshall Islands and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate in Marshall Islands vs United Arab Emirates 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 1.2 in the United Arab Emirates in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Marshall Islands vs the United Arab Emirates 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	UAE
1960	8.08	6.5
1961	8.12	6.49
1962	8.12	6.49
1963	8.12	6.5
1964	8.14	6.49
1965	8.16	6.5
1966	8.2	6.5
1967	8.17	6.51
1968	8.14	6.53
1969	8.11	6.52
1970	8.07	6.52
1971	8.04	6.52
1972	8	6.5
1973	7.95	6.46
1974	7.9	6.41
1975	7.83	6.35
1976	7.76	6.29
1977	7.67	6.22
1978	7.58	6.15
1979	7.47	6.06
1980	7.37	5.95
1981	7.27	5.81
1982	7.18	5.66
1983	7.08	5.48
1984	6.99	5.3
1985	6.87	5.13
1986	6.73	5
1987	6.57	4.88
1988	6.38	4.77
1989	6.18	4.65
1990	5.97	4.51
1991	5.76	4.25
1992	5.55	4.09
1993	5.38	3.82
1994	5.23	3.76
1995	5.09	3.28
1996	5.02	3.06
1997	4.96	2.83
1998	4.87	2.77
1999	4.78	2.79
2000	4.7	2.73
2001	4.58	2.62
2002	4.49	2.54
2003	4.42	2.49
2004	4.34	2.38
2005	4.28	2.23
2006	4.2	1.96
2007	4.09	1.79
2008	3.97	1.52
2009	3.83	1.58
2010	3.67	1.57
2011	3.53	1.54
2012	3.38	1.53
2013	3.25	1.53
2014	3.18	1.48
2015	3.13	1.42
2016	3.09	1.37
2017	3.06	1.35
2018	3.04	1.29
2019	3.01	1.25
2020	2.99	1.29
2021	2.96	1.16
2022	2.94	1.15
2023	2.92	1.2
2024	2.86	1.21
2025	2.82	1.21
2026	2.77	1.21
2027	2.73	1.21
2028	2.69	1.22
2029	2.65	1.22
2030	2.6	1.23
2031	2.57	1.23
2032	2.53	1.24
2033	2.5	1.25
2034	2.47	1.25
2035	2.44	1.26
2036	2.41	1.26
2037	2.38	1.27
2038	2.36	1.28
2039	2.34	1.28
2040	2.31	1.28
2041	2.29	1.29
2042	2.26	1.29
2043	2.24	1.3
2044	2.23	1.3
2045	2.21	1.31
2046	2.19	1.31
2047	2.17	1.31
2048	2.15	1.32
2049	2.13	1.32
2050	2.11	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Marshall Islands	UAE
1960	46.1%	37.8%
1961	46.7%	36.7%
1962	47.1%	35.8%
1963	47.4%	35.1%
1964	47.5%	34.5%
1965	47.5%	33.9%
1966	47.2%	33.2%
1967	46.7%	32.1%
1968	46.1%	31.2%
1969	45.3%	30.6%
1970	45%	29.8%
1971	45.6%	29%
1972	46.6%	28.3%
1973	47.3%	27.8%
1974	47.8%	27.4%
1975	48.2%	27.2%
1976	48.5%	26.9%
1977	49%	26.8%
1978	49.4%	26.9%
1979	49.8%	27.1%
1980	50.1%	27.4%
1981	50.3%	28%
1982	50.3%	28.8%
1983	50.4%	29.5%
1984	50.4%	30.2%
1985	50.6%	30.7%
1986	50.7%	31.2%
1987	50.8%	31.2%
1988	50.8%	30.9%
1989	50.6%	30.3%
1990	50.2%	29.6%
1991	49.7%	28.8%
1992	49.1%	28.1%
1993	48.4%	27.4%
1994	47.5%	26.7%
1995	46.6%	25.9%
1996	45.6%	25.2%
1997	44.7%	24.3%
1998	43.7%	23.1%
1999	42.8%	22%
2000	42%	20.8%
2001	41.3%	19.8%
2002	40.6%	18.9%
2003	39.9%	18.3%
2004	39.4%	17.8%
2005	39.1%	17.5%
2006	38.9%	17.2%
2007	39%	17%
2008	39.2%	16.9%
2009	39.4%	16.9%
2010	39.7%	16.9%
2011	39.7%	16.8%
2012	39.4%	16.8%
2013	38.8%	16.8%
2014	38.2%	16.8%
2015	37.5%	16.8%
2016	36.8%	16.8%
2017	36.2%	16.8%
2018	35.7%	16.7%
2019	35.1%	16.6%
2020	34.5%	16.6%
2021	34.4%	16.5%
2022	34.6%	16.5%
2023	34.7%	16.3%
2024	34.5%	16.1%
2025	33.9%	16%
2026	33.2%	15.9%
2027	32.6%	15.9%
2028	32%	15.9%
2029	31.4%	15.9%
2030	30.9%	16%
2031	30.3%	16.1%
2032	29.7%	16.3%
2033	29.2%	16.5%
2034	28.6%	16.7%
2035	28.1%	16.9%
2036	27.6%	17.1%
2037	27.3%	17.3%
2038	27.3%	17.5%
2039	27.4%	17.7%
2040	27.7%	17.9%
2041	28%	18%
2042	28.3%	18.1%
2043	28.6%	18.2%
2044	28.8%	18.3%
2045	29%	18.3%
2046	29.1%	18.3%
2047	29.1%	18.3%
2048	29%	18.3%
2049	28.8%	18.2%
2050	28.5%	18.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 34.5% of the population in the Marshall Islands and 16.1% in the United Arab Emirates in 2024, compared to 50.2% and 29.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Marshall Islands and the United Arab Emirates compared.

Natural population change in Marshall Islands vs United Arab Emirates by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.69% in the Marshall Islands and +0.93% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	452	3,418
1961	469	3,657
1962	488	3,901
1963	509	4,157
1964	536	4,410
1965	566	4,675
1966	603	4,955
1967	636	5,264
1968	685	5,588
1969	747	6,138
1970	819	6,922
1971	877	7,839
1972	913	8,818
1973	954	9,822
1974	1,000	10,835
1975	1,055	11,859
1976	1,109	12,876
1977	1,160	15,787
1978	1,207	18,879
1979	1,250	21,987
1980	1,287	25,005
1981	1,328	27,560
1982	1,375	29,585
1983	1,422	31,480
1984	1,470	33,250
1985	1,511	34,855
1986	1,544	36,829
1987	1,566	37,741
1988	1,575	38,861
1989	1,574	40,148
1990	1,556	41,339
1991	1,540	41,409
1992	1,525	42,119
1993	1,524	41,324
1994	1,524	42,976
1995	1,522	38,685
1996	1,542	37,886
1997	1,564	38,207
1998	1,576	41,176
1999	1,590	46,198
2000	1,592	49,993
2001	1,596	52,789
2002	1,594	55,922
2003	1,600	59,118
2004	1,595	60,344
2005	1,586	60,046
2006	1,556	54,338
2007	1,507	55,048
2008	1,443	55,426
2009	1,365	66,521
2010	1,273	69,907
2011	1,185	73,496
2012	1,097	78,682
2013	1,014	82,977
2014	959	84,277
2015	912	85,044
2016	866	87,028
2017	826	89,382
2018	785	86,840
2019	746	86,296
2020	689	87,871
2021	653	76,802
2022	606	81,758
2023	550	92,698

Maternal mortality chart: Marshall Islands vs United Arab Emirates

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 3 deaths in the United Arab Emirates.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Marshall Islands	UAE
1985	254	19
1986	274	19
1987	282	19
1988	276	19
1989	299	19
1990	311	19
1991	297	19
1992	322	19
1993	320	19
1994	303	19
1995	303	18
1996	292	16
1997	274	14
1998	259	12
1999	250	10
2000	251	8
2001	231	7
2002	223	5
2003	221	5
2004	238	4
2005	234	4
2006	233	3
2007	229	3
2008	226	3
2009	224	3
2010	212	3
2011	209	4
2012	207	4
2013	201	4
2014	199	3
2015	184	3
2016	183	3
2017	179	3
2018	167	3
2019	168	3
2020	178	6
2021	206	6
2022	174	2
2023	155	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.82% in the Marshall Islands and 0.5% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	12.2%	20.1%
1961	11.6%	19%
1962	11%	18%
1963	10.5%	16.9%
1964	10.1%	15.8%
1965	9.64%	14.8%
1966	9.25%	13.7%
1967	8.88%	12.6%
1968	8.53%	11.6%
1969	8.19%	10.6%
1970	7.87%	9.62%
1971	7.58%	8.72%
1972	7.33%	7.89%
1973	7.13%	7.12%
1974	6.97%	6.43%
1975	6.86%	5.8%
1976	6.77%	5.23%
1977	6.69%	4.7%
1978	6.61%	4.22%
1979	6.52%	3.78%
1980	6.42%	3.4%
1981	6.29%	3.06%
1982	6.15%	2.77%
1983	6%	2.52%
1984	5.83%	2.31%
1985	5.66%	2.12%
1986	5.49%	1.97%
1987	5.31%	1.83%
1988	5.13%	1.71%
1989	4.95%	1.61%
1990	4.76%	1.51%
1991	4.59%	1.43%
1992	4.43%	1.37%
1993	4.29%	1.31%
1994	4.2%	1.26%
1995	4.15%	1.21%
1996	4.14%	1.18%
1997	4.15%	1.15%
1998	4.19%	1.12%
1999	4.23%	1.09%
2000	4.25%	1.07%
2001	4.25%	1.05%
2002	4.24%	1.03%
2003	4.21%	1.01%
2004	4.18%	1%
2005	4.14%	0.98%
2006	4.1%	0.96%
2007	4.06%	0.94%
2008	4.02%	0.92%
2009	3.97%	0.9%
2010	3.94%	0.88%
2011	3.89%	0.86%
2012	3.82%	0.84%
2013	3.75%	0.82%
2014	3.66%	0.79%
2015	3.57%	0.77%
2016	3.48%	0.73%
2017	3.38%	0.7%
2018	3.29%	0.67%
2019	3.19%	0.63%
2020	3.1%	0.6%
2021	3%	0.56%
2022	2.91%	0.53%
2023	2.82%	0.5%