Fertility & birth rates in Marshall Islands and United States

Fertility rate in Marshall Islands vs United States 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 1.62 in the United States in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Marshall Islands vs the United States 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	United States
1960	8.08	3.65
1961	8.12	3.62
1962	8.12	3.46
1963	8.12	3.32
1964	8.14	3.19
1965	8.16	2.91
1966	8.2	2.72
1967	8.17	2.56
1968	8.14	2.46
1969	8.11	2.46
1970	8.07	2.48
1971	8.04	2.27
1972	8	2.01
1973	7.95	1.88
1974	7.9	1.84
1975	7.83	1.77
1976	7.76	1.74
1977	7.67	1.79
1978	7.58	1.76
1979	7.47	1.81
1980	7.37	1.84
1981	7.27	1.81
1982	7.18	1.83
1983	7.08	1.8
1984	6.99	1.81
1985	6.87	1.84
1986	6.73	1.84
1987	6.57	1.87
1988	6.38	1.93
1989	6.18	2.01
1990	5.97	2.08
1991	5.76	2.06
1992	5.55	2.05
1993	5.38	2.02
1994	5.23	2
1995	5.09	1.98
1996	5.02	1.98
1997	4.96	1.97
1998	4.87	2
1999	4.78	2.01
2000	4.7	2.06
2001	4.58	2.03
2002	4.49	2.02
2003	4.42	2.05
2004	4.34	2.05
2005	4.28	2.06
2006	4.2	2.11
2007	4.09	2.12
2008	3.97	2.07
2009	3.83	2
2010	3.67	1.93
2011	3.53	1.89
2012	3.38	1.88
2013	3.25	1.86
2014	3.18	1.86
2015	3.13	1.84
2016	3.09	1.82
2017	3.06	1.77
2018	3.04	1.73
2019	3.01	1.71
2020	2.99	1.64
2021	2.96	1.66
2022	2.94	1.66
2023	2.92	1.62
2024	2.86	1.62
2025	2.82	1.62
2026	2.77	1.62
2027	2.73	1.62
2028	2.69	1.62
2029	2.65	1.62
2030	2.6	1.62
2031	2.57	1.62
2032	2.53	1.62
2033	2.5	1.63
2034	2.47	1.62
2035	2.44	1.63
2036	2.41	1.63
2037	2.38	1.63
2038	2.36	1.63
2039	2.34	1.63
2040	2.31	1.63
2041	2.29	1.63
2042	2.26	1.63
2043	2.24	1.63
2044	2.23	1.63
2045	2.21	1.64
2046	2.19	1.64
2047	2.17	1.63
2048	2.15	1.64
2049	2.13	1.63
2050	2.11	1.64

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Marshall Islands	United States
1960	46.1%	31.3%
1961	46.7%	31.4%
1962	47.1%	31.3%
1963	47.4%	31.1%
1964	47.5%	30.9%
1965	47.5%	30.7%
1966	47.2%	30.4%
1967	46.7%	30%
1968	46.1%	29.5%
1969	45.3%	29%
1970	45%	28.6%
1971	45.6%	28%
1972	46.6%	27.4%
1973	47.3%	26.6%
1974	47.8%	25.9%
1975	48.2%	25.2%
1976	48.5%	24.4%
1977	49%	23.8%
1978	49.4%	23.2%
1979	49.8%	22.8%
1980	50.1%	22.4%
1981	50.3%	22.1%
1982	50.3%	22%
1983	50.4%	21.8%
1984	50.4%	21.7%
1985	50.6%	21.5%
1986	50.7%	21.3%
1987	50.8%	21.3%
1988	50.8%	21.3%
1989	50.6%	21.5%
1990	50.2%	21.6%
1991	49.7%	21.7%
1992	49.1%	21.8%
1993	48.4%	21.9%
1994	47.5%	21.9%
1995	46.6%	21.8%
1996	45.6%	21.7%
1997	44.7%	21.5%
1998	43.7%	21.4%
1999	42.8%	21.3%
2000	42%	21.2%
2001	41.3%	21%
2002	40.6%	20.9%
2003	39.9%	20.7%
2004	39.4%	20.5%
2005	39.1%	20.3%
2006	38.9%	20.2%
2007	39%	20%
2008	39.2%	19.9%
2009	39.4%	19.8%
2010	39.7%	19.7%
2011	39.7%	19.6%
2012	39.4%	19.5%
2013	38.8%	19.4%
2014	38.2%	19.3%
2015	37.5%	19.2%
2016	36.8%	19.1%
2017	36.2%	18.9%
2018	35.7%	18.8%
2019	35.1%	18.6%
2020	34.5%	18.4%
2021	34.4%	18.1%
2022	34.6%	17.9%
2023	34.7%	17.6%
2024	34.5%	17.3%
2025	33.9%	17.1%
2026	33.2%	16.9%
2027	32.6%	16.7%
2028	32%	16.6%
2029	31.4%	16.4%
2030	30.9%	16.3%
2031	30.3%	16.1%
2032	29.7%	16%
2033	29.2%	16%
2034	28.6%	15.9%
2035	28.1%	15.9%
2036	27.6%	15.9%
2037	27.3%	15.9%
2038	27.3%	15.9%
2039	27.4%	15.9%
2040	27.7%	15.9%
2041	28%	16%
2042	28.3%	16%
2043	28.6%	16%
2044	28.8%	16%
2045	29%	16%
2046	29.1%	16%
2047	29.1%	16%
2048	29%	16%
2049	28.8%	15.9%
2050	28.5%	15.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 34.5% of the population in the Marshall Islands and 17.3% in the United States in 2024, compared to 50.2% and 21.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Marshall Islands and the United States compared.

Natural population change in Marshall Islands vs United States by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.69% in the Marshall Islands and +0.25% in the United States. 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	United States
1960	452	2,565,530
1961	469	2,571,681
1962	488	2,406,337
1963	509	2,289,826
1964	536	2,245,099
1965	566	1,943,030
1966	603	1,749,387
1967	636	1,669,181
1968	685	1,565,507
1969	747	1,702,487
1970	819	1,824,965
1971	877	1,640,519
1972	913	1,301,355
1973	954	1,165,499
1974	1,000	1,218,968
1975	1,055	1,252,644
1976	1,109	1,264,604
1977	1,160	1,431,556
1978	1,207	1,402,283
1979	1,250	1,597,894
1980	1,287	1,608,450
1981	1,328	1,652,153
1982	1,375	1,714,317
1983	1,422	1,636,544
1984	1,470	1,627,192
1985	1,511	1,689,258
1986	1,544	1,656,917
1987	1,566	1,720,252
1988	1,575	1,735,943
1989	1,574	1,875,826
1990	1,556	2,026,068
1991	1,540	1,926,543
1992	1,525	1,875,328
1993	1,524	1,717,685
1994	1,524	1,633,302
1995	1,522	1,546,031
1996	1,542	1,510,137
1997	1,564	1,501,014
1998	1,576	1,573,857
1999	1,590	1,564,050
2000	1,592	1,664,758
2001	1,596	1,595,826
2002	1,594	1,581,938
2003	1,600	1,653,615
2004	1,595	1,698,271
2005	1,586	1,684,445
2006	1,556	1,849,955
2007	1,507	1,897,757
2008	1,443	1,794,154
2009	1,365	1,717,920
2010	1,273	1,548,182
2011	1,185	1,441,697
2012	1,097	1,411,822
2013	1,014	1,322,711
2014	959	1,357,281
2015	912	1,270,126
2016	866	1,197,627
2017	826	1,028,037
2018	785	955,022
2019	746	887,476
2020	689	208,862
2021	653	199,137
2022	606	399,926
2023	550	502,372

Maternal mortality chart: Marshall Islands vs United States

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 17 deaths in the United States.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Marshall Islands	United States
1985	254	11
1986	274	11
1987	282	11
1988	276	12
1989	299	12
1990	311	12
1991	297	12
1992	322	11
1993	320	12
1994	303	11
1995	303	12
1996	292	11
1997	274	11
1998	259	11
1999	250	12
2000	251	12
2001	231	13
2002	223	13
2003	221	13
2004	238	13
2005	234	13
2006	233	13
2007	229	13
2008	226	14
2009	224	15
2010	212	15
2011	209	15
2012	207	16
2013	201	16
2014	199	17
2015	184	17
2016	183	18
2017	179	18
2018	167	18
2019	168	18
2020	178	22
2021	206	31
2022	174	20
2023	155	17

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.82% in the Marshall Islands and 0.65% in the United States. 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	United States
1960	12.2%	3.01%
1961	11.6%	2.95%
1962	11%	2.89%
1963	10.5%	2.83%
1964	10.1%	2.77%
1965	9.64%	2.71%
1966	9.25%	2.64%
1967	8.88%	2.57%
1968	8.53%	2.49%
1969	8.19%	2.41%
1970	7.87%	2.32%
1971	7.58%	2.24%
1972	7.33%	2.15%
1973	7.13%	2.06%
1974	6.97%	1.97%
1975	6.86%	1.88%
1976	6.77%	1.79%
1977	6.69%	1.71%
1978	6.61%	1.63%
1979	6.52%	1.56%
1980	6.42%	1.5%
1981	6.29%	1.44%
1982	6.15%	1.39%
1983	6%	1.34%
1984	5.83%	1.3%
1985	5.66%	1.27%
1986	5.49%	1.24%
1987	5.31%	1.21%
1988	5.13%	1.19%
1989	4.95%	1.16%
1990	4.76%	1.12%
1991	4.59%	1.09%
1992	4.43%	1.05%
1993	4.29%	1.01%
1994	4.2%	0.98%
1995	4.15%	0.95%
1996	4.14%	0.92%
1997	4.15%	0.89%
1998	4.19%	0.87%
1999	4.23%	0.86%
2000	4.25%	0.84%
2001	4.25%	0.83%
2002	4.24%	0.82%
2003	4.21%	0.81%
2004	4.18%	0.81%
2005	4.14%	0.8%
2006	4.1%	0.79%
2007	4.06%	0.77%
2008	4.02%	0.76%
2009	3.97%	0.75%
2010	3.94%	0.73%
2011	3.89%	0.72%
2012	3.82%	0.7%
2013	3.75%	0.69%
2014	3.66%	0.68%
2015	3.57%	0.68%
2016	3.48%	0.67%
2017	3.38%	0.66%
2018	3.29%	0.65%
2019	3.19%	0.65%
2020	3.1%	0.65%
2021	3%	0.65%
2022	2.91%	0.65%
2023	2.82%	0.65%