Fertility & birth rates in Marshall Islands and Uruguay

Fertility rate in Marshall Islands vs Uruguay 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 1.41 in Uruguay in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check the Marshall Islands vs Uruguay 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	Uruguay
1960	8.08	2.83
1961	8.12	2.85
1962	8.12	2.87
1963	8.12	2.88
1964	8.14	2.86
1965	8.16	2.84
1966	8.2	2.82
1967	8.17	2.78
1968	8.14	2.77
1969	8.11	2.77
1970	8.07	2.77
1971	8.04	2.77
1972	8	2.78
1973	7.95	2.86
1974	7.9	2.96
1975	7.83	3.02
1976	7.76	3.01
1977	7.67	2.9
1978	7.58	2.83
1979	7.47	2.71
1980	7.37	2.59
1981	7.27	2.53
1982	7.18	2.51
1983	7.08	2.49
1984	6.99	2.47
1985	6.87	2.47
1986	6.73	2.47
1987	6.57	2.49
1988	6.38	2.5
1989	6.18	2.5
1990	5.97	2.48
1991	5.76	2.45
1992	5.55	2.43
1993	5.38	2.41
1994	5.23	2.42
1995	5.09	2.4
1996	5.02	2.36
1997	4.96	2.33
1998	4.87	2.27
1999	4.78	2.25
2000	4.7	2.2
2001	4.58	2.16
2002	4.49	2.16
2003	4.42	2.12
2004	4.34	2.09
2005	4.28	2.1
2006	4.2	2.07
2007	4.09	2.05
2008	3.97	2.03
2009	3.83	2.02
2010	3.67	2.01
2011	3.53	1.99
2012	3.38	2.01
2013	3.25	2.03
2014	3.18	2.03
2015	3.13	2.04
2016	3.09	1.97
2017	3.06	1.82
2018	3.04	1.68
2019	3.01	1.57
2020	2.99	1.5
2021	2.96	1.45
2022	2.94	1.43
2023	2.92	1.41
2024	2.86	1.4
2025	2.82	1.39
2026	2.77	1.38
2027	2.73	1.38
2028	2.69	1.38
2029	2.65	1.38
2030	2.6	1.38
2031	2.57	1.39
2032	2.53	1.39
2033	2.5	1.39
2034	2.47	1.39
2035	2.44	1.4
2036	2.41	1.4
2037	2.38	1.4
2038	2.36	1.4
2039	2.34	1.41
2040	2.31	1.41
2041	2.29	1.41
2042	2.26	1.42
2043	2.24	1.42
2044	2.23	1.42
2045	2.21	1.42
2046	2.19	1.42
2047	2.17	1.43
2048	2.15	1.43
2049	2.13	1.43
2050	2.11	1.44

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Marshall Islands	Uruguay
1960	46.1%	27.6%
1961	46.7%	27.6%
1962	47.1%	27.7%
1963	47.4%	27.8%
1964	47.5%	27.9%
1965	47.5%	27.9%
1966	47.2%	28%
1967	46.7%	28%
1968	46.1%	27.9%
1969	45.3%	27.8%
1970	45%	27.8%
1971	45.6%	27.7%
1972	46.6%	27.5%
1973	47.3%	27.4%
1974	47.8%	27.4%
1975	48.2%	27.4%
1976	48.5%	27.4%
1977	49%	27.3%
1978	49.4%	27.3%
1979	49.8%	27.2%
1980	50.1%	27%
1981	50.3%	26.9%
1982	50.3%	26.7%
1983	50.4%	26.6%
1984	50.4%	26.5%
1985	50.6%	26.4%
1986	50.7%	26.2%
1987	50.8%	26.1%
1988	50.8%	26%
1989	50.6%	25.8%
1990	50.2%	25.6%
1991	49.7%	25.3%
1992	49.1%	25.1%
1993	48.4%	24.9%
1994	47.5%	24.7%
1995	46.6%	24.7%
1996	45.6%	24.6%
1997	44.7%	24.6%
1998	43.7%	24.5%
1999	42.8%	24.5%
2000	42%	24.4%
2001	41.3%	24.2%
2002	40.6%	24.1%
2003	39.9%	23.9%
2004	39.4%	23.7%
2005	39.1%	23.5%
2006	38.9%	23.3%
2007	39%	23.1%
2008	39.2%	22.8%
2009	39.4%	22.6%
2010	39.7%	22.3%
2011	39.7%	22%
2012	39.4%	21.7%
2013	38.8%	21.5%
2014	38.2%	21.3%
2015	37.5%	21.1%
2016	36.8%	21%
2017	36.2%	20.8%
2018	35.7%	20.5%
2019	35.1%	20.2%
2020	34.5%	19.8%
2021	34.4%	19.4%
2022	34.6%	19.1%
2023	34.7%	18.7%
2024	34.5%	18.3%
2025	33.9%	17.9%
2026	33.2%	17.5%
2027	32.6%	17.1%
2028	32%	16.7%
2029	31.4%	16.3%
2030	30.9%	15.8%
2031	30.3%	15.4%
2032	29.7%	15.1%
2033	29.2%	14.8%
2034	28.6%	14.7%
2035	28.1%	14.6%
2036	27.6%	14.5%
2037	27.3%	14.5%
2038	27.3%	14.4%
2039	27.4%	14.4%
2040	27.7%	14.3%
2041	28%	14.3%
2042	28.3%	14.3%
2043	28.6%	14.2%
2044	28.8%	14.1%
2045	29%	14.1%
2046	29.1%	14%
2047	29.1%	13.9%
2048	29%	13.8%
2049	28.8%	13.7%
2050	28.5%	13.6%

Children aged 0-14 make up 34.5% of the population in the Marshall Islands and 18.3% in Uruguay in 2024, compared to 50.2% and 25.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of the Marshall Islands and Uruguay compared.

Natural population change in Marshall Islands vs Uruguay by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.69% in the Marshall Islands and +0.19% in Uruguay. 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	Uruguay
1960	452	30,438
1961	469	30,975
1962	488	31,441
1963	509	31,824
1964	536	31,340
1965	566	30,807
1966	603	30,293
1967	636	29,514
1968	685	29,103
1969	747	28,805
1970	819	28,737
1971	877	28,584
1972	913	28,896
1973	954	30,213
1974	1,000	32,221
1975	1,055	33,393
1976	1,109	33,199
1977	1,160	31,321
1978	1,207	30,076
1979	1,250	27,456
1980	1,287	25,451
1981	1,328	24,968
1982	1,375	25,224
1983	1,422	24,146
1984	1,470	23,684
1985	1,511	23,988
1986	1,544	24,505
1987	1,566	24,469
1988	1,575	25,071
1989	1,574	25,322
1990	1,556	25,699
1991	1,540	25,422
1992	1,525	24,847
1993	1,524	24,212
1994	1,524	24,637
1995	1,522	24,872
1996	1,542	24,635
1997	1,564	23,737
1998	1,576	22,114
1999	1,590	21,844
2000	1,592	21,060
2001	1,596	20,729
2002	1,594	20,073
2003	1,600	18,628
2004	1,595	18,067
2005	1,586	18,926
2006	1,556	17,783
2007	1,507	17,422
2008	1,443	16,838
2009	1,365	16,947
2010	1,273	16,231
2011	1,185	14,934
2012	1,097	15,520
2013	1,014	16,318
2014	959	16,238
2015	912	16,194
2016	866	14,008
2017	826	10,907
2018	785	7,322
2019	746	3,873
2020	689	4,048
2021	653	-5,621
2022	606	-2,964
2023	550	298

Maternal mortality chart: Marshall Islands vs Uruguay

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 Uruguay.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Marshall Islands	Uruguay
1985	254	41
1986	274	41
1987	282	41
1988	276	39
1989	299	36
1990	311	35
1991	297	33
1992	322	33
1993	320	31
1994	303	30
1995	303	29
1996	292	28
1997	274	27
1998	259	25
1999	250	24
2000	251	23
2001	231	24
2002	223	23
2003	221	23
2004	238	21
2005	234	20
2006	233	20
2007	229	19
2008	226	19
2009	224	18
2010	212	17
2011	209	17
2012	207	16
2013	201	16
2014	199	16
2015	184	16
2016	183	16
2017	179	16
2018	167	16
2019	168	16
2020	178	20
2021	206	49
2022	174	20
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 0.67% in Uruguay. 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	Uruguay
1960	12.2%	6.33%
1961	11.6%	6.21%
1962	11%	6.06%
1963	10.5%	5.93%
1964	10.1%	5.83%
1965	9.64%	5.77%
1966	9.25%	5.74%
1967	8.88%	5.7%
1968	8.53%	5.64%
1969	8.19%	5.53%
1970	7.87%	5.4%
1971	7.58%	5.33%
1972	7.33%	5.34%
1973	7.13%	5.39%
1974	6.97%	5.46%
1975	6.86%	5.49%
1976	6.77%	5.41%
1977	6.69%	5.18%
1978	6.61%	4.83%
1979	6.52%	4.41%
1980	6.42%	3.98%
1981	6.29%	3.6%
1982	6.15%	3.31%
1983	6%	3.1%
1984	5.83%	2.95%
1985	5.66%	2.84%
1986	5.49%	2.74%
1987	5.31%	2.62%
1988	5.13%	2.51%
1989	4.95%	2.42%
1990	4.76%	2.37%
1991	4.59%	2.32%
1992	4.43%	2.29%
1993	4.29%	2.25%
1994	4.2%	2.19%
1995	4.15%	2.12%
1996	4.14%	2.03%
1997	4.15%	1.93%
1998	4.19%	1.84%
1999	4.23%	1.76%
2000	4.25%	1.7%
2001	4.25%	1.66%
2002	4.24%	1.62%
2003	4.21%	1.58%
2004	4.18%	1.52%
2005	4.14%	1.44%
2006	4.1%	1.35%
2007	4.06%	1.27%
2008	4.02%	1.19%
2009	3.97%	1.13%
2010	3.94%	1.08%
2011	3.89%	1.04%
2012	3.82%	1%
2013	3.75%	0.97%
2014	3.66%	0.93%
2015	3.57%	0.89%
2016	3.48%	0.85%
2017	3.38%	0.81%
2018	3.29%	0.77%
2019	3.19%	0.74%
2020	3.1%	0.71%
2021	3%	0.7%
2022	2.91%	0.68%
2023	2.82%	0.67%