Guam vs Marshall Islands: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Guam
2.72 children per women
in 2023
Marshall Islands
2.76 children per women
in 2023
Guam rank
63rd
Marshall Islands rank
61st
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Guam
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 2.76 children per women against 2.72 children per women in Guam, a difference of 0.04 children per women.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Guam ranks 63rd and Marshall Islands ranks 61st of 236 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.49 children per women | 6.45 children per women | 0.959 children per women | Marshall Islands |
| 1960s | 4.97 children per women | 6.91 children per women | 1.93 children per women | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 3.53 children per women | 6.84 children per women | 3.31 children per women | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 2.87 children per women | 6.12 children per women | 3.25 children per women | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 2.94 children per women | 4.78 children per women | 1.84 children per women | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 2.72 children per women | 3.94 children per women | 1.22 children per women | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 2.92 children per women | 3.01 children per women | 0.0942 children per women | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 2.77 children per women | 2.78 children per women | 0.0113 children per women | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Guam or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 2.76 children per women against 2.72 children per women in Guam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Guam and Marshall Islands?
- 0.04 children per women, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Marshall Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guam and Marshall Islands rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Guam ranks 63rd and Marshall Islands ranks 61st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).