Kiribati vs Marshall Islands: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Kiribati
2.91 children per women
in 2023
Marshall Islands
2.76 children per women
in 2023
Kiribati rank
58th
Marshall Islands rank
61st
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 2.91 children per women against 2.76 children per women in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.15 children per women.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Marshall Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Kiribati ranks 58th and Marshall Islands ranks 61st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Marshall Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.52 children per women | 6.45 children per women | 1.93 children per women | Marshall Islands |
| 1960s | 4.84 children per women | 6.91 children per women | 2.07 children per women | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 4.28 children per women | 6.84 children per women | 2.56 children per women | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 4.17 children per women | 6.12 children per women | 1.95 children per women | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 3.95 children per women | 4.78 children per women | 0.8292 children per women | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 3.49 children per women | 3.94 children per women | 0.4467 children per women | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 3.24 children per women | 3.01 children per women | 0.2285 children per women | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 2.95 children per women | 2.78 children per women | 0.1642 children per women | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Kiribati or Marshall Islands?
- Kiribati, at 2.91 children per women against 2.76 children per women in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Kiribati and Marshall Islands?
- 0.15 children per women, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Marshall Islands?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Kiribati and Marshall Islands rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Kiribati ranks 58th 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).