Marshall Islands vs Papua New Guinea: Fertility rate, total
Marshall Islands
2.92 births per woman
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
3.1 births per woman
in 2023
Marshall Islands rank
58th
Papua New Guinea rank
55th
Fertility rate, total over time
- Marshall Islands
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.1 births per woman against 2.92 births per woman in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.18 births per woman.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Marshall Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Marshall Islands ranks 58th and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 215 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Marshall Islands | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.83 births per woman | 6.07 births per woman | 1.76 births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 6.86 births per woman | 5.48 births per woman | 1.38 births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 5.26 births per woman | 4.86 births per woman | 0.4049 births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 4.29 births per woman | 4.25 births per woman | 0.0426 births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 3.23 births per woman | 3.59 births per woman | 0.3598 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 2.95 births per woman | 3.19 births per woman | 0.2363 births per woman | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Marshall Islands or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.1 births per woman against 2.92 births per woman in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.18 births per woman, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Marshall Islands ranks 58th and Papua New Guinea ranks 55th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release