Guam vs Marshall Islands: Fertility rate: births per woman
Guam
2.78 live births per woman
in 2023
Marshall Islands
2.92 live births per woman
in 2023
Guam rank
63rd
Marshall Islands rank
60th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Guam
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 2.92 live births per woman against 2.78 live births per woman in Guam, a difference of 0.14 live births per woman.
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 60th 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 | 5.88 live births per woman | 7.88 live births per woman | 2 live births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1960s | 5.24 live births per woman | 8.14 live births per woman | 2.89 live births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 3.69 live births per woman | 7.83 live births per woman | 4.13 live births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 2.96 live births per woman | 6.86 live births per woman | 3.9 live births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 3.03 live births per woman | 5.26 live births per woman | 2.24 live births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 2.79 live births per woman | 4.29 live births per woman | 1.5 live births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 2.99 live births per woman | 3.23 live births per woman | 0.2425 live births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 2.84 live births per woman | 2.95 live births per woman | 0.1143 live births per woman | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Guam or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 2.92 live births per woman against 2.78 live births per woman in Guam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Guam and Marshall Islands?
- 0.14 live births per woman, 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: births per woman?
- Guam ranks 63rd and Marshall Islands ranks 60th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: 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
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.