Guam vs Marshall Islands: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Guam
2.75 births per woman
in 2024
Marshall Islands
2.86 births per woman
in 2024
Guam rank
60th
Marshall Islands rank
59th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Guam
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 2.86 births per woman against 2.75 births per woman in Guam, a difference of 0.11 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Guam ranks 60th and Marshall Islands ranks 59th of 215 countries.
Marshall Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guam | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.24 births per woman | 8.14 births per woman | 2.89 births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 3.69 births per woman | 7.83 births per woman | 4.13 births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 2.96 births per woman | 6.86 births per woman | 3.9 births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 3.03 births per woman | 5.26 births per woman | 2.24 births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 2.79 births per woman | 4.29 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 2.99 births per woman | 3.23 births per woman | 0.2425 births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 2.82 births per woman | 2.93 births per woman | 0.1146 births per woman | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, Guam or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 2.86 births per woman against 2.75 births per woman in Guam as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Guam and Marshall Islands?
- 0.11 births per woman, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guam and Marshall Islands?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Guam and Marshall Islands rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Guam ranks 60th and Marshall Islands ranks 59th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. 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, in a given year. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.