Israel vs Marshall Islands: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Israel
2.87 births per woman
in 2024
Marshall Islands
2.86 births per woman
in 2024
Israel rank
58th
Marshall Islands rank
59th
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception over time
- Israel
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Israel currently reports 2.87 births per woman against 2.86 births per woman in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Israel ranks 58th 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 | Israel | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.82 births per woman | 8.14 births per woman | 4.31 births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1970s | 3.57 births per woman | 7.83 births per woman | 4.25 births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1980s | 3.07 births per woman | 6.86 births per woman | 3.79 births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 1990s | 2.87 births per woman | 5.26 births per woman | 2.39 births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 2000s | 2.92 births per woman | 4.29 births per woman | 1.37 births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 2010s | 3.06 births per woman | 3.23 births per woman | 0.1765 births per woman | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 2.9 births per woman | 2.93 births per woman | 0.0324 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, Israel or Marshall Islands?
- Israel, at 2.87 births per woman against 2.86 births per woman in Marshall Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception between Israel and Marshall Islands?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Marshall Islands?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Israel and Marshall Islands rank globally for fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- Israel ranks 58th 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) β 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.