Which has higher number of births, Greenland or Marshall Islands?

Marshall Islands, at 821 births against 789 births in Greenland as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of births between Greenland and Marshall Islands?

32 births, with Marshall Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Marshall Islands?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Greenland vs Marshall Islands: Number of births

Greenland

789 births

in 2023

Marshall Islands

821 births

in 2023

Greenland rank

204th

Marshall Islands rank

203rd

Number of births over time

Greenland
Marshall Islands

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 821 births against 789 births in Greenland, a difference of 32 births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Greenland ahead.

Greenland ranks 204th and Marshall Islands ranks 203rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 2 and Marshall Islands in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greenland	Marshall Islands	Difference	Ahead
1950s	1,172 births	634.9 births	537.2 births	Greenland
1960s	1,527 births	815.3 births	712.1 births	Greenland
1970s	931.4 births	1,306 births	374.8 births	Marshall Islands
1980s	1,095 births	1,774 births	678.5 births	Marshall Islands
1990s	1,122 births	1,884 births	761.9 births	Marshall Islands
2000s	886.6 births	1,886 births	999 births	Marshall Islands
2010s	833.4 births	1,285 births	451.2 births	Marshall Islands
2020s	808.5 births	915.5 births	107 births	Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of births, Greenland or Marshall Islands?: Marshall Islands, at 821 births against 789 births in Greenland as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of births between Greenland and Marshall Islands?: 32 births, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and Marshall Islands?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Greenland and Marshall Islands rank globally for number of births?: Greenland ranks 204th and Marshall Islands ranks 203rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of births. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of births
Unit: births
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year.