Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Micronesia, Federated States of
Micronesia, Federated States of: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 2.63 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.63 children per women
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
68th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.16 children per women
in 1973
All-time low
2.63 children per women
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Micronesia, Federated States of, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
Micronesia, Federated States of recorded 2.63 children per women for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Micronesia, Federated States of peaked at 6.16 children per women in 1973 and was at its lowest, 2.63 children per women, in 2023.
That places Micronesia, Federated States of 68th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Micronesia, Federated States of, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.18 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 5.22 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 5.27 children per women | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 5.31 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 5.34 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 5.38 children per women | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 5.43 children per women | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 5.48 children per women | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 5.53 children per women | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 5.58 children per women | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 5.64 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1961 | 5.67 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 5.69 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 5.71 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 5.77 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 5.8 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 5.86 children per women | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 5.91 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 5.96 children per women | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 6.01 children per women | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 6.08 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 6.1 children per women | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 6.14 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 6.16 children per women | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 6.14 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 6.11 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 6.07 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 6.01 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 5.94 children per women | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 5.85 children per women | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 5.75 children per women | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 5.64 children per women | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 5.53 children per women | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 5.42 children per women | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 5.3 children per women | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 5.18 children per women | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 5.07 children per women | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 4.94 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 4.82 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 4.71 children per women | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 4.59 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 4.48 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 4.38 children per women | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 4.28 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 4.19 children per women | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 4.12 children per women | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 4.07 children per women | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 4.01 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 3.97 children per women | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 3.94 children per women | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 3.9 children per women | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 3.79 children per women | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 3.65 children per women | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 3.52 children per women | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 3.43 children per women | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 3.35 children per women | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 3.28 children per women | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 3.22 children per women | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 3.15 children per women | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 3.11 children per women | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 3.07 children per women | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 3.03 children per women | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 3 children per women | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 2.96 children per women | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.92 children per women | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 2.89 children per women | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 2.85 children per women | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.81 children per women | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.78 children per women | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 2.75 children per women | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.72 children per women | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 2.69 children per women | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.66 children per women | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 2.63 children per women | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.37 children per women | 5.18 children per women | 5.58 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.8 children per women | 5.64 children per women | 6.01 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.06 children per women | 5.85 children per women | 6.16 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.24 children per women | 4.71 children per women | 5.75 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.2 children per women | 3.94 children per women | 4.59 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.44 children per women | 3.11 children per women | 3.9 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9 children per women | 2.75 children per women | 3.07 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.68 children per women | 2.63 children per women | 2.72 children per women | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Micronesia, Federated States of was 2.63 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- The highest recorded value was 6.16 children per women in 1973.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.63 children per women in 2023.
- How does Micronesia, Federated States of rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Micronesia, Federated States of ranks 68th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Micronesia, Federated States of data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).