Fertility rate by age group in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Fertility rate by age group was 26.15 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate by age group in Northern Mariana Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Northern Mariana Islands recorded 26.15 for fertility rate by age group in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate by age group in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 110.16 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 26.15, in 2023.
Northern Mariana Islands ranks 122nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate by age group in Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 74.33 | — |
| 1951 | 73.68 | -0.9% |
| 1952 | 73.25 | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 72.99 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 73.19 | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 74.2 | +1.4% |
| 1956 | 75.72 | +2.1% |
| 1957 | 76.14 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 75.36 | -1.0% |
| 1959 | 74.7 | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 74.32 | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 73.44 | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 72.88 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 72.14 | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 70.78 | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 69.92 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 69.29 | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 71.89 | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 100.16 | +39.3% |
| 1969 | 98.18 | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 93.45 | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 91.1 | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 89.48 | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 88.12 | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 86.56 | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 83.99 | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 80.37 | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 76.18 | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 74.85 | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 72.22 | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 63.14 | -12.6% |
| 1981 | 54.33 | -13.9% |
| 1982 | 46.75 | -14.0% |
| 1983 | 42.7 | -8.7% |
| 1984 | 41.84 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 42.5 | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 47.22 | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 55.88 | +18.4% |
| 1988 | 64.69 | +15.8% |
| 1989 | 73.78 | +14.1% |
| 1990 | 89.41 | +21.2% |
| 1991 | 105.78 | +18.3% |
| 1992 | 110.16 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 109.1 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 100.98 | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 97.12 | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 77.39 | -20.3% |
| 1997 | 69.66 | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 65.1 | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 65.35 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 64.23 | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 61.19 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 49.92 | -18.4% |
| 2003 | 44.55 | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 40.67 | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 38 | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 40.2 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 41.91 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 41.19 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 41.28 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 44.9 | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 44.91 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 42.92 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 43.84 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 40.23 | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 36.23 | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 32.2 | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 30.05 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 28.42 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 27.53 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 27.03 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 26.73 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 26.33 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 26.15 | -0.7% |
Northern Mariana Islands compared with similar countries
- Northern Mariana Islands's 26.15 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.54, 3.5× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Northern Mariana Islands's 26.15 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.42, 99% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fertility rate by age group in Northern Mariana Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +39.3% | 71.89 | 100.16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 74.35 | 72.99 | 76.14 | 10 |
| 1960s | 77.3 | 69.29 | 100.16 | 10 |
| 1970s | 83.63 | 72.22 | 93.45 | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.28 | 41.84 | 73.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 89 | 65.1 | 110.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.32 | 38 | 64.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.12 | 27.53 | 44.91 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.56 | 26.15 | 27.03 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
More population data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2755 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -3.68 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2755 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6398 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.592 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.269 (2100)
- Population density 90.51 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1,869 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.269 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.1106 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate by age group in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Fertility rate by age group in Northern Mariana Islands was 26.15 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate by age group recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 110.16 in 1992.
- What is the lowest fertility rate by age group recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.15 in 2023.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for fertility rate by age group?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 122nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate by age group rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate by age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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