Birth rate in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Birth rate was 22.3 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
22.3 births per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
62nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
45.6 births per 1,000 people
in 1950
All-time low
22.3 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Birth rate in Micronesia (country), 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Micronesia (country) recorded 22.3 births per 1,000 people for birth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Micronesia (country) peaked at 45.6 births per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 22.3 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Micronesia (country) ranks 62nd 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.
Birth rate in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | births per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 45.6 births per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 45.48 births per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 45.4 births per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 45.18 births per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 45.02 births per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 44.83 births per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 44.74 births per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 44.65 births per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 44.53 births per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 44.43 births per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 44.28 births per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1961 | 44.02 births per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 43.71 births per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 43.51 births per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 43.4 births per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 43.2 births per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 43.25 births per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 43.35 births per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 43.37 births per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 43.5 births per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 43.77 births per 1,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 43.91 births per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 43.76 births per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 43.57 births per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 43.22 births per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 42.99 births per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 43.19 births per 1,000 people | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 43.28 births per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 43.14 births per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 42.72 births per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 42.01 births per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 41.37 births per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 40.77 births per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 40.14 births per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 39.42 births per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 38.75 births per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 38.1 births per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 37.4 births per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 36.87 births per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 35.94 births per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 35.09 births per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 34.33 births per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 33.6 births per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 33.04 births per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 32.49 births per 1,000 people | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 32.27 births per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 32.28 births per 1,000 people | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 32.2 births per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 32.18 births per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 32.2 births per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 32.15 births per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 31.45 births per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 30.47 births per 1,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 29.59 births per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 28.97 births per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 28.39 births per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 27.76 births per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 27.09 births per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 26.41 births per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 25.82 births per 1,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 25.21 births per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 24.74 births per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 24.37 births per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 24.03 births per 1,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 23.78 births per 1,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 23.57 births per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 23.35 births per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 23.17 births per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 23.06 births per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 22.89 births per 1,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 22.69 births per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 22.69 births per 1,000 people | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 22.51 births per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 22.3 births per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 22.3 births per 1,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.97 births per 1,000 people, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 22.3 births per 1,000 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.94 births per 1,000 people, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.99 births per 1,000 people | 44.43 births per 1,000 people | 45.6 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 43.56 births per 1,000 people | 43.2 births per 1,000 people | 44.28 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.35 births per 1,000 people | 42.72 births per 1,000 people | 43.91 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.08 births per 1,000 people | 35.94 births per 1,000 people | 42.01 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.97 births per 1,000 people | 32.18 births per 1,000 people | 35.09 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.81 births per 1,000 people | 25.82 births per 1,000 people | 32.15 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.82 births per 1,000 people | 22.89 births per 1,000 people | 25.21 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.55 births per 1,000 people | 22.3 births per 1,000 people | 22.69 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
More population data for Micronesia (country)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2514 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.266 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2514 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.8705 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.7432 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population density 183.08 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 7,078 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 0.5726 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate in Micronesia (country)?
- Birth rate in Micronesia (country) was 22.3 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6 births per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for birth rate?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 62nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.