Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 2.92 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.92
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
59th
of 229 countries
All-time high
8.2
in 1966
All-time low
2.92
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Marshall Islands, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Marshall Islands is 2.92, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Marshall Islands peaked at 8.2 in 1966 and was at its lowest, 2.92, in 2023.
Marshall Islands ranks 59th of 229 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 vs the share living in extreme poverty in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 7.76 | — |
| 1951 | 7.76 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 7.8 | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 7.83 | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 7.88 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 7.91 | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 7.92 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 7.95 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 7.98 | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 8.02 | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 8.08 | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 8.12 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 8.12 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 8.12 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 8.14 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 8.16 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 8.2 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 8.17 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 8.14 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 8.11 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 8.07 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 8.04 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 8 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 7.95 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 7.9 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 7.83 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 7.76 | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 7.67 | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 7.58 | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 7.47 | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 7.37 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 7.27 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 7.18 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 7.08 | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 6.99 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 6.87 | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 6.73 | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 6.57 | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 6.38 | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 6.18 | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 5.97 | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 5.76 | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 5.55 | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 5.38 | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 5.23 | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 5.09 | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 5.02 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 4.96 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 4.87 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 4.78 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 4.7 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 4.58 | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 4.49 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 4.42 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 4.34 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 4.28 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 4.2 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 4.09 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 3.97 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 3.83 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 3.67 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 3.53 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 3.38 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 3.25 | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 3.18 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 3.13 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 3.09 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 3.06 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 3.04 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 3.01 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.99 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.96 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 2.94 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 2.92 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.88 | 7.76 | 8.02 | 10 |
| 1960s | 8.14 | 8.08 | 8.2 | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.83 | 7.47 | 8.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.86 | 6.18 | 7.37 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.26 | 4.78 | 5.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.29 | 3.83 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.23 | 3.01 | 3.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.95 | 2.92 | 2.99 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 56 Papua New Guinea 3.1 compare
- 57 Tajikistan 3.07 compare
- 58 Kazakhstan 3.01 compare
- 60 Israel 2.83 compare
- 61 Kyrgyzstan 2.8 compare
- 62 Guam 2.78 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Marshall Islands
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 22.52 (2008)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 22.52 (2008)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2008)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2008)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1483 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1483 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1592 (2023)
- Population living in slums 2.4% (2022)
- Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 9.42 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Marshall Islands?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Marshall Islands was 2.92 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2 in 1966.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.92 in 2023.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Marshall Islands ranks 59th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Marshall Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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