Live births in Marshall Islands

Live births in the Marshall Islands was 821 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 6.8% from 2022. That is the 203rd highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count821 Estimated
Change on 2022-6.8%
Rank203rd of 236Countries ranked
Series high1,9412003
Series low6051950
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Live births in Marshall Islands, 1950 to 2023

5001,0001,5002,00019501961197219831994200520231950: 605 count1951: 606 count1952: 613 count1953: 620 count1954: 630 count1955: 640 count1956: 647 count1957: 656 count1958: 661 count1959: 671 count1960: 689 count1961: 708 count1962: 727 count1963: 750 count1964: 779 count1965: 812 count1966: 852 count1967: 890 count1968: 941 count1969: 1,005 count1970: 1,074 count1971: 1,133 count1972: 1,174 count1973: 1,221 count1974: 1,273 count1975: 1,332 count1976: 1,388 count1977: 1,441 count1978: 1,491 count1979: 1,535 count1980: 1,574 count1981: 1,618 count1982: 1,670 count1983: 1,723 count1984: 1,775 count1985: 1,820 count1986: 1,859 count1987: 1,888 count1988: 1,904 count1989: 1,908 count1990: 1,893 count1991: 1,879 count1992: 1,866 count1993: 1,864 count1994: 1,863 count1995: 1,860 count1996: 1,878 count1997: 1,899 count1998: 1,910 count1999: 1,924 count2000: 1,935 count2001: 1,934 count2002: 1,934 count2003: 1,941 count2004: 1,938 count2005: 1,930 count2006: 1,900 count2007: 1,852 count2008: 1,786 count2009: 1,706 count2010: 1,610 count2011: 1,517 count2012: 1,425 count2013: 1,338 count2014: 1,279 count2015: 1,228 count2016: 1,179 count2017: 1,135 count2018: 1,090 count2019: 1,045 count2020: 1,001 count2021: 959 count2022: 881 count2023: 821 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
2023821 Estimated
2022881 Estimated
2021959 Estimated
20201,001 Estimated
20191,045 Estimated
20181,090 Estimated
20171,135 Estimated
20161,179 Estimated
20151,228 Estimated
20141,279 Estimated
20131,338 Estimated
20121,425 Estimated
20111,517 Estimated
20101,610 Estimated
20091,706 Estimated
20081,786 Estimated
20071,852 Estimated
20061,900 Estimated
20051,930 Estimated
20041,938 Estimated
20031,941 Estimated
20021,934 Estimated
20011,934 Estimated
20001,935 Estimated
19991,924 Estimated
19981,910 Estimated
19971,899 Estimated
19961,878 Estimated
19951,860 Estimated
19941,863 Estimated
19931,864 Estimated
19921,866 Estimated
19911,879 Estimated
19901,893 Estimated
19891,908 Estimated
19881,904 Estimated
19871,888 Estimated
19861,859 Estimated
19851,820 Estimated
19841,775 Estimated
19831,723 Estimated
19821,670 Estimated
19811,618 Estimated
19801,574 Estimated
19791,535 Estimated
19781,491 Estimated
19771,441 Estimated
19761,388 Estimated
19751,332 Estimated
19741,273 Estimated
19731,221 Estimated
19721,174 Estimated
19711,133 Estimated
19701,074 Estimated
19691,005 Estimated
1968941 Estimated
1967890 Estimated
1966852 Estimated
1965812 Estimated
1964779 Estimated
1963750 Estimated
1962727 Estimated
1961708 Estimated
1960689 Estimated
1959671 Estimated
1958661 Estimated
1957656 Estimated
1956647 Estimated
1955640 Estimated
1954630 Estimated
1953620 Estimated
1952613 Estimated
1951606 Estimated
1950605 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.

How to cite

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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APA 7

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Marshall Islands, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

MLA 9

World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Marshall Islands, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/marshall-islands. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Marshall Islands, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/marshall-islands.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Marshall Islands, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/marshall-islands (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_marshall_islands_2023,
  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
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  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/marshall-islands. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the live births in Marshall Islands?

Live births in the Marshall Islands was 821 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 6.8% from 2022. That is the 203rd highest of 236 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Marshall Islands?

1,941 in 2003, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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