Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Micronesia (country)
Micronesia (country): Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 2.74 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.74 live births per woman
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
64th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.97 live births per woman
in 1973
All-time low
2.74 live births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Micronesia (country), 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Micronesia (country) stood at 2.74 live births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Micronesia (country) peaked at 6.97 live births per woman in 1973 and was at its lowest, 2.74 live births per woman, in 2024.
Micronesia (country) ranks 64th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Micronesia (country), year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.63 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.64 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 6.65 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 6.65 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1954 | 6.65 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 6.65 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 6.67 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 6.68 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 6.7 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 6.71 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 6.74 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 6.74 live births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1962 | 6.73 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 6.71 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 6.74 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 6.74 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 6.78 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 6.81 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 6.84 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 6.88 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 6.93 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 6.94 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 6.96 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 6.97 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 6.93 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 6.88 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 6.82 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 6.74 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 6.65 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 6.54 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 6.42 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 6.29 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 6.16 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 6.03 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 5.89 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 5.75 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 5.61 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 5.47 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 5.32 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 5.18 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 5.05 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 4.92 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 4.8 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 4.68 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 4.58 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 4.49 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 4.43 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 4.36 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 4.3 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 4.27 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 4.22 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 4.08 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 3.93 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 3.79 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 3.68 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 3.6 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 3.51 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 3.44 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 3.37 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 3.31 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 3.27 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 3.22 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 3.18 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 3.13 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 3.09 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 3.05 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 3 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 2.96 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 2.92 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 2.88 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.85 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.82 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 2.79 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 2.75 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 2.74 live births per woman | -0.2% |
Micronesia (country) compared with similar countries
- Micronesia (country)'s 2.74 live births per woman is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8 live births per woman, 1.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Micronesia (country)'s 2.74 live births per woman is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.12 live births per woman, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.66 live births per woman | 6.63 live births per woman | 6.71 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.77 live births per woman | 6.71 live births per woman | 6.88 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.84 live births per woman | 6.54 live births per woman | 6.97 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.81 live births per woman | 5.18 live births per woman | 6.42 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.59 live births per woman | 4.27 live births per woman | 5.05 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.69 live births per woman | 3.31 live births per woman | 4.22 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.07 live births per woman | 2.88 live births per woman | 3.27 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.79 live births per woman | 2.74 live births per woman | 2.85 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Micronesia (country)
More education data for Micronesia (country)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 607 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 840 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.1039 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 903 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,726 (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1,539 (2000)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Micronesia (country)?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Micronesia (country) was 2.74 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.97 live births per woman in 1973.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Micronesia (country)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.74 live births per woman in 2024.
- How does Micronesia (country) rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 64th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Micronesia (country)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Micronesia (country) data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.