Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Northern Mariana Islands
Northern Mariana Islands: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 2.32 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.32 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
87th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.74 live births per woman
in 1968
All-time low
1.61 live births per woman
in 1999
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Northern Mariana Islands, 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
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Northern Mariana Islands is 2.32 live births per woman, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Northern Mariana Islands peaked at 7.74 live births per woman in 1968 and was at its lowest, 1.61 live births per woman, in 1999.
That places Northern Mariana Islands 87th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Northern Mariana Islands, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 6.08 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 6.08 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 6.08 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 6.08 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 6.08 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 6.07 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 6.06 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 6.05 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 6.03 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 5.99 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 5.96 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 5.91 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1962 | 5.85 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 5.79 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 5.72 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 5.66 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 5.59 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 5.7 live births per woman | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 7.74 live births per woman | +35.8% |
| 1969 | 7.62 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 7.44 live births per woman | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 7.13 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 6.78 live births per woman | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 6.4 live births per woman | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 6.02 live births per woman | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 5.62 live births per woman | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 5.23 live births per woman | -7.0% |
| 1977 | 4.83 live births per woman | -7.7% |
| 1978 | 4.43 live births per woman | -8.2% |
| 1979 | 4.05 live births per woman | -8.7% |
| 1980 | 3.65 live births per woman | -9.9% |
| 1981 | 3.26 live births per woman | -10.7% |
| 1982 | 2.9 live births per woman | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 2.58 live births per woman | -10.9% |
| 1984 | 2.32 live births per woman | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 2.15 live births per woman | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 2.17 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 2.34 live births per woman | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 2.16 live births per woman | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 2.02 live births per woman | -6.6% |
| 1990 | 2.34 live births per woman | +16.0% |
| 1991 | 2.82 live births per woman | +20.7% |
| 1992 | 3.07 live births per woman | +8.6% |
| 1993 | 3.23 live births per woman | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 2.98 live births per woman | -7.7% |
| 1995 | 3.08 live births per woman | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 2.59 live births per woman | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 2.25 live births per woman | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 1.69 live births per woman | -24.9% |
| 1999 | 1.61 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 1.64 live births per woman | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.74 live births per woman | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 1.68 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.89 live births per woman | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 2.07 live births per woman | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 2.26 live births per woman | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 2.61 live births per woman | +15.8% |
| 2007 | 2.79 live births per woman | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 2.81 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.74 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 2.98 live births per woman | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 3.21 live births per woman | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 3.33 live births per woman | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 3.54 live births per woman | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 3.37 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 3.13 live births per woman | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 2.92 live births per woman | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 2.76 live births per woman | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 2.64 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 2.56 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 2.49 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 2.44 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.39 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 2.35 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 2.32 live births per woman | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.06 live births per woman | 5.99 live births per woman | 6.08 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.15 live births per woman | 5.59 live births per woman | 7.74 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.79 live births per woman | 4.05 live births per woman | 7.44 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.55 live births per woman | 2.02 live births per woman | 3.65 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.56 live births per woman | 1.61 live births per woman | 3.23 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.22 live births per woman | 1.64 live births per woman | 2.81 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.04 live births per woman | 2.56 live births per woman | 3.54 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4 live births per woman | 2.32 live births per woman | 2.49 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Mariana Islands
- 84 Paraguay 2.42 live births per woman compare
- 85 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2.4 live births per woman compare
- 86 Guyana 2.4 live births per woman compare
- 88 Saudi Arabia 2.31 live births per woman compare
- 89 Libya 2.3 live births per woman compare
- 90 Guatemala 2.29 live births per woman compare
More education data for Northern Mariana Islands
- Population ages 15-64 68.0% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.2% (2025)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 2.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 2.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% (2023)
- Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 (2023)
- Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 (2023)
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% (2023)
- Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Northern Mariana Islands was 2.32 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.74 live births per woman in 1968.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Northern Mariana Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 live births per woman in 1999.
- How does Northern Mariana Islands rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Northern Mariana Islands ranks 87th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Northern Mariana Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Mariana Islands 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.