Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in San Marino
San Marino: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 1.16 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.16 live births per woman
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
221st
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.82 live births per woman
in 1950
All-time low
1.05 live births per woman
in 2017
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in San Marino, 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 San Marino is 1.16 live births per woman, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in San Marino peaked at 2.82 live births per woman in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.05 live births per woman, in 2017.
That places San Marino 221st out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in San Marino, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.82 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 2.71 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1952 | 2.65 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1953 | 2.59 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1954 | 2.54 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1955 | 2.51 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1956 | 2.47 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1957 | 2.44 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 2.4 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1959 | 2.38 live births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 2.43 live births per woman | +1.8% |
| 1961 | 2.68 live births per woman | +10.5% |
| 1962 | 2.43 live births per woman | -9.3% |
| 1963 | 2.4 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 2.37 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 2.33 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 2.33 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 2.31 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 2.3 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 2.31 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 2.32 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 2.33 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 2.29 live births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 2.23 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 2.13 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 2.05 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 1.95 live births per woman | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 1.87 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 1.77 live births per woman | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 1.63 live births per woman | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 1.52 live births per woman | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 1.41 live births per woman | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 1.3 live births per woman | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 1.25 live births per woman | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 1.2 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1985 | 1.17 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.15 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 1.14 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 1.14 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.15 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.16 live births per woman | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 1.17 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.15 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.12 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 1.14 live births per woman | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.17 live births per woman | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.21 live births per woman | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 1.24 live births per woman | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 1.26 live births per woman | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.29 live births per woman | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.4 live births per woman | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 1.52 live births per woman | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 1.43 live births per woman | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 1.3 live births per woman | -9.5% |
| 2004 | 1.3 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.2 live births per woman | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 1.24 live births per woman | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 1.26 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.52 live births per woman | +21.0% |
| 2009 | 1.36 live births per woman | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 1.46 live births per woman | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 1.46 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.29 live births per woman | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 1.48 live births per woman | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 1.26 live births per woman | -15.1% |
| 2015 | 1.2 live births per woman | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 1.13 live births per woman | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 1.05 live births per woman | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 1.08 live births per woman | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.1 live births per woman | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.11 live births per woman | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.12 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.14 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.15 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 1.16 live births per woman | +0.8% |
San Marino compared with similar countries
- San Marino's 1.16 live births per woman is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.51 live births per woman, 76% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- San Marino's 1.16 live births per woman is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.5 live births per woman, 77% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.55 live births per woman | 2.38 live births per woman | 2.82 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.39 live births per woman | 2.3 live births per woman | 2.68 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.06 live births per woman | 1.63 live births per woman | 2.33 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.24 live births per woman | 1.14 live births per woman | 1.52 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 live births per woman | 1.12 live births per woman | 1.29 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 live births per woman | 1.2 live births per woman | 1.52 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 live births per woman | 1.05 live births per woman | 1.48 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.14 live births per woman | 1.11 live births per woman | 1.16 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near San Marino
More education data for San Marino
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 372 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 268 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.9% (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in San Marino?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in San Marino was 1.16 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 San Marino?
- The highest recorded value was 2.82 live births per woman in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in San Marino?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 live births per woman in 2017.
- How does San Marino rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- San Marino ranks 221st out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in San Marino?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this San Marino 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.