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Fertility in the Northern Mariana Islands sits at 2.24 children per woman in 2026, above the replacement level of 2.1. Over the preceding five years it has fallen by 0.20 children per woman. About 468 babies are born a year, a crude birth rate of 10.9 per 1,000. Its net reproduction rate sits at 1.03, above the 1.0 replacement mark. Women are having children later in life, at a mean age of 29.2 years, up from 27.9 in 1980. Mothers aged 15-19 account for 9% of births. By 2100, projections see it reaching 1.78 children per woman.
Fertility rate
2.24 children/woman
Birth rate
10.9 per 1,000 people
Total births
468
Mean age at birth
29.2 years
The Northern Mariana Islands' fertility rate has fallen dramatically from 7.7 children per woman in 1968 to 2.24 today, still above the 2.1 replacement level. This decline is projected to continue, dropping below replacement to 1.78 by 2100.