Canada vs Jamaica: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Canada
1.35 live births per woman
in 2023
Jamaica
1.36 live births per woman
in 2023
Canada rank
204th
Jamaica rank
202nd
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Canada
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.36 live births per woman against 1.35 live births per woman in Canada, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.
Canada ranks 204th and Jamaica ranks 202nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.68 live births per woman | 4.53 live births per woman | 0.8482 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 3.14 live births per woman | 5.64 live births per woman | 2.5 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 1.86 live births per woman | 4.55 live births per woman | 2.69 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1.61 live births per woman | 3.25 live births per woman | 1.65 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1.65 live births per woman | 2.82 live births per woman | 1.17 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.58 live births per woman | 2.14 live births per woman | 0.5619 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.55 live births per woman | 0.0358 live births per woman | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.39 live births per woman | 1.37 live births per woman | 0.0168 live births per woman | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Canada or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 1.36 live births per woman against 1.35 live births per woman in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Canada and Jamaica?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Jamaica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Jamaica rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Canada ranks 204th and Jamaica ranks 202nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.