Guernsey vs Jersey: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Guernsey
1.36 live births per woman
in 2023
Jersey
1.37 live births per woman
in 2023
Guernsey rank
201st
Jersey rank
199th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Guernsey
- Jersey
How they compare
Jersey currently reports 1.37 live births per woman against 1.36 live births per woman in Guernsey, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guernsey ahead.
Guernsey ranks 201st and Jersey ranks 199th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guernsey averaged higher in 3 and Jersey in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guernsey | Jersey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.16 live births per woman | 2.07 live births per woman | 0.0904 live births per woman | Guernsey |
| 1960s | 2.28 live births per woman | 2.51 live births per woman | 0.2266 live births per woman | Jersey |
| 1970s | 1.76 live births per woman | 1.54 live births per woman | 0.2154 live births per woman | Guernsey |
| 1980s | 1.56 live births per woman | 1.36 live births per woman | 0.1974 live births per woman | Guernsey |
| 1990s | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.49 live births per woman | 0.0183 live births per woman | Jersey |
| 2000s | 1.49 live births per woman | 1.51 live births per woman | 0.0141 live births per woman | Jersey |
| 2010s | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.5 live births per woman | 0.0364 live births per woman | Jersey |
| 2020s | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.36 live births per woman | 0.002 live births per woman | Jersey |
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, Guernsey or Jersey?
- Jersey, at 1.37 live births per woman against 1.36 live births per woman in Guernsey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Guernsey and Jersey?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Jersey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guernsey and Jersey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guernsey and Jersey rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Guernsey ranks 201st and Jersey ranks 199th 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.