Jamaica vs Jersey: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Jamaica
1.36 live births per woman
in 2023
Jersey
1.37 live births per woman
in 2023
Jamaica rank
202nd
Jersey rank
199th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Jamaica
- Jersey
How they compare
Jersey currently reports 1.37 live births per woman against 1.36 live births per woman in Jamaica, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 202nd and Jersey ranks 199th of 236 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Jersey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.53 live births per woman | 2.07 live births per woman | 2.46 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 5.64 live births per woman | 2.51 live births per woman | 3.13 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 4.55 live births per woman | 1.54 live births per woman | 3.01 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 3.25 live births per woman | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.9 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 2.82 live births per woman | 1.49 live births per woman | 1.34 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 2.14 live births per woman | 1.51 live births per woman | 0.6374 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.55 live births per woman | 1.5 live births per woman | 0.044 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1.37 live births per woman | 1.36 live births per woman | 0.0155 live births per woman | Jamaica |
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, Jamaica or Jersey?
- Jersey, at 1.37 live births per woman against 1.36 live births per woman in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Jamaica and Jersey?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Jersey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Jersey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Jersey rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Jamaica ranks 202nd 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.