Grenada vs Jamaica: Birth rate

Grenada
11.71 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Jamaica
11.62 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Grenada rank
139th
Jamaica rank
140th

Birth rate over time

  • Grenada
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Grenada currently reports 11.71 births per 1,000 people against 11.62 births per 1,000 people in Jamaica, a difference of 0.09 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Grenada ahead.

Grenada ranks 139th and Jamaica ranks 140th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Grenada averaged higher in 5 and Jamaica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Grenada Jamaica Difference Ahead
1950s 43.72 births per 1,000 people 36.16 births per 1,000 people 7.56 births per 1,000 people Grenada
1960s 42.94 births per 1,000 people 37.91 births per 1,000 people 5.03 births per 1,000 people Grenada
1970s 29.96 births per 1,000 people 31.02 births per 1,000 people 1.06 births per 1,000 people Jamaica
1980s 28.66 births per 1,000 people 27.56 births per 1,000 people 1.1 births per 1,000 people Grenada
1990s 22.69 births per 1,000 people 24.65 births per 1,000 people 1.96 births per 1,000 people Jamaica
2000s 17.01 births per 1,000 people 18.36 births per 1,000 people 1.35 births per 1,000 people Jamaica
2010s 14.14 births per 1,000 people 13.58 births per 1,000 people 0.5579 births per 1,000 people Grenada
2020s 12.03 births per 1,000 people 11.86 births per 1,000 people 0.1655 births per 1,000 people Grenada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Grenada or Jamaica?
Grenada, at 11.71 births per 1,000 people against 11.62 births per 1,000 people in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Grenada and Jamaica?
0.09 births per 1,000 people, with Grenada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Jamaica?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Grenada and Jamaica rank globally for birth rate?
Grenada ranks 139th and Jamaica ranks 140th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.