Belgium vs Jersey: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Belgium
1.37 children per women
in 2023
Jersey
1.35 children per women
in 2023
Belgium rank
196th
Jersey rank
198th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Belgium
- Jersey
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.37 children per women against 1.35 children per women in Jersey, a difference of 0.02 children per women.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 196th and Jersey ranks 198th of 236 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Jersey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.26 children per women | 1.99 children per women | 0.277 children per women | Belgium |
| 1960s | 2.43 children per women | 2.43 children per women | 0.0034 children per women | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.85 children per women | 1.5 children per women | 0.3473 children per women | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.55 children per women | 1.33 children per women | 0.2243 children per women | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1.59 children per women | 1.46 children per women | 0.1276 children per women | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.72 children per women | 1.48 children per women | 0.2416 children per women | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.7 children per women | 1.48 children per women | 0.2195 children per women | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.51 children per women | 1.34 children per women | 0.1779 children per women | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Belgium or Jersey?
- Belgium, at 1.37 children per women against 1.35 children per women in Jersey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Belgium and Jersey?
- 0.02 children per women, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Jersey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Jersey rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Belgium ranks 196th and Jersey ranks 198th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).