Guernsey vs Jersey: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Guernsey
1.35 children per women
in 2023
Jersey
1.35 children per women
in 2023
Guernsey rank
199th
Jersey rank
198th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Guernsey
- Jersey
How they compare
Jersey currently reports 1.35 children per women against 1.35 children per women in Guernsey, a difference of 0 children per women.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guernsey ahead.
Guernsey ranks 199th and Jersey ranks 198th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guernsey averaged higher in 4 and Jersey in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guernsey | Jersey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.09 children per women | 1.99 children per women | 0.1078 children per women | Guernsey |
| 1960s | 2.22 children per women | 2.43 children per women | 0.2062 children per women | Jersey |
| 1970s | 1.72 children per women | 1.5 children per women | 0.2174 children per women | Guernsey |
| 1980s | 1.52 children per women | 1.33 children per women | 0.1973 children per women | Guernsey |
| 1990s | 1.44 children per women | 1.46 children per women | 0.0136 children per women | Jersey |
| 2000s | 1.47 children per women | 1.48 children per women | 0.0089 children per women | Jersey |
| 2010s | 1.45 children per women | 1.48 children per women | 0.0298 children per women | Jersey |
| 2020s | 1.34 children per women | 1.34 children per women | 0.0053 children per women | Guernsey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Guernsey or Jersey?
- Jersey, at 1.35 children per women against 1.35 children per women in Guernsey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Guernsey and Jersey?
- 0 children per women, 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 fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Guernsey ranks 199th 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).