Canada vs Guernsey: Fertility rate: births per woman
Canada
1.35 live births per woman
in 2023
Guernsey
1.36 live births per woman
in 2023
Canada rank
204th
Guernsey rank
201st
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Canada
- Guernsey
How they compare
Guernsey currently reports 1.36 live births per woman against 1.35 live births per woman in Canada, 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 Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 204th and Guernsey ranks 201st of 236 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Guernsey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.68 live births per woman | 2.16 live births per woman | 1.52 live births per woman | Canada |
| 1960s | 3.14 live births per woman | 2.28 live births per woman | 0.8554 live births per woman | Canada |
| 1970s | 1.86 live births per woman | 1.76 live births per woman | 0.0997 live births per woman | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.61 live births per woman | 1.56 live births per woman | 0.0526 live births per woman | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.65 live births per woman | 1.47 live births per woman | 0.1797 live births per woman | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.49 live births per woman | 0.0896 live births per woman | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.47 live births per woman | 0.1162 live births per woman | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.39 live births per woman | 1.36 live births per woman | 0.0342 live births per woman | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Canada or Guernsey?
- Guernsey, at 1.36 live births per woman against 1.35 live births per woman in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Canada and Guernsey?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Guernsey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Guernsey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Guernsey rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Canada ranks 204th and Guernsey ranks 201st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.