Canada vs Jamaica: Fertility rate: births per woman
Canada
1.35 live births per woman
in 2023
Jamaica
1.36 live births per woman
in 2023
Canada rank
204th
Jamaica rank
202nd
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Canada
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica 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 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.
Canada ranks 204th and Jamaica ranks 202nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.68 live births per woman | 4.53 live births per woman | 0.8482 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 3.14 live births per woman | 5.64 live births per woman | 2.5 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 1.86 live births per woman | 4.55 live births per woman | 2.69 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1.61 live births per woman | 3.25 live births per woman | 1.65 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1.65 live births per woman | 2.82 live births per woman | 1.17 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.58 live births per woman | 2.14 live births per woman | 0.5619 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.55 live births per woman | 0.0358 live births per woman | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.39 live births per woman | 1.37 live births per woman | 0.0168 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 Jamaica?
- Jamaica, 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 Jamaica?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Jamaica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Jamaica rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Canada ranks 204th and Jamaica ranks 202nd 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.