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
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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

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
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

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.