Estonia vs Jamaica: Fertility rate: births per woman

Estonia
1.35 live births per woman
in 2023
Jamaica
1.36 live births per woman
in 2023
Estonia rank
203rd
Jamaica rank
202nd

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Estonia
  • 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 Estonia, 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.

Estonia ranks 203rd and Jamaica ranks 202nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Jamaica Difference Ahead
1950s 2.1 live births per woman 4.53 live births per woman 2.43 live births per woman Jamaica
1960s 1.96 live births per woman 5.64 live births per woman 3.68 live births per woman Jamaica
1970s 2.09 live births per woman 4.55 live births per woman 2.46 live births per woman Jamaica
1980s 2.16 live births per woman 3.25 live births per woman 1.1 live births per woman Jamaica
1990s 1.5 live births per woman 2.82 live births per woman 1.32 live births per woman Jamaica
2000s 1.5 live births per woman 2.14 live births per woman 0.6398 live births per woman Jamaica
2010s 1.61 live births per woman 1.55 live births per woman 0.0581 live births per woman Estonia
2020s 1.49 live births per woman 1.37 live births per woman 0.1128 live births per woman Estonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Estonia or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 1.36 live births per woman against 1.35 live births per woman in Estonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Estonia and Jamaica?
0.01 live births per woman, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Jamaica?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Estonia and Jamaica rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Estonia ranks 203rd 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.