Jamaica vs Jersey: Fertility rate: births per woman

Jamaica
1.36 live births per woman
in 2023
Jersey
1.37 live births per woman
in 2023
Jamaica rank
202nd
Jersey rank
199th

Fertility rate: births per woman over time

  • Jamaica
  • Jersey
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How they compare

Jersey currently reports 1.37 live births per woman against 1.36 live births per woman in Jamaica, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 202nd and Jersey ranks 199th of 236 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Jersey Difference Ahead
1950s 4.53 live births per woman 2.07 live births per woman 2.46 live births per woman Jamaica
1960s 5.64 live births per woman 2.51 live births per woman 3.13 live births per woman Jamaica
1970s 4.55 live births per woman 1.54 live births per woman 3.01 live births per woman Jamaica
1980s 3.25 live births per woman 1.36 live births per woman 1.9 live births per woman Jamaica
1990s 2.82 live births per woman 1.49 live births per woman 1.34 live births per woman Jamaica
2000s 2.14 live births per woman 1.51 live births per woman 0.6374 live births per woman Jamaica
2010s 1.55 live births per woman 1.5 live births per woman 0.044 live births per woman Jamaica
2020s 1.37 live births per woman 1.36 live births per woman 0.0155 live births per woman Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Jamaica or Jersey?
Jersey, at 1.37 live births per woman against 1.36 live births per woman in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Jamaica and Jersey?
0.01 live births per woman, with Jersey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Jersey?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Jersey rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
Jamaica ranks 202nd and Jersey ranks 199th 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.