Armenia vs Jamaica: Birth rate

Armenia
11.78 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Jamaica
11.62 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Armenia rank
137th
Jamaica rank
140th

Birth rate over time

  • Armenia
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Armenia currently reports 11.78 births per 1,000 people against 11.62 births per 1,000 people in Jamaica, a difference of 0.16 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Armenia ahead.

Armenia ranks 137th and Jamaica ranks 140th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Armenia Jamaica Difference Ahead
1950s 37.94 births per 1,000 people 36.16 births per 1,000 people 1.78 births per 1,000 people Armenia
1960s 31.96 births per 1,000 people 37.91 births per 1,000 people 5.96 births per 1,000 people Jamaica
1970s 23.32 births per 1,000 people 31.02 births per 1,000 people 7.7 births per 1,000 people Jamaica
1980s 26.08 births per 1,000 people 27.56 births per 1,000 people 1.48 births per 1,000 people Jamaica
1990s 17.05 births per 1,000 people 24.65 births per 1,000 people 7.6 births per 1,000 people Jamaica
2000s 13.26 births per 1,000 people 18.36 births per 1,000 people 5.1 births per 1,000 people Jamaica
2010s 14.23 births per 1,000 people 13.58 births per 1,000 people 0.6478 births per 1,000 people Armenia
2020s 12.06 births per 1,000 people 11.86 births per 1,000 people 0.2015 births per 1,000 people Armenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Armenia or Jamaica?
Armenia, at 11.78 births per 1,000 people against 11.62 births per 1,000 people in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Armenia and Jamaica?
0.16 births per 1,000 people, with Armenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Jamaica?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Armenia and Jamaica rank globally for birth rate?
Armenia ranks 137th and Jamaica ranks 140th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Birth rate
Unit
births per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,723 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.