Australia vs Jamaica: Birth rate
Australia
11.51 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Jamaica
11.62 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Australia rank
141st
Jamaica rank
140th
Birth rate over time
- Australia
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 11.62 births per 1,000 people against 11.51 births per 1,000 people in Australia, a difference of 0.11 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.
Australia ranks 141st and Jamaica ranks 140th of 236 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.63 births per 1,000 people | 36.16 births per 1,000 people | 13.54 births per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 20.62 births per 1,000 people | 37.91 births per 1,000 people | 17.3 births per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 18 births per 1,000 people | 31.02 births per 1,000 people | 13.02 births per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 15.32 births per 1,000 people | 27.56 births per 1,000 people | 12.24 births per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 14.28 births per 1,000 people | 24.65 births per 1,000 people | 10.37 births per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 13.18 births per 1,000 people | 18.36 births per 1,000 people | 5.18 births per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 12.89 births per 1,000 people | 13.58 births per 1,000 people | 0.6927 births per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 11.57 births per 1,000 people | 11.86 births per 1,000 people | 0.2948 births per 1,000 people | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Australia or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 11.62 births per 1,000 people against 11.51 births per 1,000 people in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Australia and Jamaica?
- 0.11 births per 1,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Jamaica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Jamaica rank globally for birth rate?
- Australia ranks 141st 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
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.