Guernsey vs Singapore: Birth rate

Guernsey
8.14 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Singapore
8.2 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guernsey rank
209th
Singapore rank
208th

Birth rate over time

  • Guernsey
  • Singapore
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How they compare

Singapore currently reports 8.2 births per 1,000 people against 8.14 births per 1,000 people in Guernsey, a difference of 0.06 births per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.

Guernsey ranks 209th and Singapore ranks 208th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Guernsey averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guernsey Singapore Difference Ahead
1950s 14.45 births per 1,000 people 42.07 births per 1,000 people 27.61 births per 1,000 people Singapore
1960s 14.11 births per 1,000 people 29.72 births per 1,000 people 15.61 births per 1,000 people Singapore
1970s 12.71 births per 1,000 people 19.44 births per 1,000 people 6.73 births per 1,000 people Singapore
1980s 11.6 births per 1,000 people 16.82 births per 1,000 people 5.23 births per 1,000 people Singapore
1990s 11.63 births per 1,000 people 14.44 births per 1,000 people 2.81 births per 1,000 people Singapore
2000s 10.23 births per 1,000 people 10.2 births per 1,000 people 0.0291 births per 1,000 people Guernsey
2010s 8.93 births per 1,000 people 8.59 births per 1,000 people 0.3452 births per 1,000 people Guernsey
2020s 8.1 births per 1,000 people 8.2 births per 1,000 people 0.0983 births per 1,000 people Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, Guernsey or Singapore?
Singapore, at 8.2 births per 1,000 people against 8.14 births per 1,000 people in Guernsey as of 2023.
What is the difference in birth rate between Guernsey and Singapore?
0.06 births per 1,000 people, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guernsey and Singapore?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guernsey and Singapore rank globally for birth rate?
Guernsey ranks 209th and Singapore ranks 208th 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.