Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Jersey
Jersey: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.35 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.35 children per women
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
198th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.69 children per women
in 1964
All-time low
1.27 children per women
in 1985
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Jersey, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Jersey is 1.35 children per women, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Jersey peaked at 2.69 children per women in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.27 children per women, in 1985.
That places Jersey 198th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Jersey, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.08 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 2 children per women | -3.9% |
| 1952 | 1.96 children per women | -2.0% |
| 1953 | 1.92 children per women | -2.1% |
| 1954 | 1.9 children per women | -0.8% |
| 1955 | 1.87 children per women | -1.8% |
| 1956 | 1.9 children per women | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 1.97 children per women | +3.6% |
| 1958 | 2.08 children per women | +5.4% |
| 1959 | 2.18 children per women | +4.9% |
| 1960 | 2.33 children per women | +6.6% |
| 1961 | 2.41 children per women | +3.6% |
| 1962 | 2.54 children per women | +5.2% |
| 1963 | 2.65 children per women | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 2.69 children per women | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 2.64 children per women | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 2.49 children per women | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 2.31 children per women | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 2.18 children per women | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 2.04 children per women | -6.8% |
| 1970 | 1.87 children per women | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 1.84 children per women | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 1.59 children per women | -13.8% |
| 1973 | 1.51 children per women | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 1.43 children per women | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 1.37 children per women | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 1.3 children per women | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 1.37 children per women | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 1.35 children per women | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 1.36 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 1.32 children per women | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 1.29 children per women | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 1.29 children per women | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.3 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.32 children per women | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 1.27 children per women | -4.2% |
| 1986 | 1.29 children per women | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.35 children per women | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 1.41 children per women | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 1.42 children per women | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.42 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.38 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 1.44 children per women | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 1.38 children per women | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 1.47 children per women | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 1.49 children per women | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 1.5 children per women | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 1.51 children per women | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.5 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.49 children per women | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 1.48 children per women | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.46 children per women | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.45 children per women | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.51 children per women | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.49 children per women | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.41 children per women | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.42 children per women | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.51 children per women | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 1.54 children per women | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.55 children per women | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.57 children per women | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.57 children per women | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.57 children per women | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.54 children per women | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 1.53 children per women | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 1.49 children per women | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.45 children per women | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.4 children per women | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.36 children per women | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 1.34 children per women | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.32 children per women | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.33 children per women | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.34 children per women | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.35 children per women | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.99 children per women | 1.87 children per women | 2.18 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.43 children per women | 2.04 children per women | 2.69 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.5 children per women | 1.3 children per women | 1.87 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.33 children per women | 1.27 children per women | 1.42 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.46 children per women | 1.38 children per women | 1.51 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.48 children per women | 1.41 children per women | 1.55 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 children per women | 1.34 children per women | 1.57 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 children per women | 1.32 children per women | 1.35 children per women | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Jersey?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Jersey was 1.35 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 2.69 children per women in 1964.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.27 children per women in 1985.
- How does Jersey rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Jersey ranks 198th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Jersey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jersey data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).