Birth rate by women's age group in Jersey
Jersey: Birth rate by women's age group was 8.53 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
8.53 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
180th
of 236 countries
All-time high
45.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 1967
All-time low
8.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Birth rate by women's age group in Jersey, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
Analysis
In 2023, birth rate by women's age group in Jersey stood at 8.53 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate by women's age group in Jersey peaked at 45.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 8.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, in 2022.
That places Jersey 180th 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.
Birth rate by women's age group in Jersey, year by year
| Year | live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 21.92 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | — |
| 1951 | 20.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -5.7% |
| 1952 | 19.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.5% |
| 1953 | 19.53 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.1% |
| 1954 | 20.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.8% |
| 1955 | 20.75 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +3.3% |
| 1956 | 22.71 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +9.5% |
| 1957 | 24.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +9.8% |
| 1958 | 27.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +10.9% |
| 1959 | 29.78 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +7.6% |
| 1960 | 31.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +6.3% |
| 1961 | 32.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 33.25 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 35.95 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +8.1% |
| 1964 | 40.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +13.3% |
| 1965 | 44.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +8.4% |
| 1966 | 45.63 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 45.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 44.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 42.06 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 40.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.1% |
| 1971 | 41.2 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 35.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -14.4% |
| 1973 | 31.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -9.4% |
| 1974 | 29.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -8.5% |
| 1975 | 26.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -9.4% |
| 1976 | 23.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -12.0% |
| 1977 | 23.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 21.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 21.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 20.27 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -5.5% |
| 1981 | 19.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 19.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 20 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 21.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 21.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 21.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 22.75 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 24.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 25.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 26.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 24.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 24.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 23.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 24.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 25.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 25.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 26.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 27.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 27.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 26.71 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 25.62 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 24.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 24.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 22.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 18.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -15.2% |
| 2006 | 18.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 19.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 20.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 20.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 19.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 17.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 16.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 14.83 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 13.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 12.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 11.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 10.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 9.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 9.27 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 8.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 8.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 8.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.53 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 19.53 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 29.78 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1960s | 39.6 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 31.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 45.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 21.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 41.2 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.63 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 19.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 25.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.62 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 23.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 27.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.05 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 18.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 26.71 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 9.27 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 19.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.57 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 8.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 8.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jersey
- 177 Algeria 8.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 178 Isle of Man 8.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 179 Belarus 8.6 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 181 Brunei 8.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 182 United Kingdom 8.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 183 Guadeloupe 8.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
More population data for Jersey
- Number of children under 5, by world region 4,362 people (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate 0.1148 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.024 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.464 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.024 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.3326 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Population aged 14 years or younger (thousands), annual growth rate -0.8689 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population aged 65 years or older (thousands), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate by women's age group in Jersey?
- Birth rate by women's age group in Jersey was 8.53 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 45.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1967.
- What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2022.
- How does Jersey rank for birth rate by women's age group?
- Jersey ranks 180th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Jersey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jersey data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.