Fertility rate: births per woman in Guernsey
Guernsey: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.36 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Guernsey, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate: births per woman in Guernsey is 1.36 live births per woman, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Guernsey peaked at 2.48 live births per woman in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.32 live births per woman, in 2019.
Guernsey ranks 201st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.16 live births per woman | 2.08 live births per woman | 2.33 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.28 live births per woman | 2.13 live births per woman | 2.48 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.76 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | 2.1 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.56 live births per woman | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.34 live births per woman | 1.6 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 live births per woman | 1.45 live births per woman | 1.55 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.32 live births per woman | 1.56 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.33 live births per woman | 1.37 live births per woman | 4 |
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More population data for Guernsey
- Number of children under 5, by world region 2,139 people (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Birth rate by women's age group 8.94 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. median age -0.1% (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 1.35 children per women (2023)
- Children per woman vs. Natural population growth -0.1% (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Natural population growth rate -0.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Guernsey?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Guernsey was 1.36 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 live births per woman in 1964.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 live births per woman in 2019.
- How does Guernsey rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Guernsey ranks 201st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guernsey data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.