Birth rate in Jersey
Jersey: Birth rate was 8.23 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate in Jersey, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Jersey recorded 8.23 births per 1,000 people for birth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Jersey peaked at 18.7 births per 1,000 people in 1964 and was at its lowest, 8.23 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Jersey ranks 206th 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 | 14.45 births per 1,000 people | 13.31 births per 1,000 people | 15.99 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 17.2 births per 1,000 people | 15.11 births per 1,000 people | 18.7 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.02 births per 1,000 people | 10.83 births per 1,000 people | 14.19 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.95 births per 1,000 people | 11.25 births per 1,000 people | 13.11 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.83 births per 1,000 people | 12.08 births per 1,000 people | 13.21 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.99 births per 1,000 people | 10.24 births per 1,000 people | 11.81 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.91 births per 1,000 people | 8.54 births per 1,000 people | 10.91 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.28 births per 1,000 people | 8.23 births per 1,000 people | 8.3 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jersey
- 203 British Virgin Islands 8.33 births per 1,000 people compare
- 204 Portugal 8.31 births per 1,000 people compare
- 205 Thailand 8.24 births per 1,000 people compare
- 207 Poland 8.2 births per 1,000 people compare
- 208 Singapore 8.2 births per 1,000 people compare
- 209 Guernsey 8.14 births per 1,000 people compare
More population data for Jersey
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 4,362 people (2100)
- Natural population growth rate vs. median age -0.3% (2023)
- Birth rate by women's age group 8.53 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children 1.37 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 -0.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 1.37 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate in Jersey?
- Birth rate in Jersey was 8.23 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate recorded in Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7 births per 1,000 people in 1964.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.23 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Jersey rank for birth rate?
- Jersey ranks 206th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Jersey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jersey data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.