Belgium vs Jersey: Fertility rate: births per woman
Belgium
1.38 live births per woman
in 2023
Jersey
1.37 live births per woman
in 2023
Belgium rank
196th
Jersey rank
199th
Fertility rate: births per woman over time
- Belgium
- Jersey
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1.38 live births per woman against 1.37 live births per woman in Jersey, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 196th and Jersey ranks 199th of 236 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Jersey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.4 live births per woman | 2.07 live births per woman | 0.3255 live births per woman | Belgium |
| 1960s | 2.53 live births per woman | 2.51 live births per woman | 0.0142 live births per woman | Belgium |
| 1970s | 1.9 live births per woman | 1.54 live births per woman | 0.3533 live births per woman | Belgium |
| 1980s | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.36 live births per woman | 0.221 live births per woman | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1.61 live births per woman | 1.49 live births per woman | 0.1187 live births per woman | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1.74 live births per woman | 1.51 live births per woman | 0.2328 live births per woman | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1.71 live births per woman | 1.5 live births per woman | 0.2101 live births per woman | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.52 live births per woman | 1.36 live births per woman | 0.1677 live births per woman | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Belgium or Jersey?
- Belgium, at 1.38 live births per woman against 1.37 live births per woman in Jersey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Belgium and Jersey?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Jersey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Jersey rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Belgium ranks 196th and Jersey ranks 199th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.