Jamaica vs Jersey: Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility)
Jamaica
1.36 live births per woman
in 2023
Jersey
1.37 live births per woman
in 2023
Jamaica rank
202nd
Jersey rank
199th
Fertility rate: births per woman (Human Fertility) over time
- Jamaica
- Jersey
How they compare
Jersey currently reports 1.37 live births per woman against 1.36 live births per woman in Jamaica, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 202nd and Jersey ranks 199th of 236 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Jersey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.53 live births per woman | 2.07 live births per woman | 2.46 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 5.64 live births per woman | 2.51 live births per woman | 3.13 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 4.55 live births per woman | 1.54 live births per woman | 3.01 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 3.25 live births per woman | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.9 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 2.82 live births per woman | 1.49 live births per woman | 1.34 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 2.14 live births per woman | 1.51 live births per woman | 0.6374 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.55 live births per woman | 1.5 live births per woman | 0.044 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 1.37 live births per woman | 1.36 live births per woman | 0.0155 live births per woman | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate: births per woman, Jamaica or Jersey?
- Jersey, at 1.37 live births per woman against 1.36 live births per woman in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate: births per woman between Jamaica and Jersey?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Jersey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Jersey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Jersey rank globally for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Jamaica ranks 202nd and Jersey ranks 199th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2026); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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
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.