Jamaica vs Jersey: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty
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 vs. share living in extreme poverty 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 vs. share living in extreme poverty, 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 vs. share living in extreme poverty 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 vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Jamaica ranks 202nd and Jersey ranks 199th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.