Fertility rate: births per woman in Jersey

Jersey: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.37 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.37 live births per woman
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
199th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.79 live births per woman
in 1964
All-time low
1.3 live births per woman
in 1985
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Fertility rate: births per woman in Jersey, 1950–2023

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Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.

Analysis

Jersey recorded 1.37 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Jersey peaked at 2.79 live births per woman in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.3 live births per woman, in 1985.

That places Jersey 199th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 2.07 live births per woman 1.95 live births per woman 2.26 live births per woman 10
1960s 2.51 live births per woman 2.1 live births per woman 2.79 live births per woman 10
1970s 1.54 live births per woman 1.34 live births per woman 1.93 live births per woman 10
1980s 1.36 live births per woman 1.3 live births per woman 1.45 live births per woman 10
1990s 1.49 live births per woman 1.41 live births per woman 1.54 live births per woman 10
2000s 1.51 live births per woman 1.43 live births per woman 1.58 live births per woman 10
2010s 1.5 live births per woman 1.36 live births per woman 1.6 live births per woman 10
2020s 1.36 live births per woman 1.34 live births per woman 1.37 live births per woman 4

Countries ranked near Jersey

  1. 196 Belgium 1.38 live births per woman compare
  2. 196 Saint Lucia 1.38 live births per woman compare
  3. 198 Bahamas 1.37 live births per woman compare
  4. 200 Anguilla 1.36 live births per woman compare
  5. 201 Guernsey 1.36 live births per woman compare
  6. 202 Jamaica 1.36 live births per woman compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fertility rate: births per woman in Jersey?
Fertility rate: births per woman in Jersey was 1.37 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Jersey?
The highest recorded value was 2.79 live births per woman in 1964.
What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Jersey?
The lowest recorded value was 1.3 live births per woman in 1985.
How does Jersey rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
Jersey ranks 199th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Jersey?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jersey data come from?
The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing 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

Indicator
Fertility rate: births per woman
Unit
live births per woman
Source
Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,683 data points, 1891–2023
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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.