Fertility & birth rates in Dominica and Jamaica

Fertility rate in Dominica vs Jamaica by year

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Dominica

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Year	Fertility rate
	Dominica	Jamaica
2023	1.48	1.36
2022	1.48	1.37
2021	1.48	1.38
2020	1.5	1.38
2019	1.5	1.39
2018	1.52	1.4
2017	1.54	1.43
2016	1.58	1.46
2015	1.65	1.51
2014	1.71	1.54
2013	1.78	1.59
2012	1.83	1.65
2011	1.86	1.72
2010	1.89	1.8
2009	1.92	1.88
2008	1.97	1.95
2007	2.02	2.02
2006	2.07	2.09
2005	2	2.15
2004	2.02	2.2
2003	2.08	2.24
2002	2.16	2.27
2001	2.4	2.3
2000	2.35	2.35
1999	2.46	2.47
1998	2.32	2.57
1997	2.41	2.68
1996	2.55	2.77
1995	2.71	2.85
1994	2.96	2.93
1993	3.2	2.99
1992	3.18	3.03
1991	3.15	3
1990	3.09	2.96
1989	3.06	2.93
1988	3.06	2.98
1987	3.06	3.02
1986	3.08	3.11
1985	3.12	3.21
1984	3.15	3.32
1983	3.18	3.41
1982	3.17	3.46
1981	3.11	3.51
1980	3.04	3.59
1979	2.96	3.72
1978	2.96	3.84
1977	3.02	4
1976	3.19	4.21
1975	3.46	4.44
1974	3.84	4.67
1973	4.28	5
1972	4.67	5.06
1971	4.99	5.21
1970	5.22	5.35
1969	5.41	5.47
1968	5.59	5.58
1967	5.74	5.67
1966	5.86	5.69
1965	5.95	5.72
1964	6.03	5.79
1963	6.08	5.73
1962	6.12	5.64
1961	6.16	5.6
1960	6.18	5.54

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Dominica was 1.48 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.36 in Jamaica in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Dominica vs Jamaica population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Dominica

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Year	Natural population change
	Dominica	Jamaica
2023	-111	10,072
2022	-118	11,215
2021	-205	6,382
2020	-88	12,170
2019	-75	13,094
2018	-60	13,929
2017	-124	15,419
2016	177	16,944
2015	157	18,489
2014	257	19,751
2013	110	21,037
2012	167	22,320
2011	121	23,627
2010	171	25,031
2009	220	26,311
2008	272	27,553
2007	319	28,886
2006	364	30,213
2005	339	31,506
2004	360	32,500
2003	387	33,340
2002	429	33,572
2001	556	33,666
2000	561	34,452
1999	647	36,649
1998	595	38,628
1997	662	40,521
1996	753	42,297
1995	853	43,705
1994	1,002	45,210
1993	1,130	46,090
1992	1,111	46,494
1991	1,103	45,617
1990	1,138	44,465
1989	1,178	43,591
1988	1,222	43,978
1987	1,256	44,155
1986	1,285	44,520
1985	1,302	45,122
1984	1,308	45,644
1983	1,301	45,095
1982	1,250	43,816
1981	1,169	42,898
1980	1,090	42,316
1979	981	42,449
1978	991	42,475
1977	996	42,999
1976	1,050	43,878
1975	1,142	44,736
1974	1,267	45,526
1973	1,400	47,438
1972	1,497	46,676
1971	1,549	47,206
1970	1,574	47,547
1969	1,628	48,258
1968	1,673	49,189
1967	1,716	50,187
1966	1,752	50,808
1965	1,778	51,423
1964	1,792	52,501
1963	1,796	52,277
1962	1,786	51,758
1961	1,762	51,931
1960	1,720	51,944

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.17% in Dominica and +0.35% in Jamaica.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been -0.03% in Dominica and +0.49% in Jamaica.

Birth rate in Dominica vs Jamaica by year

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Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Dominica	Jamaica
2023	11.1	11.6
2022	11.1	11.9
2021	11.3	12
2020	11.4	12
2019	11.5	12.2
2018	11.6	12.3
2017	11.8	12.6
2016	12.9	12.9
2015	13.1	13.3
2014	13.7	13.6
2013	13.3	14
2012	13.9	14.4
2011	13.7	14.9
2010	14	15.6
2009	14.3	16.2
2008	14.7	16.7
2007	15.1	17.3
2006	15.5	17.9
2005	15	18.4
2004	15.2	18.8
2003	15.6	19.2
2002	16.2	19.4
2001	18	19.7
2000	17.9	20.1
1999	19	21.2
1998	18.2	22.2
1997	19.1	23.1
1996	20.4	24
1995	21.9	24.8
1994	24.1	25.6
1993	26.2	26.2
1992	26	26.7
1991	25.9	26.5
1990	26	26.2
1989	26	25.9
1988	26.1	26.3
1987	26	26.6
1986	26	27.1
1985	25.8	27.7
1984	25.7	28.3
1983	25.3	28.6
1982	24.5	28.4
1981	23.3	28.3
1980	22.1	28.3
1979	21.2	28.6
1978	20.8	28.7
1977	21	29.2
1976	21.9	29.8
1975	23.4	30.5
1974	25.5	31.3
1973	27.7	32.6
1972	29.6	32.6
1971	31	33.1
1970	31.9	33.8
1969	33.3	34.5
1968	34.6	35.4
1967	36	36.3
1966	37.2	37
1965	38.4	37.8
1964	39.5	38.9
1963	40.4	39.2
1962	41.2	39.4
1961	41.8	40
1960	42.2	40.5

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11.1 in Dominica and 11.6 in Jamaica, compared with 42.2 and 40.5, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Dominica

Factual

UN forecast

Jamaica

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Dominica	Jamaica
2100	13.1%	10.7%
2099	13.1%	10.7%
2098	13.2%	10.7%
2097	13.2%	10.7%
2096	13.2%	10.6%
2095	13.2%	10.6%
2094	13.3%	10.6%
2093	13.3%	10.6%
2092	13.3%	10.5%
2091	13.4%	10.5%
2090	13.4%	10.5%
2089	13.4%	10.5%
2088	13.5%	10.5%
2087	13.5%	10.5%
2086	13.5%	10.5%
2085	13.6%	10.4%
2084	13.6%	10.4%
2083	13.6%	10.4%
2082	13.6%	10.4%
2081	13.6%	10.5%
2080	13.6%	10.5%
2079	13.7%	10.5%
2078	13.7%	10.5%
2077	13.7%	10.5%
2076	13.7%	10.5%
2075	13.7%	10.6%
2074	13.7%	10.6%
2073	13.7%	10.6%
2072	13.7%	10.6%
2071	13.7%	10.7%
2070	13.7%	10.7%
2069	13.7%	10.8%
2068	13.8%	10.8%
2067	13.8%	10.8%
2066	13.8%	10.9%
2065	13.9%	11%
2064	14%	11%
2063	14%	11.1%
2062	14.1%	11.2%
2061	14.2%	11.2%
2060	14.3%	11.3%
2059	14.3%	11.4%
2058	14.4%	11.5%
2057	14.5%	11.6%
2056	14.6%	11.7%
2055	14.7%	11.8%
2054	14.7%	12%
2053	14.8%	12.1%
2052	14.9%	12.2%
2051	14.9%	12.4%
2050	14.9%	12.6%
2049	15%	12.7%
2048	15%	12.9%
2047	15.1%	13.1%
2046	15.1%	13.3%
2045	15.1%	13.5%
2044	15.1%	13.7%
2043	15.1%	13.9%
2042	15.2%	14.1%
2041	15.2%	14.3%
2040	15.2%	14.5%
2039	15.3%	14.7%
2038	15.3%	14.9%
2037	15.4%	15.2%
2036	15.5%	15.4%
2035	15.6%	15.6%
2034	15.7%	15.8%
2033	15.8%	16.1%
2032	15.9%	16.3%
2031	16.2%	16.5%
2030	16.4%	16.8%
2029	16.7%	17.1%
2028	16.9%	17.4%
2027	17.3%	17.7%
2026	17.5%	18.1%
2025	17.7%	18.5%
2024	17.9%	18.7%
2023	18.1%	19.1%
2022	18.3%	19.6%
2021	18.5%	20%
2020	18.8%	20.6%
2019	19.2%	21.1%
2018	19.5%	21.7%
2017	19.9%	22.3%
2016	20.8%	22.8%
2015	21.7%	23.4%
2014	22.3%	24%
2013	22.5%	24.7%
2012	22.6%	25.4%
2011	23.1%	26.2%
2010	23.5%	26.9%
2009	24.1%	27.7%
2008	24.7%	28.5%
2007	25.5%	29.3%
2006	26.2%	30%
2005	26.8%	30.6%
2004	27.4%	31.2%
2003	28%	31.7%
2002	28.7%	32.2%
2001	29.3%	32.7%
2000	30%	33.2%
1999	30.6%	33.8%
1998	31.1%	34.2%
1997	31.5%	34.6%
1996	31.9%	34.9%
1995	32.3%	35.1%
1994	32.6%	35.2%
1993	32.8%	35.3%
1992	33%	35.4%
1991	33.2%	35.5%
1990	33.1%	35.8%
1989	33.1%	36.1%
1988	33.2%	36.5%
1987	33.6%	36.8%
1986	34.2%	37.2%
1985	34.9%	37.5%
1984	35.8%	37.9%
1983	36.9%	38.2%
1982	38.2%	38.7%
1981	39.6%	39.2%
1980	40.7%	39.8%
1979	41.7%	40.4%
1978	42.5%	41%
1977	43.3%	41.7%
1976	44.1%	42.3%
1975	44.9%	42.9%
1974	45.7%	43.5%
1973	46.5%	44%
1972	47.3%	44.4%
1971	48.1%	44.8%
1970	48.7%	45%
1969	48.7%	45%
1968	48.1%	44.9%
1967	47.5%	44.6%
1966	46.9%	44.3%
1965	46.4%	43.9%
1964	46%	43.3%
1963	45.6%	42.7%
1962	45.3%	42.2%
1961	45%	41.7%
1960	44.7%	41.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 17.9% of the population in Dominica and 18.7% in Jamaica in 2024, compared to 33.1% and 35.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Dominica and Jamaica compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Dominica vs Jamaica

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Dominica

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Dominica	Jamaica
2023	36	130
2022	44	138
2021	110	186
2020	47	126
2019	41	120
2018	43	112
2017	44	106
2016	48	102
2015	63	100
2014	53	100
2013	50	94
2012	51	89
2011	49	89
2010	50	94
2009	50	93
2008	53	91
2007	53	89
2006	54	89
2005	54	81
2004	54	77
2003	55	79
2002	56	81
2001	58	82
2000	61	82
1999	64	81
1998	64	80
1997	67	79
1996	71	77
1995	73	74
1994	77	71
1993	79	67
1992	80	62
1991	81	58
1990	77	54
1989	69	50
1988	68	48
1987	63	46
1986	63	45
1985	61	45

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 36 deaths per 100,000 live births in Dominica, compared to 130 deaths in Jamaica.

Under-five mortality rates

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Dominica

Jamaica

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Dominica	Jamaica
2023	3.55%	1.93%
2022	3.51%	1.93%
2021	3.45%	1.91%
2020	3.38%	1.9%
2019	3.3%	1.88%
2018	3.21%	1.87%
2017	3.12%	1.86%
2016	3.02%	1.86%
2015	2.93%	1.87%
2014	2.83%	1.87%
2013	2.74%	1.88%
2012	2.66%	1.89%
2011	2.57%	1.9%
2010	2.5%	1.91%
2009	2.42%	1.91%
2008	2.35%	1.92%
2007	2.28%	1.92%
2006	2.22%	1.91%
2005	2.16%	1.92%
2004	2.11%	1.92%
2003	2.06%	1.94%
2002	2.01%	1.97%
2001	1.97%	2%
2000	1.94%	2.06%
1999	1.91%	2.12%
1998	1.88%	2.19%
1997	1.86%	2.27%
1996	1.84%	2.35%
1995	1.83%	2.43%
1994	1.82%	2.51%
1993	1.82%	2.58%
1992	1.82%	2.66%
1991	1.84%	2.73%
1990	1.85%	2.8%
1989	1.88%	2.88%
1988	1.91%	2.96%
1987	1.95%	3.04%
1986	2%	3.13%
1985	2.06%	3.22%
1984	2.14%	3.32%
1983	2.22%	3.43%
1982	2.33%	3.54%
1981	2.45%	3.66%
1980	2.58%	3.78%
1979	2.74%	3.92%
1978	2.92%	4.06%
1977	3.12%	4.21%
1976	3.35%	4.37%
1975	3.61%	4.55%
1974	3.91%	4.74%
1973	4.24%	4.95%
1972	4.61%	5.18%
1971	5.02%	5.41%
1970	5.48%	5.64%
1969	5.98%	5.87%
1968	6.54%	6.08%
1967	7.16%	6.28%
1966	7.84%	6.49%
1965	8.59%	6.69%
1964	9.41%	6.91%
1963	10.3%	7.17%
1962	11.3%	7.45%
1961	12.4%	7.79%
1960	13.6%	8.17%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.55% in Dominica and 1.93% in Jamaica. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.