Fertility & birth rates in Grenada and Jamaica

Fertility rate in Grenada vs Jamaica by year

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Grenada

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Year	Fertility rate
	Grenada	Jamaica
2023	1.49	1.36
2022	1.5	1.37
2021	1.52	1.38
2020	1.53	1.38
2019	1.54	1.39
2018	1.53	1.4
2017	1.44	1.43
2016	1.62	1.46
2015	1.72	1.51
2014	1.8	1.54
2013	1.91	1.59
2012	1.97	1.65
2011	2.01	1.72
2010	2.04	1.8
2009	2.08	1.88
2008	2.12	1.95
2007	2.15	2.02
2006	2.19	2.09
2005	2.24	2.15
2004	2.29	2.2
2003	2.33	2.24
2002	2.38	2.27
2001	2.42	2.3
2000	2.44	2.35
1999	2.39	2.47
1998	2.49	2.57
1997	2.8	2.68
1996	2.85	2.77
1995	2.82	2.85
1994	2.79	2.93
1993	2.81	2.99
1992	2.97	3.03
1991	3.11	3
1990	3.06	2.96
1989	3.23	2.93
1988	3.19	2.98
1987	3.58	3.02
1986	3.58	3.11
1985	3.48	3.21
1984	3.22	3.32
1983	3.31	3.41
1982	3.15	3.46
1981	2.99	3.51
1980	3.3	3.59
1979	3.34	3.72
1978	3.35	3.84
1977	3.46	4
1976	3.6	4.21
1975	3.75	4.44
1974	3.92	4.67
1973	4.05	5
1972	4.18	5.06
1971	4.31	5.21
1970	4.46	5.35
1969	4.69	5.47
1968	4.84	5.58
1967	5.04	5.67
1966	5.3	5.69
1965	5.6	5.72
1964	5.91	5.79
1963	6.2	5.73
1962	6.44	5.64
1961	6.63	5.6
1960	6.74	5.54

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Grenada was 1.49 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 Grenada vs Jamaica population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Grenada

Jamaica

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Year	Natural population change
	Grenada	Jamaica
2023	334	10,072
2022	371	11,215
2021	343	6,382
2020	433	12,170
2019	462	13,094
2018	470	13,929
2017	402	15,419
2016	579	16,944
2015	684	18,489
2014	772	19,751
2013	878	21,037
2012	925	22,320
2011	954	23,627
2010	989	25,031
2009	1,024	26,311
2008	1,046	27,553
2007	1,059	28,886
2006	1,068	30,213
2005	1,075	31,506
2004	1,034	32,500
2003	1,074	33,340
2002	1,077	33,572
2001	1,082	33,666
2000	1,105	34,452
1999	1,092	36,649
1998	1,204	38,628
1997	1,480	40,521
1996	1,559	42,297
1995	1,580	43,705
1994	1,596	45,210
1993	1,641	46,090
1992	1,811	46,494
1991	1,953	45,617
1990	1,931	44,465
1989	2,084	43,591
1988	2,044	43,978
1987	2,345	44,155
1986	2,324	44,520
1985	2,215	45,122
1984	1,975	45,644
1983	1,817	45,095
1982	1,798	43,816
1981	1,625	42,898
1980	1,840	42,316
1979	1,871	42,449
1978	1,882	42,475
1977	1,974	42,999
1976	2,092	43,878
1975	2,224	44,736
1974	2,360	45,526
1973	2,464	47,438
1972	2,578	46,676
1971	2,705	47,206
1970	2,793	47,547
1969	2,948	48,258
1968	3,040	49,189
1967	3,158	50,187
1966	3,278	50,808
1965	3,399	51,423
1964	3,508	52,501
1963	3,601	52,277
1962	3,674	51,758
1961	3,703	51,931
1960	3,678	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 +0.29% in Grenada and +0.35% in Jamaica.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.42% in Grenada and +0.49% in Jamaica.

Birth rate in Grenada vs Jamaica by year

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Grenada

Jamaica

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Grenada	Jamaica
2023	11.7	11.6
2022	11.9	11.9
2021	12.1	12
2020	12.3	12
2019	12.5	12.2
2018	12.4	12.3
2017	11.6	12.6
2016	13.1	12.9
2015	13.9	13.3
2014	14.5	13.6
2013	15.4	14
2012	15.8	14.4
2011	16	14.9
2010	16.3	15.6
2009	16.5	16.2
2008	16.7	16.7
2007	16.8	17.3
2006	16.9	17.9
2005	17	18.4
2004	17.1	18.8
2003	17.1	19.2
2002	17.2	19.4
2001	17.3	19.7
2000	17.5	20.1
1999	17.4	21.2
1998	18.5	22.2
1997	21.2	23.1
1996	22.1	24
1995	22.4	24.8
1994	22.8	25.6
1993	23.4	26.2
1992	25.3	26.7
1991	26.9	26.5
1990	26.9	26.2
1989	28.6	25.9
1988	28.4	26.3
1987	31.7	26.6
1986	31.7	27.1
1985	30.7	27.7
1984	28.3	28.3
1983	28.6	28.6
1982	26.7	28.4
1981	24.8	28.3
1980	26.9	28.3
1979	26.9	28.6
1978	26.6	28.7
1977	27.1	29.2
1976	28	29.8
1975	29	30.5
1974	30.2	31.3
1973	31.2	32.6
1972	32.3	32.6
1971	33.7	33.1
1970	34.7	33.8
1969	36.4	34.5
1968	37.4	35.4
1967	38.9	36.3
1966	40.6	37
1965	42.4	37.8
1964	44.1	38.9
1963	45.7	39.2
1962	47	39.4
1961	48.1	40
1960	48.8	40.5

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11.7 in Grenada and 11.6 in Jamaica, compared with 48.8 and 40.5, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Grenada

Factual

UN forecast

Jamaica

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Grenada	Jamaica
2100	11.5%	10.7%
2099	11.5%	10.7%
2098	11.5%	10.7%
2097	11.5%	10.7%
2096	11.5%	10.6%
2095	11.5%	10.6%
2094	11.5%	10.6%
2093	11.5%	10.6%
2092	11.5%	10.5%
2091	11.5%	10.5%
2090	11.5%	10.5%
2089	11.5%	10.5%
2088	11.6%	10.5%
2087	11.6%	10.5%
2086	11.6%	10.5%
2085	11.6%	10.4%
2084	11.6%	10.4%
2083	11.6%	10.4%
2082	11.6%	10.4%
2081	11.6%	10.5%
2080	11.6%	10.5%
2079	11.7%	10.5%
2078	11.7%	10.5%
2077	11.7%	10.5%
2076	11.7%	10.5%
2075	11.7%	10.6%
2074	11.8%	10.6%
2073	11.8%	10.6%
2072	11.8%	10.6%
2071	11.9%	10.7%
2070	11.9%	10.7%
2069	12%	10.8%
2068	12%	10.8%
2067	12.1%	10.8%
2066	12.2%	10.9%
2065	12.3%	11%
2064	12.3%	11%
2063	12.4%	11.1%
2062	12.5%	11.2%
2061	12.6%	11.2%
2060	12.7%	11.3%
2059	12.8%	11.4%
2058	13%	11.5%
2057	13.1%	11.6%
2056	13.2%	11.7%
2055	13.3%	11.8%
2054	13.4%	12%
2053	13.5%	12.1%
2052	13.6%	12.2%
2051	13.7%	12.4%
2050	13.9%	12.6%
2049	14%	12.7%
2048	14.1%	12.9%
2047	14.2%	13.1%
2046	14.3%	13.3%
2045	14.4%	13.5%
2044	14.6%	13.7%
2043	14.7%	13.9%
2042	14.8%	14.1%
2041	15%	14.3%
2040	15.1%	14.5%
2039	15.3%	14.7%
2038	15.5%	14.9%
2037	15.7%	15.2%
2036	15.9%	15.4%
2035	16.1%	15.6%
2034	16.3%	15.8%
2033	16.5%	16.1%
2032	16.6%	16.3%
2031	16.8%	16.5%
2030	17.1%	16.8%
2029	17.5%	17.1%
2028	17.9%	17.4%
2027	18.3%	17.7%
2026	18.8%	18.1%
2025	19.2%	18.5%
2024	19.4%	18.7%
2023	19.8%	19.1%
2022	20.2%	19.6%
2021	20.6%	20%
2020	20.9%	20.6%
2019	21.2%	21.1%
2018	21.5%	21.7%
2017	21.8%	22.3%
2016	22.1%	22.8%
2015	22.4%	23.4%
2014	22.7%	24%
2013	23%	24.7%
2012	23.3%	25.4%
2011	23.6%	26.2%
2010	24%	26.9%
2009	24.6%	27.7%
2008	25.2%	28.5%
2007	25.9%	29.3%
2006	26.7%	30%
2005	27.7%	30.6%
2004	28.7%	31.2%
2003	29.8%	31.7%
2002	31%	32.2%
2001	32.1%	32.7%
2000	32.9%	33.2%
1999	33.3%	33.8%
1998	33.5%	34.2%
1997	33.6%	34.6%
1996	33.6%	34.9%
1995	33.5%	35.1%
1994	33.3%	35.2%
1993	33.1%	35.3%
1992	32.9%	35.4%
1991	32.8%	35.5%
1990	32.8%	35.8%
1989	33%	36.1%
1988	33.2%	36.5%
1987	33.6%	36.8%
1986	34.1%	37.2%
1985	34.8%	37.5%
1984	35.6%	37.9%
1983	36.5%	38.2%
1982	37.5%	38.7%
1981	38.6%	39.2%
1980	39.4%	39.8%
1979	40%	40.4%
1978	40.8%	41%
1977	41.5%	41.7%
1976	42.3%	42.3%
1975	43.1%	42.9%
1974	43.9%	43.5%
1973	44.7%	44%
1972	45.5%	44.4%
1971	46.2%	44.8%
1970	46.8%	45%
1969	47.2%	45%
1968	47.5%	44.9%
1967	47.6%	44.6%
1966	47.5%	44.3%
1965	47%	43.9%
1964	46.9%	43.3%
1963	47.1%	42.7%
1962	47.2%	42.2%
1961	47.2%	41.7%
1960	47.3%	41.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 19.4% of the population in Grenada and 18.7% in Jamaica in 2024, compared to 32.8% and 35.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Grenada and Jamaica compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Grenada vs Jamaica

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Grenada

Jamaica

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Grenada	Jamaica
2023	48	130
2022	50	138
2021	52	186
2020	51	126
2019	48	120
2018	46	112
2017	45	106
2016	44	102
2015	46	100
2014	45	100
2013	44	94
2012	44	89
2011	44	89
2010	43	94
2009	41	93
2008	41	91
2007	40	89
2006	39	89
2005	40	81
2004	48	77
2003	42	79
2002	42	81
2001	45	82
2000	46	82
1999	48	81
1998	50	80
1997	50	79
1996	51	77
1995	54	74
1994	55	71
1993	53	67
1992	56	62
1991	59	58
1990	61	54
1989	64	50
1988	61	48
1987	68	46
1986	68	45
1985	71	45

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 48 deaths per 100,000 live births in Grenada, compared to 130 deaths in Jamaica.

Under-five mortality rates

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Grenada

Jamaica

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Grenada	Jamaica
2023	1.83%	1.93%
2022	1.85%	1.93%
2021	1.87%	1.91%
2020	1.87%	1.9%
2019	1.85%	1.88%
2018	1.83%	1.87%
2017	1.81%	1.86%
2016	1.79%	1.86%
2015	1.75%	1.87%
2014	1.72%	1.87%
2013	1.68%	1.88%
2012	1.64%	1.89%
2011	1.6%	1.9%
2010	1.57%	1.91%
2009	1.54%	1.91%
2008	1.51%	1.92%
2007	1.5%	1.92%
2006	1.49%	1.91%
2005	1.48%	1.92%
2004	1.49%	1.92%
2003	1.49%	1.94%
2002	1.5%	1.97%
2001	1.52%	2%
2000	1.55%	2.06%
1999	1.58%	2.12%
1998	1.62%	2.19%
1997	1.67%	2.27%
1996	1.73%	2.35%
1995	1.79%	2.43%
1994	1.87%	2.51%
1993	1.95%	2.58%
1992	2.04%	2.66%
1991	2.13%	2.73%
1990	2.24%	2.8%
1989	2.35%	2.88%
1988	2.46%	2.96%
1987	2.58%	3.04%
1986	2.71%	3.13%
1985	2.85%	3.22%
1984	2.99%	3.32%
1983	3.15%	3.43%
1982	3.3%	3.54%
1981	3.46%	3.66%
1980	3.62%	3.78%
1979	3.77%	3.92%
1978	3.9%	4.06%
1977	4.03%	4.21%
1976	4.15%	4.37%
1975	4.25%	4.55%
1974	4.36%	4.74%
1973	4.47%	4.95%
1972	4.58%	5.18%
1971	4.71%	5.41%
1970	4.87%	5.64%
1969	5.06%	5.87%
1968	5.3%	6.08%
1967	5.59%	6.28%
1966	5.95%	6.49%
1965	6.39%	6.69%
1964	6.91%	6.91%
1963	7.5%	7.17%
1962	8.15%	7.45%
1961	8.83%	7.79%
1960	9.5%	8.17%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.83% in Grenada and 1.93% in Jamaica. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.