Jamaica birth & fertility rate decline on charts

Jamaica has a birth rate of 11.6 (annual births per 1,000 people) and a fertility rate of 1.36 (the average number of children a woman is expected to have over her lifetime based on current age-specific birth rates).

In 1960, the fertility rate in Jamaica was 5.54 children per woman — 4.08 times higher than in 2023.

Jamaica birth rate statistics:

Jamaica is ranked 121/196 by birth rate now and was ranked 120/194 in 1960.
The mean age at first birth in Jamaica is 21.2 — it was 21.2 in 2017.
The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 28, a change from 26.6 in 1990.
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) changed from 143.1 in 1960 to 36.5 in 2023.
28.1% of the population in 2024 is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), a change from 24% in 1960.

Fertility rate in Jamaica by year

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Year	Fertility rate	Rank
2023	1.36	169
2022	1.37	171
2021	1.38	176
2020	1.38	175
2019	1.39	178
2018	1.4	180
2017	1.43	177
2016	1.46	172
2015	1.51	167
2014	1.54	164
2013	1.59	158
2012	1.65	155
2011	1.72	150
2010	1.8	143
2009	1.88	140
2008	1.95	133
2007	2.02	123
2006	2.09	119
2005	2.15	116
2004	2.2	114
2003	2.24	113
2002	2.27	114
2001	2.3	118
2000	2.35	116
1999	2.47	114
1998	2.57	112
1997	2.68	112
1996	2.77	111
1995	2.85	110
1994	2.93	109
1993	2.99	110
1992	3.03	112
1991	3	119
1990	2.96	121
1989	2.93	121
1988	2.98	122
1987	3.02	122
1986	3.11	120
1985	3.21	119
1984	3.32	117
1983	3.41	118
1982	3.46	118
1981	3.51	120
1980	3.59	121
1979	3.72	119
1978	3.84	118
1977	4	117
1976	4.21	116
1975	4.44	114
1974	4.67	112
1973	5	109
1972	5.06	113
1971	5.21	111
1970	5.35	110
1969	5.47	113
1968	5.58	113
1967	5.67	113
1966	5.69	115
1965	5.72	119
1964	5.79	119
1963	5.73	122
1962	5.64	123
1961	5.6	122
1960	5.54	123

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Jamaica was 1.36 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 2006. In 1993, the fertility rate was 2.99 — a 54.5% decline in 30 years.

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The chart above shows the historical changes in fertility rate and ranking compared to other countries, where a lower rank number indicates a higher relative fertility rate.

Births, deaths, and natural population change by year

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Year	People
Year	Natural change	Births	Deaths
2023	10,072	33,006	22,934
2022	11,215	33,658	22,443
2021	6,382	33,921	27,539
2020	12,170	34,014	21,844
2019	13,094	34,356	21,262
2018	13,929	34,701	20,772
2017	15,419	35,458	20,039
2016	16,944	36,363	19,419
2015	18,489	37,324	18,835
2014	19,751	38,050	18,299
2013	21,037	38,913	17,876
2012	22,320	39,947	17,627
2011	23,627	41,214	17,587
2010	25,031	42,753	17,722
2009	26,311	44,232	17,921
2008	27,553	45,610	18,057
2007	28,886	46,970	18,084
2006	30,213	48,212	17,999
2005	31,506	49,326	17,820
2004	32,500	50,224	17,724
2003	33,340	50,977	17,637
2002	33,572	51,306	17,734
2001	33,666	51,635	17,969
2000	34,452	52,498	18,046
1999	36,649	54,888	18,239
1998	38,628	56,991	18,363
1997	40,521	58,941	18,420
1996	42,297	60,672	18,375
1995	43,705	62,038	18,333
1994	45,210	63,402	18,192
1993	46,090	64,209	18,119
1992	46,494	64,652	18,158
1991	45,617	63,563	17,946
1990	44,465	62,240	17,775
1989	43,591	61,286	17,695
1988	43,978	61,787	17,809
1987	44,155	62,010	17,855
1986	44,520	62,679	18,159
1985	45,122	63,545	18,423
1984	45,644	64,136	18,492
1983	45,095	63,849	18,754
1982	43,816	62,601	18,785
1981	42,898	61,486	18,588
1980	42,316	60,657	18,341
1979	42,449	60,560	18,111
1978	42,475	60,207	17,732
1977	42,999	60,421	17,422
1976	43,878	61,005	17,127
1975	44,736	61,651	16,915
1974	45,526	62,235	16,709
1973	47,438	63,976	16,538
1972	46,676	62,906	16,230
1971	47,206	63,104	15,898
1970	47,547	63,460	15,913
1969	48,258	64,076	15,818
1968	49,189	64,924	15,735
1967	50,187	65,890	15,703
1966	50,808	66,307	15,499
1965	51,423	66,836	15,413
1964	52,501	67,860	15,359
1963	52,277	67,527	15,250
1962	51,758	66,904	15,146
1961	51,931	66,955	15,024
1960	51,944	66,835	14,891

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the past 10 years, the natural population change in Jamaica (from births and deaths only, excluding migration) has been +0.49% annually. On average, 13,746 more people were born each year than died.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was 0.35% — 10,072 more people were born than died.

In 2023, Jamaica ranks 117/196 for absolute natural population change and 129/196 for natural change rate, where a lower rank number indicates faster natural growth and a higher number indicates greater decline.

Birth rates in Jamaica compared to other countries

	Jamaica	Rank
Fertility rate	1.36	169/196
Birth rate	11.6	121/196
Population change due to births and deaths	+10,072	117/196
Natural population change rate	+0.35%	129/196
Population growth	-0.02%	166/197
Age at first childbirth	21.2 years	95/137
Average age at childbearing	28 years	162/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	34.6	91/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29	66	145/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+	14.5	151/197
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population	28.1%	3/196
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49	53.2%	63/179
Share of births attended by skilled health staff	99.7%	48/191
Maternal mortality per live birth	0.13%	56/193
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age)	1.45%	64/193
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age)	1.83%	74/196
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	1.93%	81/192
Life expectancy	71.9 years	126/197

Birth rates by women's age

Annual births per 1,000 women

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 women
Year	Total	15-19	20-29	30+
2026	21.8	34.6	66	14.5
2025	22.2	35.1	66	14.7
2024	22.6	35.7	66.4	15
2023	23	36.2	66.5	15.2
2022	23.4	36.6	67.3	15.4
2021	23.6	36.6	67.7	15.4
2020	23.8	36.7	68.2	15.5
2019	24.1	37.5	69.1	15.5
2018	24.3	37.9	69.8	15.7
2017	24.9	39.9	71.3	16
2016	25.6	42.2	72.6	16.5
2015	26.3	44.6	73.5	17.3
2014	26.9	47	74.3	17.9
2013	27.6	49.4	75.4	18.7
2012	28.5	50.7	78	19.6
2011	29.5	52.1	81.6	20.6
2010	30.7	54.4	85.4	21.7
2009	31.9	56.6	88.4	23.2
2008	33.1	58.6	92.4	24.3
2007	34.2	61.3	96.2	25.4
2006	35.2	63.2	100	26.5
2005	36.2	64.9	104.1	27.3
2004	37.1	66.3	107.1	28.1
2003	37.8	67.8	109.5	28.9
2002	38.3	70.1	111	29.3
2001	38.8	72.3	113.2	29.3
2000	39.6	75.3	117.4	29.4
1999	41.7	81.2	123.7	30.8
1998	43.6	87.3	129.2	31.9
1997	45.5	93.2	134.4	32.9
1996	47.2	98.9	139	33.7
1995	48.7	102.1	143.3	34.4
1994	50.2	105.5	147.5	34.8
1993	51.4	107.7	150.7	34.9
1992	52.2	110.2	153	34.5
1991	51.8	109.7	152.3	33.2
1990	51.1	109	151.1	31.7
1989	50.7	108.9	151	30.3
1988	51.4	110.7	154.8	29.9
1987	51.9	112.2	158.3	29.4
1986	52.8	114.9	162.8	29.7
1985	54	119.1	168.1	30.2
1984	55.1	123.2	173.8	30.9
1983	55.6	125.9	177.7	31.4
1982	55.2	126.8	180.1	31.4
1981	54.9	128	183.8	31.1
1980	54.8	129.1	189	31.2
1979	55.3	133.3	195.3	32.2
1978	55.6	134.2	203	32.9
1977	56.4	138	210.5	34.1
1976	57.6	141.1	219.2	36.3
1975	58.9	144.5	228.4	38.6
1974	60.3	146.5	237.5	41.3
1973	62.9	150.2	251.1	45.2
1972	62.7	150.7	253.6	45.8
1971	63.8	152.1	260.3	47.8
1970	65.1	153.9	265.8	49.8
1969	66.5	155.8	270.1	51.9
1968	68.1	155.9	275.9	54.2
1967	69.8	156.6	282.1	56.2
1966	71	157.6	284.8	57.5
1965	72.4	158.2	287.3	58.8
1964	74.4	154.1	294	60.6
1963	75	154.5	290.7	60.8
1962	75.3	151.6	290.5	59.7
1961	76.3	150.5	290.7	59.9
1960	77.1	145.6	292.8	59.7

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Above is a chart displaying birth rates in Jamaica by maternal age. In 2026, of all live births, 11.6% will be to women under age 20, 49.4% to women ages 20-29, and 39% to women ages 30 and above. The respective shares in 1990 were 22.6%, 55.3%, and 22.1%.

Children 0-14 years as share of population by year

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Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
Year	Jamaica	World
2100	10.7%	16.5%
2099	10.7%	16.6%
2098	10.7%	16.6%
2097	10.7%	16.7%
2096	10.6%	16.8%
2095	10.6%	16.8%
2094	10.6%	16.9%
2093	10.6%	17%
2092	10.5%	17%
2091	10.5%	17.1%
2090	10.5%	17.2%
2089	10.5%	17.2%
2088	10.5%	17.3%
2087	10.5%	17.4%
2086	10.5%	17.4%
2085	10.4%	17.5%
2084	10.4%	17.5%
2083	10.4%	17.6%
2082	10.4%	17.7%
2081	10.5%	17.7%
2080	10.5%	17.8%
2079	10.5%	17.8%
2078	10.5%	17.9%
2077	10.5%	17.9%
2076	10.5%	18%
2075	10.6%	18%
2074	10.6%	18.1%
2073	10.6%	18.2%
2072	10.6%	18.2%
2071	10.7%	18.3%
2070	10.7%	18.3%
2069	10.8%	18.4%
2068	10.8%	18.5%
2067	10.8%	18.6%
2066	10.9%	18.6%
2065	11%	18.7%
2064	11%	18.8%
2063	11.1%	18.9%
2062	11.2%	19.1%
2061	11.2%	19.2%
2060	11.3%	19.3%
2059	11.4%	19.4%
2058	11.5%	19.5%
2057	11.6%	19.6%
2056	11.7%	19.8%
2055	11.8%	19.9%
2054	12%	20%
2053	12.1%	20.1%
2052	12.2%	20.2%
2051	12.4%	20.3%
2050	12.6%	20.4%
2049	12.7%	20.5%
2048	12.9%	20.6%
2047	13.1%	20.7%
2046	13.3%	20.8%
2045	13.5%	20.9%
2044	13.7%	20.9%
2043	13.9%	21%
2042	14.1%	21.1%
2041	14.3%	21.2%
2040	14.5%	21.2%
2039	14.7%	21.3%
2038	14.9%	21.4%
2037	15.2%	21.5%
2036	15.4%	21.6%
2035	15.6%	21.8%
2034	15.8%	22%
2033	16.1%	22.2%
2032	16.3%	22.4%
2031	16.5%	22.7%
2030	16.8%	23%
2029	17.1%	23.3%
2028	17.4%	23.6%
2027	17.7%	23.9%
2026	18.1%	24.2%
2025	18.5%	24.6%
2024	18.7%	24.7%
2023	19.1%	25%
2022	19.6%	25.3%
2021	20%	25.6%
2020	20.6%	25.8%
2019	21.1%	26%
2018	21.7%	26.2%
2017	22.3%	26.4%
2016	22.8%	26.5%
2015	23.4%	26.6%
2014	24%	26.8%
2013	24.7%	26.9%
2012	25.4%	27%
2011	26.2%	27.1%
2010	26.9%	27.3%
2009	27.7%	27.5%
2008	28.5%	27.6%
2007	29.3%	27.9%
2006	30%	28.1%
2005	30.6%	28.5%
2004	31.2%	28.8%
2003	31.7%	29.2%
2002	32.2%	29.6%
2001	32.7%	30%
2000	33.2%	30.4%
1999	33.8%	30.8%
1998	34.2%	31.1%
1997	34.6%	31.5%
1996	34.9%	31.8%
1995	35.1%	32.1%
1994	35.2%	32.3%
1993	35.3%	32.5%
1992	35.4%	32.7%
1991	35.5%	32.9%
1990	35.8%	33%
1989	36.1%	33.2%
1988	36.5%	33.4%
1987	36.8%	33.6%
1986	37.2%	33.8%
1985	37.5%	34%
1984	37.9%	34.3%
1983	38.2%	34.6%
1982	38.7%	34.9%
1981	39.2%	35.2%
1980	39.8%	35.5%
1979	40.4%	35.9%
1978	41%	36.3%
1977	41.7%	36.7%
1976	42.3%	36.9%
1975	42.9%	37.1%
1974	43.5%	37.2%
1973	44%	37.3%
1972	44.4%	37.5%
1971	44.8%	37.6%
1970	45%	37.7%
1969	45%	37.8%
1968	44.9%	37.9%
1967	44.6%	38%
1966	44.3%	38%
1965	43.9%	38%
1964	43.3%	38%
1963	42.7%	37.8%
1962	42.2%	37.6%
1961	41.7%	37.5%
1960	41.2%	37.4%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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The share of children aged 0-14 in Jamaica was 41.2% in 1960, 35.4% in 1992, and 18.7% as of the latest data in 2024.

More about the demographics of Jamaica.

Fertility rates around the globe

1x

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Maternal mortality by year

1x

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
Year	Jamaica	World
2023	130	197
2022	138	203
2021	186	242
2020	126	211
2019	120	207
2018	112	211
2017	106	215
2016	102	220
2015	100	228
2014	100	231
2013	94	235
2012	89	239
2011	89	247
2010	94	253
2009	93	258
2008	91	264
2007	89	269
2006	89	276
2005	81	283
2004	77	291
2003	79	301
2002	81	311
2001	82	321
2000	82	328
1999	81	340
1998	80	360
1997	79	358
1996	77	366
1995	74	371
1994	71	382
1993	67	389
1992	62	395
1991	58	395
1990	54	391
1989	50	401
1988	48	414
1987	46	429
1986	45	438
1985	45	460

Data sources: World Bank | Gender (1985–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The maternal mortality rate in Jamaica was 130 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.13% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a 58.5% increase compared to the year 2000.

Under-five mortality by year

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

1x

Year	Under 5 mortality rate
Year	Jamaica	World
2023	1.93%	2.49%
2022	1.93%	2.59%
2021	1.91%	2.66%
2020	1.9%	2.75%
2019	1.88%	2.86%
2018	1.87%	2.97%
2017	1.86%	3.11%
2016	1.86%	3.22%
2015	1.87%	3.35%
2014	1.87%	3.48%
2013	1.88%	3.61%
2012	1.89%	3.77%
2011	1.9%	3.97%
2010	1.91%	4.11%
2009	1.91%	4.31%
2008	1.92%	4.5%
2007	1.92%	4.7%
2006	1.91%	4.92%
2005	1.92%	5.16%
2004	1.92%	5.43%
2003	1.94%	5.65%
2002	1.97%	5.94%
2001	2%	6.21%
2000	2.06%	6.48%
1999	2.12%	6.75%
1998	2.19%	7.05%
1997	2.27%	7.28%
1996	2.35%	7.52%
1995	2.43%	7.76%
1994	2.51%	7.98%
1993	2.58%	8.19%
1992	2.66%	8.46%
1991	2.73%	8.66%
1990	2.8%	8.81%
1989	2.88%	9.02%
1988	2.96%	9.31%
1987	3.04%	9.47%
1986	3.13%	9.81%
1985	3.22%	10.1%
1984	3.32%	10.4%
1983	3.43%	10.6%
1982	3.54%	10.8%
1981	3.66%	11%
1980	3.78%	11.4%
1979	3.92%	11.7%
1978	4.06%	12.2%
1977	4.21%	12.6%
1976	4.37%	13%
1975	4.55%	13.4%
1974	4.74%	13.8%
1973	4.95%	14.1%
1972	5.18%	14.5%
1971	5.41%	15.1%
1970	5.64%	15.2%
1969	5.87%	15.4%
1968	6.08%	15.6%
1967	6.28%	15.9%
1966	6.49%	16.1%
1965	6.69%	16.4%
1964	6.91%	16.6%
1963	7.17%	16.5%
1962	7.45%	16.7%
1961	7.79%	17%
1960	8.17%	17.2%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The under-5 mortality rate in Jamaica was 19.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1.93% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 20.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.