Jamaica birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Jamaica chart

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 below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Jamaica	World
1960	5.54	4.69
1961	5.6	4.56
1962	5.64	5.02
1963	5.73	5.31
1964	5.79	5.13
1965	5.72	5.08
1966	5.69	4.97
1967	5.67	4.87
1968	5.58	4.98
1969	5.47	4.88
1970	5.35	4.84
1971	5.21	4.69
1972	5.06	4.55
1973	5	4.42
1974	4.67	4.26
1975	4.44	4.07
1976	4.21	3.97
1977	4	3.84
1978	3.84	3.77
1979	3.72	3.76
1980	3.59	3.73
1981	3.51	3.71
1982	3.46	3.72
1983	3.41	3.59
1984	3.32	3.57
1985	3.21	3.53
1986	3.11	3.51
1987	3.02	3.48
1988	2.98	3.39
1989	2.93	3.35
1990	2.96	3.31
1991	3	3.13
1992	3.03	3.04
1993	2.99	2.97
1994	2.93	2.92
1995	2.85	2.87
1996	2.77	2.82
1997	2.68	2.78
1998	2.57	2.75
1999	2.47	2.72
2000	2.35	2.73
2001	2.3	2.69
2002	2.27	2.66
2003	2.24	2.64
2004	2.2	2.63
2005	2.15	2.61
2006	2.09	2.61
2007	2.02	2.6
2008	1.95	2.6
2009	1.88	2.59
2010	1.8	2.57
2011	1.72	2.55
2012	1.65	2.56
2013	1.59	2.53
2014	1.54	2.52
2015	1.51	2.49
2016	1.46	2.49
2017	1.43	2.46
2018	1.4	2.39
2019	1.39	2.35
2020	1.38	2.28
2021	1.38	2.25
2022	1.37	2.22
2023	1.36	2.2
2024	1.35	2.19
2025	1.34	2.18
2026	1.33	2.18
2027	1.33	2.17
2028	1.33	2.16
2029	1.33	2.15
2030	1.33	2.14
2031	1.33	2.13
2032	1.34	2.12
2033	1.34	2.12
2034	1.34	2.11
2035	1.35	2.1
2036	1.35	2.09
2037	1.36	2.09
2038	1.36	2.08
2039	1.37	2.08
2040	1.37	2.08
2041	1.37	2.07
2042	1.37	2.07
2043	1.38	2.07
2044	1.38	2.07
2045	1.39	2.06
2046	1.39	2.06
2047	1.39	2.06
2048	1.4	2.05
2049	1.4	2.05
2050	1.41	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 11.9% were to women under 20 years old, 49.8% to women ages 20-29, and 38.3% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 22.6%, 55.3%, and 22.1% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Jamaica by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Jamaica	World
1960	41.2%	37.4%
1961	41.7%	37.5%
1962	42.2%	37.6%
1963	42.7%	37.8%
1964	43.3%	38%
1965	43.9%	38%
1966	44.3%	38%
1967	44.6%	38%
1968	44.9%	37.9%
1969	45%	37.8%
1970	45%	37.7%
1971	44.8%	37.6%
1972	44.4%	37.5%
1973	44%	37.3%
1974	43.5%	37.2%
1975	42.9%	37.1%
1976	42.3%	36.9%
1977	41.7%	36.7%
1978	41%	36.3%
1979	40.4%	35.9%
1980	39.8%	35.5%
1981	39.2%	35.2%
1982	38.7%	34.9%
1983	38.2%	34.6%
1984	37.9%	34.3%
1985	37.5%	34%
1986	37.2%	33.8%
1987	36.8%	33.6%
1988	36.5%	33.4%
1989	36.1%	33.2%
1990	35.8%	33%
1991	35.5%	32.9%
1992	35.4%	32.7%
1993	35.3%	32.5%
1994	35.2%	32.3%
1995	35.1%	32.1%
1996	34.9%	31.8%
1997	34.6%	31.5%
1998	34.2%	31.1%
1999	33.8%	30.8%
2000	33.2%	30.4%
2001	32.7%	30%
2002	32.2%	29.6%
2003	31.7%	29.2%
2004	31.2%	28.8%
2005	30.6%	28.5%
2006	30%	28.1%
2007	29.3%	27.9%
2008	28.5%	27.6%
2009	27.7%	27.5%
2010	26.9%	27.3%
2011	26.2%	27.1%
2012	25.4%	27%
2013	24.7%	26.9%
2014	24%	26.8%
2015	23.4%	26.6%
2016	22.8%	26.5%
2017	22.3%	26.4%
2018	21.7%	26.2%
2019	21.1%	26%
2020	20.6%	25.8%
2021	20%	25.6%
2022	19.6%	25.3%
2023	19.1%	25%
2024	18.7%	24.7%
2025	18.3%	24.4%
2026	17.9%	24.1%
2027	17.6%	23.8%
2028	17.2%	23.4%
2029	16.9%	23.1%
2030	16.7%	22.8%
2031	16.4%	22.6%
2032	16.2%	22.3%
2033	15.9%	22.1%
2034	15.7%	21.9%
2035	15.5%	21.7%
2036	15.3%	21.6%
2037	15.1%	21.5%
2038	14.8%	21.4%
2039	14.6%	21.3%
2040	14.4%	21.2%
2041	14.2%	21.1%
2042	14%	21%
2043	13.8%	21%
2044	13.6%	20.9%
2045	13.4%	20.8%
2046	13.2%	20.7%
2047	13%	20.7%
2048	12.8%	20.6%
2049	12.6%	20.5%
2050	12.5%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Jamaica was 41.2% in 1960, 35.3% in 1993, and 18.7% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Jamaica.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Jamaica, excluding migration, has been +0.49% annually. On average, 13,746 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Jamaica
1960	51,944
1961	51,931
1962	51,758
1963	52,277
1964	52,501
1965	51,423
1966	50,808
1967	50,187
1968	49,189
1969	48,258
1970	47,547
1971	47,206
1972	46,676
1973	47,438
1974	45,526
1975	44,736
1976	43,878
1977	42,999
1978	42,475
1979	42,449
1980	42,316
1981	42,898
1982	43,816
1983	45,095
1984	45,644
1985	45,122
1986	44,520
1987	44,155
1988	43,978
1989	43,591
1990	44,465
1991	45,617
1992	46,494
1993	46,090
1994	45,210
1995	43,705
1996	42,297
1997	40,521
1998	38,628
1999	36,649
2000	34,452
2001	33,666
2002	33,572
2003	33,340
2004	32,500
2005	31,506
2006	30,213
2007	28,886
2008	27,553
2009	26,311
2010	25,031
2011	23,627
2012	22,320
2013	21,037
2014	19,751
2015	18,489
2016	16,944
2017	15,419
2018	13,929
2019	13,094
2020	12,170
2021	6,382
2022	11,215
2023	10,072

Maternal mortality chart

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.

Table

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

Under-five mortality rate chart

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.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Jamaica	World
1960	8.17%	18.5%
1961	7.79%	18.1%
1962	7.45%	17.8%
1963	7.17%	17.5%
1964	6.91%	17.7%
1965	6.69%	17.5%
1966	6.49%	17.3%
1967	6.28%	17%
1968	6.08%	16.5%
1969	5.87%	15.5%
1970	5.64%	15.2%
1971	5.41%	15.1%
1972	5.18%	14.4%
1973	4.95%	14.1%
1974	4.74%	13.7%
1975	4.55%	13.4%
1976	4.37%	13%
1977	4.21%	12.5%
1978	4.06%	12.1%
1979	3.92%	11.7%
1980	3.78%	11.4%
1981	3.66%	11%
1982	3.54%	10.8%
1983	3.43%	10.6%
1984	3.32%	10.4%
1985	3.22%	10.1%
1986	3.13%	9.81%
1987	3.04%	9.47%
1988	2.96%	9.31%
1989	2.88%	9.02%
1990	2.8%	8.81%
1991	2.73%	8.66%
1992	2.66%	8.46%
1993	2.58%	8.19%
1994	2.51%	7.98%
1995	2.43%	7.76%
1996	2.35%	7.52%
1997	2.27%	7.28%
1998	2.19%	7.05%
1999	2.12%	6.76%
2000	2.06%	6.48%
2001	2%	6.21%
2002	1.97%	5.94%
2003	1.94%	5.65%
2004	1.92%	5.43%
2005	1.92%	5.16%
2006	1.91%	4.92%
2007	1.92%	4.7%
2008	1.92%	4.5%
2009	1.91%	4.31%
2010	1.91%	4.11%
2011	1.9%	3.97%
2012	1.89%	3.77%
2013	1.88%	3.61%
2014	1.87%	3.48%
2015	1.87%	3.35%
2016	1.86%	3.23%
2017	1.86%	3.11%
2018	1.87%	2.97%
2019	1.88%	2.86%
2020	1.9%	2.75%
2021	1.91%	2.66%
2022	1.93%	2.59%
2023	1.93%	2.49%