Fertility & birth rates in Jamaica and Slovakia

Fertility rate in Jamaica vs Slovakia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Jamaica was 1.36 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.49 in Slovakia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Jamaica	Slovakia
1960	5.54	3.04
1961	5.6	2.96
1962	5.64	2.83
1963	5.73	2.92
1964	5.79	2.89
1965	5.72	2.78
1966	5.69	2.66
1967	5.67	2.48
1968	5.58	2.39
1969	5.47	2.43
1970	5.35	2.41
1971	5.21	2.43
1972	5.06	2.49
1973	5	2.56
1974	4.67	2.61
1975	4.44	2.55
1976	4.21	2.55
1977	4	2.49
1978	3.84	2.47
1979	3.72	2.45
1980	3.59	2.32
1981	3.51	2.29
1982	3.46	2.28
1983	3.41	2.28
1984	3.32	2.26
1985	3.21	2.26
1986	3.11	2.2
1987	3.02	2.14
1988	2.98	2.13
1989	2.93	2.07
1990	2.96	2.09
1991	3	2.05
1992	3.03	1.93
1993	2.99	1.87
1994	2.93	1.67
1995	2.85	1.52
1996	2.77	1.47
1997	2.68	1.43
1998	2.57	1.37
1999	2.47	1.33
2000	2.35	1.3
2001	2.3	1.2
2002	2.27	1.19
2003	2.24	1.2
2004	2.2	1.25
2005	2.15	1.27
2006	2.09	1.25
2007	2.02	1.27
2008	1.95	1.34
2009	1.88	1.44
2010	1.8	1.43
2011	1.72	1.45
2012	1.65	1.34
2013	1.59	1.34
2014	1.54	1.37
2015	1.51	1.4
2016	1.46	1.48
2017	1.43	1.52
2018	1.4	1.54
2019	1.39	1.57
2020	1.38	1.59
2021	1.38	1.63
2022	1.37	1.57
2023	1.36	1.49
2024	1.35	1.49
2025	1.34	1.5
2026	1.33	1.5
2027	1.33	1.5
2028	1.33	1.51
2029	1.33	1.51
2030	1.33	1.51
2031	1.33	1.51
2032	1.34	1.51
2033	1.34	1.52
2034	1.34	1.52
2035	1.35	1.52
2036	1.35	1.52
2037	1.36	1.52
2038	1.36	1.52
2039	1.37	1.52
2040	1.37	1.52
2041	1.37	1.52
2042	1.37	1.52
2043	1.38	1.52
2044	1.38	1.53
2045	1.39	1.53
2046	1.39	1.53
2047	1.39	1.53
2048	1.4	1.53
2049	1.4	1.53
2050	1.41	1.53

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Jamaica	Slovakia
1960	41.2%	31.5%
1961	41.7%	31.5%
1962	42.2%	31.3%
1963	42.7%	31%
1964	43.3%	30.8%
1965	43.9%	30.4%
1966	44.3%	29.9%
1967	44.6%	29.3%
1968	44.9%	28.6%
1969	45%	28.1%
1970	45%	27.5%
1971	44.8%	27%
1972	44.4%	26.6%
1973	44%	26.2%
1974	43.5%	26.1%
1975	42.9%	26%
1976	42.3%	26%
1977	41.7%	26%
1978	41%	26.1%
1979	40.4%	26.1%
1980	39.8%	26.1%
1981	39.2%	26.1%
1982	38.7%	26.2%
1983	38.2%	26.3%
1984	37.9%	26.4%
1985	37.5%	26.5%
1986	37.2%	26.4%
1987	36.8%	26.3%
1988	36.5%	26.1%
1989	36.1%	25.7%
1990	35.8%	25.2%
1991	35.5%	24.8%
1992	35.4%	24.4%
1993	35.3%	23.9%
1994	35.2%	23.3%
1995	35.1%	22.7%
1996	34.9%	22.1%
1997	34.6%	21.5%
1998	34.2%	20.9%
1999	33.8%	20.3%
2000	33.2%	19.7%
2001	32.7%	19%
2002	32.2%	18.4%
2003	31.7%	17.9%
2004	31.2%	17.3%
2005	30.6%	16.9%
2006	30%	16.4%
2007	29.3%	16%
2008	28.5%	15.7%
2009	27.7%	15.5%
2010	26.9%	15.5%
2011	26.2%	15.4%
2012	25.4%	15.4%
2013	24.7%	15.3%
2014	24%	15.3%
2015	23.4%	15.3%
2016	22.8%	15.4%
2017	22.3%	15.5%
2018	21.7%	15.7%
2019	21.1%	15.8%
2020	20.6%	15.9%
2021	20%	15.9%
2022	19.6%	16%
2023	19.1%	15.9%
2024	18.7%	15.8%
2025	18.3%	15.6%
2026	17.9%	15.4%
2027	17.6%	15.1%
2028	17.2%	15%
2029	16.9%	14.8%
2030	16.7%	14.6%
2031	16.4%	14.4%
2032	16.2%	14.1%
2033	15.9%	13.8%
2034	15.7%	13.6%
2035	15.5%	13.4%
2036	15.3%	13.2%
2037	15.1%	13%
2038	14.8%	12.9%
2039	14.6%	12.8%
2040	14.4%	12.7%
2041	14.2%	12.7%
2042	14%	12.7%
2043	13.8%	12.7%
2044	13.6%	12.7%
2045	13.4%	12.8%
2046	13.2%	12.8%
2047	13%	12.9%
2048	12.8%	13%
2049	12.6%	13%
2050	12.5%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.7% of the population in Jamaica and 15.8% in Slovakia in 2024, compared to 35.8% and 25.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Jamaica and Slovakia compared.

Natural population change in Jamaica vs Slovakia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.49% in Jamaica and -0.02% in Slovakia. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Jamaica	Slovakia
1960	51,944	56,546
1961	51,931	55,749
1962	51,758	49,587
1963	52,277	54,382
1964	52,501	54,092
1965	51,423	48,517
1966	50,808	45,440
1967	50,187	41,824
1968	49,189	38,113
1969	48,258	39,312
1970	47,547	38,575
1971	47,206	40,105
1972	46,676	46,426
1973	47,438	49,199
1974	45,526	52,524
1975	44,736	52,604
1976	43,878	54,121
1977	42,999	52,762
1978	42,475	52,324
1979	42,449	52,353
1980	42,316	44,320
1981	42,898	43,640
1982	43,816	41,958
1983	45,095	39,717
1984	45,644	38,966
1985	45,122	37,680
1986	44,520	34,279
1987	44,155	31,859
1988	43,978	30,979
1989	43,591	26,380
1990	44,465	25,436
1991	45,617	23,865
1992	46,494	21,220
1993	46,090	20,769
1994	45,210	14,970
1995	43,705	9,115
1996	42,297	9,135
1997	40,521	6,999
1998	38,628	4,312
1999	36,649	3,777
2000	34,452	2,155
2001	33,666	-1,076
2002	33,572	-538
2003	33,340	-537
2004	32,500	1,611
2005	31,506	537
2006	30,213	537
2007	28,886	537
2008	27,553	4,303
2009	26,311	8,619
2010	25,031	7,008
2011	23,627	9,177
2012	22,320	3,245
2013	21,037	2,707
2014	19,751	3,793
2015	18,489	2,170
2016	16,944	5,431
2017	15,419	4,351
2018	13,929	3,268
2019	13,094	3,818
2020	12,170	-2,184
2021	6,382	-16,886
2022	11,215	-7,062
2023	10,072	-5,427

Maternal mortality chart: Jamaica vs Slovakia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 130 deaths per 100,000 live births in Jamaica, compared to 4 deaths in Slovakia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Jamaica	Slovakia
1985	45	19
1986	45	19
1987	46	19
1988	48	18
1989	50	17
1990	54	18
1991	58	17
1992	62	15
1993	67	14
1994	71	12
1995	74	11
1996	77	10
1997	79	10
1998	80	10
1999	81	9
2000	82	8
2001	82	8
2002	81	7
2003	79	7
2004	77	7
2005	81	7
2006	89	6
2007	89	6
2008	91	5
2009	93	6
2010	94	5
2011	89	5
2012	89	5
2013	94	5
2014	100	5
2015	100	5
2016	102	5
2017	106	5
2018	112	5
2019	120	5
2020	126	4
2021	186	12
2022	138	5
2023	130	4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.93% in Jamaica and 0.61% in Slovakia. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Jamaica	Slovakia
1960	8.17%	3.67%
1961	7.79%	3.47%
1962	7.45%	3.32%
1963	7.17%	3.21%
1964	6.91%	3.14%
1965	6.69%	3.08%
1966	6.49%	3.05%
1967	6.28%	3.02%
1968	6.08%	3%
1969	5.87%	2.97%
1970	5.64%	2.95%
1971	5.41%	2.92%
1972	5.18%	2.89%
1973	4.95%	2.84%
1974	4.74%	2.78%
1975	4.55%	2.72%
1976	4.37%	2.64%
1977	4.21%	2.55%
1978	4.06%	2.46%
1979	3.92%	2.36%
1980	3.78%	2.27%
1981	3.66%	2.17%
1982	3.54%	2.08%
1983	3.43%	1.99%
1984	3.32%	1.91%
1985	3.22%	1.82%
1986	3.13%	1.73%
1987	3.04%	1.65%
1988	2.96%	1.59%
1989	2.88%	1.53%
1990	2.8%	1.47%
1991	2.73%	1.42%
1992	2.66%	1.37%
1993	2.58%	1.31%
1994	2.51%	1.25%
1995	2.43%	1.2%
1996	2.35%	1.14%
1997	2.27%	1.09%
1998	2.19%	1.05%
1999	2.12%	1%
2000	2.06%	0.96%
2001	2%	0.93%
2002	1.97%	0.91%
2003	1.94%	0.88%
2004	1.92%	0.86%
2005	1.92%	0.83%
2006	1.91%	0.8%
2007	1.92%	0.77%
2008	1.92%	0.74%
2009	1.91%	0.71%
2010	1.91%	0.69%
2011	1.9%	0.67%
2012	1.89%	0.66%
2013	1.88%	0.64%
2014	1.87%	0.63%
2015	1.87%	0.62%
2016	1.86%	0.61%
2017	1.86%	0.6%
2018	1.87%	0.6%
2019	1.88%	0.59%
2020	1.9%	0.59%
2021	1.91%	0.6%
2022	1.93%	0.6%
2023	1.93%	0.61%