Fertility & birth rates in Jamaica and United States

Fertility rate in Jamaica vs United States by year

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Jamaica

United States

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Year	Fertility rate
	Jamaica	United States
2023	1.36	1.62
2022	1.37	1.66
2021	1.38	1.66
2020	1.38	1.64
2019	1.39	1.71
2018	1.4	1.73
2017	1.43	1.77
2016	1.46	1.82
2015	1.51	1.84
2014	1.54	1.86
2013	1.59	1.86
2012	1.65	1.88
2011	1.72	1.89
2010	1.8	1.93
2009	1.88	2
2008	1.95	2.07
2007	2.02	2.12
2006	2.09	2.11
2005	2.15	2.06
2004	2.2	2.05
2003	2.24	2.05
2002	2.27	2.02
2001	2.3	2.03
2000	2.35	2.06
1999	2.47	2.01
1998	2.57	2
1997	2.68	1.97
1996	2.77	1.98
1995	2.85	1.98
1994	2.93	2
1993	2.99	2.02
1992	3.03	2.05
1991	3	2.06
1990	2.96	2.08
1989	2.93	2.01
1988	2.98	1.93
1987	3.02	1.87
1986	3.11	1.84
1985	3.21	1.84
1984	3.32	1.81
1983	3.41	1.8
1982	3.46	1.83
1981	3.51	1.81
1980	3.59	1.84
1979	3.72	1.81
1978	3.84	1.76
1977	4	1.79
1976	4.21	1.74
1975	4.44	1.77
1974	4.67	1.84
1973	5	1.88
1972	5.06	2.01
1971	5.21	2.27
1970	5.35	2.48
1969	5.47	2.46
1968	5.58	2.46
1967	5.67	2.56
1966	5.69	2.72
1965	5.72	2.91
1964	5.79	3.19
1963	5.73	3.32
1962	5.64	3.46
1961	5.6	3.62
1960	5.54	3.65

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Jamaica was 1.36 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.62 in the United States in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Jamaica

United States

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Year	Natural population change
	Jamaica	United States
2023	10,072	502,372
2022	11,215	399,926
2021	6,382	199,137
2020	12,170	208,862
2019	13,094	887,476
2018	13,929	955,022
2017	15,419	1,028,037
2016	16,944	1,197,627
2015	18,489	1,270,126
2014	19,751	1,357,281
2013	21,037	1,322,711
2012	22,320	1,411,822
2011	23,627	1,441,697
2010	25,031	1,548,182
2009	26,311	1,717,920
2008	27,553	1,794,154
2007	28,886	1,897,757
2006	30,213	1,849,955
2005	31,506	1,684,445
2004	32,500	1,698,271
2003	33,340	1,653,615
2002	33,572	1,581,938
2001	33,666	1,595,826
2000	34,452	1,664,758
1999	36,649	1,564,050
1998	38,628	1,573,857
1997	40,521	1,501,014
1996	42,297	1,510,137
1995	43,705	1,546,031
1994	45,210	1,633,302
1993	46,090	1,717,685
1992	46,494	1,875,328
1991	45,617	1,926,543
1990	44,465	2,026,068
1989	43,591	1,875,826
1988	43,978	1,735,943
1987	44,155	1,720,252
1986	44,520	1,656,917
1985	45,122	1,689,258
1984	45,644	1,627,192
1983	45,095	1,636,544
1982	43,816	1,714,317
1981	42,898	1,652,153
1980	42,316	1,608,450
1979	42,449	1,597,894
1978	42,475	1,402,283
1977	42,999	1,431,556
1976	43,878	1,264,604
1975	44,736	1,252,644
1974	45,526	1,218,968
1973	47,438	1,165,499
1972	46,676	1,301,355
1971	47,206	1,640,519
1970	47,547	1,824,965
1969	48,258	1,702,487
1968	49,189	1,565,507
1967	50,187	1,669,181
1966	50,808	1,749,387
1965	51,423	1,943,030
1964	52,501	2,245,099
1963	52,277	2,289,826
1962	51,758	2,406,337
1961	51,931	2,571,681
1960	51,944	2,565,530

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 +0.35% in Jamaica and +0.15% in the United States.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.49% in Jamaica and +0.25% in the United States.

Birth rate in Jamaica vs United States by year

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Jamaica

United States

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Jamaica	United States
2023	11.6	10.7
2022	11.9	11
2021	12	11
2020	12	10.9
2019	12.2	11.4
2018	12.3	11.6
2017	12.6	11.8
2016	12.9	12.2
2015	13.3	12.4
2014	13.6	12.5
2013	14	12.4
2012	14.4	12.6
2011	14.9	12.7
2010	15.6	13
2009	16.2	13.5
2008	16.7	14
2007	17.3	14.3
2006	17.9	14.3
2005	18.4	14
2004	18.8	14
2003	19.2	14.1
2002	19.4	14
2001	19.7	14.1
2000	20.1	14.4
1999	21.2	14.2
1998	22.2	14.3
1997	23.1	14.2
1996	24	14.4
1995	24.8	14.6
1994	25.6	15
1993	26.2	15.4
1992	26.7	15.8
1991	26.5	16.2
1990	26.2	16.7
1989	25.9	16.4
1988	26.3	16
1987	26.6	15.7
1986	27.1	15.6
1985	27.7	15.8
1984	28.3	15.6
1983	28.6	15.6
1982	28.4	15.9
1981	28.3	15.8
1980	28.3	15.9
1979	28.6	15.6
1978	28.7	15
1977	29.2	15.1
1976	29.8	14.6
1975	30.5	14.6
1974	31.3	14.8
1973	32.6	14.8
1972	32.6	15.6
1971	33.1	17.2
1970	33.8	18.4
1969	34.5	17.9
1968	35.4	17.6
1967	36.3	17.8
1966	37	18.4
1965	37.8	19.4
1964	38.9	21.1
1963	39.2	21.7
1962	39.4	22.4
1961	40	23.3
1960	40.5	23.7

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11.6 in Jamaica and 10.7 in the United States, compared with 40.5 and 23.7, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Jamaica

Factual

UN forecast

United States

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Jamaica	United States
2100	10.7%	14.4%
2099	10.7%	14.4%
2098	10.7%	14.4%
2097	10.7%	14.4%
2096	10.6%	14.4%
2095	10.6%	14.5%
2094	10.6%	14.5%
2093	10.6%	14.5%
2092	10.5%	14.5%
2091	10.5%	14.6%
2090	10.5%	14.6%
2089	10.5%	14.7%
2088	10.5%	14.7%
2087	10.5%	14.7%
2086	10.5%	14.8%
2085	10.4%	14.8%
2084	10.4%	14.8%
2083	10.4%	14.9%
2082	10.4%	14.9%
2081	10.5%	14.9%
2080	10.5%	14.9%
2079	10.5%	14.9%
2078	10.5%	14.9%
2077	10.5%	14.9%
2076	10.5%	14.9%
2075	10.6%	14.9%
2074	10.6%	14.9%
2073	10.6%	14.9%
2072	10.6%	14.9%
2071	10.7%	14.9%
2070	10.7%	14.9%
2069	10.8%	14.9%
2068	10.8%	14.9%
2067	10.8%	14.9%
2066	10.9%	14.9%
2065	11%	15%
2064	11%	15%
2063	11.1%	15%
2062	11.2%	15.1%
2061	11.2%	15.1%
2060	11.3%	15.2%
2059	11.4%	15.3%
2058	11.5%	15.4%
2057	11.6%	15.5%
2056	11.7%	15.5%
2055	11.8%	15.6%
2054	12%	15.7%
2053	12.1%	15.8%
2052	12.2%	15.8%
2051	12.4%	15.9%
2050	12.6%	15.9%
2049	12.7%	16%
2048	12.9%	16%
2047	13.1%	16%
2046	13.3%	16%
2045	13.5%	16%
2044	13.7%	16%
2043	13.9%	16%
2042	14.1%	16%
2041	14.3%	15.9%
2040	14.5%	15.9%
2039	14.7%	15.9%
2038	14.9%	15.9%
2037	15.2%	15.9%
2036	15.4%	15.9%
2035	15.6%	15.9%
2034	15.8%	15.9%
2033	16.1%	16%
2032	16.3%	16.1%
2031	16.5%	16.2%
2030	16.8%	16.3%
2029	17.1%	16.5%
2028	17.4%	16.6%
2027	17.7%	16.8%
2026	18.1%	17%
2025	18.5%	17.2%
2024	18.7%	17.3%
2023	19.1%	17.6%
2022	19.6%	17.9%
2021	20%	18.1%
2020	20.6%	18.4%
2019	21.1%	18.6%
2018	21.7%	18.8%
2017	22.3%	18.9%
2016	22.8%	19.1%
2015	23.4%	19.2%
2014	24%	19.3%
2013	24.7%	19.4%
2012	25.4%	19.5%
2011	26.2%	19.6%
2010	26.9%	19.7%
2009	27.7%	19.8%
2008	28.5%	19.9%
2007	29.3%	20%
2006	30%	20.2%
2005	30.6%	20.3%
2004	31.2%	20.5%
2003	31.7%	20.7%
2002	32.2%	20.9%
2001	32.7%	21%
2000	33.2%	21.2%
1999	33.8%	21.3%
1998	34.2%	21.4%
1997	34.6%	21.5%
1996	34.9%	21.7%
1995	35.1%	21.8%
1994	35.2%	21.9%
1993	35.3%	21.9%
1992	35.4%	21.8%
1991	35.5%	21.7%
1990	35.8%	21.6%
1989	36.1%	21.5%
1988	36.5%	21.3%
1987	36.8%	21.3%
1986	37.2%	21.3%
1985	37.5%	21.5%
1984	37.9%	21.7%
1983	38.2%	21.8%
1982	38.7%	22%
1981	39.2%	22.1%
1980	39.8%	22.4%
1979	40.4%	22.8%
1978	41%	23.2%
1977	41.7%	23.8%
1976	42.3%	24.4%
1975	42.9%	25.2%
1974	43.5%	25.9%
1973	44%	26.6%
1972	44.4%	27.4%
1971	44.8%	28%
1970	45%	28.6%
1969	45%	29%
1968	44.9%	29.5%
1967	44.6%	30%
1966	44.3%	30.4%
1965	43.9%	30.7%
1964	43.3%	30.9%
1963	42.7%	31.1%
1962	42.2%	31.3%
1961	41.7%	31.4%
1960	41.2%	31.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.7% of the population in Jamaica and 17.3% in the United States in 2024, compared to 35.8% and 21.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Jamaica and the United States compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Jamaica vs United States

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Jamaica

United States

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Jamaica	United States
2023	130	17
2022	138	20
2021	186	31
2020	126	22
2019	120	18
2018	112	18
2017	106	18
2016	102	18
2015	100	17
2014	100	17
2013	94	16
2012	89	16
2011	89	15
2010	94	15
2009	93	15
2008	91	14
2007	89	13
2006	89	13
2005	81	13
2004	77	13
2003	79	13
2002	81	13
2001	82	13
2000	82	12
1999	81	12
1998	80	11
1997	79	11
1996	77	11
1995	74	12
1994	71	11
1993	67	12
1992	62	11
1991	58	12
1990	54	12
1989	50	12
1988	48	12
1987	46	11
1986	45	11
1985	45	11

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 17 deaths in the United States.

U.S. figures are less comparable to other countries, because reporting changes between 2003 and 2018 doubled the number of maternal deaths captured in official records without an actual doubling in mortality, and coding was revised again in 2018.

Under-five mortality rates

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Jamaica

United States

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Jamaica	United States
2023	1.93%	0.65%
2022	1.93%	0.65%
2021	1.91%	0.65%
2020	1.9%	0.65%
2019	1.88%	0.65%
2018	1.87%	0.65%
2017	1.86%	0.66%
2016	1.86%	0.67%
2015	1.87%	0.68%
2014	1.87%	0.68%
2013	1.88%	0.69%
2012	1.89%	0.7%
2011	1.9%	0.72%
2010	1.91%	0.73%
2009	1.91%	0.75%
2008	1.92%	0.76%
2007	1.92%	0.77%
2006	1.91%	0.79%
2005	1.92%	0.8%
2004	1.92%	0.81%
2003	1.94%	0.81%
2002	1.97%	0.82%
2001	2%	0.83%
2000	2.06%	0.84%
1999	2.12%	0.86%
1998	2.19%	0.87%
1997	2.27%	0.89%
1996	2.35%	0.92%
1995	2.43%	0.95%
1994	2.51%	0.98%
1993	2.58%	1.01%
1992	2.66%	1.05%
1991	2.73%	1.09%
1990	2.8%	1.12%
1989	2.88%	1.16%
1988	2.96%	1.19%
1987	3.04%	1.21%
1986	3.13%	1.24%
1985	3.22%	1.27%
1984	3.32%	1.3%
1983	3.43%	1.34%
1982	3.54%	1.39%
1981	3.66%	1.44%
1980	3.78%	1.5%
1979	3.92%	1.56%
1978	4.06%	1.63%
1977	4.21%	1.71%
1976	4.37%	1.79%
1975	4.55%	1.88%
1974	4.74%	1.97%
1973	4.95%	2.06%
1972	5.18%	2.15%
1971	5.41%	2.24%
1970	5.64%	2.32%
1969	5.87%	2.41%
1968	6.08%	2.49%
1967	6.28%	2.57%
1966	6.49%	2.64%
1965	6.69%	2.71%
1964	6.91%	2.77%
1963	7.17%	2.83%
1962	7.45%	2.89%
1961	7.79%	2.95%
1960	8.17%	3.01%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.93% in Jamaica and 0.65% in the United States. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.