Fertility & birth rates in Jamaica and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate in Jamaica vs Zimbabwe 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 3.72 in Zimbabwe in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Jamaica vs Zimbabwe 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	Zimbabwe
1960	5.54	7.2
1961	5.6	7.21
1962	5.64	7.23
1963	5.73	7.23
1964	5.79	7.23
1965	5.72	7.23
1966	5.69	7.2
1967	5.67	7.16
1968	5.58	7.11
1969	5.47	7.04
1970	5.35	6.98
1971	5.21	6.94
1972	5.06	6.94
1973	5	6.94
1974	4.67	6.88
1975	4.44	6.83
1976	4.21	6.77
1977	4	6.71
1978	3.84	6.66
1979	3.72	6.59
1980	3.59	6.52
1981	3.51	6.45
1982	3.46	6.33
1983	3.41	6.2
1984	3.32	6.04
1985	3.21	5.87
1986	3.11	5.69
1987	3.02	5.5
1988	2.98	5.28
1989	2.93	5.07
1990	2.96	4.88
1991	3	4.72
1992	3.03	4.57
1993	2.99	4.39
1994	2.93	4.28
1995	2.85	4.15
1996	2.77	4.11
1997	2.68	4.08
1998	2.57	4.07
1999	2.47	4.06
2000	2.35	4.01
2001	2.3	3.98
2002	2.27	3.93
2003	2.24	3.86
2004	2.2	3.78
2005	2.15	3.69
2006	2.09	3.64
2007	2.02	3.68
2008	1.95	3.78
2009	1.88	3.95
2010	1.8	4.04
2011	1.72	4.13
2012	1.65	4.13
2013	1.59	4.11
2014	1.54	4.01
2015	1.51	3.91
2016	1.46	3.83
2017	1.43	3.77
2018	1.4	3.74
2019	1.39	3.75
2020	1.38	3.75
2021	1.38	3.77
2022	1.37	3.77
2023	1.36	3.72
2024	1.35	3.67
2025	1.34	3.62
2026	1.33	3.57
2027	1.33	3.52
2028	1.33	3.47
2029	1.33	3.43
2030	1.33	3.38
2031	1.33	3.33
2032	1.34	3.29
2033	1.34	3.25
2034	1.34	3.21
2035	1.35	3.17
2036	1.35	3.13
2037	1.36	3.09
2038	1.36	3.06
2039	1.37	3.02
2040	1.37	2.99
2041	1.37	2.96
2042	1.37	2.93
2043	1.38	2.9
2044	1.38	2.87
2045	1.39	2.84
2046	1.39	2.81
2047	1.39	2.78
2048	1.4	2.75
2049	1.4	2.72
2050	1.41	2.69

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Jamaica	Zimbabwe
1960	41.2%	47.3%
1961	41.7%	47.7%
1962	42.2%	48.1%
1963	42.7%	48.5%
1964	43.3%	48.8%
1965	43.9%	48.7%
1966	44.3%	48.6%
1967	44.6%	48.5%
1968	44.9%	48.5%
1969	45%	48.4%
1970	45%	48.3%
1971	44.8%	48.2%
1972	44.4%	48.2%
1973	44%	48.1%
1974	43.5%	48.1%
1975	42.9%	48.1%
1976	42.3%	48.2%
1977	41.7%	48.3%
1978	41%	48.5%
1979	40.4%	48.8%
1980	39.8%	48.7%
1981	39.2%	48.4%
1982	38.7%	48.3%
1983	38.2%	48.2%
1984	37.9%	48.1%
1985	37.5%	48%
1986	37.2%	47.9%
1987	36.8%	47.9%
1988	36.5%	47.9%
1989	36.1%	47.6%
1990	35.8%	47.1%
1991	35.5%	46.6%
1992	35.4%	46.8%
1993	35.3%	47.1%
1994	35.2%	46.6%
1995	35.1%	45.9%
1996	34.9%	45%
1997	34.6%	44%
1998	34.2%	43.1%
1999	33.8%	42.4%
2000	33.2%	41.9%
2001	32.7%	41.5%
2002	32.2%	41.4%
2003	31.7%	41.5%
2004	31.2%	41.7%
2005	30.6%	41.9%
2006	30%	42%
2007	29.3%	42.1%
2008	28.5%	42.4%
2009	27.7%	42.7%
2010	26.9%	43%
2011	26.2%	43.4%
2012	25.4%	43.7%
2013	24.7%	43.9%
2014	24%	43.9%
2015	23.4%	43.8%
2016	22.8%	43.6%
2017	22.3%	43.3%
2018	21.7%	42.9%
2019	21.1%	42.5%
2020	20.6%	42.2%
2021	20%	41.9%
2022	19.6%	41.6%
2023	19.1%	41.3%
2024	18.7%	40.9%
2025	18.3%	40.3%
2026	17.9%	39.6%
2027	17.6%	39%
2028	17.2%	38.4%
2029	16.9%	37.8%
2030	16.7%	37.4%
2031	16.4%	37%
2032	16.2%	36.8%
2033	15.9%	36.5%
2034	15.7%	36.3%
2035	15.5%	36.1%
2036	15.3%	35.8%
2037	15.1%	35.6%
2038	14.8%	35.3%
2039	14.6%	35.1%
2040	14.4%	34.8%
2041	14.2%	34.6%
2042	14%	34.3%
2043	13.8%	34.1%
2044	13.6%	33.8%
2045	13.4%	33.5%
2046	13.2%	33.2%
2047	13%	32.9%
2048	12.8%	32.6%
2049	12.6%	32.2%
2050	12.5%	31.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.7% of the population in Jamaica and 40.9% in Zimbabwe in 2024, compared to 35.8% and 47.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Jamaica and Zimbabwe compared.

Natural population change in Jamaica vs Zimbabwe by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.49% in Jamaica and +2.34% in Zimbabwe. 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	Zimbabwe
1960	51,944	126,959
1961	51,931	131,531
1962	51,758	136,317
1963	52,277	140,984
1964	52,501	145,848
1965	51,423	151,164
1966	50,808	156,014
1967	50,187	161,205
1968	49,189	166,865
1969	48,258	172,626
1970	47,547	178,979
1971	47,206	185,427
1972	46,676	193,725
1973	47,438	201,885
1974	45,526	208,806
1975	44,736	216,947
1976	43,878	221,419
1977	42,999	225,139
1978	42,475	222,979
1979	42,449	223,657
1980	42,316	241,179
1981	42,898	271,361
1982	43,816	279,934
1983	45,095	286,545
1984	45,644	290,052
1985	45,122	290,756
1986	44,520	289,894
1987	44,155	286,766
1988	43,978	277,498
1989	43,591	270,838
1990	44,465	265,444
1991	45,617	260,943
1992	46,494	255,291
1993	46,090	228,045
1994	45,210	216,343
1995	43,705	206,695
1996	42,297	205,269
1997	40,521	216,288
1998	38,628	225,614
1999	36,649	232,393
2000	34,452	236,343
2001	33,666	227,909
2002	33,572	244,170
2003	33,340	243,057
2004	32,500	248,307
2005	31,506	248,545
2006	30,213	248,963
2007	28,886	261,805
2008	27,553	280,527
2009	26,311	309,316
2010	25,031	335,570
2011	23,627	359,572
2012	22,320	371,135
2013	21,037	374,757
2014	19,751	366,350
2015	18,489	356,203
2016	16,944	348,772
2017	15,419	344,035
2018	13,929	345,883
2019	13,094	348,798
2020	12,170	354,790
2021	6,382	349,908
2022	11,215	371,243
2023	10,072	372,505

Maternal mortality chart: Jamaica vs Zimbabwe

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 358 deaths in Zimbabwe.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Jamaica	Zimbabwe
1985	45	573
1986	45	525
1987	46	480
1988	48	431
1989	50	382
1990	54	353
1991	58	332
1992	62	333
1993	67	331
1994	71	332
1995	74	332
1996	77	352
1997	79	357
1998	80	368
1999	81	399
2000	82	405
2001	82	467
2002	81	418
2003	79	455
2004	77	451
2005	81	454
2006	89	480
2007	89	519
2008	91	526
2009	93	540
2010	94	567
2011	89	564
2012	89	558
2013	94	525
2014	100	468
2015	100	428
2016	102	411
2017	106	389
2018	112	386
2019	120	388
2020	126	380
2021	186	446
2022	138	368
2023	130	358

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.93% in Jamaica and 4.42% in Zimbabwe. 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	Zimbabwe
1960	8.17%	15.2%
1961	7.79%	14.8%
1962	7.45%	14.4%
1963	7.17%	14%
1964	6.91%	13.5%
1965	6.69%	13.1%
1966	6.49%	12.7%
1967	6.28%	12.4%
1968	6.08%	12.1%
1969	5.87%	11.8%
1970	5.64%	11.7%
1971	5.41%	11.5%
1972	5.18%	11.5%
1973	4.95%	11.4%
1974	4.74%	11.4%
1975	4.55%	11.4%
1976	4.37%	11.5%
1977	4.21%	11.5%
1978	4.06%	11.5%
1979	3.92%	11.3%
1980	3.78%	11.1%
1981	3.66%	10.7%
1982	3.54%	10.1%
1983	3.43%	9.5%
1984	3.32%	8.87%
1985	3.22%	8.31%
1986	3.13%	7.86%
1987	3.04%	7.61%
1988	2.96%	7.55%
1989	2.88%	7.69%
1990	2.8%	7.97%
1991	2.73%	8.33%
1992	2.66%	8.73%
1993	2.58%	9.16%
1994	2.51%	9.52%
1995	2.43%	9.83%
1996	2.35%	10%
1997	2.27%	10.1%
1998	2.19%	10%
1999	2.12%	9.92%
2000	2.06%	9.83%
2001	2%	9.79%
2002	1.97%	8.48%
2003	1.94%	8.85%
2004	1.92%	9.17%
2005	1.92%	9.23%
2006	1.91%	9.4%
2007	1.92%	9.47%
2008	1.92%	9.34%
2009	1.91%	9.03%
2010	1.91%	8.5%
2011	1.9%	7.88%
2012	1.89%	7.14%
2013	1.88%	6.55%
2014	1.87%	6.18%
2015	1.87%	5.98%
2016	1.86%	5.69%
2017	1.86%	5.5%
2018	1.87%	5.23%
2019	1.88%	5.11%
2020	1.9%	5.01%
2021	1.91%	4.76%
2022	1.93%	4.6%
2023	1.93%	4.42%