Total Fertility Rate in Jamaica
Jamaica: Total Fertility Rate was 1.34 in 2022. βΌ Falling
Total Fertility Rate in Jamaica, 1960β2022
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 1.34 for total fertility rate in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fertility rate in Jamaica peaked at 5.85 in 1967 and was at its lowest, 1.34, in 2022.
That places Jamaica 174th out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.66 | 5.38 | 5.85 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.69 | 3.84 | 5.64 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.36 | 3 | 3.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.79 | 2.45 | 2.96 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.06 | 1.86 | 2.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 | 1.37 | 1.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 | 1.34 | 1.36 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More gender data for Jamaica
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 15,460 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,169 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 15,800 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 16,375 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 15,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 16,562 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 16,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 16,659 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fertility rate in Jamaica?
- Total fertility rate in Jamaica was 1.34 in 2022, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest total fertility rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.85 in 1967.
- What is the lowest total fertility rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.34 in 2022.
- How does Jamaica rank for total fertility rate?
- Jamaica ranks 174th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total fertility rate rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total Fertility Rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.