Canada vs Jamaica: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling
Canada
1.34 live births per woman
in 2024
Jamaica
1.35 live births per woman
in 2024
Canada rank
204th
Jamaica rank
203rd
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling over time
- Canada
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.35 live births per woman against 1.34 live births per woman in Canada, a difference of 0.01 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.
Canada ranks 204th and Jamaica ranks 203rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.68 live births per woman | 4.53 live births per woman | 0.8482 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 3.14 live births per woman | 5.64 live births per woman | 2.5 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 1.86 live births per woman | 4.55 live births per woman | 2.69 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 1.61 live births per woman | 3.25 live births per woman | 1.65 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 1.65 live births per woman | 2.82 live births per woman | 1.17 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.58 live births per woman | 2.14 live births per woman | 0.5619 live births per woman | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.58 live births per woman | 1.55 live births per woman | 0.0358 live births per woman | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.38 live births per woman | 1.37 live births per woman | 0.0118 live births per woman | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate vs. average years of schooling, Canada or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 1.35 live births per woman against 1.34 live births per woman in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in fertility rate vs. average years of schooling between Canada and Jamaica?
- 0.01 live births per woman, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Jamaica?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Jamaica rank globally for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Canada ranks 204th and Jamaica ranks 203rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.