Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Guernsey
Guernsey: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 1.37 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.37 live births per woman
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
200th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.48 live births per woman
in 1964
All-time low
1.32 live births per woman
in 2019
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Guernsey, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Guernsey is 1.37 live births per woman, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Guernsey peaked at 2.48 live births per woman in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.32 live births per woman, in 2019.
That places Guernsey 200th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Guernsey, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.33 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 2.26 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1952 | 2.18 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1953 | 2.13 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1954 | 2.09 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1955 | 2.08 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 2.09 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 2.12 live births per woman | +1.6% |
| 1958 | 2.15 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 2.19 live births per woman | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 2.24 live births per woman | +2.2% |
| 1961 | 2.27 live births per woman | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 2.37 live births per woman | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 2.47 live births per woman | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 2.48 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.35 live births per woman | -5.1% |
| 1966 | 2.23 live births per woman | -5.2% |
| 1967 | 2.15 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 2.13 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 2.16 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 2.1 live births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 2.02 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 1.94 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 1.82 live births per woman | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 1.73 live births per woman | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 1.65 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1976 | 1.6 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 1.57 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 1.57 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.59 live births per woman | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 1.59 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.57 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 1.5 live births per woman | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 1.62 live births per woman | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 1.47 live births per woman | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 1.55 live births per woman | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 1.59 live births per woman | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 1.57 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 1.54 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.55 live births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.6 live births per woman | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 1.56 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 1.48 live births per woman | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 1.44 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 1.42 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.34 live births per woman | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 1.41 live births per woman | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 1.47 live births per woman | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 1.48 live births per woman | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.5 live births per woman | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1.47 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.45 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.45 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.46 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.47 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.49 live births per woman | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.51 live births per woman | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.53 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.55 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.55 live births per woman | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.56 live births per woman | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.56 live births per woman | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.56 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.54 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.51 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.47 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.44 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 1.38 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.34 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.32 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.33 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.36 live births per woman | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.37 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.36 live births per woman | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.37 live births per woman | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.16 live births per woman | 2.08 live births per woman | 2.33 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.28 live births per woman | 2.13 live births per woman | 2.48 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.76 live births per woman | 1.57 live births per woman | 2.1 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.56 live births per woman | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.62 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.34 live births per woman | 1.6 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 live births per woman | 1.45 live births per woman | 1.55 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 live births per woman | 1.32 live births per woman | 1.56 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 live births per woman | 1.33 live births per woman | 1.37 live births per woman | 5 |
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More education data for Guernsey
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate -0.3658 % change on previous year (2023)
- Women's educational attainment vs. fertility rate 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 (2023)
- Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 (2023)
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% (2023)
- Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 (2023)
- Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% (2023)
- Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% (2023)
- Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Guernsey?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Guernsey was 1.37 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 2.48 live births per woman in 1964.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.32 live births per woman in 2019.
- How does Guernsey rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Guernsey ranks 200th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guernsey data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.