Iceland vs Jamaica: Birth rate, crude

Iceland
11.2 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Jamaica
11.45 per 1,000 people
in 2024
Iceland rank
132nd
Jamaica rank
129th

Birth rate, crude over time

  • Iceland
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 11.45 per 1,000 people against 11.2 per 1,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 0.25 per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.

Iceland ranks 132nd and Jamaica ranks 129th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Jamaica Difference Ahead
1960s 24.31 per 1,000 people 37.91 per 1,000 people 13.6 per 1,000 people Jamaica
1970s 20.05 per 1,000 people 31.02 per 1,000 people 10.97 per 1,000 people Jamaica
1980s 17.84 per 1,000 people 27.56 per 1,000 people 9.72 per 1,000 people Jamaica
1990s 16.56 per 1,000 people 24.65 per 1,000 people 8.09 per 1,000 people Jamaica
2000s 14.71 per 1,000 people 18.36 per 1,000 people 3.65 per 1,000 people Jamaica
2010s 13.11 per 1,000 people 13.58 per 1,000 people 0.4719 per 1,000 people Jamaica
2020s 11.86 per 1,000 people 11.78 per 1,000 people 0.0804 per 1,000 people Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher birth rate, crude, Iceland or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 11.45 per 1,000 people against 11.2 per 1,000 people in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in birth rate, crude between Iceland and Jamaica?
0.25 per 1,000 people, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Jamaica?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Iceland and Jamaica rank globally for birth rate, crude?
Iceland ranks 132nd and Jamaica ranks 129th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people)
Unit
per 1,000 people
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,260 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.