Guernsey vs Jersey: Birth rate vs. death rate
Guernsey
8.14 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Jersey
8.23 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guernsey rank
209th
Jersey rank
206th
Birth rate vs. death rate over time
- Guernsey
- Jersey
How they compare
Jersey currently reports 8.23 births per 1,000 people against 8.14 births per 1,000 people in Guernsey, a difference of 0.09 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guernsey ahead.
Guernsey ranks 209th and Jersey ranks 206th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guernsey averaged higher in 2 and Jersey in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guernsey | Jersey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.45 births per 1,000 people | 14.45 births per 1,000 people | 0.0024 births per 1,000 people | Guernsey |
| 1960s | 14.11 births per 1,000 people | 17.2 births per 1,000 people | 3.09 births per 1,000 people | Jersey |
| 1970s | 12.71 births per 1,000 people | 12.02 births per 1,000 people | 0.687 births per 1,000 people | Guernsey |
| 1980s | 11.6 births per 1,000 people | 11.95 births per 1,000 people | 0.3499 births per 1,000 people | Jersey |
| 1990s | 11.63 births per 1,000 people | 12.83 births per 1,000 people | 1.2 births per 1,000 people | Jersey |
| 2000s | 10.23 births per 1,000 people | 10.99 births per 1,000 people | 0.7589 births per 1,000 people | Jersey |
| 2010s | 8.93 births per 1,000 people | 9.91 births per 1,000 people | 0.9826 births per 1,000 people | Jersey |
| 2020s | 8.1 births per 1,000 people | 8.28 births per 1,000 people | 0.1732 births per 1,000 people | Jersey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate vs. death rate, Guernsey or Jersey?
- Jersey, at 8.23 births per 1,000 people against 8.14 births per 1,000 people in Guernsey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate vs. death rate between Guernsey and Jersey?
- 0.09 births per 1,000 people, with Jersey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guernsey and Jersey?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Guernsey and Jersey rank globally for birth rate vs. death rate?
- Guernsey ranks 209th and Jersey ranks 206th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate vs. death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.