Fertility rate, total in Channel Islands
Channel Islands: Fertility rate, total was 1.37 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.37 births per woman
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
184th
of 218 countries
All-time high
2.66 births per woman
in 1964
All-time low
1.33 births per woman
in 2020
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Fertility rate, total in Channel Islands, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Channel Islands recorded 1.37 births per woman for fertility rate, total in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Channel Islands peaked at 2.66 births per woman in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.33 births per woman, in 2020.
That places Channel Islands 184th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Fertility rate, total in Channel Islands, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.34 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 2.41 births per woman | +3.0% |
| 1962 | 2.52 births per woman | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 2.63 births per woman | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 2.66 births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 2.57 births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 2.42 births per woman | -5.8% |
| 1967 | 2.28 births per woman | -5.8% |
| 1968 | 2.21 births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 2.13 births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 2.01 births per woman | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 1.95 births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 1.76 births per woman | -9.7% |
| 1973 | 1.66 births per woman | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 1.58 births per woman | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 1.51 births per woman | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 1.44 births per woman | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 1.47 births per woman | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 1.46 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 1.47 births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.45 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 1.42 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 1.39 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 1.44 births per woman | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 1.4 births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 1.4 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.43 births per woman | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 1.46 births per woman | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.48 births per woman | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 1.49 births per woman | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 1.51 births per woman | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 1.47 births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.47 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.42 births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 1.47 births per woman | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 1.45 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.49 births per woman | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 1.51 births per woman | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.51 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.51 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.49 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.48 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.47 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.51 births per woman | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 1.5 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 1.46 births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.47 births per woman | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.53 births per woman | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 1.56 births per woman | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.57 births per woman | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.58 births per woman | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.59 births per woman | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.58 births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.56 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.54 births per woman | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.5 births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 1.46 births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.41 births per woman | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 1.37 births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.35 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.33 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 1.36 births per woman | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 1.37 births per woman | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.37 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.37 births per woman | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.42 births per woman | 2.13 births per woman | 2.66 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.63 births per woman | 1.44 births per woman | 2.01 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.44 births per woman | 1.39 births per woman | 1.49 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.48 births per woman | 1.42 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5 births per woman | 1.46 births per woman | 1.57 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 births per woman | 1.35 births per woman | 1.59 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 births per woman | 1.33 births per woman | 1.37 births per woman | 5 |
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- Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Population ages 50-54, female, per capita 0.0367 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, annual growth rate -3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Population ages 50-54, male, per capita 0.0355 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 55-59, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 55-59, male, per capita 0.0389 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Channel Islands?
- Fertility rate, total in Channel Islands was 1.37 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Channel Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.66 births per woman in 1964.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Channel Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 births per woman in 2020.
- How does Channel Islands rank for fertility rate, total?
- Channel Islands ranks 184th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Channel Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Channel Islands data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.