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Live births in Jamaica

Live births in Jamaica was 33,007 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 1.9% from 2022. That is the 142nd highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count33,007 Estimated
Change on 2022-1.9%
Rank142nd of 236Countries ranked
Series high67,8601964
Series low33,0072023
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Live births in Jamaica, 1950 to 2023

30K40K50K60K70K19501961197219831994200520231950: 46,008 count1951: 48,413 count1952: 49,844 count1953: 52,110 count1954: 54,270 count1955: 56,644 count1956: 59,072 count1957: 61,340 count1958: 63,622 count1959: 64,712 count1960: 66,835 count1961: 66,956 count1962: 66,905 count1963: 67,527 count1964: 67,860 count1965: 66,837 count1966: 66,307 count1967: 65,890 count1968: 64,924 count1969: 64,076 count1970: 63,461 count1971: 63,104 count1972: 62,906 count1973: 63,977 count1974: 62,236 count1975: 61,652 count1976: 61,005 count1977: 60,421 count1978: 60,208 count1979: 60,560 count1980: 60,658 count1981: 61,485 count1982: 62,602 count1983: 63,848 count1984: 64,137 count1985: 63,545 count1986: 62,679 count1987: 62,010 count1988: 61,789 count1989: 61,287 count1990: 62,242 count1991: 63,564 count1992: 64,653 count1993: 64,209 count1994: 63,402 count1995: 62,038 count1996: 60,673 count1997: 58,941 count1998: 56,993 count1999: 54,889 count2000: 52,498 count2001: 51,636 count2002: 51,305 count2003: 50,977 count2004: 50,225 count2005: 49,327 count2006: 48,211 count2007: 46,970 count2008: 45,610 count2009: 44,233 count2010: 42,755 count2011: 41,214 count2012: 39,948 count2013: 38,913 count2014: 38,052 count2015: 37,324 count2016: 36,364 count2017: 35,458 count2018: 34,701 count2019: 34,357 count2020: 34,014 count2021: 33,921 count2022: 33,658 count2023: 33,007 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
202333,007 Estimated
202233,658 Estimated
202133,921 Estimated
202034,014 Estimated
201934,357 Estimated
201834,701 Estimated
201735,458 Estimated
201636,364 Estimated
201537,324 Estimated
201438,052 Estimated
201338,913 Estimated
201239,948 Estimated
201141,214 Estimated
201042,755 Estimated
200944,233 Estimated
200845,610 Estimated
200746,970 Estimated
200648,211 Estimated
200549,327 Estimated
200450,225 Estimated
200350,977 Estimated
200251,305 Estimated
200151,636 Estimated
200052,498 Estimated
199954,889 Estimated
199856,993 Estimated
199758,941 Estimated
199660,673 Estimated
199562,038 Estimated
199463,402 Estimated
199364,209 Estimated
199264,653 Estimated
199163,564 Estimated
199062,242 Estimated
198961,287 Estimated
198861,789 Estimated
198762,010 Estimated
198662,679 Estimated
198563,545 Estimated
198464,137 Estimated
198363,848 Estimated
198262,602 Estimated
198161,485 Estimated
198060,658 Estimated
197960,560 Estimated
197860,208 Estimated
197760,421 Estimated
197661,005 Estimated
197561,652 Estimated
197462,236 Estimated
197363,977 Estimated
197262,906 Estimated
197163,104 Estimated
197063,461 Estimated
196964,076 Estimated
196864,924 Estimated
196765,890 Estimated
196666,307 Estimated
196566,837 Estimated
196467,860 Estimated
196367,527 Estimated
196266,905 Estimated
196166,956 Estimated
196066,835 Estimated
195964,712 Estimated
195863,622 Estimated
195761,340 Estimated
195659,072 Estimated
195556,644 Estimated
195454,270 Estimated
195352,110 Estimated
195249,844 Estimated
195148,413 Estimated
195046,008 Estimated

Rankings

Definition

Live births to mothers resident in the area during the year.

How to cite

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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APA 7

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Jamaica, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

MLA 9

World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Jamaica, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/jamaica. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Jamaica, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/jamaica.

Harvard

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Jamaica, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/jamaica (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{united_live_births_jamaica_2023,
  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
  title = {{World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births): Live births, Jamaica, 1950 to 2023}},
  year = {2024},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/jamaica. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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Questions

What is the live births in Jamaica?

Live births in Jamaica was 33,007 in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 1.9% from 2022. That is the 142nd highest of 236 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Jamaica?

67,860 in 1964, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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