Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Population ages 0-14, female
Costa Rica
17.7%
in 2025
Jamaica
17.8%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
139th
Jamaica rank
138th
Population ages 0-14, female over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 17.8% against 17.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 139th and Jamaica ranks 138th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.7% | 41.5% | 4.2% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 40.7% | 41.5% | 0.8% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 35.9% | 36.5% | 0.6% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 33.3% | 34.0% | 0.6% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 29.9% | 2.7% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 23.2% | 1.1% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 18.8% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, female, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 17.8% against 17.7% in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14, female between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 0.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for population ages 0-14, female?
- Costa Rica ranks 139th and Jamaica ranks 138th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Female population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.