Jamaica vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Population ages 15-64, female
Population ages 15-64, female over time
- Jamaica
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 72.6% against 67.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 5.1%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 6th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 53.0% | 53.3% | 0.3% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 51.1% | 54.6% | 3.5% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 55.1% | 57.4% | 2.3% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 58.4% | 60.5% | 2.2% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 63.6% | 63.9% | 0.2% | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 66.5% | 3.3% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 67.4% | 5.1% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, female, Jamaica or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Jamaica, at 72.6% against 67.5% in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, female between Jamaica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 5.1%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for population ages 15-64, female?
- Jamaica ranks 6th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 9th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64, 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 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.