Botswana vs Jamaica: Population, female

Botswana
1.29 million
in 2025
Jamaica
1.43 million
in 2025
Botswana rank
141st
Jamaica rank
139th

Population, female over time

  • Botswana
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 1.43 million against 1.29 million in Botswana, a difference of 148,910.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 141st and Jamaica ranks 139th of 215 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Jamaica Difference Ahead
1960s 294,341 913,038 618,696 Jamaica
1970s 379,396 1.03 million 650,194 Jamaica
1980s 565,166 1.16 million 591,858 Jamaica
1990s 754,984 1.26 million 504,580 Jamaica
2000s 928,742 1.35 million 420,511 Jamaica
2010s 1.10 million 1.41 million 307,307 Jamaica
2020s 1.23 million 1.43 million 199,638 Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, female, Botswana or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 1.43 million against 1.29 million in Botswana as of 2025.
What is the difference in population, female between Botswana and Jamaica?
148,910, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Jamaica?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Jamaica rank globally for population, female?
Botswana ranks 141st and Jamaica ranks 139th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, female
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.