Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Population ages 0-14
Costa Rica
18.3%
in 2025
Jamaica
18.3%
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
137th
Jamaica rank
138th
Population ages 0-14 over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 18.3% against 18.3% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 137th 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 | 46.2% | 43.4% | 2.9% | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 41.2% | 43.0% | 1.8% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 36.5% | 37.8% | 1.3% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 34.2% | 35.0% | 0.8% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 28.1% | 30.7% | 2.6% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 23.9% | 1.0% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 19.4% | 0.2% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 0-14, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Costa Rica, at 18.3% against 18.3% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 0-14 between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica 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?
- Costa Rica ranks 137th and Jamaica ranks 138th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.