Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Costa Rica
1.31 children per women
in 2023
Jamaica
1.32 children per women
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
208th
Jamaica rank
207th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.32 children per women against 1.31 children per women in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 208th and Jamaica ranks 207th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 6 and Jamaica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.66 children per women | 3.94 children per women | 1.72 children per women | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 5.35 children per women | 5.15 children per women | 0.2006 children per women | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.73 children per women | 4.26 children per women | 0.528 children per women | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 3.35 children per women | 3.1 children per women | 0.2549 children per women | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.74 children per women | 2.71 children per women | 0.0254 children per women | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2.04 children per women | 2.07 children per women | 0.0293 children per women | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.74 children per women | 1.5 children per women | 0.2402 children per women | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.35 children per women | 1.33 children per women | 0.0159 children per women | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 1.32 children per women against 1.31 children per women in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 0.01 children per women, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Costa Rica ranks 208th and Jamaica ranks 207th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).