Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate over time
- Costa Rica
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 1.35 births per woman against 1.32 births per woman in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.03 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 187th and Jamaica ranks 185th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Jamaica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.94 births per woman | 5.64 births per woman | 0.301 births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 3.96 births per woman | 4.55 births per woman | 0.5937 births per woman | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 3.46 births per woman | 3.25 births per woman | 0.2079 births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 2.81 births per woman | 2.82 births per woman | 0.0147 births per woman | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 2.09 births per woman | 2.14 births per woman | 0.0585 births per woman | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 1.77 births per woman | 1.55 births per woman | 0.2208 births per woman | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 1.36 births per woman | 1.37 births per woman | 0.0116 births per woman | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 1.35 births per woman against 1.32 births per woman in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 0.03 births per woman, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate?
- Costa Rica ranks 187th and Jamaica ranks 185th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate summarizes the total number of births a woman would have, if she experienced the birth rates seen in women of each age group in one particular year across her childbearing years. The wanted fertility is an estimate of what the total fertility rate would be if all unwanted births were avoided, based on survey data.