Population ages 40-44, female in Jamaica
Jamaica: Population ages 40-44, female was 7.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 40-44, female in Jamaica, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 40-44, female in Jamaica is 7.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 40-44, female in Jamaica peaked at 7.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1979.
Jamaica ranks 31st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.9% | 4.0% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.6% | 4.0% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 5.9% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 6.5% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.8% | 7.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 28 French Polynesia 7.7% compare
- 29 Azerbaijan 7.7% compare
- 30 Malaysia 7.7% compare
- 32 Luxembourg 7.6% compare
- 33 Slovakia 7.6% compare
- 34 Armenia 7.6% compare
More health data for Jamaica
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 18,975 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 20,997 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 36.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 20,258 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 20,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 19,600 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 19,671 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 18,683 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 11.7% (2025)
- Population, female 1.43 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 40-44, female in Jamaica?
- Population ages 40-44, female in Jamaica was 7.6% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 40-44, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 40-44, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1979.
- How does Jamaica rank for population ages 40-44, female?
- Jamaica ranks 31st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 40-44, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 40-44, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 40 to 44 as a percentage of the total female population.