Dominican Republic vs Jamaica: Sex ratio by age
Dominican Republic
15.7 males per 100 females
in 2023
Jamaica
15.62 males per 100 females
in 2023
Dominican Republic rank
146th
Jamaica rank
147th
Sex ratio by age over time
- Dominican Republic
- Jamaica
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 15.7 males per 100 females against 15.62 males per 100 females in Jamaica, a difference of 0.08 males per 100 females.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 146th and Jamaica ranks 147th of 212 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 80.21 males per 100 females | 81.25 males per 100 females | 1.04 males per 100 females | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 26.04 males per 100 females | 3.35 males per 100 females | 22.69 males per 100 females | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 26.82 males per 100 females | 31.93 males per 100 females | 5.11 males per 100 females | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 29.29 males per 100 females | 43.75 males per 100 females | 14.46 males per 100 females | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 30.32 males per 100 females | 38.36 males per 100 females | 8.05 males per 100 females | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 30.02 males per 100 females | 18.33 males per 100 females | 11.68 males per 100 females | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 23.78 males per 100 females | 15.44 males per 100 females | 8.34 males per 100 females | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 17.17 males per 100 females | 14.74 males per 100 females | 2.43 males per 100 females | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex ratio by age, Dominican Republic or Jamaica?
- Dominican Republic, at 15.7 males per 100 females against 15.62 males per 100 females in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex ratio by age between Dominican Republic and Jamaica?
- 0.08 males per 100 females, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Jamaica?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Dominican Republic and Jamaica rank globally for sex ratio by age?
- Dominican Republic ranks 146th and Jamaica ranks 147th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Sex ratio by 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 males per 100 females at age 100+.