Jamaica - Age dependency ratio
Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)
The latest value for Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) in Jamaica was 48.01 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 107.38 in 1970 and 48.01 in 2020.
Definition: Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 84.48 |
| 1961 | 86.75 |
| 1962 | 88.85 |
| 1963 | 90.64 |
| 1964 | 92.20 |
| 1965 | 93.82 |
| 1966 | 96.42 |
| 1967 | 99.42 |
| 1968 | 102.51 |
| 1969 | 105.27 |
| 1970 | 107.38 |
| 1971 | 107.32 |
| 1972 | 106.60 |
| 1973 | 105.23 |
| 1974 | 103.32 |
| 1975 | 101.03 |
| 1976 | 97.11 |
| 1977 | 93.66 |
| 1978 | 90.80 |
| 1979 | 88.56 |
| 1980 | 86.83 |
| 1981 | 85.02 |
| 1982 | 83.39 |
| 1983 | 81.82 |
| 1984 | 80.14 |
| 1985 | 78.29 |
| 1986 | 77.10 |
| 1987 | 75.73 |
| 1988 | 74.38 |
| 1989 | 73.35 |
| 1990 | 72.73 |
| 1991 | 71.70 |
| 1992 | 70.99 |
| 1993 | 70.46 |
| 1994 | 69.88 |
| 1995 | 69.17 |
| 1996 | 68.60 |
| 1997 | 68.05 |
| 1998 | 67.52 |
| 1999 | 67.04 |
| 2000 | 66.56 |
| 2001 | 65.68 |
| 2002 | 64.66 |
| 2003 | 63.57 |
| 2004 | 62.48 |
| 2005 | 61.43 |
| 2006 | 60.00 |
| 2007 | 58.64 |
| 2008 | 57.26 |
| 2009 | 55.85 |
| 2010 | 54.45 |
| 2011 | 53.25 |
| 2012 | 52.13 |
| 2013 | 51.13 |
| 2014 | 50.25 |
| 2015 | 49.50 |
| 2016 | 49.04 |
| 2017 | 48.61 |
| 2018 | 48.25 |
| 2019 | 48.05 |
| 2020 | 48.01 |
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) in Jamaica was 13.44 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13.44 in 2020 and a minimum value of 8.00 in 1960.
Definition: Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 8.00 |
| 1961 | 8.47 |
| 1962 | 8.98 |
| 1963 | 9.49 |
| 1964 | 10.00 |
| 1965 | 10.53 |
| 1966 | 10.73 |
| 1967 | 10.97 |
| 1968 | 11.21 |
| 1969 | 11.45 |
| 1970 | 11.68 |
| 1971 | 11.78 |
| 1972 | 11.86 |
| 1973 | 11.88 |
| 1974 | 11.86 |
| 1975 | 11.78 |
| 1976 | 11.93 |
| 1977 | 12.08 |
| 1978 | 12.24 |
| 1979 | 12.43 |
| 1980 | 12.61 |
| 1981 | 12.62 |
| 1982 | 12.58 |
| 1983 | 12.53 |
| 1984 | 12.45 |
| 1985 | 12.37 |
| 1986 | 12.35 |
| 1987 | 12.35 |
| 1988 | 12.38 |
| 1989 | 12.45 |
| 1990 | 12.56 |
| 1991 | 12.55 |
| 1992 | 12.55 |
| 1993 | 12.54 |
| 1994 | 12.51 |
| 1995 | 12.47 |
| 1996 | 12.55 |
| 1997 | 12.64 |
| 1998 | 12.75 |
| 1999 | 12.88 |
| 2000 | 13.01 |
| 2001 | 12.96 |
| 2002 | 12.90 |
| 2003 | 12.84 |
| 2004 | 12.81 |
| 2005 | 12.80 |
| 2006 | 12.77 |
| 2007 | 12.75 |
| 2008 | 12.73 |
| 2009 | 12.71 |
| 2010 | 12.72 |
| 2011 | 12.69 |
| 2012 | 12.67 |
| 2013 | 12.68 |
| 2014 | 12.70 |
| 2015 | 12.72 |
| 2016 | 12.82 |
| 2017 | 12.92 |
| 2018 | 13.04 |
| 2019 | 13.21 |
| 2020 | 13.44 |
Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)
The value for Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) in Jamaica was 34.57 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 95.70 in 1970 and a minimum value of 34.57 in 2020.
Definition: Age dependency ratio, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 76.48 |
| 1961 | 78.28 |
| 1962 | 79.87 |
| 1963 | 81.14 |
| 1964 | 82.20 |
| 1965 | 83.29 |
| 1966 | 85.69 |
| 1967 | 88.46 |
| 1968 | 91.30 |
| 1969 | 93.82 |
| 1970 | 95.70 |
| 1971 | 95.54 |
| 1972 | 94.75 |
| 1973 | 93.34 |
| 1974 | 91.46 |
| 1975 | 89.25 |
| 1976 | 85.18 |
| 1977 | 81.58 |
| 1978 | 78.55 |
| 1979 | 76.13 |
| 1980 | 74.21 |
| 1981 | 72.40 |
| 1982 | 70.81 |
| 1983 | 69.30 |
| 1984 | 67.69 |
| 1985 | 65.92 |
| 1986 | 64.75 |
| 1987 | 63.38 |
| 1988 | 62.00 |
| 1989 | 60.90 |
| 1990 | 60.17 |
| 1991 | 59.15 |
| 1992 | 58.44 |
| 1993 | 57.92 |
| 1994 | 57.37 |
| 1995 | 56.70 |
| 1996 | 56.05 |
| 1997 | 55.40 |
| 1998 | 54.77 |
| 1999 | 54.16 |
| 2000 | 53.55 |
| 2001 | 52.72 |
| 2002 | 51.76 |
| 2003 | 50.73 |
| 2004 | 49.68 |
| 2005 | 48.64 |
| 2006 | 47.23 |
| 2007 | 45.89 |
| 2008 | 44.54 |
| 2009 | 43.13 |
| 2010 | 41.72 |
| 2011 | 40.56 |
| 2012 | 39.46 |
| 2013 | 38.45 |
| 2014 | 37.56 |
| 2015 | 36.78 |
| 2016 | 36.22 |
| 2017 | 35.69 |
| 2018 | 35.21 |
| 2019 | 34.84 |
| 2020 | 34.57 |
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Population
