Jamaica - Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population)
Population ages 65 and above, female (% of female population) in Jamaica was 9.28 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 9.28 in 2020, while its lowest value was 5.01 in 1960.
Definition: Female population 65 years of age or older as a percentage of the total female population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.01 |
| 1961 | 5.21 |
| 1962 | 5.41 |
| 1963 | 5.62 |
| 1964 | 5.82 |
| 1965 | 6.03 |
| 1966 | 6.03 |
| 1967 | 6.05 |
| 1968 | 6.07 |
| 1969 | 6.09 |
| 1970 | 6.13 |
| 1971 | 6.17 |
| 1972 | 6.21 |
| 1973 | 6.26 |
| 1974 | 6.29 |
| 1975 | 6.31 |
| 1976 | 6.50 |
| 1977 | 6.68 |
| 1978 | 6.86 |
| 1979 | 7.04 |
| 1980 | 7.20 |
| 1981 | 7.27 |
| 1982 | 7.31 |
| 1983 | 7.33 |
| 1984 | 7.36 |
| 1985 | 7.38 |
| 1986 | 7.44 |
| 1987 | 7.52 |
| 1988 | 7.61 |
| 1989 | 7.72 |
| 1990 | 7.84 |
| 1991 | 7.87 |
| 1992 | 7.88 |
| 1993 | 7.87 |
| 1994 | 7.85 |
| 1995 | 7.83 |
| 1996 | 7.87 |
| 1997 | 7.94 |
| 1998 | 8.03 |
| 1999 | 8.13 |
| 2000 | 8.25 |
| 2001 | 8.27 |
| 2002 | 8.29 |
| 2003 | 8.31 |
| 2004 | 8.34 |
| 2005 | 8.39 |
| 2006 | 8.45 |
| 2007 | 8.51 |
| 2008 | 8.57 |
| 2009 | 8.64 |
| 2010 | 8.72 |
| 2011 | 8.72 |
| 2012 | 8.74 |
| 2013 | 8.76 |
| 2014 | 8.79 |
| 2015 | 8.82 |
| 2016 | 8.87 |
| 2017 | 8.93 |
| 2018 | 9.01 |
| 2019 | 9.12 |
| 2020 | 9.28 |
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Relevance to gender indicator: Knowing how many girls, adolescents and women there are in a population helps a country in determining its provision of services.
Classification
Topic: Health Indicators
Sub-Topic: Population
