Jamaica vs Saint Lucia: Age dependency ratio of working age population
Jamaica
36.98
in 2023
Saint Lucia
37.3
in 2023
Jamaica rank
220th
Saint Lucia rank
218th
Age dependency ratio of working age population over time
- Jamaica
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 37.3 against 36.98 in Jamaica, a difference of 0.32.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Jamaica ranks 220th and Saint Lucia ranks 218th of 229 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Saint Lucia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 70.34 | 99.09 | 28.75 | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | 93.82 | 115.11 | 21.28 | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 98.9 | 115.19 | 16.29 | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 82.44 | 92.26 | 9.82 | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 71.56 | 72.81 | 1.25 | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 57.68 | 55.03 | 2.65 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 43.49 | 41.5 | 1.98 | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 37.54 | 37.5 | 0.0429 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio of working age population, Jamaica or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 37.3 against 36.98 in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio of working age population between Jamaica and Saint Lucia?
- 0.32, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Saint Lucia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Saint Lucia rank globally for age dependency ratio of working age population?
- Jamaica ranks 220th and Saint Lucia ranks 218th of 229 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Age dependency ratio of working age population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.