Jamaica vs Palestine, State of: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Jamaica
223,237 people
in 2023
Palestine, State of
205,672 people
in 2023
Jamaica rank
135th
Palestine, State of rank
136th

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Jamaica
  • Palestine, State of
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k195019862023

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 223,237 people against 205,672 people in Palestine, State of, a difference of 17,565 people.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Palestine, State of's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 135th and Palestine, State of ranks 136th of 236 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Palestine, State of Difference Ahead
1950s 59,791 people 43,515 people 16,276 people Jamaica
1960s 87,760 people 37,913 people 49,847 people Jamaica
1970s 134,260 people 31,430 people 102,830 people Jamaica
1980s 167,017 people 36,589 people 130,427 people Jamaica
1990s 166,807 people 55,215 people 111,592 people Jamaica
2000s 155,923 people 91,015 people 64,907 people Jamaica
2010s 179,232 people 143,352 people 35,879 people Jamaica
2020s 211,675 people 192,896 people 18,779 people Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Jamaica or Palestine, State of?
Jamaica, at 223,237 people against 205,672 people in Palestine, State of as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Jamaica and Palestine, State of?
17,565 people, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Palestine, State of?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Jamaica and Palestine, State of rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Jamaica ranks 135th and Palestine, State of ranks 136th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.