Albania vs Jamaica: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people

Albania
479,161 people
in 2023
Jamaica
543,367 people
in 2023
Albania rank
145th
Jamaica rank
144th

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

  • Albania
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 543,367 people against 479,161 people in Albania, a difference of 64,206 people.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Albania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Jamaica ahead.

Albania ranks 145th and Jamaica ranks 144th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Jamaica Difference Ahead
1950s 556,390 people 573,543 people 17,153 people Jamaica
1960s 790,103 people 761,834 people 28,269 people Albania
1970s 957,080 people 859,606 people 97,474 people Albania
1980s 1.03 million people 855,561 people 175,510 people Albania
1990s 1.02 million people 869,174 people 154,342 people Albania
2000s 808,008 people 821,037 people 13,029 people Jamaica
2010s 562,633 people 665,872 people 103,239 people Jamaica
2020s 491,069 people 562,592 people 71,522 people Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Albania or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 543,367 people against 479,161 people in Albania as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Albania and Jamaica?
64,206 people, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Jamaica?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Albania and Jamaica rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Albania ranks 145th and Jamaica ranks 144th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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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About this data

Indicator
Share 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

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.