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