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

Croatia
550,842 people
in 2023
Jamaica
543,367 people
in 2023
Croatia rank
143rd
Jamaica rank
144th

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

  • Croatia
  • Jamaica
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How they compare

Croatia currently reports 550,842 people against 543,367 people in Jamaica, a difference of 7,475 people.

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

Croatia ranks 143rd and Jamaica ranks 144th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Jamaica Difference Ahead
1950s 1.11 million people 573,543 people 531,658 people Croatia
1960s 1.11 million people 761,834 people 349,374 people Croatia
1970s 998,602 people 859,606 people 138,996 people Croatia
1980s 982,113 people 855,561 people 126,552 people Croatia
1990s 851,414 people 869,174 people 17,761 people Jamaica
2000s 691,238 people 821,037 people 129,799 people Jamaica
2010s 616,645 people 665,872 people 49,227 people Jamaica
2020s 561,339 people 562,592 people 1,252 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, Croatia or Jamaica?
Croatia, at 550,842 people against 543,367 people in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Croatia and Jamaica?
7,475 people, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Jamaica?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Croatia and Jamaica rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Croatia ranks 143rd 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.