Jamaica vs Qatar: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Jamaica
543,367 people
in 2023
Qatar
451,645 people
in 2023
Jamaica rank
144th
Qatar rank
147th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Jamaica
- Qatar
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 543,367 people against 451,645 people in Qatar, a difference of 91,722 people.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 144th and Qatar ranks 147th of 236 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 573,543 people | 12,646 people | 560,897 people | Jamaica |
| 1960s | 761,834 people | 23,465 people | 738,369 people | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 859,606 people | 64,407 people | 795,200 people | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 855,561 people | 98,436 people | 757,125 people | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 869,174 people | 132,790 people | 736,384 people | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 821,037 people | 181,458 people | 639,579 people | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 665,872 people | 324,670 people | 341,202 people | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 562,592 people | 440,464 people | 122,128 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, Jamaica or Qatar?
- Jamaica, at 543,367 people against 451,645 people in Qatar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Jamaica and Qatar?
- 91,722 people, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Qatar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Qatar rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Jamaica ranks 144th and Qatar ranks 147th 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
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.