Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Jamaica
Jamaica: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 223,237 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Jamaica, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Jamaica is 223,237 people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Jamaica peaked at 223,237 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53,954 people, in 1950.
Jamaica ranks 135th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59,791 people | 53,954 people | 67,014 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 87,760 people | 69,966 people | 108,632 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 134,260 people | 112,920 people | 156,225 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 167,017 people | 159,904 people | 172,713 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 166,807 people | 159,574 people | 173,780 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 155,923 people | 153,077 people | 161,177 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 179,232 people | 164,444 people | 196,130 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 211,675 people | 202,057 people | 223,237 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More population data for Jamaica
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.8% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 35,987 people (2100)
- Population density 98.5 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.8% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.35 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 31 people (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.35 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.35 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 0.4% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Jamaica?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Jamaica was 223,237 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 223,237 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 53,954 people in 1950.
- How does Jamaica rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Jamaica ranks 135th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.