Indonesia vs Jamaica: Age dependency ratio, old
Indonesia
11.1%
in 2025
Jamaica
11.7%
in 2025
Indonesia rank
122nd
Jamaica rank
120th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Indonesia
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 11.7% against 11.1% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 122nd and Jamaica ranks 120th of 218 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.9% | 9.7% | 4.8% | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 13.3% | 7.1% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 6.6% | 13.5% | 6.9% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 7.2% | 11.5% | 4.4% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 9.2% | 0.8% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 9.2% | 0.1% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 10.7% | 0.4% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Indonesia or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 11.7% against 11.1% in Indonesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Indonesia and Jamaica?
- 0.6%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Jamaica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and Jamaica rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Indonesia ranks 122nd and Jamaica ranks 120th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.