Jamaica vs Malaysia: Age dependency ratio, old
Jamaica
11.7%
in 2025
Malaysia
11.4%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
120th
Malaysia rank
121st
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Jamaica
- Malaysia
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 11.7% against 11.4% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.3%.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 120th and Malaysia ranks 121st of 218 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.7% | 5.3% | 4.3% | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 13.3% | 5.7% | 7.6% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 13.5% | 6.0% | 7.5% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 6.1% | 5.5% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 6.7% | 2.5% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.3% | 0.9% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.5% | 0.2% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Jamaica or Malaysia?
- Jamaica, at 11.7% against 11.4% in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Jamaica and Malaysia?
- 0.3%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Malaysia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Malaysia rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Jamaica ranks 120th and Malaysia ranks 121st 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.