Jamaica vs Seychelles: Age dependency ratio, old
Jamaica
11.7%
in 2025
Seychelles
12.2%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
120th
Seychelles rank
117th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Jamaica
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 12.2% against 11.7% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Seychelles ahead.
Jamaica ranks 120th and Seychelles ranks 117th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Seychelles in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.7% | 11.0% | 1.3% | Seychelles |
| 1970s | 13.3% | 11.6% | 1.7% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 13.5% | 11.5% | 2.0% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 11.4% | 0.1% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 10.9% | 1.7% | Seychelles |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 10.0% | 0.8% | Seychelles |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 11.5% | 0.8% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Jamaica or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 12.2% against 11.7% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Jamaica and Seychelles?
- 0.5%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Seychelles?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Seychelles rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Jamaica ranks 120th and Seychelles ranks 117th 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.