Jamaica vs Tonga: Age dependency ratio, old
Jamaica
11.7%
in 2025
Tonga
11.8%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
120th
Tonga rank
118th
Age dependency ratio, old over time
- Jamaica
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 11.8% against 11.7% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 120th and Tonga ranks 118th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and Tonga in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.7% | 6.1% | 3.6% | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 13.3% | 6.4% | 6.9% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 13.5% | 7.3% | 6.2% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 11.5% | 8.9% | 2.6% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 10.0% | 0.8% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 10.5% | 1.3% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 11.3% | 0.7% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, old, Jamaica or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 11.8% against 11.7% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, old between Jamaica and Tonga?
- 0.1%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Tonga?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Tonga rank globally for age dependency ratio, old?
- Jamaica ranks 120th and Tonga ranks 118th 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.