Cayman Islands vs Jamaica: Age dependency ratio
Cayman Islands
34.4%
in 2025
Jamaica
36.7%
in 2025
Cayman Islands rank
212th
Jamaica rank
209th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Cayman Islands
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 36.7% against 34.4% in Cayman Islands, a difference of 2.3%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Cayman Islands's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Jamaica has been ahead every year.
Cayman Islands ranks 212th and Jamaica ranks 209th of 218 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cayman Islands | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.7% | 93.8% | 11.1% | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 69.7% | 98.9% | 29.2% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 47.4% | 82.5% | 35.0% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 35.9% | 71.6% | 35.7% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 57.7% | 25.2% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 43.5% | 12.3% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 37.3% | 4.5% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Cayman Islands or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 36.7% against 34.4% in Cayman Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Cayman Islands and Jamaica?
- 2.3%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Jamaica?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cayman Islands and Jamaica rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Cayman Islands ranks 212th and Jamaica ranks 209th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio (% 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 is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or 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.