Jamaica vs Saudi Arabia: Age dependency ratio
Jamaica
36.7%
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
36.4%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
209th
Saudi Arabia rank
210th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Jamaica
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 36.7% against 36.4% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Jamaica ranks 209th and Saudi Arabia ranks 210th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.8% | 91.2% | 2.6% | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 98.9% | 90.3% | 8.6% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 82.5% | 83.9% | 1.5% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 71.6% | 76.4% | 4.9% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 56.5% | 1.1% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 39.3% | 4.2% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 37.5% | 0.2% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Jamaica or Saudi Arabia?
- Jamaica, at 36.7% against 36.4% in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Jamaica and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.3%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Saudi Arabia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Saudi Arabia rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Jamaica ranks 209th and Saudi Arabia ranks 210th 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.