Jamaica vs Singapore: Age dependency ratio
Jamaica
36.7%
in 2025
Singapore
35.0%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
209th
Singapore rank
211th
Age dependency ratio over time
- Jamaica
- Singapore
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 36.7% against 35.0% in Singapore, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Singapore ahead.
Jamaica ranks 209th and Singapore ranks 211th of 218 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.8% | 84.6% | 9.2% | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 98.9% | 59.3% | 39.6% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 82.5% | 40.1% | 42.4% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 71.6% | 35.4% | 36.1% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 31.5% | 26.2% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 28.0% | 15.5% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 33.1% | 4.2% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, Jamaica or Singapore?
- Jamaica, at 36.7% against 35.0% in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio between Jamaica and Singapore?
- 1.7%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Singapore?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Singapore rank globally for age dependency ratio?
- Jamaica ranks 209th and Singapore ranks 211th 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.