Jamaica vs Trinidad and Tobago: Age dependency ratio, young
Jamaica
25.0%
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
25.1%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
158th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
155th
Age dependency ratio, young over time
- Jamaica
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 25.1% against 25.0% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
Jamaica ranks 158th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 155th of 218 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.1% | 80.1% | 4.1% | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 85.6% | 65.9% | 19.7% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 69.0% | 55.9% | 13.1% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 60.0% | 47.9% | 12.1% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 31.7% | 16.8% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 27.1% | 7.2% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 25.8% | 0.8% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency ratio, young, Jamaica or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 25.1% against 25.0% in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in age dependency ratio, young between Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.1%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for age dependency ratio, young?
- Jamaica ranks 158th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 155th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Age dependency ratio, young (% 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, young, is the ratio of younger dependents--people younger than 15--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.