Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Population ages 0-14, total, per capita was 0.1829 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Jamaica, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.1829 units per person for population ages 0-14, total, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.4498 units per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.1829 units per person, in 2025.
Jamaica ranks 138th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4117 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4167 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.4218 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4272 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4331 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4386 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4427 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.446 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4485 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4498 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4498 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4478 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4443 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.44 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4351 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4294 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4232 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4169 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4104 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.4039 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3977 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3919 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.3867 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3824 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3789 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3755 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.372 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3684 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3645 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3608 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3576 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3549 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3537 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3533 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3524 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.351 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3489 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.346 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3421 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3375 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3324 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3271 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.322 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3168 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3116 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3059 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2996 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2925 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.285 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2772 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2695 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2617 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2541 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2469 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2401 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.234 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2284 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2227 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2169 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2113 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2057 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2005 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1958 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1913 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.187 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.1829 units per person | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4336 units per person | 0.4117 units per person | 0.4498 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4301 units per person | 0.4039 units per person | 0.4498 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3779 units per person | 0.3608 units per person | 0.3977 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3497 units per person | 0.3375 units per person | 0.3576 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.307 units per person | 0.2772 units per person | 0.3324 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2386 units per person | 0.2113 units per person | 0.2695 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1939 units per person | 0.1829 units per person | 0.2057 units per person | 6 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3325 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 2,308 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate -0.0979 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.367 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.0823 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Jamaica?
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita in Jamaica was 0.1829 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4498 units per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1829 units per person in 2025.
- How does Jamaica rank for population ages 0-14, total, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 138th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 0-14, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population ages 0-14, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 0-14, total Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Population ages 0-14, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.