Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Population ages 15-64, total, per capita was 0.7314 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Jamaica, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Jamaica stood at 0.7314 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.7314 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4901 units per person, in 1970.
Jamaica ranks 10th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5459 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.5392 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 0.5327 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.5261 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5186 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5114 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.5054 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4997 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4949 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4916 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.4901 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4903 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4922 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4953 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.499 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5032 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.5079 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.5124 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5171 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5223 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5277 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5332 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.5385 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5434 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5475 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5514 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.555 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.5585 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.5623 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.566 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5695 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5726 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5752 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5774 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5799 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5828 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5863 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.5904 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.5952 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6008 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.607 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6132 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6194 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6254 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6311 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.637 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6432 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.65 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6569 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.6639 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6707 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6774 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.684 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6904 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6965 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7019 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7065 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7109 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7153 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7192 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7229 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7264 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7288 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.73 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7309 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.7314 units per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5166 units per person | 0.4916 units per person | 0.5459 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.503 units per person | 0.4901 units per person | 0.5223 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5484 units per person | 0.5277 units per person | 0.566 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.583 units per person | 0.5695 units per person | 0.6008 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6347 units per person | 0.607 units per person | 0.6639 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6973 units per person | 0.6707 units per person | 0.7192 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7284 units per person | 0.7229 units per person | 0.7314 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 7 Cayman Islands 0.7443 units per person compare
- 8 Singapore 0.741 units per person compare
- 9 Saudi Arabia 0.7332 units per person compare
- 11 Bhutan 0.7301 units per person compare
- 12 Oman 0.7299 units per person compare
- 13 Saint Lucia 0.7279 units per person compare
More health data for Jamaica
- 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 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.0823 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.3643 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate -0.0087 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.84 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Jamaica?
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita in Jamaica was 0.7314 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population ages 15-64, total, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7314 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64, total, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4901 units per person in 1970.
- How does Jamaica rank for population ages 15-64, total, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 10th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64, total, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population ages 15-64, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population ages 15-64, 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 15-64, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Population ages 15-64, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population ages 15-64, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.