Jamaica vs Middle income: Population ages 15-64
Jamaica
73.1%
in 2025
Middle income
66.5%
in 2025
Jamaica rank
10th
Middle income rank
13th
Population ages 15-64 over time
- Jamaica
- Middle income
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 73.1% against 66.5% in Middle income, a difference of 6.6%.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle income ahead.
Jamaica ranks 10th and Middle income ranks 13th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Middle income in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.7% | 54.8% | 3.2% | Middle income |
| 1970s | 50.3% | 55.2% | 4.9% | Middle income |
| 1980s | 54.8% | 58.3% | 3.5% | Middle income |
| 1990s | 58.3% | 60.7% | 2.4% | Middle income |
| 2000s | 63.5% | 64.1% | 0.7% | Middle income |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 65.9% | 3.8% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 66.2% | 6.7% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, Jamaica or Middle income?
- Jamaica, at 73.1% against 66.5% in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64 between Jamaica and Middle income?
- 6.6%, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Middle income rank globally for population ages 15-64?
- Jamaica ranks 10th and Middle income ranks 13th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.