Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Jamaica
Jamaica: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total was 1,926 in 2010. β² Rising
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total in Jamaica, 1960β2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Jamaica is 1,926, measured in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Jamaica peaked at 1,926 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 950, in 1960.
That places Jamaica 120th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 973 | 950 | 996 | 2 |
| 1970s | 1,047 | 991 | 1,103 | 2 |
| 1980s | 1,366 | 1,275 | 1,456 | 2 |
| 1990s | 1,588 | 1,535 | 1,641 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1,776 | 1,730 | 1,823 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,926 | 1,926 | 1,926 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 117 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 2,017 compare
- 118 Liberia 1,986 compare
- 119 Latvia, Republic of 1,946 compare
- 121 Slovenia, Republic of 1,700 compare
- 122 Namibia 1,334 compare
- 123 Estonia, Republic of 1,116 compare
More education data for Jamaica
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 11,768 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0041 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Jamaica?
- Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total in Jamaica was 1,926 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1,926 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 950 in 1960.
- How does Jamaica rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total?
- Jamaica ranks 120th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 15+, total rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 15+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in thousands, age 15+, total is the total population over age 15 in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.