What is population, age 17, male in Jamaica?

Population, age 17, male in Jamaica was 27,445 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 17, male recorded in Jamaica?

The highest recorded value was 29,534 in 2010.

What is the lowest population, age 17, male recorded in Jamaica?

The lowest recorded value was 24,493 in 1994.

How does Jamaica rank for population, age 17, male?

Jamaica ranks 127th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 17, male rising or falling in Jamaica?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Jamaica data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 17, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 17, male in Jamaica

Name: Population, age 17, male in Jamaica
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Jamaica: Population, age 17, male was 27,445 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)

27,445

Change on year

down 1.4%

World rank

127th

of 191 countries

All-time high

29,534

in 2010

All-time low

24,493

in 1994

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 17, male in Jamaica, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, age 17, male in Jamaica is 27,445, measured in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 17, male in Jamaica peaked at 29,534 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 24,493, in 1994.

Jamaica ranks 127th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	24,860	24,493	25,465	10
2000s	27,054	25,604	29,312	10
2010s	28,600	27,445	29,534	6

Countries ranked near Jamaica

124 Oman 30,199 compare
125 Ireland 29,669 compare
126 Slovakia 28,983 compare
128 Albania 26,883 compare
129 Uruguay 26,209 compare
130 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26,070 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Jamaica

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 11,768 (2024)
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.35 (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 97.1% (2024)

All data for Jamaica →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 17, male in Jamaica?: Population, age 17, male in Jamaica was 27,445 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 17, male recorded in Jamaica?: The highest recorded value was 29,534 in 2010.
What is the lowest population, age 17, male recorded in Jamaica?: The lowest recorded value was 24,493 in 1994.
How does Jamaica rank for population, age 17, male?: Jamaica ranks 127th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 17, male rising or falling in Jamaica?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 17, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 17, male
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population, age 17, male refers to the male population at the specified age.