Population, age 20, total in Jamaica
Jamaica: Population, age 20, total was 54,376 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Population, age 20, total in Jamaica, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 54,376 for population, age 20, total in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 20, total in Jamaica peaked at 54,425 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 44,775, in 2000.
Jamaica ranks 130th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47,109 | 44,874 | 48,063 | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,164 | 44,775 | 52,953 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,043 | 53,405 | 54,425 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More education data for Jamaica
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 73.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 11,768 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.35 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 20, total in Jamaica?
- Population, age 20, total in Jamaica was 54,376 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 20, total recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 54,425 in 2013.
- What is the lowest population, age 20, total recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,775 in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for population, age 20, total?
- Jamaica ranks 130th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 20, total rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. 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 20, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.