Population ages 0-14 in Jamaica
Jamaica: Population ages 0-14 was 18.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14 in Jamaica, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 0-14 in Jamaica stood at 18.3%. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14 in Jamaica peaked at 45.0% in 1969 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2025.
Jamaica ranks 138th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 0-14 in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.2% | — |
| 1961 | 41.7% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 42.2% | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 42.7% | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 43.3% | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 43.9% | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 44.3% | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 44.6% | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 44.9% | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 45.0% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 45.0% | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 44.8% | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 44.4% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 44.0% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 43.5% | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 42.9% | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 42.3% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 41.7% | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 41.0% | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 40.4% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 39.8% | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 39.2% | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 38.7% | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 38.2% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 37.9% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 37.5% | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 37.2% | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 36.8% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 36.5% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 36.1% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 35.8% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 35.5% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 35.4% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 35.3% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 35.2% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 35.1% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 34.9% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 34.6% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 34.2% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 33.8% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 33.2% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 32.7% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 32.2% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 31.7% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 30.6% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 29.3% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 28.5% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 26.9% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 26.2% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 25.4% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 24.0% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 19.6% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 19.1% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 18.3% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.4% | 41.2% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.0% | 40.4% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.8% | 36.1% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.0% | 33.8% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 27.7% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 21.1% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 18.3% | 20.6% | 6 |
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More education data for Jamaica
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 177,095 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -4.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11,768 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -6.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 87,177 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -4.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,918 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -4.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 104,248 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14 in Jamaica?
- Population ages 0-14 in Jamaica was 18.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14 recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 1969.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14 recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2025.
- How does Jamaica rank for population ages 0-14?
- Jamaica ranks 138th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14 rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects., United Nations Population Division, published as part of Population ages 0-14 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population between the ages 0 to 14 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population.