Population, ages 15-24, male in Jamaica
Jamaica: Population, ages 15-24, male was 274,830 in 2015. β² Rising
Population, ages 15-24, male in Jamaica, 1990β2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
Analysis
In 2015, population, ages 15-24, male in Jamaica stood at 274,830.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, ages 15-24, male in Jamaica peaked at 275,544 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 228,165, in 2000.
Jamaica ranks 129th 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 | 235,540 | 228,185 | 239,068 | 10 |
| 2000s | 248,736 | 228,165 | 268,962 | 10 |
| 2010s | 274,353 | 271,643 | 275,544 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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 population, ages 15-24, male in Jamaica?
- Population, ages 15-24, male in Jamaica was 274,830 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
- What is the highest population, ages 15-24, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 275,544 in 2013.
- What is the lowest population, ages 15-24, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 228,165 in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for population, ages 15-24, male?
- Jamaica ranks 129th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, ages 15-24, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 15-24, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population, ages 15-24, male is the total number of males age 15-24.