Population ages 15-64 in Jamaica
Jamaica: Population ages 15-64 was 73.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 15-64 in Jamaica, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
In 2025, population ages 15-64 in Jamaica stood at 73.1%. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 15-64 in Jamaica peaked at 73.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 1970.
Jamaica ranks 10th of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population ages 15-64 in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 54.6% | — |
| 1961 | 53.9% | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 53.3% | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 52.6% | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 51.9% | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 51.1% | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 50.5% | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 50.0% | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 49.5% | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 49.2% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 49.0% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 49.2% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 49.5% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 49.9% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 50.3% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 50.8% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 51.2% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 51.7% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 52.2% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 52.8% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 53.3% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 53.9% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 54.3% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 54.8% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 55.1% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 55.5% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 55.9% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 56.2% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 56.6% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 56.9% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 57.3% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 57.5% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 57.7% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 58.0% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 58.3% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 58.6% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 59.0% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 59.5% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 60.1% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 60.7% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 61.3% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 61.9% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 62.5% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 63.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 63.7% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 64.3% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 65.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 66.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 67.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 67.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 68.4% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 69.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 69.6% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 70.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 70.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 71.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 71.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 71.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 72.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 72.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 72.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 73.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 73.1% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 73.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 51.7% | 49.2% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.3% | 49.0% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.8% | 52.8% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.3% | 56.9% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.5% | 60.7% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 67.1% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 72.3% | 73.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 7 Cayman Islands 74.4% compare
- 8 Singapore 74.1% compare
- 9 Saudi Arabia 73.3% compare
- 11 Bhutan 73.0% compare
- 12 Oman 73.0% compare
- 13 Saint Lucia 72.8% compare
More education data for Jamaica
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 103,444 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 7.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0364 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 107,653 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 8.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0379 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 15-64 in Jamaica?
- Population ages 15-64 in Jamaica was 73.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 15-64 recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 73.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population ages 15-64 recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 1970.
- How does Jamaica rank for population ages 15-64?
- Jamaica ranks 10th out of 217 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 15-64 rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population ages 15-64 (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population between the ages 15 to 64 as a percentage of the total population. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.