Population ages 0-14, total in Jamaica
Jamaica: Population ages 0-14, total was 518,759 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total in Jamaica, 1960–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, total in Jamaica is 518,759, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in Jamaica peaked at 881,555 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 518,759, in 2025.
That places Jamaica 142nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 761,834 | 679,369 | 834,492 | 10 |
| 1970s | 859,606 | 844,777 | 866,913 | 10 |
| 1980s | 855,561 | 852,008 | 860,051 | 10 |
| 1990s | 869,174 | 850,964 | 881,555 | 10 |
| 2000s | 821,038 | 758,824 | 866,852 | 10 |
| 2010s | 665,872 | 596,495 | 740,697 | 10 |
| 2020s | 550,020 | 518,759 | 582,202 | 6 |
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More health data for Jamaica
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 18,975 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 20,997 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 36.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 20,258 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 20,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 19,600 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 19,671 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 18,683 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 11.7% (2025)
- Population, female 1.43 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population ages 0-14, total in Jamaica?
- Population ages 0-14, total in Jamaica was 518,759 in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 881,555 in 1997.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 518,759 in 2025.
- How does Jamaica rank for population ages 0-14, total?
- Jamaica ranks 142nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as part of Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.