Population ages 55-59, female in Jamaica
Jamaica: Population ages 55-59, female was 5.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population ages 55-59, female in Jamaica, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of female population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 55-59, female in Jamaica is 5.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 55-59, female in Jamaica peaked at 5.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1994.
That places Jamaica 91st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.7% | 3.3% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.6% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.8% | 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 55-59, female in Jamaica?
- Population ages 55-59, female in Jamaica was 5.7% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population ages 55-59, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest population ages 55-59, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1994.
- How does Jamaica rank for population ages 55-59, female?
- Jamaica ranks 91st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 55-59, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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 55-59, female (% of female population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population between the ages 55 to 59 as a percentage of the total female population.