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Children under 15 — Jamaica

Children under 15 in Jamaica in 2025 — 518,759 people. Ranked 142 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 23.6%.

2025 518,759 people −2.3% vs 2024
World rank 142of 217
Period maximum 881,555 people1997
Period minimum 518,759 people2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Jamaica, 1960–2025500,000600,000700,000800,000900,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 679,369 people1962: 715,831 people1964: 756,080 people1966: 793,008 people1968: 822,501 people1970: 844,777 people1972: 858,113 people1974: 866,158 people1976: 865,633 people1978: 859,793 people1980: 853,253 people1982: 852,235 people1984: 857,963 people1986: 860,036 people1988: 855,136 people1990: 850,964 people1992: 857,499 people1994: 872,329 people1996: 880,884 people1998: 879,214 people2000: 866,852 people2002: 850,204 people2004: 832,546 people2006: 809,203 people2008: 776,678 people2010: 740,697 people2012: 704,540 people2014: 670,892 people2016: 641,651 people2018: 611,785 people2020: 582,202 people2022: 555,900 people2024: 530,994 people2025: 518,759 people
Change over the period: −160,610 (−23.64%) Average annual rate: -0.41 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Jamaica

Jamaica 518,759 people
World 2.01B people
Latin America & Caribbean 148M people
Caribbean computed 9.77M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 514M people
Children under 15 — Jamaica, by year Jamaica All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 518,759 −12,235 −2.3%
2024 530,994 −12,374 −2.28%
2023 543,368 −12,532 −2.25%
2022 555,900 −12,999 −2.28%
2021 568,899 −13,303 −2.28%
2020 582,202 −14,293 −2.4%
2019 596,495 −15,290 −2.5%
2018 611,785 −15,214 −2.43%
2017 626,999 −14,652 −2.28%
2016 641,651 −14,267 −2.18%
2015 655,918 −14,974 −2.23%
2014 670,892 −16,329 −2.38%
2013 687,221 −17,319 −2.46%
2012 704,540 −17,978 −2.49%
2011 722,518 −18,179 −2.45%
2010 740,697 −18,127 −2.39%
2009 758,824 −17,854 −2.3%
2008 776,678 −17,116 −2.16%
2007 793,794 −15,409 −1.9%
2006 809,203 −12,863 −1.56%
2005 822,066 −10,480 −1.26%
2004 832,546 −9,099 −1.08%
2003 841,645 −8,559 −1.01%
2002 850,204 −8,362 −0.97%
2001 858,566 −8,286 −0.96%
2000 866,852 −7,247 −0.83%
1999 874,099 −5,115 −0.58%
1998 879,214 −2,341 −0.27%
1997 881,555 +671 +0.08%
1996 880,884 +3,272 +0.37%
1995 877,612 +5,283 +0.61%
1994 872,329 +6,873 +0.79%
1993 865,456 +7,957 +0.93%
1992 857,499 +5,366 +0.63%
1991 852,133 +1,169 +0.14%
1990 850,964 −1,159 −0.14%
1989 852,123 −3,013 −0.35%
1988 855,136 −3,132 −0.36%
1987 858,268 −1,768 −0.21%
1986 860,036 −15 −0%
1985 860,051 +2,088 +0.24%
1984 857,963 +3,422 +0.4%
1983 854,541 +2,306 +0.27%
1982 852,235 +227 +0.03%
1981 852,008 −1,245 −0.15%
1980 853,253 −2,812 −0.33%
1979 856,065 −3,728 −0.43%
1978 859,793 −3,407 −0.39%
1977 863,200 −2,433 −0.28%
1976 865,633 −1,280 −0.15%
1975 866,913 +755 +0.09%
1974 866,158 +3,311 +0.38%
1973 862,847 +4,734 +0.55%
1972 858,113 +5,553 +0.65%
1971 852,560 +7,783 +0.92%
1970 844,777 +10,285 +1.23%
1969 834,492 +11,991 +1.46%
1968 822,501 +13,945 +1.72%
1967 808,556 +15,548 +1.96%
1966 793,008 +17,035 +2.2%
1965 775,973 +19,893 +2.63%
1964 756,080 +20,873 +2.84%
1963 735,207 +19,376 +2.71%
1962 715,831 +18,510 +2.65%
1961 697,321 +17,952 +2.64%
1960 679,369 — —

Caribbean, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

HT Haiti 3.67M DO Dominican Republic 3.02M CU Cuba 1.64M JM Jamaica 518,759 PR Puerto Rico 357,964 TT Trinidad and Tobago 239,253 BS Bahamas 70,726 BB Barbados 48,226 LC Saint Lucia 31,067 CW Curaçao 22,820 GD Grenada 22,300 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 20,855 AW Aruba 17,970 VI United States Virgin Islands 17,082 AG Antigua and Barbuda 16,458 KY Cayman Islands 12,178 DM Dominica 11,601 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 8,604 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 7,485 SX Sint Maarten 6,503 VG British Virgin Islands 5,596 MF Saint Martin 5,252
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About the indicator

The population aged 0 to 14 inclusive. The absolute number answers a different question than the share — not how young the country is, but how many children are in it, and it is this number that is needed to gauge the load on schools, pediatric care and child nutrition. The world total for the group has almost stopped growing: fertility is falling faster than population is rising.

Important: Estimates of the UN Population Division rather than census counts: values are interpolated for the years between censuses.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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