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Population aged 65 and over — Jamaica

Population aged 65 and over in Jamaica in 2025 — 243,395 people. Ranked 134 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 247.9%.

2025 243,395 people +4.42% vs 2024
World rank 134of 217
Period maximum 243,395 people2025
Period minimum 69,962 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Jamaica, 1960–20250100,000200,000300,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 69,962 people1962: 77,091 people1964: 84,182 people1966: 93,139 people1968: 103,689 people1970: 112,933 people1972: 122,738 people1974: 131,343 people1976: 141,077 people1978: 151,748 people1980: 160,064 people1982: 164,817 people1984: 166,697 people1986: 168,816 people1988: 171,690 people1990: 173,617 people1992: 172,535 people1994: 167,485 people1996: 163,497 people1998: 160,969 people2000: 158,051 people2002: 154,861 people2004: 153,113 people2006: 154,402 people2008: 158,372 people2010: 164,467 people2012: 171,521 people2014: 177,028 people2016: 183,068 people2018: 191,221 people2020: 202,090 people2022: 213,990 people2024: 233,085 people2025: 243,395 people
Change over the period: +173,433 (+247.9%) Average annual rate: 1.94 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Jamaica 243,395 people
World 855M people
Latin America & Caribbean 67.72M people
Caribbean computed 4.87M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 333M people
Population aged 65 and over — Jamaica, by year Jamaica All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 243,395 +10,310 +4.42%
2024 233,085 +9,816 +4.4%
2023 223,269 +9,279 +4.34%
2022 213,990 +6,501 +3.13%
2021 207,489 +5,399 +2.67%
2020 202,090 +5,922 +3.02%
2019 196,168 +4,947 +2.59%
2018 191,221 +4,244 +2.27%
2017 186,977 +3,909 +2.14%
2016 183,068 +3,596 +2%
2015 179,472 +2,444 +1.38%
2014 177,028 +2,294 +1.31%
2013 174,734 +3,213 +1.87%
2012 171,521 +3,521 +2.1%
2011 168,000 +3,533 +2.15%
2010 164,467 +3,266 +2.03%
2009 161,201 +2,829 +1.79%
2008 158,372 +2,296 +1.47%
2007 156,076 +1,674 +1.08%
2006 154,402 +1,012 +0.66%
2005 153,390 +277 +0.18%
2004 153,113 −535 −0.35%
2003 153,648 −1,213 −0.78%
2002 154,861 −1,566 −1%
2001 156,427 −1,624 −1.03%
2000 158,051 −1,572 −0.98%
1999 159,623 −1,346 −0.84%
1998 160,969 −1,163 −0.72%
1997 162,132 −1,365 −0.83%
1996 163,497 −1,828 −1.11%
1995 165,325 −2,160 −1.29%
1994 167,485 −2,397 −1.41%
1993 169,882 −2,653 −1.54%
1992 172,535 −1,370 −0.79%
1991 173,905 +288 +0.17%
1990 173,617 +782 +0.45%
1989 172,835 +1,145 +0.67%
1988 171,690 +1,427 +0.84%
1987 170,263 +1,447 +0.86%
1986 168,816 +1,171 +0.7%
1985 167,645 +948 +0.57%
1984 166,697 +746 +0.45%
1983 165,951 +1,134 +0.69%
1982 164,817 +1,995 +1.23%
1981 162,822 +2,758 +1.72%
1980 160,064 +3,683 +2.36%
1979 156,381 +4,633 +3.05%
1978 151,748 +5,295 +3.62%
1977 146,453 +5,376 +3.81%
1976 141,077 +5,059 +3.72%
1975 136,018 +4,675 +3.56%
1974 131,343 +4,317 +3.4%
1973 127,026 +4,288 +3.49%
1972 122,738 +5,019 +4.26%
1971 117,719 +4,786 +4.24%
1970 112,933 +4,295 +3.95%
1969 108,638 +4,949 +4.77%
1968 103,689 +5,335 +5.42%
1967 98,354 +5,215 +5.6%
1966 93,139 +4,742 +5.36%
1965 88,397 +4,215 +5.01%
1964 84,182 +3,728 +4.63%
1963 80,454 +3,363 +4.36%
1962 77,091 +3,405 +4.62%
1961 73,686 +3,724 +5.32%
1960 69,962 — —

Caribbean, 2025

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

CU Cuba 1.86M DO Dominican Republic 943,281 PR Puerto Rico 804,899 HT Haiti 570,507 JM Jamaica 243,395 TT Trinidad and Tobago 176,790 BS Bahamas 48,745 BB Barbados 48,290 CW Curaçao 27,035 VI United States Virgin Islands 24,001 AW Aruba 19,321 LC Saint Lucia 17,949 GD Grenada 14,810 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 12,241 AG Antigua and Barbuda 11,623 DM Dominica 8,694 KY Cayman Islands 7,216 SX Sint Maarten 6,360 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 5,500 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 5,472 MF Saint Martin 4,902 VG British Virgin Islands 4,016
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About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

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

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