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Dependency ratios

Jamaica — 13 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2013 total dependency ratio: 54 % youth dependency ratio: 41.8 % elderly dependency ratio: 12.2 % potential support ratio: 8.2 (2013)
2014 total dependency ratio: 52.6 % youth dependency ratio: 40.5 % elderly dependency ratio: 12.2 % potential support ratio: 8.2 (2014 est.)
2015 total dependency ratio: 48.6% | youth dependency ratio: 35% | elderly dependency ratio: 13.6% | potential support ratio: 7.4% (2015 est.)
2016 total dependency ratio: 48.6% | youth dependency ratio: 35% | elderly dependency ratio: 13.6% | potential support ratio: 7.4% (2015 est.)
2017 total dependency ratio: 48.7 | youth dependency ratio: 34.9 | elderly dependency ratio: 13.8 | potential support ratio: 7.2 (2015 est.)
2018 total dependency ratio: 48.7 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 34.9 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 13.8 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 7.2 (2015 est.)
2019 total dependency ratio: 48.7 (2015 est.) | youth dependency ratio: 34.9 (2015 est.) | elderly dependency ratio: 13.8 (2015 est.) | potential support ratio: 7.2 (2015 est.)
2020 total dependency ratio: 48 | youth dependency ratio: 34.6 | elderly dependency ratio: 13.4 | potential support ratio: 7.4 (2020 est.)
2021 total dependency ratio: 48 youth dependency ratio: 34.6 elderly dependency ratio: 13.4 potential support ratio: 7.4 (2020 est.)
2022 total dependency ratio: 38 youth dependency ratio: 28 elderly dependency ratio: 13.4 potential support ratio: 7.4 (2021 est.)
2023 total dependency ratio: 38 youth dependency ratio: 28 elderly dependency ratio: 13.4 potential support ratio: 7.4 (2021 est.)
2024 total dependency ratio: 38 youth dependency ratio: 28 elderly dependency ratio: 13.4 potential support ratio: 7.4 (2021 est.)
2025 total dependency ratio: 50.6 (2025 est.) youth dependency ratio: 36 (2025 est.) elderly dependency ratio: 14.6 (2025 est.) potential support ratio: 6.9 (2025 est.)