Iran vs Jamaica: Age dependency breakdown
Iran
11.4%
in 2023
Jamaica
10.8%
in 2023
Iran rank
132nd
Jamaica rank
135th
Age dependency breakdown over time
- Iran
- Jamaica
How they compare
Iran currently reports 11.4% against 10.8% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 132nd and Jamaica ranks 135th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.6% | 6.6% | 1.9% | Iran |
| 1960s | 7.2% | 9.7% | 2.4% | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 6.3% | 13.3% | 7.0% | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 5.7% | 13.5% | 7.7% | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 11.5% | 5.0% | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 9.2% | 2.4% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 9.2% | 0.7% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.3% | 0.7% | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher age dependency breakdown, Iran or Jamaica?
- Iran, at 11.4% against 10.8% in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in age dependency breakdown between Iran and Jamaica?
- 0.6%, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Jamaica?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Jamaica rank globally for age dependency breakdown?
- Iran ranks 132nd and Jamaica ranks 135th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Age dependency breakdown. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).