Jamaica vs Saint Lucia: Total dependency ratio
Jamaica
37.0%
in 2023
Saint Lucia
37.3%
in 2023
Jamaica rank
227th
Saint Lucia rank
225th
Total dependency ratio over time
- Jamaica
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 37.3% against 37.0% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saint Lucia ahead.
Jamaica ranks 227th and Saint Lucia ranks 225th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 3 and Saint Lucia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 70.3% | 99.1% | 28.7% | Saint Lucia |
| 1960s | 93.8% | 115.1% | 21.3% | Saint Lucia |
| 1970s | 98.9% | 115.2% | 16.3% | Saint Lucia |
| 1980s | 82.4% | 92.3% | 9.8% | Saint Lucia |
| 1990s | 71.6% | 72.8% | 1.2% | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 55.0% | 2.6% | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 41.5% | 2.0% | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 37.5% | 0.0% | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total dependency ratio, Jamaica or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 37.3% against 37.0% in Jamaica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total dependency ratio between Jamaica and Saint Lucia?
- 0.3%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Saint Lucia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Jamaica and Saint Lucia rank globally for total dependency ratio?
- Jamaica ranks 227th and Saint Lucia ranks 225th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total dependency ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The number of children (under 15) and people aged 65 and over per 100 working-age people (aged 15 to 64).