Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 70-74, total in Jamaica

Jamaica: Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 70-74, total was 47 in 2010. ▲ Rising

Latest (2010)
47
World rank
116th
of 144 countries
All-time high
54
in 2000
All-time low
23
in 1960
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 70-74, total in Jamaica, 1960–2010

02040601960198520101960: 231965: 281970: 281975: 331980: 401985: 451990: 441995: 462000: 542005: 532010: 47

Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 47 for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 70-74, total in 2010.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: population in thousands, age 70-74, total in Jamaica peaked at 54 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23, in 1960.

Jamaica ranks 116th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 70-74, total in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 70-74, total in Jamaica, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 23
1965 28 +21.7%
1970 28 +0.0%
1975 33 +17.9%
1980 40 +21.2%
1985 45 +12.5%
1990 44 -2.2%
1995 46 +4.5%
2000 54 +17.4%
2005 53 -1.9%
2010 47 -11.3%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 47 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 324.5, 14% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 47 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 115, 41% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 25.5 23 28 2
1970s 30.5 28 33 2
1980s 42.5 40 45 2
1990s 45 44 46 2
2000s 53.5 53 54 2
2010s 47 47 47 1

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 113 Nicaragua 58 compare
  2. 114 Central African Republic 51 compare
  3. 115 Papua New Guinea 48 compare
  4. 117 Congo 38 compare
  5. 118 Mauritania 35 compare
  6. 119 Mongolia 30 compare

See the full ranking of 144 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 70-74, total in Jamaica?
Barro-lee: population in thousands, age 70-74, total in Jamaica was 47 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
What is the highest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 70-74, total recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 54 in 2000.
What is the lowest barro-lee: population in thousands, age 70-74, total recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 23 in 1960.
How does Jamaica rank for barro-lee: population in thousands, age 70-74, total?
Jamaica ranks 116th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: population in thousands, age 70-74, total rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 70-74, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Population in thousands, age 70-74, total
Source
Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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Population in thousands, age 70-74, total is the total population of 70-74 year olds in thousands estimated by Barro-Lee.