Jamaica vs Vanuatu Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Jamaica vs Vanuatu

Table

Year	Median age
	Jamaica	Vanuatu
1960	19.8	17.7
1961	19.5	17.6
1962	19.3	17.5
1963	19	17.4
1964	18.8	17.3
1965	18.5	17.2
1966	18.3	17.1
1967	18.1	17.1
1968	17.9	17
1969	17.8	17
1970	17.7	17
1971	17.7	17
1972	17.8	17
1973	17.9	17
1974	18	17.1
1975	18.2	17.1
1976	18.4	17.1
1977	18.6	17.2
1978	18.9	17.3
1979	19.1	17.5
1980	19.4	17.6
1981	19.6	17.7
1982	19.9	17.7
1983	20.1	17.7
1984	20.4	17.7
1985	20.6	17.7
1986	20.8	17.8
1987	21.1	17.8
1988	21.3	17.8
1989	21.6	17.8
1990	21.8	17.8
1991	22	17.9
1992	22.2	17.8
1993	22.3	17.7
1994	22.4	17.7
1995	22.5	17.8
1996	22.6	18
1997	22.7	18
1998	22.9	18
1999	23.1	18
2000	23.3	18.2
2001	23.6	18.5
2002	23.8	18.7
2003	24.1	18.9
2004	24.4	19.2
2005	24.6	19.4
2006	24.9	19.6
2007	25.3	19.9
2008	25.7	20.1
2009	26.1	20.3
2010	26.5	20.5
2011	27	20.6
2012	27.4	20.8
2013	27.9	20.9
2014	28.3	21
2015	28.8	21.1
2016	29.3	21.1
2017	29.8	21.2
2018	30.3	21.2
2019	30.8	21.2
2020	31.3	21.2
2021	31.7	21.2
2022	32.2	21.2
2023	32.8	21.2
2024	33.3	21.3
2025	33.8	21.3
2026	34.3	21.4
2027	34.9	21.5
2028	35.4	21.6
2029	36	21.7
2030	36.6	21.9
2031	37.1	22.1
2032	37.7	22.3
2033	38.3	22.5
2034	38.8	22.8
2035	39.4	23
2036	40	23.2
2037	40.5	23.5
2038	41.1	23.7
2039	41.6	23.9
2040	42.2	24.2
2041	42.7	24.4
2042	43.2	24.6
2043	43.7	24.8
2044	44.2	25
2045	44.7	25.3
2046	45.2	25.5
2047	45.7	25.7
2048	46.1	25.9
2049	46.6	26.1
2050	47	26.2

In 1960, the median age in Jamaica was 19.8 years compared to 17.7 years in Vanuatu. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 33.3 years in Jamaica and to 21.3 years in Vanuatu.

According to United Nations projections, the median age in Jamaica is expected to increased to around 47 years by 2050 compared to 26.2 years in Vanuatu. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Jamaica		Vanuatu
	Male	Female	Male	Female
0-4	2.93%	2.83%	6.95%	6.51%
5-9	3.1%	2.99%	6.73%	6.34%
10-14	3.49%	3.37%	6.06%	5.72%
15-19	3.99%	3.85%	4.97%	4.71%
20-24	4.19%	4.06%	3.99%	3.98%
25-29	4.64%	4.49%	3.6%	3.92%
30-34	4.69%	4.55%	3.57%	3.91%
35-39	4.22%	4.11%	3.18%	3.39%
40-44	3.84%	3.76%	2.59%	2.72%
45-49	3.27%	3.29%	1.99%	1.7%
50-54	2.88%	3.08%	2.05%	1.75%
55-59	2.51%	2.9%	1.53%	1.43%
60-64	2.15%	2.62%	1.17%	1.26%
65-69	1.53%	1.94%	0.84%	1%
70-74	0.92%	1.2%	0.59%	0.64%
75-79	0.61%	0.8%	0.37%	0.31%
80+	0.49%	0.72%	0.31%	0.23%

The chart above is a variation of a population pyramid and represents a comparison of age and gender structure. Jamaica has low demographic potential with 53.2% of people in the 0-34 age group compared to 71% and average potential in Vanuatu.

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Jamaica			Vanuatu
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	83.2%	75.4%	7.77%	93.6%	86.3%	7.35%
1961	85.5%	77.3%	8.17%	94%	87%	7.06%
1962	87.7%	79.2%	8.53%	94.3%	87.5%	6.78%
1963	90.1%	81.2%	8.89%	94.4%	87.9%	6.5%
1964	92.8%	83.5%	9.3%	94.5%	88.2%	6.23%
1965	95.5%	85.8%	9.77%	94.6%	88.6%	5.98%
1966	97.9%	87.6%	10.3%	94.7%	89%	5.76%
1967	100.1%	89.2%	10.9%	94.8%	89.2%	5.58%
1968	102.1%	90.6%	11.4%	95.2%	89.5%	5.71%
1969	103.4%	91.5%	11.9%	95.6%	89.6%	6.03%
1970	104%	91.8%	12.3%	95.7%	89.5%	6.2%
1971	103.9%	91.3%	12.6%	95.6%	89.3%	6.24%
1972	103.2%	90.3%	12.9%	95.2%	89%	6.17%
1973	101.9%	88.8%	13.1%	94.7%	88.6%	6.02%
1974	100.4%	87.2%	13.2%	94%	88.2%	5.82%
1975	98.7%	85.3%	13.4%	93.2%	87.6%	5.6%
1976	96.9%	83.3%	13.6%	92.5%	87.1%	5.38%
1977	95.2%	81.4%	13.8%	91.7%	86.5%	5.2%
1978	93.4%	79.4%	14%	91%	85.9%	5.07%
1979	91.5%	77.3%	14.1%	93.5%	86%	7.47%
1980	89.5%	75.4%	14.1%	95.8%	86.1%	9.69%
1981	87.6%	73.5%	14%	94.8%	85.5%	9.24%
1982	85.7%	71.8%	13.9%	94.3%	85.4%	8.88%
1983	84%	70.4%	13.7%	94%	85.4%	8.56%
1984	82.6%	69.2%	13.4%	93.7%	85.4%	8.28%
1985	81.4%	68.1%	13.3%	93.4%	85.4%	8.03%
1986	80.2%	67%	13.2%	93.1%	85.3%	7.81%
1987	79%	66%	13.1%	92.6%	85%	7.6%
1988	77.9%	64.8%	13%	92%	84.6%	7.41%
1989	76.7%	63.7%	12.9%	91.4%	84.2%	7.24%
1990	75.6%	62.8%	12.8%	90.8%	83.7%	7.03%
1991	74.6%	62%	12.6%	90.2%	83.4%	6.77%
1992	73.9%	61.5%	12.4%	90.7%	84.1%	6.56%
1993	73.2%	61.2%	12%	93%	86.5%	6.43%
1994	72.4%	60.8%	11.7%	94%	87.7%	6.26%
1995	71.6%	60.2%	11.3%	92.9%	86.9%	6.04%
1996	70.6%	59.5%	11%	91.6%	85.8%	5.83%
1997	69.4%	58.6%	10.8%	89.9%	84.3%	5.63%
1998	68%	57.5%	10.5%	88.1%	82.7%	5.44%
1999	66.4%	56.2%	10.3%	86.2%	81%	5.26%
2000	64.7%	54.8%	9.98%	84.3%	79.2%	5.15%
2001	63.1%	53.3%	9.72%	82.4%	77.3%	5.1%
2002	61.5%	52%	9.47%	80.6%	75.5%	5.06%
2003	59.9%	50.7%	9.25%	78.8%	73.8%	5.04%
2004	58.4%	49.4%	9.08%	77.1%	72.1%	5.04%
2005	57%	48%	8.96%	75.5%	70.5%	5.06%
2006	55.5%	46.6%	8.89%	74.1%	69%	5.09%
2007	53.8%	45%	8.85%	72.8%	67.7%	5.14%
2008	52.2%	43.4%	8.84%	71.8%	66.6%	5.2%
2009	50.6%	41.8%	8.87%	71.1%	65.8%	5.31%
2010	49.1%	40.2%	8.92%	70.8%	65.3%	5.48%
2011	47.6%	38.6%	8.98%	70.8%	65.2%	5.67%
2012	46.2%	37.2%	9.04%	71.2%	65.3%	5.87%
2013	44.9%	35.8%	9.09%	71.7%	65.7%	6.07%
2014	43.6%	34.5%	9.1%	72.5%	66.2%	6.28%
2015	42.5%	33.3%	9.12%	73.2%	66.7%	6.47%
2016	41.5%	32.3%	9.22%	73.9%	67.3%	6.65%
2017	40.7%	31.3%	9.34%	74.6%	67.8%	6.79%
2018	39.8%	30.3%	9.48%	75.1%	68.2%	6.89%
2019	39%	29.4%	9.66%	75.5%	68.4%	7.03%
2020	38.3%	28.4%	9.88%	75.6%	68.5%	7.13%
2021	37.7%	27.6%	10.1%	75.6%	68.4%	7.19%
2022	37.2%	26.9%	10.3%	75.4%	68.1%	7.28%
2023	37%	26.2%	10.8%	74.9%	67.5%	7.38%
2024	36.8%	25.6%	11.2%	74.2%	66.8%	7.49%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64.

Age dependency in Jamaica decreased from 58.4% to 36.8% between 2004 and 2024.

In Vanuatu, the ratio of dependent people decreased from 77.1% to 74.2% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of young people and an increased proportion of people aged 65+.

Working age demographic

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Jamaica	Vanuatu
1960	54.6%	51.6%
1961	53.9%	51.5%
1962	53.3%	51.5%
1963	52.6%	51.4%
1964	51.9%	51.4%
1965	51.1%	51.4%
1966	50.5%	51.4%
1967	50%	51.3%
1968	49.5%	51.2%
1969	49.2%	51.1%
1970	49%	51.1%
1971	49%	51.1%
1972	49.2%	51.2%
1973	49.5%	51.4%
1974	49.9%	51.5%
1975	50.3%	51.7%
1976	50.8%	52%
1977	51.2%	52.2%
1978	51.7%	52.4%
1979	52.2%	51.7%
1980	52.8%	51.1%
1981	53.3%	51.3%
1982	53.9%	51.5%
1983	54.3%	51.5%
1984	54.8%	51.6%
1985	55.1%	51.7%
1986	55.5%	51.8%
1987	55.9%	51.9%
1988	56.2%	52.1%
1989	56.6%	52.2%
1990	56.9%	52.4%
1991	57.3%	52.6%
1992	57.5%	52.4%
1993	57.7%	51.8%
1994	58%	51.5%
1995	58.3%	51.8%
1996	58.6%	52.2%
1997	59%	52.6%
1998	59.5%	53.2%
1999	60.1%	53.7%
2000	60.7%	54.3%
2001	61.3%	54.8%
2002	61.9%	55.4%
2003	62.5%	55.9%
2004	63.1%	56.5%
2005	63.7%	57%
2006	64.3%	57.4%
2007	65%	57.9%
2008	65.7%	58.2%
2009	66.4%	58.4%
2010	67.1%	58.6%
2011	67.7%	58.5%
2012	68.4%	58.4%
2013	69%	58.2%
2014	69.6%	58%
2015	70.2%	57.7%
2016	70.6%	57.5%
2017	71.1%	57.3%
2018	71.5%	57.1%
2019	71.9%	57%
2020	72.3%	56.9%
2021	72.6%	56.9%
2022	72.9%	57%
2023	73%	57.2%
2024	73.1%	57.4%
2025	73.1%	57.7%
2026	73.1%	58%
2027	73.1%	58.3%
2028	73%	58.6%
2029	72.9%	59%
2030	72.8%	59.4%
2031	72.6%	59.7%
2032	72.5%	60.1%
2033	72.3%	60.4%
2034	72.2%	60.7%
2035	72.1%	61%
2036	71.9%	61.2%
2037	71.8%	61.3%
2038	71.6%	61.5%
2039	71.4%	61.5%
2040	71.2%	61.6%
2041	71%	61.7%
2042	70.8%	61.8%
2043	70.6%	62.1%
2044	70.4%	62.3%
2045	70.1%	62.4%
2046	69.8%	62.4%
2047	69.5%	62.4%
2048	69.1%	62.5%
2049	68.6%	62.5%
2050	68.1%	62.5%

Between 2004 and 2024, the share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 changed from 63.1% to 73.1% in Jamaica and from 56.5% to 57.4% in Vanuatu.

Share of young demographic (0-14 years old)

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Jamaica	Vanuatu
1960	41.2%	44.6%
1961	41.7%	44.8%
1962	42.2%	45.1%
1963	42.7%	45.2%
1964	43.3%	45.4%
1965	43.9%	45.5%
1966	44.3%	45.7%
1967	44.6%	45.8%
1968	44.9%	45.8%
1969	45%	45.8%
1970	45%	45.7%
1971	44.8%	45.7%
1972	44.4%	45.6%
1973	44%	45.5%
1974	43.5%	45.5%
1975	42.9%	45.4%
1976	42.3%	45.2%
1977	41.7%	45.1%
1978	41%	45%
1979	40.4%	44.5%
1980	39.8%	44%
1981	39.2%	43.9%
1982	38.7%	44%
1983	38.2%	44%
1984	37.9%	44.1%
1985	37.5%	44.2%
1986	37.2%	44.2%
1987	36.8%	44.1%
1988	36.5%	44.1%
1989	36.1%	44%
1990	35.8%	43.9%
1991	35.5%	43.9%
1992	35.4%	44.1%
1993	35.3%	44.8%
1994	35.2%	45.2%
1995	35.1%	45%
1996	34.9%	44.8%
1997	34.6%	44.4%
1998	34.2%	44%
1999	33.8%	43.5%
2000	33.2%	42.9%
2001	32.7%	42.4%
2002	32.2%	41.8%
2003	31.7%	41.3%
2004	31.2%	40.7%
2005	30.6%	40.2%
2006	30%	39.6%
2007	29.3%	39.2%
2008	28.5%	38.8%
2009	27.7%	38.5%
2010	26.9%	38.2%
2011	26.2%	38.1%
2012	25.4%	38.2%
2013	24.7%	38.2%
2014	24%	38.4%
2015	23.4%	38.5%
2016	22.8%	38.7%
2017	22.3%	38.8%
2018	21.7%	38.9%
2019	21.1%	39%
2020	20.6%	39%
2021	20%	39%
2022	19.6%	38.8%
2023	19.1%	38.6%
2024	18.7%	38.3%
2025	18.3%	38%
2026	17.9%	37.6%
2027	17.6%	37.1%
2028	17.2%	36.7%
2029	16.9%	36.2%
2030	16.7%	35.8%
2031	16.4%	35.3%
2032	16.2%	34.9%
2033	15.9%	34.5%
2034	15.7%	34.1%
2035	15.5%	33.7%
2036	15.3%	33.4%
2037	15.1%	33.2%
2038	14.8%	32.9%
2039	14.6%	32.7%
2040	14.4%	32.5%
2041	14.2%	32.3%
2042	14%	32.2%
2043	13.8%	32%
2044	13.6%	31.8%
2045	13.4%	31.6%
2046	13.2%	31.5%
2047	13%	31.3%
2048	12.8%	31.1%
2049	12.6%	30.9%
2050	12.5%	30.6%

The share of young people aged below 15 is 18.7% in Jamaica and 38.3% in Vanuatu. Birth rates in Jamaica compared to Vanuatu .

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Jamaica	Vanuatu
1960	4.24%	3.79%
1961	4.4%	3.64%
1962	4.54%	3.49%
1963	4.67%	3.34%
1964	4.82%	3.2%
1965	5%	3.07%
1966	5.2%	2.96%
1967	5.43%	2.87%
1968	5.65%	2.93%
1969	5.86%	3.08%
1970	6.01%	3.17%
1971	6.18%	3.19%
1972	6.35%	3.16%
1973	6.48%	3.09%
1974	6.6%	3%
1975	6.74%	2.9%
1976	6.9%	2.8%
1977	7.07%	2.71%
1978	7.24%	2.66%
1979	7.38%	3.86%
1980	7.46%	4.95%
1981	7.49%	4.75%
1982	7.48%	4.57%
1983	7.43%	4.41%
1984	7.36%	4.28%
1985	7.32%	4.15%
1986	7.3%	4.05%
1987	7.31%	3.95%
1988	7.32%	3.86%
1989	7.32%	3.78%
1990	7.3%	3.68%
1991	7.24%	3.56%
1992	7.12%	3.44%
1993	6.93%	3.33%
1994	6.77%	3.23%
1995	6.61%	3.13%
1996	6.48%	3.04%
1997	6.36%	2.96%
1998	6.26%	2.89%
1999	6.16%	2.82%
2000	6.06%	2.79%
2001	5.96%	2.8%
2002	5.86%	2.8%
2003	5.78%	2.82%
2004	5.73%	2.85%
2005	5.71%	2.88%
2006	5.72%	2.93%
2007	5.75%	2.97%
2008	5.81%	3.03%
2009	5.89%	3.1%
2010	5.98%	3.21%
2011	6.09%	3.32%
2012	6.19%	3.43%
2013	6.28%	3.54%
2014	6.34%	3.64%
2015	6.4%	3.74%
2016	6.52%	3.83%
2017	6.64%	3.89%
2018	6.78%	3.94%
2019	6.95%	4.01%
2020	7.14%	4.06%
2021	7.31%	4.1%
2022	7.54%	4.15%
2023	7.86%	4.22%
2024	8.21%	4.3%
2025	8.58%	4.38%
2026	8.97%	4.47%
2027	9.36%	4.56%
2028	9.75%	4.65%
2029	10.2%	4.75%
2030	10.6%	4.85%
2031	11%	4.94%
2032	11.3%	5.02%
2033	11.7%	5.1%
2034	12.1%	5.18%
2035	12.4%	5.28%
2036	12.8%	5.39%
2037	13.2%	5.5%
2038	13.6%	5.63%
2039	14%	5.75%
2040	14.4%	5.87%
2041	14.8%	5.98%
2042	15.2%	6%
2043	15.6%	5.89%
2044	16%	5.87%
2045	16.5%	5.99%
2046	17%	6.12%
2047	17.5%	6.27%
2048	18.1%	6.44%
2049	18.7%	6.61%
2050	19.4%	6.81%

The share of older people aged 65 and over is 8.21% in Jamaica and 4.3% in Vanuatu. Life expectancy in Jamaica compared to Vanuatu .