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Jamaica - Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios 11.73

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked

Latest value

11.73 (2025)

Global rank

##119 of 217 economies

vs global median

0.9×

Growth since 1960

1.51×

Ranking Race — Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#20#39#58#77#96#11519601970198019902000201020202025#103#1191979 overtook Australia2019 overtook Timor-Leste
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Jamaica climbed from #103 to #119 (overtook Australia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Jamaica ↓

Key Events — Jamaica

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1979
Overtook Australia in global rank auto
2019
Overtook Timor-Leste in global rank auto

Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios, 1960-2025

World Bank WDI · Percentage · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1960197519902005202020257.779.8912.0214.14
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