Age composition in 2026:
🇨🇼 Curaçao
🇯🇲 Jamaica
| Curaçao | Jamaica | |
|---|---|---|
| Young Population | 14.23%26,389 | 17.90%507,273 |
| Working Age Population | 67.93%125,986 | 73.13%2,071,994 |
| Elderly Population | 17.84%33,082 | 8.97%254,141 |
In 2026, the median age is 40.0 years in Curaçao and 34.3 years in Jamaica.Curaçao already reached Jamaica’s current median age in 2002, about 24 years ahead in population aging.
The total population of Curaçao peaks in 2019 at 189,555.The total population of Jamaica peaks in 2023 at 2,839,785.
By 2050, the dependency ratio of Curaçao will be 54.5%, and 23.85% of the population will be elderly.By 2050, the dependency ratio of Jamaica will be 46.7%, and 19.38% of the population will be elderly.
| Curaçao | Jamaica | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) | 2007–2034 | 2010–2052 | |
| Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) | 1992 15 years later | 1977 | |
| Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) | 2016 | 2040 24 years later | |
| Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) | 2031 | 2051 20 years later |