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2011 Census of Population & Housing - Jamaica
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represented 1.3 million persons (48 per cent) an increase of over 80,000 persons. The
older working age population ages 45-64 years increased by 36 per cent from 352,861 to
480,240 and by 2011 accounted for 18 per cent of the total population. The large growth
in this age group is primarily attributable to the ageing of the survivors of the high
fertility periods of the late 1940s to mid 1960s.
One of the basic tools for analysing the age-sex composition of the population is the
population pyramid which gives a vivid “picture” of the age and sex structure of a
population. The pyramid shown below reflects the changing age structure of the
Jamaican population. The structure of the population at 2001 has been superimposed on
the structure for 2011.
Figure (i) Population Pyramid for Jamaica: 2001 and 2011
JAMAICA 2001 (shaded) & JAMAICA 2011
200000 150000 100000
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50000
100000 150000 200000
0- 4
5- 9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
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Females