Jamaica

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of people are 65 or older: 8.6%
people aged 65 or older: 243.4K
will be 65 or older in 2050: 19.4%
is how long people live after 60, on average: 18.7 years
of people 65+ live alone: 21.9%; women 18.6%, men 25.9%
of people 65+ live in collective quarters: care homes, hospitals, hostels and the like: 1.2%

Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2022; UN, 2011 census

4 languages, 1 of them endangered

Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.

List and years: ich.unesco.org

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