Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean. The country had a population of 2,825,352 in 2023, the fourth largest in the region.
Demographics of Jamaica | |
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Population | 2,818,596 (2022) |
Growth rate | 0.08% (2022 est.) |
Birth rate | 11.4 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Death rate | 7.8 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Life expectancy | 75.75 years |
• male | 73.98 years |
• female | 77.6 years |
Fertility rate | 1.40 children |
Infant mortality rate | 11.17 deaths/1,000 live births |
Net migration rate | −7.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) |
Age structure | |
0–14 years | 21.11% |
15–64 years | 69.31% |
65 and over | 9.58% |
Nationality | |
Nationality | Jamaican |
Major ethnic | Afro-Jamaicans (76.3%) (2023)[1] |
Minor ethnic | 15.1% Afro-European[or Browning Class], 3.4% East Indian and Afro-East Indian, 3.2% Caucasian, 1.2% Chinese and 0.8% Other[2] |
Language | |
Official | English |
Spoken | English; Jamaican Patois |
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1844 | 377,433 | — |
1861 | 441,264 | +16.9% |
1871 | 506,154 | +14.7% |
1881 | 580,804 | +14.7% |
1891 | 639,491 | +10.1% |
1911 | 831,383 | +30.0% |
1921 | 858,118 | +3.2% |
1943 | 1,237,063 | +44.2% |
1960 | 1,609,814 | +30.1% |
1970 | 1,848,512 | +14.8% |
1982 | 2,190,357 | +18.5% |
1991 | 2,380,666 | +8.7% |
2001 | 2,607,632 | +9.5% |
2011 | 2,697,983 | +3.5% |
Source: [3] |
Jamaica's annual population growth rate stood at 0.08% in 2022. As of 2023, 68.9% of Jamaicans were Christians in 2011, predominantly Protestant.
A more precise study conducted by the local University of the West Indies - Jamaica's population is more accurately 76.3% African descent or Black, 15.1% Afro-European, 3.4% East Indian and Afro-East Indian, 3.2% Caucasian, 1.2% Chinese and 0.8% Other.[4]
Wealth or economic power in Jamaica is disproportionately held by White Jamaicans, Chinese Jamaicans, Lebanese/Syrian Jamaicans, Indian Jamaicans and Mixed-race Jamaicans (or locally called the Brown Man or Browning)- i.e. despite being minority groups (less than 25% of the country's population) control most of the country's wealth.[5]
Population
editAccording to the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects[6][7] the total population was 2,827,695 in 2021, compared to only 1,403,000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 29%, 63.1% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 7.8% was 65 years or older.
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Total population (x 1000) |
Proportion aged 0–14 (%) |
Proportion aged 15–64 (%) |
Proportion aged 65+ (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1950 | 1 403 | 36.0 | 60.1 | 3.9 |
1955 | 1 542 | 37.1 | 58.8 | 4.1 |
1960 | 1 629 | 41.8 | 53.9 | 4.3 |
1965 | 1 760 | 43.5 | 51.1 | 5.4 |
1970 | 1 869 | 47.0 | 47.4 | 5.6 |
1975 | 2 012 | 45.3 | 48.9 | 5.8 |
1980 | 2 132 | 40.3 | 53.0 | 6.8 |
1985 | 2 297 | 37.3 | 55.7 | 7.1 |
1990 | 2 365 | 35.1 | 57.5 | 7.4 |
1995 | 2 462 | 33.8 | 58.7 | 7.5 |
2000 | 2 582 | 32.5 | 59.6 | 7.9 |
2005 | 2 682 | 30.4 | 61.5 | 8.1 |
2010 | 2 741 | 27.1 | 64.5 | 8.4 |
2015 | 2 793 | 23.6 | 67.3 | 9.1 |
2019[9] | 2 734 | 20.8 | 69.5 | 9.7 |
Structure of the population
editAge Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 1 334 533 | 1 363 450 | 2 697 983 | 100 |
0–4 | 106 107 | 103 764 | 209 871 | 7.78 |
5–9 | 114 792 | 111 586 | 226 378 | 8.39 |
10–14 | 136 183 | 130 403 | 266 586 | 9.88 |
15–19 | 139 777 | 134 881 | 274 658 | 10.18 |
20–24 | 125 243 | 125 468 | 250 711 | 9.29 |
25–29 | 109 919 | 116 201 | 226 120 | 8.38 |
30–34 | 87 810 | 97 685 | 185 495 | 6.88 |
35–39 | 86 647 | 97 109 | 183 756 | 6.81 |
40–44 | 85 656 | 88 268 | 173 924 | 6.45 |
45–49 | 79 201 | 76 188 | 155 389 | 5.76 |
50–54 | 67 297 | 70 598 | 137 895 | 5.11 |
55–59 | 50 717 | 50 081 | 100 798 | 3.74 |
60–64 | 44 407 | 43 650 | 88 057 | 3.26 |
65–69 | 32 543 | 32 621 | 65 164 | 2.42 |
70–74 | 24 627 | 26 649 | 51 276 | 1.90 |
75–79 | 19 847 | 22 915 | 42 762 | 1.58 |
80–84 | 13 258 | 17 480 | 30 738 | 1.14 |
85–89 | 7 267 | 11 190 | 18 457 | 0.68 |
90–94 | 2 303 | 4 618 | 6 921 | 0.26 |
95–99 | 808 | 1 695 | 2 503 | 0.09 |
100+ | 124 | 400 | 524 | 0.02 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0–14 | 357 082 | 345 753 | 702 835 | 26.05 |
15–64 | 876 674 | 900 129 | 1 776 803 | 65.86 |
65+ | 100 777 | 117 568 | 218 345 | 8.09 |
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 1 351 515 | 1 381 024 | 2 732 539 | 100 |
0–4 | 88 769 | 85 290 | 174 059 | 6.37 |
5–9 | 97 299 | 93 948 | 191 247 | 7.00 |
10–14 | 106 720 | 104 712 | 211 432 | 7.74 |
15–19 | 118 895 | 113 888 | 232 783 | 8.52 |
20–24 | 130 614 | 127 184 | 257 798 | 9.43 |
25–29 | 126 322 | 123 540 | 249 862 | 9.14 |
30–34 | 109 010 | 112 958 | 221 968 | 8.12 |
35–39 | 95 108 | 103 970 | 199 078 | 7.29 |
40–44 | 77 021 | 89 154 | 166 175 | 6.08 |
45–49 | 78 742 | 87 344 | 166 086 | 6.08 |
50–54 | 75 767 | 77 096 | 152 863 | 5.59 |
55–59 | 69 089 | 67 139 | 136 228 | 4.99 |
60–64 | 54 822 | 56 388 | 111 210 | 4.07 |
65-69 | 41 595 | 41 171 | 82 766 | 3.03 |
70-74 | 32 319 | 33 155 | 65 474 | 2.40 |
75-79 | 21 380 | 23 690 | 45 070 | 1.65 |
80+ | 28 043 | 40 397 | 68 440 | 2.50 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
0–14 | 292 788 | 283 950 | 576 738 | 21.11 |
15–64 | 935 390 | 958 661 | 1 894 051 | 69.31 |
65+ | 123 337 | 138 413 | 261 750 | 9.58 |
Vital statistics
editAverage population | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | TFR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1900 | 750,000 | 26,800 | 16,200 | 10,600 | 35.7 | 21.6 | 14.1 | |
1901 | 756,000 | 32,100 | 17,200 | 14,900 | 42.5 | 22.8 | 19.7 | |
1902 | 760,000 | 29,900 | 15,000 | 14,900 | 39.3 | 19.8 | 19.5 | |
1903 | 770,000 | 30,900 | 19,100 | 11,800 | 40.1 | 24.8 | 15.3 | |
1904 | 780,000 | 28,500 | 19,400 | 9,100 | 36.5 | 24.9 | 11.6 | |
1905 | 790,000 | 31,100 | 17,500 | 13,600 | 39.4 | 22.2 | 17.2 | |
1906 | 790,000 | 30,700 | 21,200 | 9,500 | 38.9 | 26.8 | 12.1 | |
1907 | 800,000 | 28,800 | 23,400 | 5,400 | 36.0 | 29.2 | 6.8 | |
1908 | 810,000 | 31,300 | 18,700 | 12,600 | 38.7 | 23.1 | 15.6 | |
1909 | 820,000 | 32,300 | 18,600 | 13,700 | 39.4 | 22.7 | 16.7 | |
1910 | 820,000 | 31,600 | 18,900 | 12,700 | 38.5 | 23.1 | 15.4 | |
1911 | 831,000 | 32,500 | 18,500 | 14,000 | 39.1 | 22.3 | 16.8 | |
1912 | 830,000 | 32,500 | 21,100 | 11,400 | 39.2 | 25.4 | 13.8 | |
1913 | 840,000 | 30,200 | 18,600 | 11,600 | 36.0 | 22.1 | 13.9 | |
1914 | 840,000 | 33,400 | 18,400 | 15,000 | 39.8 | 21.9 | 17.9 | |
1915 | 840,000 | 29,800 | 18,600 | 11,200 | 35.5 | 22.1 | 13.4 | |
1916 | 840,000 | 28,700 | 19,400 | 9,300 | 34.2 | 23.1 | 11.1 | |
1917 | 850,000 | 29,900 | 23,600 | 6,300 | 35.2 | 27.8 | 7.4 | |
1918 | 850,000 | 30,100 | 29,100 | 1,000 | 35.4 | 34.2 | 1.2 | |
1919 | 850,000 | 29,700 | 19,500 | 10,200 | 34.9 | 22.9 | 12.0 | |
1920 | 860,000 | 36,200 | 22,500 | 13,700 | 42.1 | 26.2 | 15.9 | |
1921 | 858,000 | 29,900 | 24,300 | 5,600 | 34.9 | 28.3 | 6.6 | |
1922 | 870,000 | 32,500 | 20,000 | 12,500 | 37.4 | 23.0 | 14.4 | |
1923 | 890,000 | 34,400 | 20,500 | 13,900 | 38.7 | 23.0 | 15.7 | |
1924 | 910,000 | 33,700 | 19,900 | 13,800 | 37.0 | 21.9 | 15.1 | |
1925 | 930,000 | 32,500 | 20,100 | 12,400 | 34.9 | 21.6 | 13.3 | |
1926 | 950,000 | 36,500 | 19,500 | 17,000 | 38.4 | 20.5 | 17.9 | |
1927 | 960,000 | 33,300 | 20,300 | 13,000 | 34.7 | 21.1 | 13.6 | |
1928 | 980,000 | 35,100 | 19,300 | 15,800 | 35.8 | 19.7 | 16.1 | |
1929 | 1,000,000 | 34,200 | 18,400 | 15,800 | 34.2 | 18.4 | 15.8 | |
1930 | 1,020,000 | 38,300 | 17,600 | 20,700 | 37.5 | 17.3 | 20.2 | |
1931 | 1,030,000 | 36,400 | 19,500 | 16,900 | 35.3 | 18.9 | 16.4 | |
1932 | 1,047,000 | 34,200 | 18,200 | 16,000 | 32.7 | 17.4 | 15.3 | |
1933 | 1,067,000 | 35,600 | 21,000 | 14,600 | 33.4 | 19.7 | 13.7 | |
1934 | 1,081,000 | 34,247 | 18,731 | 15,516 | 31.7 | 17.3 | 14.4 | |
1935 | 1,096,000 | 37,379 | 19,706 | 17,673 | 34.1 | 18.0 | 16.1 | |
1936 | 1,111,000 | 36,561 | 19,629 | 16,932 | 32.9 | 17.7 | 15.2 | |
1937 | 1,123,000 | 35,352 | 17,481 | 17,871 | 31.5 | 15.6 | 15.9 | |
1938 | 1,142,000 | 37,970 | 19,124 | 18,846 | 33.3 | 16.8 | 16.5 | |
1939 | 1,162,000 | 37,474 | 17,536 | 19,938 | 32.3 | 15.1 | 17.2 | |
1940 | 1,183,000 | 36,462 | 18,243 | 18,219 | 30.8 | 15.4 | 15.4 | |
1941 | 1,205,000 | 37,829 | 17,317 | 20,512 | 31.4 | 14.4 | 17.0 | |
1942 | 1,227,000 | 40,165 | 17,545 | 22,620 | 32.7 | 14.3 | 18.4 | |
1943 | 1,248,000 | 39,371 | 17,558 | 21,813 | 31.5 | 14.1 | 17.4 | |
1944 | 1,260,000 | 41,772 | 18,976 | 22,796 | 33.2 | 15.1 | 18.1 | |
1945 | 1,266,000 | 37,954 | 18,874 | 19,080 | 30.0 | 14.9 | 15.1 | |
1946 | 1,292,000 | 39,918 | 17,272 | 22,646 | 30.9 | 13.4 | 17.5 | |
1947 | 1,321,000 | 43,267 | 18,770 | 24,497 | 32.8 | 14.2 | 18.5 | |
1948 | 1,345,000 | 41,463 | 17,869 | 23,594 | 30.8 | 13.3 | 17.5 | |
1949 | 1,365,000 | 44,377 | 16,859 | 27,518 | 32.5 | 12.4 | 20.2 | |
1950 | 1,403,000 | 46,459 | 16,677 | 29,782 | 33.1 | 11.9 | 21.2 | |
1951 | 1,437,000 | 48,561 | 17,250 | 31,311 | 34.0 | 12.1 | 21.9 | |
1952 | 1,468,000 | 48,902 | 16,695 | 32,207 | 33.6 | 11.5 | 22.1 | |
1953 | 1,496,000 | 51,131 | 15,442 | 35,689 | 34.4 | 10.4 | 24.0 | |
1954 | 1,521,000 | 53,630 | 16,302 | 37,328 | 36.5 | 11.1 | 25.4 | |
1955 | 1,542,000 | 55,767 | 15,328 | 40,439 | 37.5 | 10.3 | 27.2 | |
1956 | 1,560,000 | 58,177 | 14,670 | 43,507 | 38.5 | 9.7 | 28.8 | |
1957 | 1,576,000 | 60,445 | 14,129 | 46,316 | 39.4 | 9.2 | 30.2 | |
1958 | 1,592,000 | 63,517 | 14,813 | 48,704 | 40.6 | 9.5 | 31.1 | |
1959 | 1,609,000 | 63,874 | 16,549 | 47,325 | 39.9 | 10.3 | 29.6 | |
1960 | 1,629,000 | 68,413 | 14,321 | 54,092 | 42.5 | 8.9 | 33.6 | |
1961 | 1,652,000 | 66,128 | 14,193 | 51,935 | 40.5 | 8.7 | 31.8 | |
1962 | 1,679,000 | 64,913 | 14,167 | 50,746 | 39.1 | 8.5 | 30.6 | |
1963 | 1,707,000 | 66,189 | 15,159 | 51,030 | 39.0 | 8.9 | 30.1 | |
1964 | 1,735,000 | 68,359 | 13,267 | 55,092 | 39.3 | 7.6 | 31.7 | |
1965 | 1,760,000 | 69,768 | 14,084 | 55,684 | 39.6 | 8.0 | 31.6 | |
1966 | 1,783,000 | 71,364 | 14,288 | 57,076 | 40.0 | 8.0 | 32.0 | |
1967 | 1,804,000 | 67,438 | 13,295 | 54,143 | 37.4 | 7.4 | 30.0 | |
1968 | 1,824,000 | 65,402 | 14,557 | 50,845 | 35.9 | 8.0 | 27.9 | |
1969 | 1,845,000 | 64,668 | 14,094 | 50,574 | 35.1 | 7.6 | 27.4 | |
1970 | 1,869,000 | 64,375 | 14,352 | 50,023 | 34.4 | 7.7 | 26.8 | |
1971 | 1,896,000 | 66,277 | 14,078 | 52,199 | 34.9 | 7.4 | 27.5 | |
1972 | 1,925,000 | 66,219 | 13,970 | 52,249 | 34.3 | 7.2 | 27.1 | |
1973 | 1,955,000 | 61,857 | 14,157 | 47,700 | 31.6 | 7.2 | 24.3 | |
1974 | 1,984,000 | 61,506 | 14,374 | 47,132 | 30.9 | 7.2 | 23.7 | |
1975 | 2,012,000 | 61,462 | 14,004 | 47,458 | 30.3 | 6.9 | 23.4 | |
1976 | 2,037,000 | 60,658 | 14,671 | 45,987 | 29.6 | 7.2 | 22.4 | |
1977 | 2,059,000 | 60,423 | 14,245 | 46,178 | 29.1 | 6.9 | 22.3 | |
1978 | 2,081,000 | 58,189 | 12,148 | 46,041 | 27.9 | 5.8 | 22.1 | |
1979 | 2,105,000 | 59,126 | 13,297 | 45,829 | 28.0 | 6.3 | 21.7 | |
1980 | 2,132,000 | 58,589 | 12,706 | 45,883 | 27.5 | 6.0 | 21.5 | 3.56 |
1981 | 2,165,000 | 59,435 | 13,315 | 46,120 | 27.5 | 6.2 | 21.3 | 3.50 |
1982 | 2,200,000 | 61,477 | 12,698 | 48,779 | 27.9 | 5.8 | 22.2 | 3.40 |
1983 | 2,237,000 | 61,417 | 12,588 | 48,829 | 27.4 | 5.6 | 21.8 | 3.21 |
1984 | 2,270,000 | 57,533 | 13,405 | 44,128 | 25.2 | 5.9 | 19.4 | 2.73 |
1985 | 2,297,000 | 56,210 | 13,918 | 42,292 | 24.3 | 6.0 | 18.3 | 2.56 |
1986 | 2,317,000 | 54,067 | 13,341 | 40,726 | 23.1 | 5.7 | 17.4 | 2.40 |
1987 | 2,332,000 | 52,270 | 12,352 | 39,918 | 22.2 | 5.3 | 17.0 | 2.27 |
1988 | 2,342,000 | 53,623 | 12,167 | 41,456 | 22.7 | 5.2 | 17.6 | 2.31 |
1989 | 2,353,000 | 59,104 | 14,315 | 44,789 | 24.7 | 6.0 | 18.7 | 2.43 |
1990 | 2,365,000 | 59,606 | 12,174 | 47,432 | 25.2 | 5.1 | 20.1 | 2.45 |
1991 | 2,381,000 | 59,879 | 13,319 | 46,560 | 25.2 | 5.6 | 19.6 | 2.44 |
1992 | 2,399,000 | 56,276 | 13,225 | 43,051 | 23.5 | 5.5 | 17.9 | 2.34 |
1993 | 2,419,000 | 58,627 | 13,927 | 44,700 | 24.2 | 5.8 | 18.5 | 2.44 |
1994 | 2,440,000 | 57,404 | 13,503 | 43,901 | 23.5 | 5.5 | 18.0 | 2.38 |
1995 | 2,462,000 | 57,607 | 12,776 | 44,831 | 23.4 | 5.2 | 18.2 | 2.37 |
1996 | 2,485,000 | 57,370 | 14,854 | 42,516 | 23.1 | 6.0 | 17.1 | 2.33 |
1997 | 2,509,000 | 59,385 | 15,967 | 43,418 | 23.7 | 6.4 | 17.3 | 2.42 |
1998 | 2,534,000 | 56,937 | 16,150 | 40,787 | 22.5 | 6.4 | 16.1 | 2.29 |
1999 | 2,559,000 | 56,911 | 17,550 | 39,361 | 22.2 | 6.9 | 15.4 | 2.29 |
2000 | 2,582,000 | 54,035 | 16,400 | 37,635 | 20.9 | 6.4 | 14.6 | 2.13 |
2001 | 2,605,000 | 49,291 | 16,615 | 32,676 | 18.9 | 6.4 | 12.5 | 1.92 |
2002 | 2,620,000 | 47,464 | 16,728 | 30,736 | 18.2 | 6.4 | 11.8 | 1.84 |
2003 | 2,629,000 | 45,559 | 17,267 | 28,292 | 17.4 | 6.6 | 10.8 | 1.77 |
2004 | 2,639,000 | 44,843 | 16,332 | 28,511 | 17.0 | 6.2 | 10.8 | 1.73 |
2005 | 2,644,000 | 46,370 | 17,413 | 28,957 | 17.5 | 6.6 | 11.0 | 1.81 |
2006 | 2,653,000 | 43,243 | 18,960 | 24,283 | 16.3 | 7.2 | 9.2 | 1.70 |
2007 | 2,662,000 | 43,385 | 20,550 | 22,835 | 16.3 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 1.71 |
2008 | 2,672,000 | 43,112 | 19,966 | 23,146 | 16.1 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 1.70 |
2009 | 2,681,000 | 42,782 | 18,555 | 24,227 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 8.9 | 1.68 |
2010 | 2,691,000 | 40,508 | 21,503 | 19,005 | 15.1 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 1.57 |
2011 | 2,700,000 | 39,673 | 16,926 | 22,747 | 14.7 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 1.54 |
2012 | 2,708,000 | 39,553 | 16,998 | 22,555 | 14.5 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 1.55 |
2013 | 2,715,000 | 36,746 | 15,427 | 21,319 | 13.5 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 1.52 |
2014 | 2,721,000 | 36,996 | 18,320 | 18,676 | 13.6 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 1.51 |
2015 | 2,723,000 | 37,900 | 19,249 | 18,651 | 13.9 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 1.53 |
2016 | 2,727,000 | 36,160 | 19,761 | 16,399 | 13.3 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 1.50 |
2017 | 2,728,000 | 34,423 | 19,661 | 14,762 | 12.6 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 1.46 |
2018 | 2,731,000 | 34,209 | 19,762 | 14,447 | 12.5 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 1.42 |
2019 | 2,734,000 | 34,632 | 20,937 | 13,695 | 12.7 | 7.7 | 5.0 | |
2020 | 2,735,000 | 33,941 | 20,238 | 13,703 | 12.4 | 7.4 | 5.0 | |
2021 | 2,737,000 | 33,126 | 26,974 | 6,152 | 12.1 | 9.8 | 2.3 | |
2022 | 2,738,000 | 31,276 | 21,390 | 9,886 | 11.4 | 7.8 | 3.6 |
Life expectancy at birth
editPeriod | Life expectancy in
Years |
Period | Life expectancy in
Years |
---|---|---|---|
1950–1955 | 58.6 | 1985–1990 | 72.1 |
1955–1960 | 62.7 | 1990–1995 | 72.0 |
1960–1965 | 65.7 | 1995–2000 | 72.1 |
1965–1970 | 67.2 | 2000–2005 | 72.8 |
1970–1975 | 69.0 | 2005–2010 | 74.2 |
1975–1980 | 70.7 | 2010–2015 | 75.5 |
1980–1985 | 72.0 |
Source: UN World Population Prospects[14]
Race
editHistorical
editYear | Population | White | %
W |
Black | %
B |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1661[15] | 3,874 | N/A | 86.7% | N/A | 13.3% |
1673[15] | 17,272 | N/A | 45% | N/A | 55% |
1730[15] | 83,008 | N/A | 9.2% | N/A | 90.8% |
1774[15] | 209,617 | N/A | 6.1% | N/A | 93.9% |
Other sources of demographic statistics
editDemographic statistics below are based on the 2022 World Population Review.[16]
- One birth every 12 minutes
- One death every 23 minutes
- One net migrant every 46 minutes
- Net gain of one person every 45 minutes
The following demographic statistics are from The World Factbook by the CIA, unless otherwise referenced.[17]
Population
edit- 2,818,596 (2022 est.)
- 2,990,561 (July 2017)
Age structure
edit- 0-14 years: 25.2% (male 360,199/female 347,436)
- 15-24 years: 17.95% (male 255,102/female 248,927)
- 25-54 years: 38.06% (male 518,583/female 550,410)
- 55-64 years: 9.63% (male 133,890/female 136,442)
- 65 years and over: 9.17% (2020 est.) (male 121,969/female 135,612)
Birth rate
edit11.4 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 103rd
Death rate
edit- 7.43 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 108th
Total fertility rate
edit- 1.31 children born/woman (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 98th
Population growth rate
edit- 0.08% (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 189th
- 0.68% (2017)
Net migration rate
edit- -7.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 219th
- -4.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Median age
edit- Total: 30.5 years (2023 est.). Country comparison to the world: 131st
- Male: 28.6 years
- Female: 30.1 years (2020 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
edit- 21.2 years (2008 est.)
- note: median age at first birth among women 25–29
Urbanization
edit- Urban population: 57% of total population (2022)
- Rate of urbanisation: 0.79% annual rate of change (2020–25 est.)
Education expenditures
edit- 5.4% of GDP (2020) Country comparison to the world: 43rd
Life expectancy at birth
edit- Total population: 75.75 years. Country comparison to the world: 116th
- Male: 73.98 years
- Female: 77.6 years (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate
edit- Total: 13.37 deaths/1,000 live births
- Male: 13.93 deaths/1,000 live births
- Female: 12.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)
Literacy
editDefinition: Age 15 and over has ever attended school
- Total population: 88.7%
- Male: 84%
- Female: 93.1%
School life expectancy (Primary to Tertiary Education)
edit- Total: 12 years
- Male: 11 years
- Female: 13 years (2015)
Unemployment, youth ages 15–24
edit- Total: 20.6%
- Male: 16.8%
- Female: 25.4% (2019 est.)
Languages
editEnglish, Jamaican Patois
Religion
editProtestant 64.8% (includes Seventh Day Adventist 12.0%, Pentecostal 11.0%, Other Church of God 9.2%, New Testament Church of God 7.2%, Baptist 6.7%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.5%, Anglican 2.8%, United Church 2.1%, Methodist 1.6%, Revived 1.4%, Brethren 0.9%, and Moravian 0.7%), Roman Catholic 2.2%, Jehovah's Witness 1.9%, Rastafarian 1.1%, other 6.5%, none 21.3%, unspecified 2.3% (2011 est.)
Ethnic groups
editBlack 76.3%, 15.1% Mixed (Afro-European), 3.4% East Indian and Afro-East Indian, 3.2% Caucasian, 1.2% Chinese and 0.8% Other.[18]
Nationality
edit- Noun: Jamaican(s)
- Adjective: Jamaican
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Jamaica | the University of the West Indies".
- ^ "Jamaica | the University of the West Indies".
- ^ "A rich history of census taking". Statistical Institute of Jamaica. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Jamaica | the University of the West Indies".
- ^ Stratification and political change in Trinidad and Jamaica. Beverly Hills [Calif.] Sage Publications. 1972. ISBN 978-0-8039-0144-5.
- ^ "World Population Prospects 2022". United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX) ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision". United Nations. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Population Statistics". Statistical Institute of Jamaica.
- ^ a b "UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics". unstats.un.org. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "United Nations. Demographic Yearbooks". Unstats.unorg. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Components of Population Growth: 2001–2013". Statinja.gov.jm. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE: JAMAICA" (PDF). Caricomstats.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "World Population Prospects – Population Division – United Nations". Retrieved 15 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d Wells, Robert V. (1975). Population of the British Colonies in America Before 1776: A Survey of Census Data. Princeton University Press. JSTOR j.ctt13x154h.
- ^ "Honduras Population 2022", World Population Review
- ^ "Central America and Caribbean :: JAMAICA". The World Factbook. CIA. 7 June 2022.
- ^ "Jamaica | the University of the West Indies". Retrieved 3 December 2024.
This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook. CIA.
External links
edit- CIA World Factbook – Jamaica
- Statistics Institute of Jamaica – Government agency responsible for census and statistical mapping