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Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...
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, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.


Population

According to the total population was in , 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


Structure of the population

Structure of the population (04.04.2011) (Census):


Vital statistics


Life expectancy at birth

Source: ''UN World Population Prospects''


Other sources of demographic statistics

Demographic statistics below are based on the 2022 World Population Review. *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 ''
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Population

:2,818,596 (2022 est.) :2,990,561 (July 2017)


Age structure

:''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

:15.91 births/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 103rd


Death rate

:7.43 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 108th


Total fertility rate

:2.06 children born/woman (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 98th


Population growth rate

:0.08% (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 189th :0.68% (2017)


Net migration rate

:-7.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.) Country comparison to the world: 219th :-4.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population


Median age

:total: 29.4 years. Country comparison to the world: 131st :male: 28.6 years :female: 30.1 years (2020 est.)


Mother's mean age at first birth

:21.2 years (2008 est.) :note: median age at first birth among women 25-29


Urbanization

:urban population: 57% of total population (2022) :rate of urbanization: 0.79% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)


Education expenditures

:5.4% of GDP (2020) Country comparison to the world: 43rd


Life expectancy at birth

:total population: 75.75 years. Country comparison to the world: 116th :male: 73.98 years :female: 77.6 years (2022 est.)


Infant mortality rate

*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

definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school :total population: 88.7% :male: 84% :female: 93.1% (2015)


School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

:total: 12 years :male: 11 years :female: 13 years (2015)


Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

:total: 20.6% :male: 16.8% :female: 25.4% (2019 est.)


Languages

English, English patois


Religion

Protestant 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

Black 92.1%, mixed 6.1%, East Indian 0.8%, other 0.4%, unspecified 0.7% (2011 est.)


Nationality

*Noun: Jamaican(s) *Adjective: Jamaican


See also

*
Afro-Jamaican Afro-Jamaicans are Jamaicans of predominant Sub-Saharan African descent. They represent the largest ethnic group in the country. Most Jamaicans of mixed-race descent self-report as just Jamaican. The ethnogenesis of the Black Jamaican people ste ...
*
List of cities and towns in Jamaica The following is a list of the most populous settlements in Jamaica. Definitions The following definitions have been used: *City: Official city status on a settlement is only conferred by Act of Parliament. Only three areas have the designati ...


References


External links


CIA World Factbook -- JamaicaStatistics Institute of Jamaica
- Government agency responsible for census and statistical mapping {{North America in topic, Demographics of Society of Jamaica