Population Of Jamaica

This is a demography of the population of Jamaica including population density, 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 '' The World Factbook'' by the CIA, unless otherwise referenced.

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
* List of cities and towns in Jamaica

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