Population2,804,332 (July 2008 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 32% (male 455,871/female 440,928) Median agetotal: 23.4 years Population growth rate0.779% (2008 est.) Birth rate20.04 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) Death rate6.37 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) Net migration rate-5.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 15.57 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 73.59 years Total fertility rate2.3 children born/woman (2008 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate1.2% (2003 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS22,000 (2003 est.) HIV/AIDS - deaths900 (2003 est.) Nationalitynoun: Jamaican(s) Ethnic groupsblack 91.2%, mixed 6.2%, other or unknown 2.6% (2001 census) ReligionsProtestant 62.5% (Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, Pentecostal 9.5%, Other Church of God 8.3%, Baptist 7.2%, New Testament Church of God 6.3%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.3%, Anglican 3.6%, other Christian 7.7%), Roman Catholic 2.6%, other or unspecified 14.2%, none 20.9%, (2001 census) LanguagesEnglish, English patois Literacydefinition: age 15 and over has ever attended school |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |