Population2,825,928 (July 2009 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 31.4% (male 451,310/female 436,466) Median agetotal: 23.7 years Population growth rate0.755% (2009 est.) Birth rate19.68 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) Death rate6.43 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) Net migration rate-5.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) Urbanizationurban population: 53% of total population (2008) Sex ratioat birth: 1.05 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 15.22 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 73.53 years Total fertility rate2.25 children born/woman (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate1.6% (2007 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS27,000 (2007 est.) HIV/AIDS - deaths1,500 (2007 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 School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 12 years Education expenditures5.3% of GDP (2005) |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |