| Population | 2,816,602 (July 2021 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Jamaican(s) adjective: Jamaican |
| Ethnic groups | Black 92.1%, mixed 6.1%, East Indian 0.8%, other 0.4%, unspecified 0.7% (2011 est.) |
| Languages | English, English patois |
| Religions | 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.) |
| 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% (male 121,969/female 135,612) (2020 est.) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 48 youth dependency ratio: 34.6 elderly dependency ratio: 13.4 potential support ratio: 7.4 (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 29.4 years male: 28.6 years female: 30.1 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.06% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 16.03 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 7.42 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -7.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Population distribution | population density is high throughout, but increases in and around Kingston, Montego Bay, and Port Esquivel |
| Urbanization | urban population: 56.7% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.79% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 592,000 KINGSTON (capital) (2021) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.94 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 21.2 years (2008 est.) note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 |
| Maternal mortality rate | 80 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 11.42 deaths/1,000 live births male: 12.72 deaths/1,000 live births female: 10.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 75.49 years male: 73.71 years female: 77.35 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2.06 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 98.5% of population rural: 93% of population total: 96% of population unimproved: urban: 1.5% of population rural: 7% of population total: 4% of population (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 6.1% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 1.31 physicians/1,000 population (2017) |
| Hospital bed density | 1.7 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 98.5% of population rural: 99.5% of population total: 99% of population unimproved: urban: 1.5% of population rural: 0.5% of population total: 1% of population (2017 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 1.4% (2020 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 32,000 (2020 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 1,000 <1,000 (2020 est.) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 24.7% (2016) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 4.4% (2016) |
| Education expenditures | 5.2% of GDP (2019) |
| 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) |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
