Jamaica demographics

  • What are the demographics in Jamaica?

    Source: Jamaica's annual population growth rate stood at 0.08% in 2022.
    As of 2011, 92.1% of the population are Afro-Jamaicans, 6.1% mixed and 0.8% Indian. 68.9% of Jamaicans were Christians in 2011, predominantly Protestant..

  • What are the demographics of Jamaica in 2023?

    Jamaica's population in 2023
    Jamaica's total population was 2.83 million in January 2023.
    Data shows that Jamaica's population decreased by 3,228 (-0.1 percent) between 2022 and 2023. 50.4 percent of Jamaica's population is female, while 49.6 percent of the population is male..

  • What are the top 3 ethnic groups in Jamaica?

    92.1% Afro-Jamaicans. (incl. 25% mixed Irish Jamaican)6.1% mixed.0.8% Indian.0.4% other.0.7% unspecified..

  • What is the race demographics of Jamaica?

    Source: Jamaica's annual population growth rate stood at 0.08% in 2022.
    As of 2011, 92.1% of the population are Afro-Jamaicans, 6.1% mixed and 0.8% Indian. 68.9% of Jamaicans were Christians in 2011, predominantly Protestant..

  • What percentage of Jamaica is white?

    The Ethnic Identity of Jamaica
    In 2010 90.9% of the Jamaican population was Black, 1.3% East Indian, 0.2% White, 0.2% Chinese, 7.3% mixed ethnicities and 0.1% other ethnicities (Oxford AASC, 2010)..

  • Examples of Stage 3 countries are Botswana, Colombia, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Mexico, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates, just to name a few.
  • Jamaica is currently at an intermediate stage of its demographic transition, that is, the child population is declining; there are increasing proportions of the population in the working age group and elderly populations.
  • Jamaica's population in 2023
    Jamaica's total population was 2.83 million in January 2023.
    Data shows that Jamaica's population decreased by 3,228 (-0.1 percent) between 2022 and 2023. 50.4 percent of Jamaica's population is female, while 49.6 percent of the population is male.
As of 2011, 92.1% of the population are Afro-Jamaicans, 6.1% mixed and 0.8% Indian. 68.9% of Jamaicans were Christians in 2011, predominantly Protestant.PopulationVital statisticsOther sources of demographic
Jamaica, a Caribbean island nation, has a lush topography of mountains, rainforests and reef-lined beaches. Many of its all-inclusive resorts are clustered in Montego Bay, with its British-colonial architecture, and Negril, known for its diving and snorkeling sites. Jamaica is famed as the birthplace of reggae music, and its capital Kingston is home to the Bob Marley Museum, dedicated to the famous singer.
Population. According to the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects the total population was 2,827,695 in 2021, 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.

Other sources of demographic statistics

Demographic statistics below are based on the 2022 World Population Review

See also

• Afro-Jamaican• List of cities and towns in

External links

• CIA World Factbook –

What is the Jamaica population (live) counter?

The Jamaica Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Jamaica delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division

What is the median age in Jamaica?

The median age in Jamaica is 31 8 years 1

Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division

World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision

(Medium-fertility variant)

What percentage of Jamaicans are African?

Jamaicans of African descent represent 76

3% of the population, followed by 15

1% Afro-European, 3

4% East Indian and Afro-East Indian, 3

2% Caucasian, 1 2% Chinese and 0 8% other

The CIA World Factbook has also provided data on age breakdowns and life expectancy


Immigration to Jamaica is the responsibility of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), an agency of the Government of Jamaica.
By the late 2010s emigration continued to be greatly in excess of immigration.
Jamaica demographics
Jamaica demographics

Topics referred to by the same term

The following is a list of the most populous settlements in Jamaica.
Little Jamaica

Little Jamaica

Neighbourhood of Toronto in ON, CAN

Little Jamaica, also known as Eglinton West, is an ethnic enclave in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
It is located along Eglinton Avenue West, from Marlee Ave to Keele Street, and is part of four neighbourhoods: Silverthorn, Briar Hill–Belgravia, Caledonia–Fairbank, and Oakwood–Vaughan.
The commercial main street has been recognized to be of great cultural heritage significance to the city of Toronto, as a distinct ethnic and cultural hub for Afro-Caribbean immigrants for many decades.

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