Demographics of Jamaica
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This article is about the demographic features 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 2019 revision of the World Population Prospects[1][2] the total population was 2,934,847 in 2018, 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
.[3]
Total population (x 1000) |
Proportion aged 0–14 (%) |
Proportion aged 15–64 (%) |
Proportion aged 65+ (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1950 | 1 403 | 36.0 | 60.1 | 3.9 |
1955 | 1 542 | 37.1 | 58.8 | 4.1 |
1960 | 1 629 | 41.8 | 53.9 | 4.3 |
1965 | 1 760 | 43.5 | 51.1 | 5.4 |
1970 | 1 869 | 47.0 | 47.4 | 5.6 |
1975 | 2 012 | 45.3 | 48.9 | 5.8 |
1980 | 2 132 | 40.3 | 53.0 | 6.8 |
1985 | 2 297 | 37.3 | 55.7 | 7.1 |
1990 | 2 365 | 35.1 | 57.5 | 7.4 |
1995 | 2 462 | 33.8 | 58.7 | 7.5 |
2000 | 2 582 | 32.5 | 59.6 | 7.9 |
2005 | 2 682 | 30.4 | 61.5 | 8.1 |
2010 | 2 741 | 27.1 | 64.5 | 8.4 |
2015 | 2 793 | 23.6 | 67.3 | 9.1 |
2019[4] | 2 734 | 20.8 | 69.5 | 9.7 |
Structure of the population[]
[5] Structure of the population (04.04.2011) (Census):
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 1 334 533 | 1 363 450 | 2 697 983 | 100 |
0-4 | 106 107 | 103 764 | 209 871 | 7,78 |
5-9 | 114 792 | 111 586 | 226 378 | 8,39 |
10-14 | 136 183 | 130 403 | 266 586 | 9,88 |
15-19 | 139 777 | 134 881 | 274 658 | 10,18 |
20-24 | 125 243 | 125 468 | 250 711 | 9,29 |
25-29 | 109 919 | 116 201 | 226 120 | 8,38 |
30-34 | 87 810 | 97 685 | 185 495 | 6,88 |
35-39 | 86 647 | 97 109 | 183 756 | 6,81 |
40-44 | 85 656 | 88 268 | 173 924 | 6,45 |
45-49 | 79 201 | 76 188 | 155 389 | 5,76 |
50-54 | 67 297 | 70 598 | 137 895 | 5,11 |
55-59 | 50 717 | 50 081 | 100 798 | 3,74 |
60-64 | 44 407 | 43 650 | 88 057 | 3,26 |
65-69 | 32 543 | 32 621 | 65 164 | 2,42 |
70-74 | 24 627 | 26 649 | 51 276 | 1,90 |
75-79 | 19 847 | 22 915 | 42 762 | 1,58 |
80-84 | 13 258 | 17 480 | 30 738 | 1,14 |
85-89 | 7 267 | 11 190 | 18 457 | 0,68 |
90-94 | 2 303 | 4 618 | 6 921 | 0,26 |
95-99 | 808 | 1 695 | 2 503 | 0,09 |
100+ | 124 | 400 | 524 | 0,02 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
---|---|---|---|---|
0-14 | 357 082 | 345 753 | 702 835 | 26,05 |
15-64 | 876 674 | 900 129 | 1 776 803 | 65,86 |
65+ | 100 777 | 117 568 | 218 345 | 8,09 |
Vital statistics[]
Average population | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | TFR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1900 | 750,000 | 26,800 | 16,200 | 10,600 | 35.7 | 21.6 | 14.1 | |
1901 | 756,000 | 32,100 | 17,200 | 14,900 | 42.5 | 22.8 | 19.7 | |
1902 | 760,000 | 29,900 | 15,000 | 14,900 | 39.3 | 19.8 | 19.5 | |
1903 | 770,000 | 30,900 | 19,100 | 11,800 | 40.1 | 24.8 | 15.3 | |
1904 | 780,000 | 28,500 | 19,400 | 9,100 | 36.5 | 24.9 | 11.6 | |
1905 | 790,000 | 31,100 | 17,500 | 13,600 | 39.4 | 22.2 | 17.2 | |
1906 | 790,000 | 30,700 | 21,200 | 9,500 | 38.9 | 26.8 | 12.1 | |
1907 | 800,000 | 28,800 | 23,400 | 5,400 | 36.0 | 29.2 | 6.8 | |
1908 | 810,000 | 31,300 | 18,700 | 12,600 | 38.7 | 23.1 | 15.6 | |
1909 | 820,000 | 32,300 | 18,600 | 13,700 | 39.4 | 22.7 | 16.7 | |
1910 | 820,000 | 31,600 | 18,900 | 12,700 | 38.5 | 23.1 | 15.4 | |
1911 | 831,000 | 32,500 | 18,500 | 14,000 | 39.1 | 22.3 | 16.8 | |
1912 | 830,000 | 32,500 | 21,100 | 11,400 | 39.2 | 25.4 | 13.8 | |
1913 | 840,000 | 30,200 | 18,600 | 11,600 | 36.0 | 22.1 | 13.9 | |
1914 | 840,000 | 33,400 | 18,400 | 15,000 | 39.8 | 21.9 | 17.9 | |
1915 | 840,000 | 29,800 | 18,600 | 11,200 | 35.5 | 22.1 | 13.4 | |
1916 | 840,000 | 28,700 | 19,400 | 9,300 | 34.2 | 23.1 | 11.1 | |
1917 | 850,000 | 29,900 | 23,600 | 6,300 | 35.2 | 27.8 | 7.4 | |
1918 | 850,000 | 30,100 | 29,100 | 1,000 | 35.4 | 34.2 | 1.2 | |
1919 | 850,000 | 29,700 | 19,500 | 10,200 | 34.9 | 22.9 | 12.0 | |
1920 | 860,000 | 36,200 | 22,500 | 13,700 | 42.1 | 26.2 | 15.9 | |
1921 | 858,000 | 29,900 | 24,300 | 5,600 | 34.9 | 28.3 | 6.6 | |
1922 | 870,000 | 32,500 | 20,000 | 12,500 | 37.4 | 23.0 | 14.4 | |
1923 | 890,000 | 34,400 | 20,500 | 13,900 | 38.7 | 23.0 | 15.7 | |
1924 | 910,000 | 33,700 | 19,900 | 13,800 | 37.0 | 21.9 | 15.1 | |
1925 | 930,000 | 32,500 | 20,100 | 12,400 | 34.9 | 21.6 | 13.3 | |
1926 | 950,000 | 36,500 | 19,500 | 17,000 | 38.4 | 20.5 | 17.9 | |
1927 | 960,000 | 33,300 | 20,300 | 13,000 | 34.7 | 21.1 | 13.6 | |
1928 | 980,000 | 35,100 | 19,300 | 15,800 | 35.8 | 19.7 | 16.1 | |
1929 | 1,000,000 | 34,200 | 18,400 | 15,800 | 34.2 | 18.4 | 15.8 | |
1930 | 1,020,000 | 38,300 | 17,600 | 20,700 | 37.5 | 17.3 | 20.2 | |
1931 | 1,030,000 | 36,400 | 19,500 | 16,900 | 35.3 | 18.9 | 16.4 | |
1932 | 1,047,000 | 34,200 | 18,200 | 16,000 | 32.7 | 17.4 | 15.3 | |
1933 | 1,067,000 | 35,600 | 21,000 | 14,600 | 33.4 | 19.7 | 13.7 | |
1934 | 1,081,000 | 34,247 | 18,731 | 15,516 | 31.7 | 17.3 | 14.4 | |
1935 | 1,096,000 | 37,379 | 19,706 | 17,673 | 34.1 | 18.0 | 16.1 | |
1936 | 1,111,000 | 36,561 | 19,629 | 16,932 | 32.9 | 17.7 | 15.2 | |
1937 | 1,123,000 | 35,352 | 17,481 | 17,871 | 31.5 | 15.6 | 15.9 | |
1938 | 1,142,000 | 37,970 | 19,124 | 18,846 | 33.3 | 16.8 | 16.5 | |
1939 | 1,162,000 | 37,474 | 17,536 | 19,938 | 32.3 | 15.1 | 17.2 | |
1940 | 1,183,000 | 36,462 | 18,243 | 18,219 | 30.8 | 15.4 | 15.4 | |
1941 | 1,205,000 | 37,829 | 17,317 | 20,512 | 31.4 | 14.4 | 17.0 | |
1942 | 1,227,000 | 40,165 | 17,545 | 22,620 | 32.7 | 14.3 | 18.4 | |
1943 | 1,248,000 | 39,371 | 17,558 | 21,813 | 31.5 | 14.1 | 17.4 | |
1944 | 1,260,000 | 41,772 | 18,976 | 22,796 | 33.2 | 15.1 | 18.1 | |
1945 | 1,266,000 | 37,954 | 18,874 | 19,080 | 30.0 | 14.9 | 15.1 | |
1946 | 1,292,000 | 39,918 | 17,272 | 22,646 | 30.9 | 13.4 | 17.5 | |
1947 | 1,321,000 | 43,267 | 18,770 | 24,497 | 32.8 | 14.2 | 18.5 | |
1948 | 1,345,000 | 41,463 | 17,869 | 23,594 | 30.8 | 13.3 | 17.5 | |
1949 | 1,365,000 | 44,377 | 16,859 | 27,518 | 32.5 | 12.4 | 20.2 | |
1950 | 1,403,000 | 46,459 | 16,677 | 29,782 | 33.1 | 11.9 | 21.2 | |
1951 | 1,437,000 | 48,561 | 17,250 | 31,311 | 34.0 | 12.1 | 21.9 | |
1952 | 1,468,000 | 48,902 | 16,695 | 32,207 | 33.6 | 11.5 | 22.1 | |
1953 | 1,496,000 | 51,131 | 15,442 | 35,689 | 34.4 | 10.4 | 24.0 | |
1954 | 1,521,000 | 53,630 | 16,302 | 37,328 | 36.5 | 11.1 | 25.4 | |
1955 | 1,542,000 | 55,767 | 15,328 | 40,439 | 37.5 | 10.3 | 27.2 | |
1956 | 1,560,000 | 58,177 | 14,670 | 43,507 | 38.5 | 9.7 | 28.8 | |
1957 | 1,576,000 | 60,445 | 14,129 | 46,316 | 39.4 | 9.2 | 30.2 | |
1958 | 1,592,000 | 63,517 | 14,813 | 48,704 | 40.6 | 9.5 | 31.1 | |
1959 | 1,609,000 | 63,874 | 16,549 | 47,325 | 39.9 | 10.3 | 29.6 | |
1960 | 1,629,000 | 68,413 | 14,321 | 54,092 | 42.5 | 8.9 | 33.6 | |
1961 | 1,652,000 | 66,128 | 14,193 | 51,935 | 40.5 | 8.7 | 31.8 | |
1962 | 1,679,000 | 64,913 | 14,167 | 50,746 | 39.1 | 8.5 | 30.6 | |
1963 | 1,707,000 | 66,189 | 15,159 | 51,030 | 39.0 | 8.9 | 30.1 | |
1964 | 1,735,000 | 68,359 | 13,267 | 55,092 | 39.3 | 7.6 | 31.7 | |
1965 | 1,760,000 | 69,768 | 14,084 | 55,684 | 39.6 | 8.0 | 31.6 | |
1966 | 1,783,000 | 71,364 | 14,288 | 57,076 | 40.0 | 8.0 | 32.0 | |
1967 | 1,804,000 | 67,438 | 13,295 | 54,143 | 37.4 | 7.4 | 30.0 | |
1968 | 1,824,000 | 65,402 | 14,557 | 50,845 | 35.9 | 8.0 | 27.9 | |
1969 | 1,845,000 | 64,668 | 14,094 | 50,574 | 35.1 | 7.6 | 27.4 | |
1970 | 1,869,000 | 64,375 | 14,352 | 50,023 | 34.4 | 7.7 | 26.8 | |
1971 | 1,896,000 | 66,277 | 14,078 | 52,199 | 34.9 | 7.4 | 27.5 | |
1972 | 1,925,000 | 66,219 | 13,970 | 52,249 | 34.3 | 7.2 | 27.1 | |
1973 | 1,955,000 | 61,857 | 14,157 | 47,700 | 31.6 | 7.2 | 24.3 | |
1974 | 1,984,000 | 61,506 | 14,374 | 47,132 | 30.9 | 7.2 | 23.7 | |
1975 | 2,012,000 | 61,462 | 14,004 | 47,458 | 30.3 | 6.9 | 23.4 | |
1976 | 2,037,000 | 60,658 | 14,671 | 45,987 | 29.6 | 7.2 | 22.4 | |
1977 | 2,059,000 | 60,423 | 14,245 | 46,178 | 29.1 | 6.9 | 22.3 | |
1978 | 2,081,000 | 58,189 | 12,148 | 46,041 | 27.9 | 5.8 | 22.1 | |
1979 | 2,105,000 | 59,126 | 13,297 | 45,829 | 28.0 | 6.3 | 21.7 | |
1980 | 2,132,000 | 58,589 | 12,706 | 45,883 | 27.5 | 6.0 | 21.5 | 3.56 |
1981 | 2,165,000 | 59,435 | 13,315 | 46,120 | 27.5 | 6.2 | 21.3 | 3.50 |
1982 | 2,200,000 | 61,477 | 12,698 | 48,779 | 27.9 | 5.8 | 22.2 | 3.40 |
1983 | 2,237,000 | 61,417 | 12,588 | 48,829 | 27.4 | 5.6 | 21.8 | 3.21 |
1984 | 2,270,000 | 57,533 | 13,405 | 44,128 | 25.2 | 5.9 | 19.4 | 2.73 |
1985 | 2,297,000 | 56,210 | 13,918 | 42,292 | 24.3 | 6.0 | 18.3 | 2.56 |
1986 | 2,317,000 | 54,067 | 13,341 | 40,726 | 23.1 | 5.7 | 17.4 | 2.40 |
1987 | 2,332,000 | 52,270 | 12,352 | 39,918 | 22.2 | 5.3 | 17.0 | 2.27 |
1988 | 2,342,000 | 53,623 | 12,167 | 41,456 | 22.7 | 5.2 | 17.6 | 2.31 |
1989 | 2,353,000 | 59,104 | 14,315 | 44,789 | 24.7 | 6.0 | 18.7 | 2.43 |
1990 | 2,365,000 | 59,606 | 12,174 | 47,432 | 25.2 | 5.1 | 20.1 | 2.45 |
1991 | 2,381,000 | 59,879 | 13,319 | 46,560 | 25.2 | 5.6 | 19.6 | 2.44 |
1992 | 2,399,000 | 56,276 | 13,225 | 43,051 | 23.5 | 5.5 | 17.9 | 2.34 |
1993 | 2,419,000 | 58,627 | 13,927 | 44,700 | 24.2 | 5.8 | 18.5 | 2.44 |
1994 | 2,440,000 | 57,404 | 13,503 | 43,901 | 23.5 | 5.5 | 18.0 | 2.38 |
1995 | 2,462,000 | 57,607 | 12,776 | 44,831 | 23.4 | 5.2 | 18.2 | 2.37 |
1996 | 2,485,000 | 57,370 | 14,854 | 42,516 | 23.1 | 6.0 | 17.1 | 2.33 |
1997 | 2,509,000 | 59,385 | 15,967 | 43,418 | 23.7 | 6.4 | 17.3 | 2.42 |
1998 | 2,534,000 | 56,937 | 16,150 | 40,787 | 22.5 | 6.4 | 16.1 | 2.29 |
1999 | 2,559,000 | 56,911 | 17,550 | 39,361 | 22.2 | 6.9 | 15.4 | 2.29 |
2000 | 2,582,000 | 54,035 | 16,400 | 37,635 | 20.9 | 6.4 | 14.6 | 2.13 |
2001 | 2,605,000 | 49,291 | 16,615 | 32,676 | 18.9 | 6.4 | 12.5 | 1.92 |
2002 | 2,620,000 | 47,464 | 16,728 | 30,736 | 18.2 | 6.4 | 11.8 | 1.84 |
2003 | 2,629,000 | 45,559 | 17,267 | 28,292 | 17.4 | 6.6 | 10.8 | 1.77 |
2004 | 2,639,000 | 44,843 | 16,332 | 28,511 | 17.0 | 6.2 | 10.8 | 1.73 |
2005 | 2,644,000 | 46,370 | 17,413 | 28,957 | 17.5 | 6.6 | 11.0 | 1.81 |
2006 | 2,653,000 | 43,243 | 18,960 | 24,283 | 16.3 | 7.2 | 9.2 | 1.70 |
2007 | 2,662,000 | 43,385 | 20,550 | 22,835 | 16.3 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 1.71 |
2008 | 2,672,000 | 43,112 | 19,966 | 23,146 | 16.1 | 7.5 | 8.7 | 1.70 |
2009 | 2,681,000 | 42,782 | 18,555 | 24,227 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 8.9 | 1.68 |
2010 | 2,691,000 | 40,508 | 21,503 | 19,005 | 15.1 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 1.57 |
2011 | 2,700,000 | 39,673 | 16,926 | 22,747 | 14.7 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 1.54 |
2012 | 2,708,000 | 39,553 | 16,998 | 22,555 | 14.5 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 1.55 |
2013 | 2,715,000 | 36,746 | 15,427 | 21,319 | 13.5 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 1.52 |
2014 | 2,721,000 | 36,996 | 18,320 | 18,676 | 13.6 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 1.51 |
2015 | 2,723,000 | 37,900 | 19,249 | 18,651 | 13.9 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 1.53 |
2016 | 2,727,000 | 36,160 | 19,761 | 16,399 | 13.3 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 1.50 |
2017 | 2,728,000 | 34,423 | 19,661 | 14,762 | 12.6 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 1.46 |
2018 | 2,731,000 | 34,209 | 19,762 | 14,447 | 12.5 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 1.42 |
2019 | 2,734,000 | 34,632 | 18,233 | 16,399 | 12.7 | 6.7 | 6.0 |
Life expectancy at birth[]
Period | Life expectancy in
Years |
Period | Life expectancy in
Years |
---|---|---|---|
1950–1955 | 58.6 | 1985–1990 | 72.1 |
1955–1960 | 62.7 | 1990–1995 | 72.0 |
1960–1965 | 65.7 | 1995–2000 | 72.1 |
1965–1970 | 67.2 | 2000–2005 | 72.8 |
1970–1975 | 69.0 | 2005–2010 | 74.2 |
1975–1980 | 70.7 | 2010–2015 | 75.5 |
1980–1985 | 72.0 |
Source: UN World Population Prospects[9]
CIA World Factbook[]
The following demographic statistics are from The World Factbook by the CIA, unless otherwise referenced.[10]
Languages[]
- English (official)
- Jamaican Patois
- Spanish
- Kromanti
Religion[]
- Protestant: 64.8%
- Seventh Day Adventist: 12.0%
- Pentecostal: 11.0%
- Church of God: 9.2%
- New Testament Church of God: 7.2%
- Baptist: 6.7%
- : 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%
- Moravian: 0.7%
- Roman Catholic: 2.2%
- Jehovah's Witness: 1.9%
- Rastafarian: 1.1%
- Other: 6.5%
- None: 21.3%
- Unspecified: 2.3%
Ethnic groups[]
- Black, including Mixed race consisting of mulatto/brown, Dougla, or other mixture: 98%
- East Indian: 0.8%
- Other: 0.4%
- Unspecified: 0.7%
Population[]
- 2,990,561 (July 2017)
Population growth rate[]
- 0.68% (2017)
Net migration rate[]
- -4.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population
Urbanization[]
- Urban population: 55.7% of total population
- Rate of urbanization: 0.82% annual rate of change
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.)
Nationality[]
- Noun: Jamaican(s)
- Adjective: Jamaican
Education expenditures[]
- 9.4% of GDP
Literacy[]
- Total: 100%
- Male: 100%
- Female: 100% (2020 est.)
See also[]
- Afro-Jamaican
- List of cities and towns in Jamaica
References[]
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- ^ ""Overall total population" – World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision" (xslx). population.un.org (custom data acquired via website). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
- ^ "Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision". Esa.un.org. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ https://statinja.gov.jm/Demo_SocialStats/PopulationStats.aspx.
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This article incorporates public domain material from the CIA World Factbook website https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/.
External links[]
- CIA World Factbook -- Jamaica
- Statistics Institute of Jamaica - Government agency responsible for census and statistical mapping
- Demographics of Jamaica
- Jamaican society