Demographics & population — Jamaica
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Jamaica: 2,808,570
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Population overview
- Population
2,808,570
- Population Growth Rate
0.7%
- Urban Population
- Population in Major Urban Areas
KINGSTON (capital) 571,000
Age & family
- Age Structure
- Median Age
- Birth Rate - births/1,000 population
19
- Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population
6.63
- Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman
2.09
- Contraceptive Prevalance Rate - female 12-49
69%
- Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 12-49
69%
- Mean Age for Mother's First Birth (age 25-49)
21.2
- Mother's mean age at first birth
21.2
- Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
-4.99
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
black 90.9%, East Indian 1.3%, white 0.2%, Chinese 0.2%, mixed 7.3%, other 0.1%
- Nationality Noun
Jamaican(s)
Education
- Literacy - total population
87.9%
- Literacy - male
84.1%
- Literacy - female
91.6%
- Literacy Definition
age 15 and over has ever attended school
- Education Expenditures - percent of GDP
6.1%
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
- Infant Mortality Rate
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
110
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
.41
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
1.8
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
5.2%
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
24.1%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved
- Underweight - percent of children under five years
3.2%