Demographics of Jamaica
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 2012 revison of the World Population Prospects the total population was 2,741,000 in 2010, 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 .[1]
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 | 41.7 | 54.0 | 4.3 |
1965 | 1 760 | 43.4 | 51.2 | 5.4 |
1970 | 1 869 | 47.0 | 47.5 | 5.6 |
1975 | 2 012 | 45.2 | 49.0 | 5.8 |
1980 | 2 132 | 40.3 | 53.0 | 6.7 |
1985 | 2 297 | 37.3 | 55.8 | 6.9 |
1990 | 2 365 | 35.2 | 57.6 | 7.3 |
1995 | 2 462 | 33.9 | 58.8 | 7.2 |
2000 | 2 582 | 32.7 | 59.9 | 7.5 |
2005 | 2 682 | 31.1 | 61.2 | 7.7 |
2010 | 2 741 | 29.0 | 63.1 | 7.8 |
Vital statistics[2][3]
Average population (x 1000) | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1900 | 750 | 26 800 | 16 200 | 10 600 | 35.7 | 21.6 | 14.1 |
1901 | 756 | 32 100 | 17 200 | 14 900 | 42.5 | 22.8 | 19.7 |
1902 | 760 | 29 900 | 15 000 | 14 900 | 39.3 | 19.8 | 19.5 |
1903 | 770 | 30 900 | 19 100 | 11 800 | 40.1 | 24.8 | 15.3 |
1904 | 780 | 28 500 | 19 400 | 9 100 | 36.5 | 24.9 | 11.6 |
1905 | 790 | 31 100 | 17 500 | 13 600 | 39.4 | 22.2 | 17.2 |
1906 | 790 | 30 700 | 21 200 | 9 500 | 38.9 | 26.8 | 12.1 |
1907 | 800 | 28 800 | 23 400 | 5 400 | 36.0 | 29.2 | 6.8 |
1908 | 810 | 31 300 | 18 700 | 12 600 | 38.7 | 23.1 | 15.6 |
1909 | 820 | 32 300 | 18 600 | 13 700 | 39.4 | 22.7 | 16.7 |
1910 | 820 | 31 600 | 18 900 | 12 700 | 38.5 | 23.1 | 15.4 |
1911 | 831 | 32 500 | 18 500 | 14 000 | 39.1 | 22.3 | 16.8 |
1912 | 830 | 32 500 | 21 100 | 11 400 | 39.2 | 25.4 | 13.8 |
1913 | 840 | 30 200 | 18 600 | 11 600 | 36.0 | 22.1 | 13.9 |
1914 | 840 | 33 400 | 18 400 | 15 000 | 39.8 | 21.9 | 17.9 |
1915 | 840 | 29 800 | 18 600 | 11 200 | 35.5 | 22.1 | 13.4 |
1916 | 840 | 28 700 | 19 400 | 9 300 | 34.2 | 23.1 | 11.1 |
1917 | 850 | 29 900 | 23 600 | 6 300 | 35.2 | 27.8 | 7.4 |
1918 | 850 | 30 100 | 29 100 | 1 000 | 35.4 | 34.2 | 1.2 |
1919 | 850 | 29 700 | 19 500 | 10 200 | 34.9 | 22.9 | 12.0 |
1920 | 860 | 36 200 | 22 500 | 13 700 | 42.1 | 26.2 | 15.9 |
1921 | 858 | 29 900 | 24 300 | 5 600 | 34.9 | 28.3 | 6.6 |
1922 | 870 | 32 500 | 20 000 | 12 500 | 37.4 | 23.0 | 14.4 |
1923 | 890 | 34 400 | 20 500 | 13 900 | 38.7 | 23.0 | 15.7 |
1924 | 910 | 33 700 | 19 900 | 13 800 | 37.0 | 21.9 | 15.1 |
1925 | 930 | 32 500 | 20 100 | 12 400 | 34.9 | 21.6 | 13.3 |
1926 | 950 | 36 500 | 19 500 | 17 000 | 38.4 | 20.5 | 17.9 |
1927 | 960 | 33 300 | 20 300 | 13 000 | 34.7 | 21.1 | 13.6 |
1928 | 980 | 35 100 | 19 300 | 15 800 | 35.8 | 19.7 | 16.1 |
1929 | 1 000 | 34 200 | 18 400 | 15 800 | 34.2 | 18.4 | 15.8 |
1930 | 1 020 | 38 300 | 17 600 | 20 700 | 37.5 | 17.3 | 20.2 |
1931 | 1 030 | 36 400 | 19 500 | 16 900 | 35.3 | 18.9 | 16.4 |
1932 | 1 047 | 34 200 | 18 200 | 16 000 | 32.7 | 17.4 | 15.3 |
1933 | 1 067 | 35 600 | 21 000 | 14 600 | 33.4 | 19.7 | 13.7 |
1934 | 1 081 | 34 247 | 18 731 | 15 516 | 31.7 | 17.3 | 14.4 |
1935 | 1 096 | 37 379 | 19 706 | 17 673 | 34.1 | 18.0 | 16.1 |
1936 | 1 111 | 36 561 | 19 629 | 16 932 | 32.9 | 17.7 | 15.2 |
1937 | 1 123 | 35 352 | 17 481 | 17 871 | 31.5 | 15.6 | 15.9 |
1938 | 1 142 | 37 970 | 19 124 | 18 846 | 33.3 | 16.8 | 16.5 |
1939 | 1 162 | 37 474 | 17 536 | 19 938 | 32.3 | 15.1 | 17.2 |
1940 | 1 183 | 36 462 | 18 243 | 18 219 | 30.8 | 15.4 | 15.4 |
1941 | 1 205 | 37 829 | 17 317 | 20 512 | 31.4 | 14.4 | 17.0 |
1942 | 1 227 | 40 165 | 17 545 | 22 620 | 32.7 | 14.3 | 18.4 |
1943 | 1 248 | 39 371 | 17 558 | 21 813 | 31.5 | 14.1 | 17.4 |
1944 | 1 260 | 41 772 | 18 976 | 22 796 | 33.2 | 15.1 | 18.1 |
1945 | 1 266 | 37 954 | 18 874 | 19 080 | 30.0 | 14.9 | 15.1 |
1946 | 1 292 | 39 918 | 17 272 | 22 646 | 30.9 | 13.4 | 17.5 |
1947 | 1 321 | 43 267 | 18 770 | 24 497 | 32.8 | 14.2 | 18.5 |
1948 | 1 345 | 41 463 | 17 869 | 23 594 | 30.8 | 13.3 | 17.5 |
1949 | 1 365 | 44 377 | 16 859 | 27 518 | 32.5 | 12.4 | 20.2 |
1950 | 1 403 | 46 459 | 16 677 | 29 782 | 33.1 | 11.9 | 21.2 |
1951 | 1 437 | 48 561 | 17 250 | 31 311 | 34.0 | 12.1 | 21.9 |
1952 | 1 468 | 48 902 | 16 695 | 32 207 | 33.6 | 11.5 | 22.1 |
1953 | 1 496 | 51 131 | 15 442 | 35 689 | 34.4 | 10.4 | 24.0 |
1954 | 1 521 | 53 630 | 16 302 | 37 328 | 36.5 | 11.1 | 25.4 |
1955 | 1 542 | 55 767 | 15 328 | 40 439 | 37.5 | 10.3 | 27.2 |
1956 | 1 560 | 58 177 | 14 670 | 43 507 | 38.5 | 9.7 | 28.8 |
1957 | 1 576 | 60 445 | 14 129 | 46 316 | 39.4 | 9.2 | 30.2 |
1958 | 1 592 | 63 517 | 14 813 | 48 704 | 40.6 | 9.5 | 31.1 |
1959 | 1 609 | 63 874 | 16 549 | 47 325 | 39.9 | 10.3 | 29.6 |
1960 | 1 629 | 68 413 | 14 321 | 54 092 | 42.5 | 8.9 | 33.6 |
1961 | 1 652 | 66 128 | 14 193 | 51 935 | 40.5 | 8.7 | 31.8 |
1962 | 1 679 | 64 913 | 14 167 | 50 746 | 39.1 | 8.5 | 30.6 |
1963 | 1 707 | 66 189 | 15 159 | 51 030 | 39.0 | 8.9 | 30.1 |
1964 | 1 735 | 68 359 | 13 267 | 55 092 | 39.3 | 7.6 | 31.7 |
1965 | 1 760 | 69 768 | 14 084 | 55 684 | 39.6 | 8.0 | 31.6 |
1966 | 1 783 | 71 364 | 14 288 | 57 076 | 40.0 | 8.0 | 32.0 |
1967 | 1 804 | 67 438 | 13 295 | 54 143 | 37.4 | 7.4 | 30.0 |
1968 | 1 824 | 65 402 | 14 557 | 50 845 | 35.9 | 8.0 | 27.9 |
1969 | 1 845 | 64 668 | 14 094 | 50 574 | 35.1 | 7.6 | 27.4 |
1970 | 1 869 | 64 375 | 14 352 | 50 023 | 34.4 | 7.7 | 26.8 |
1971 | 1 896 | 66 277 | 14 078 | 52 199 | 34.9 | 7.4 | 27.5 |
1972 | 1 925 | 66 219 | 13 970 | 52 249 | 34.3 | 7.2 | 27.1 |
1973 | 1 955 | 61 857 | 14 157 | 47 700 | 31.6 | 7.2 | 24.3 |
1974 | 1 984 | 61 506 | 14 374 | 47 132 | 30.9 | 7.2 | 23.7 |
1975 | 2 012 | 61 462 | 14 004 | 47 458 | 30.3 | 6.9 | 23.4 |
1976 | 2 037 | 60 658 | 14 671 | 45 987 | 29.6 | 7.2 | 22.4 |
1977 | 2 059 | 60 423 | 14 245 | 46 178 | 29.1 | 6.9 | 22.3 |
1978 | 2 081 | 58 189 | 12 148 | 46 041 | 27.9 | 5.8 | 22.1 |
1979 | 2 105 | 59 126 | 13 297 | 45 829 | 28.0 | 6.3 | 21.7 |
1980 | 2 132 | 58 589 | 12 706 | 45 883 | 27.5 | 6.0 | 21.5 |
1981 | 2 165 | 59 435 | 13 315 | 46 120 | 27.5 | 6.2 | 21.3 |
1982 | 2 200 | 61 477 | 12 698 | 48 779 | 27.9 | 5.8 | 22.2 |
1983 | 2 237 | 61 417 | 12 588 | 48 829 | 27.4 | 5.6 | 21.8 |
1984 | 2 270 | 57 533 | 13 405 | 44 128 | 25.2 | 5.9 | 19.4 |
1985 | 2 297 | 56 210 | 13 918 | 42 292 | 24.3 | 6.0 | 18.3 |
1986 | 2 317 | 54 067 | 13 341 | 40 726 | 23.1 | 5.7 | 17.4 |
1987 | 2 332 | 52 270 | 12 352 | 39 918 | 22.2 | 5.3 | 17.0 |
1988 | 2 342 | 53 623 | 12 167 | 41 456 | 22.7 | 5.2 | 17.6 |
1989 | 2 353 | 59 104 | 14 315 | 44 789 | 24.7 | 6.0 | 18.7 |
1990 | 2 365 | 59 606 | 12 174 | 47 432 | 25.2 | 5.1 | 20.1 |
1991 | 2 381 | 59 879 | 13 319 | 46 560 | 25.2 | 5.6 | 19.6 |
1992 | 2 399 | 56 276 | 13 225 | 43 051 | 23.5 | 5.5 | 17.9 |
1993 | 2 419 | 58 627 | 13 927 | 44 700 | 24.2 | 5.8 | 18.5 |
1994 | 2 440 | 57 404 | 13 503 | 43 901 | 23.5 | 5.5 | 18.0 |
1995 | 2 462 | 57 607 | 12 776 | 44 831 | 23.4 | 5.2 | 18.2 |
1996 | 2 485 | 57 370 | 14 854 | 42 516 | 23.1 | 6.0 | 17.1 |
1997 | 2 509 | 59 385 | 15 967 | 43 418 | 23.7 | 6.4 | 17.3 |
1998 | 2 534 | 56 937 | 16 150 | 40 787 | 22.5 | 6.4 | 16.1 |
1999 | 2 559 | 56 911 | 17 550 | 39 361 | 22.2 | 6.9 | 15.4 |
2000 | 2 582 | 54 035 | 16 400 | 37 635 | 20.9 | 6.4 | 14.6 |
2001 | 2 605 | 49 291 | 16 615 | 32 676 | 18.9 | 6.4 | 12.5 |
2002 | 2 627 | 47 464 | 16 728 | 30 736 | 18.1 | 6.4 | 11.7 |
2003 | 2 647 | 45 559 | 17 267 | 28 292 | 17.2 | 6.5 | 10.7 |
2004 | 2 666 | 44 843 | 16 332 | 28 511 | 16.8 | 6.1 | 10.7 |
2005 | 2 682 | 46 370 | 17 413 | 28 957 | 17.3 | 6.5 | 10.8 |
2006 | 2 696 | 43 243 | 18 960 | 24 283 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 |
2007 | 2 708 | 43 385 | 20 550 | 22 835 | 16.0 | 7.6 | 8.4 |
2008 | 2 719 | 43 112 | 19 966 | 23 146 | 15.9 | 7.3 | 8.5 |
2009 | 2 730 | 42 782 | 18 555 | 24 227 | 15.7 | 6.8 | 8.9 |
2010 | 2 741 | 40 508 | 21 503 | 19 005 | 14.8 | 7.8 | 6.9 |
2011 | 2 755 | 39 673 | 16 926 | 22 747 | 14.4 | 6.1 | 8.3 |
2012 | 2 769 | 39 348 | 16 998 | 22 350 | 14.2 | 6.1 | 8.1 |
Languages
English (official), Jamaican Patois, Jamaican Sign Language, Jamaican Country Sign Language, Levantine Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish. Also includes Mandarin Chinese and Kromanti.[4]
Religion
Protestant 62.5% (including Church of God 23.7%, Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, Pentecostal 9.5%, Baptist 7.2%, Anglican 3.6%) Roman Catholic 2.6% Rastafari 1-5%
CIA World Factbook
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook unless otherwise referenced.
Population
2,868,380 (2011 est.[5]), 2,804,334 (July 2008 est.)
Net migration rate
-4.99 migrant(s)/1,000 populations (2013 est.)
Urbanization
- urban population: 52% of total population (2010)
- rate of urbanization: 0.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Infant mortality rate
total population:
13.98 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
14.556 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
13.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population:
73.44 years
male:
71.81 years
female:
75.15 years (2013 est.)
Nationality
noun: Jamaican(s)
adjective: Jamaican
Education expenditures
6.4% of total GDP (2010)
Literacy
definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population:
87.9%
male:
84.1%
female:
91.6% (2003 est.)
External links
References
- ↑ Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat, World Population Prospects: The 2012 Revision
- ↑ United nations. Demographic Yearbooks
- ↑ Statistical Institute of Jamaica
- ↑ Languages of Jamaica,
- ↑ Henry, Balford (March 30, 2008). "An estimated 17,000 Jamaicans passed on last year but...". The Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 2008-05-06. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
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