JAM Β· Latin America & Caribbean / Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Total Population
2.84 million
(2025)
Life Expectancy
71.6 years

Population Growth

Demographic Indicators

Indicator Value Year
Total Population 2,837,077 persons 2025
Population Growth (%) -0.07 percent 2025
Population Density 262.2 people per sq. km 2023
Birth Rate 11.45 per 1,000 people 2024
Death Rate 8.21 per 1,000 people 2024
Fertility Rate 1.35 births per woman 2024
Life Expectancy 71.6 years 2024
Infant Mortality Rate 16.4 per 1,000 live births 2024
Literacy Rate 79.9 percent 1999
Urban Population (%) 59.4 percent 2025

Languages

English Official
Jamaican Patois Official

Religions

Protestant Major
64.8%
None
21.3%
Other
6.5%
Unspecified
2.3%
Roman Catholic
2.2%
Jehovah's Witness
1.9%
Rastafarian
1.1%

Birth and Death Rates

Life Expectancy