Jamaica

Population estimates and projections 2,839,786 people 2023 · UN Population Division Median age estimates and projections 31.7 years 2023 · UN Population Division Fertility rate estimates and projections 1.36 births per woman 2023 · UN Population Division Population growth estimates and projections 0.00% 2023 · UN Population Division Population 2,837,077 people 2025 · World Bank Population growth -0.07% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 65 and over 8.6% 2025 · World Bank Population aged 0 to 14 18.3% 2025 · World Bank Fertility rate 1.35 births per woman 2024 · World Bank Crude birth rate 11.5 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Crude death rate 8.2 per 1,000 people 2024 · World Bank Urban population share 59.4% 2025 · World Bank Adolescent birth rate 36.1 per 1,000 women aged 15 to 19 2024 · World Bank Age dependency ratio 36.7 per 100 working-age people 2025 · World Bank Population density 262.2 people per km² 2024 · World Bank Urban population growth 0.76% 2025 · World Bank

Net migration estimates and projections -3.5 per 1,000 people 2023 · UN Population Division Net migration -11,053 people 2025 · World Bank International migrant stock 0.8% 2024 · World Bank Personal remittances received 16.3% 2025 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the unemployment rate 3.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT ILO estimate of youth unemployment 10.8% 2025 · ILOSTAT Labour force participation 69.6% 2025 · ILOSTAT Women's labour force participation 63.0% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment-to-population ratio 67.3% 2025 · ILOSTAT Employment in agriculture 13.9% 2025 · World Bank Employment in industry 17.1% 2025 · World Bank Employment in services 68.9% 2025 · World Bank

GDP in US dollars US$22.7 billion 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita in US dollars US$8,003 per person 2025 · World Bank GDP per capita, PPP Int$11,358 per person 2025 · World Bank GNI per capita, Atlas method US$7,790 per person 2025 · World Bank Real GDP growth 0.1% 2025 · World Bank Services share of GDP 59.8% 2025 · World Bank

Consumer price inflation 4.0% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 233.2 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 4.8% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 159.096 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

Slum population 0.9% 2022 · World Bank

ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate 20.0% 2025 · ILOSTAT Primary completion (UIS) 99.2% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Lower secondary completion 95.4% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Upper secondary completion 87.2% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school children 4.3% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school adolescents 20.7% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Out-of-school youth 18.7% 2023 · UNESCO UIS Primary net enrolment 95.7% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Youth literacy 93.6% 2022 · UNESCO UIS Qualified primary teachers 97.4% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Education share of public spending 17.9% 2024 · UNESCO UIS Education spending 5.5% 2024 · World Bank Primary school enrolment (gross) 97.3% 2024 · World Bank Tertiary education enrolment (gross) 26.2% 2015 · World Bank Adult literacy rate 79.9% 1999 · World Bank Primary school completion rate 83.6% 2024 · World Bank Secondary school enrolment (gross) 84.5% 2024 · World Bank

Life expectancy estimates and projections 71.5 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 14.5 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 62.7 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 74 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 3.74 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 35.2% 2024 · WHO Hypertension 46.3% 2019 · WHO Suicide rate 2.0 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Premature NCD mortality 18.9% 2023 · WHO Physical inactivity 38.2% 2022 · WHO DTP3 immunisation 95% 2025 · WHO Anaemia in women 21.5% 2023 · WHO Poisoning deaths 0.1 per 100,000 people 2023 · WHO Nurses and midwives 21.0 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Dentists 0.97 per 10,000 people 2024 · WHO Life expectancy at birth 71.6 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 74.1 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, men 69.1 years 2024 · World Bank Health spending share of GDP 7.6% 2023 · World Bank Under-five mortality rate 17.8 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Infant mortality rate 16.4 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Maternal mortality ratio 130 per 100,000 live births 2023 · World Bank Physicians 0.46 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Hospital beds 1.7 per 1,000 people 2023 · World Bank Measles immunisation 94% 2024 · World Bank Tobacco use 11.5% 2024 · World Bank Out-of-pocket health spending 20.2% 2023 · World Bank Health spending per person US$520 per person 2023 · World Bank Diabetes prevalence 12.5% 2024 · World Bank Neonatal mortality rate 13.7 per 1,000 live births 2024 · World Bank Child stunting 4.6% 2018 · World Bank Tuberculosis incidence 2 per 100,000 people 2024 · World Bank HIV incidence 0.57 per 1,000 people aged 15 to 49 2024 · World Bank

Internet users 90.1% 2024 · World Bank Mobile subscriptions 118 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank Fixed broadband subscriptions 16.0 per 100 people 2024 · World Bank

Industry share of GDP 16.3% 2025 · World Bank New businesses registered 5,393 companies 2024 · World Bank Medium and high-tech manufacturing 18.8% 2024 · World Bank Manufacturing share of GDP 7.7% 2025 · World Bank

Foreign direct investment inflows 1.2% 2025 · World Bank Current account balance 1.5% 2025 · World Bank High-technology exports 2.6% 2023 · World Bank

Road traffic deaths 15.1 per 100,000 people 2019 · World Bank Air passengers carried 180,951 passengers 2018 · World Bank

Access to electricity 97.7% 2024 · World Bank Clean cooking access 93.0% 2024 · World Bank Renewable energy share 10.5% 2021 · World Bank Fossil electricity share 89.3% 2024 · World Bank Net energy imports 112.2% 2024 · World Bank

Temperature change 1.76e (Estimate) °C 2025 · FAOSTAT Agrifood emissions per person 1.63e (Estimate) t CO2e per person 2024 · FAOSTAT Total greenhouse gas emissions 9.4 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Greenhouse gas emissions per person 3.3 t CO2e per person 2024 · World Bank CO2 emissions per person 2.84 t CO2 per person 2024 · World Bank Methane emissions 0.8 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank Nitrous oxide emissions 0.33 Mt CO2e 2024 · World Bank

PM2.5 air pollution 11.1 µg/m³ 2023 · WHO Forest area 56.5% 2024 · World Bank Protected areas 1.6% 2025 · World Bank PM2.5 air pollution exposure 21.7 µg/m³ 2023 · World Bank Terrestrial protected areas 19.9% 2025 · World Bank

Basic drinking water access 87.6% 2024 · World Bank Basic sanitation access 91.6% 2024 · World Bank Level of water stress 12.4% 2022 · World Bank Renewable internal freshwater per person 3,812 m³ per person 2022 · World Bank Safely managed sanitation 73.6% 2024 · World Bank

Cost of a healthy diet Int$6.21e (Estimate) per person per day 2025 · FAOSTAT Healthy diet unaffordable 26.4%e (Estimate) 2025 · FAOSTAT Pesticide use 8.47e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Nitrogen fertiliser use 19.5e (Estimate) kg/ha 2024 · FAOSTAT Agriculture share of GDP 8.7% 2025 · World Bank Cereal yield 1,342 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Agricultural land 39.0% 2024 · World Bank Capture fisheries production 12,770 tonnes 2024 · World Bank Prevalence of undernourishment 8.0% 2024 · World Bank Food production index 110.4 (2014-16 = 100) 2024 · World Bank Fertiliser use 56.4 kg per hectare 2024 · World Bank Land area 10,830 km² 2024 · World Bank

Gini index 39.9 (0 to 100) 2021 · World Bank Income share held by the richest 10% 29.6% 2021 · World Bank Extreme poverty rate 1.4% 2021 · World Bank Poverty rate at national poverty lines 7.8% 2024 · World Bank Poverty rate at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 5.1% 2021 · World Bank Poverty rate at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 22.9% 2021 · World Bank

Tax revenue 23.7% 2020 · World Bank Central government expense 27.5% 2020 · World Bank

R&D spending share of GDP 0.06% 2002 · World Bank Scientific and technical journal articles 161 articles 2023 · World Bank

Intentional homicides 49.4 per 100,000 people 2023 · World Bank

Women in national parliament 30.2% 2025 · World Bank