Jamaica - Geography
Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Jamaica. Third largest island in the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola); strategic location between Cayman Trench and Jamaica Channel, the main sea lanes for the Panama Canal. Mother's mean age at first birth is N/A , whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is N/A.
Population Distribution
Population density is high throughout, but increases in and around Kingston, Montego Bay, and Port Esquivel
People and Society
In Jamaica, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Black 92.1%, mixed 6.1%, East Indian 0.8%, other 0.4%, unspecified 0.7% (2011 est.)
| Population | N/A |
|---|---|
| Pop growth rate | 0.25% (2025 est.) |
| Birth rate | 16.08 births/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Death rate | 7.37 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.) |
| Current health expenditure | N/A |
| Physicians Density | N/A |
| Hospital bed Density | 1.7 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.86 children born/woman (2025 est.) |
| Gross reproduction rate | 0.91 (2025 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | N/A |
| Est married women (ages 15-49) | N/A |
| Literacy | N/A |
| Education expenditures | N/A |
| Net Migration rate | N/A |
| Nationality | Jamaican | Jamaican(s) |
| Languages | N/A |
| Religions | N/A |
| Age Structure | |
| 0-14 years | 23.8% (male 342,691/female 329,773) |
| 15-64 years | 65.7% (male 914,364/female 941,816) |
| 65 years and over | 10.4% (2024 est.) (male 140,440/female 154,629) |
| Dependency Ratios | |
| Total dependency ratio | 50.6 (2025 est.) |
| Youth dependency ratio | 36 (2025 est.) |
| Elderly dependency ratio | 14.6 (2025 est.) |
| Potential support ratio | 6.9 (2025 est.) |
| Median Age | |
| Total | 28.8 years (2025 est.) |
| Male | 30.1 years |
| Female | 31.7 years |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 57.4% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 0.79% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 597,000 KINGSTON (capital) (2023). |
| Sex Ratio | |
| At birth | 1.05 male(s)/female |
| 0-14 years | 1.04 male(s)/female |
| 15-64 years | 0.97 male(s)/female |
| 65 years and over | 0.91 male(s)/female |
| Total population | 0.98 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| Infant Motality | |
| Total | 14.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.) |
| Male | 11.9 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female | 9.4 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy at birth | |
| Total population | 76.3 years (2024 est.) |
| Male | 74.5 years |
| Female | 78.1 years |
| Drinking Water Sources | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 95.4% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 85.4% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 91.1% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 4.6% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 14.6% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 8.9% of population (2022 est.) |
| Sanitation facility acess | |
| Improved: urban | urban: 98.6% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: rural | rural: 99.4% of population (2022 est.) |
| Improved: total | total: 98.9% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: urban | urban: 1.4% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: rural | rural: 0.6% of population (2022 est.) |
| Unimproved: total | total: 1.1% of population (2022 est.) |
| Major Infectious diseases | |
| Alcohol consumption per capita | |
| Total | 3.46 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Beer | 1.19 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Wine | 0.25 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Spirits | 1.66 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Other alcohols | 0.35 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
| Tobacco use | |
| Total | 9% (2025 est.) |
| Male | 15.1% (2025 est.) |
| Female | 3.1% (2025 est.) |
| Child marriage | |
Demographic profile
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All Important Facts about Jamaica
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