Key demographics
- Population
- 2.8M
- Density
- 245.5/km²
- HDI
- 0.720 (High)
- Gini index (2004)
- 45.5
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 71.6 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.35
- Urban population (2025)
- 59.4%
- Labor force (2025)
- 74.0%
- Gender wage gap (2014)
- -6.2%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 36.7%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 59.4%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 11.5 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 8.2 /1000
- Largest city (2025)
- 35.8%
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.35
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 16.4 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 0.9%
- Tourism (2020)
- 1.3M
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| Jamaican Patois | - |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Christianity | 68.9% |
| No religion | 21.3% |
| Rastafari | 1.1% |
| Other | 6.5% |
| Unanswered | 2.3% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| African | 76.3% |
| Mixed | 15.1% |
| Indian | 3.4% |
| White | 3.2% |
| Chinese | 1.2% |
| Others | 0.8% |
- Demonym (male)
- Jamaican
- Demonym (female)
- Jamaican
- National anthem
- God Save the King
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 71.6 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 61.7 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 7.6% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 16.4/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 74/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 1.7/1000
- Physicians (2023)
- 0.46/1000
- Nurses (2023)
- 1.62/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $520
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 20.3%
Education and technology
- Education spending (2024)
- 5.5% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 387
- Internet users (2024)
- 90.1%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 117.7/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 16.0/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 192/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 16.0
Geography and practical
- Area
- 10,991 km²
- Continent
- North America
- Region
- Americas
- Subregion
- Caribbean
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Left
- Timezones
- UTC-05:00
- Calling codes
- +1
- TLD
- .jm
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Jamaica is divided by a gold diagonal cross into four alternating triangular areas of green at the top and bottom, and black on the hoist and fly sides.
- National anthem
- God Save the King