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.

According to the 2012 revision 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 .

Structure of the population (04.04.2011) (Census):

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook unless otherwise referenced.

 This article incorporates public domain material from the CIA World Factbook website https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html.

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