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Jamaica

Area of Jamaica	10,958.9 km²
Population	2.7 million
Male Population	1,320,960 (49.5%)
Female Population	1,349,464 (50.5%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+39.8%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+7.8%
Median Age	27.7 years old
Male Median Age	27.1 years old
Female Median Age	28.3 years old
Timezone	Eastern Standard Time

COVID-19 Data for Jamaica

Last Updated: March 5, 2021

24,776
Total Cases

443
Total Deaths

14,012
Total Recovered

Total Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases in Jamaica

Total Coronavirus (COVID-19) Deaths in Jamaica

Total Cases per 10M population	92,779
Deaths per 10M population	1,659
Total Cases per 1M population	9,278
Deaths per 1M population	166

New Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases / Deaths in Jamaica

Date	Total Cases	New Cases	Total Deaths	New Deaths
3/5/21	24,776	+332	443	+7
3/4/21	24,444	+341	436	+1
3/3/21	24,103	+265	435	+3
3/2/21	23,838	+239	432	+7
3/1/21	23,599	+336	425	+3
2/28/21	23,263	+446	422	+5
2/27/21	22,817	+346	417	+4
2/26/21	22,471	+204	413	+3
2/25/21	22,267	+248	410	+4
2/24/21	22,019	+193	406	+1
2/23/21	21,826	+147	405	+6
2/22/21	21,679	+297	399	+3
2/21/21	21,382	+458	396	+5
2/20/21	20,924	+343	391	0
2/19/21	20,581	+271	391	+7
2/18/21	20,310	+294	384	+3
2/17/21	20,016	+243	381	+3
2/16/21	19,773	+468	378	0
2/15/21	19,305	+270	378	+4
2/14/21	19,035	+205	374	+2
2/13/21	18,830	+303	372	+4
2/12/21	18,527	+290	368	+5
2/11/21	18,237	+329	363	+1
2/10/21	17,908	+207	362	+3
2/9/21	17,701	+403	359	+1
2/8/21	17,298	+213	358	0
2/7/21	17,085	+244	358	+1
2/6/21	16,841	+328	357	0
2/5/21	16,513	+263	357	+2
2/4/21	16,250	+177	355	0
2/3/21	16,073	+100	355	+2
2/2/21	15,973	+195	353	+1
2/1/21	15,778	+125	352	+2
1/31/21	15,653	+126	350	+2
1/30/21	15,527	+65	348	+3
1/29/21	15,462	+27	345	+1
1/28/21	15,435	+194	344	+2
1/27/21	15,241	+88	342	+3
1/26/21	15,153	+141	339	+1
1/25/21	15,012	+133	338	+2
1/24/21	14,879	+107	336	0
1/23/21	14,772	+114	336	+4
1/22/21	14,658	+108	332	+1
1/21/21	14,550	+63	331	0
1/20/21	14,487	+68	331	+2
1/19/21	14,419	+145	329	+3
1/18/21	14,274	+113	326	+2
1/17/21	14,161	+65	324	+1
1/16/21	14,096	+104	323	0
1/15/21	13,992	+77	323	+1
1/14/21	13,915	+63	322	+5
1/13/21	13,852	+92	317	+2
1/12/21	13,760	+123	315	+2
1/11/21	13,637	+89	313	+1
1/10/21	13,548	+93	312	+1
1/9/21	13,455	+44	311	+4
1/8/21	13,411	+43	307	+1
1/7/21	13,368	+38	306	0
1/6/21	13,330	+84	306	+1
1/5/21	13,246	+43	305	+1
1/4/21	13,203	+154	304	0
1/3/21	13,049	+118	304	+1
1/2/21	12,931	+16	303	0
1/1/21	12,915	+88	303	+1
12/31/20	12,827	+34	302	0
12/30/20	12,793	+41	302	+4
12/29/20	12,752	+20	298	0
12/28/20	12,732	+9	298	+3
12/27/20	12,723	+39	295	+1
12/26/20	12,684	+87	294	0
12/25/20	12,597	+78	294	+2
12/24/20	12,519	+96	292	+2
12/23/20	12,423	+69	290	+2
12/22/20	12,354	+65	288	+2
12/21/20	12,289	+65	286	0
12/20/20	12,224	+89	286	+1
12/19/20	12,135	+96	285	+2
12/18/20	12,039	+71	283	+4
12/17/20	11,968	+61	279	+3
12/16/20	11,907	+32	276	0
12/15/20	11,875	+83	276	+3
12/14/20	11,792	+82	273	0
12/13/20	11,710	+102	273	+2
12/12/20	11,608	+99	271	+1
12/11/20	11,509	+66	270	0
12/10/20	11,443	+74	270	+4
12/9/20	11,369	+98	266	+1
12/8/20	11,271	+87	265	0
12/7/20	11,184	+64	265	0
12/6/20	11,120	+57	265	+4
12/5/20	11,063	+76	261	+1
12/4/20	10,987	+76	260	+1
12/3/20	10,911	+47	259	+1
12/2/20	10,864	+54	258	0
12/1/20	10,810	+47	258	+1
11/30/20	10,763	+54	257	+1
11/29/20	10,709	+40	256	+5
11/28/20	10,669	+69	251	+1
11/27/20	10,600	+59	250	+2
11/26/20	10,541	+53	248	+1
11/25/20	10,488	+66	247	+4
11/24/20	10,422	+79	243	+4
11/23/20	10,343	+59	239	+1
11/22/20	10,284	+44	238	+1
11/21/20	10,240	+89	237	+2
11/20/20	10,151	+63	235	0
11/19/20	10,088	+69	235	+2
11/18/20	10,019	+60	233	+2
11/17/20	9,959	+30	231	0
11/16/20	9,929	+45	231	0
11/15/20	9,884	+104	231	+2
11/14/20	9,780	+57	229	+2
11/13/20	9,723	+89	227	+2
11/12/20	9,634	+53	225	0
11/11/20	9,581	+8	225	+1
11/10/20	9,573	+31	224	+3
11/9/20	9,542	+36	221	0
11/8/20	9,506	+34	221	+3
11/7/20	9,472	+46	218	0
11/6/20	9,426	+53	218	+1
11/5/20	9,373	+47	217	+2
11/4/20	9,326	+30	215	+1
11/3/20	9,296	+39	214	+4
11/2/20	9,257	+126	210	+2
11/1/20	9,131	+37	208	+2
10/31/20	9,094	+89	206	+1
10/30/20	9,005	+78	205	+3
10/29/20	8,927	+76	202	+4
10/28/20	8,851	+64	198	+2
10/27/20	8,787	+38	196	+4
10/26/20	8,749	+35	192	+4
10/25/20	8,714	+44	188	+2
10/24/20	8,670	+32	186	+4
10/23/20	8,638	+38	182	+3
10/22/20	8,600	+155	179	+5
10/21/20	8,445	+71	174	0
10/20/20	8,374	+53	174	+1
10/19/20	8,321	+47	173	+2
10/18/20	8,274	+79	171	+3
10/17/20	8,195	+63	168	+6
10/16/20	8,132	+65	162	+2
10/15/20	8,067	+78	160	+9
10/14/20	7,989	+79	151	+5
10/13/20	7,910	+97	146	0
10/12/20	7,813	+95	146	+7
10/11/20	7,718	+159	139	+1
10/10/20	7,559	+196	138	+6
10/9/20	7,363	+90	132	+4
10/8/20	7,273	+82	128	+2
10/7/20	7,191	+82	126	+3
10/6/20	7,109	+97	123	+3
10/5/20	7,012	+117	120	0
10/4/20	6,895	+100	120	+1
10/3/20	6,795	+91	119	+3
10/2/20	6,704	+149	116	+5
10/1/20	6,555	+73	111	+4
9/30/20	6,482	+74	107	+6
9/29/20	6,408	+238	101	+8
9/28/20	6,170	+153	93	+4
9/27/20	6,017	+163	89	+1
9/26/20	5,854	+131	88	+8
9/25/20	5,723	+135	80	+3
9/24/20	5,588	+193	77	+1
9/23/20	5,395	+125	76	+1
9/22/20	5,270	+127	75	+5
9/21/20	5,143	+155	70	+3
9/20/20	4,988	+230	67	+7
9/19/20	4,758	+187	60	+5
9/18/20	4,571	+197	55	+4
9/17/20	4,374	+210	51	+5
9/16/20	4,164	+122	46	0
9/15/20	4,042	+109	46	+2
9/14/20	3,933	+162	44	+2
9/13/20	3,771	+148	42	+2
9/12/20	3,623	+112	40	0
9/11/20	3,511	0	40	0
9/10/20	3,511	+74	40	+2
9/9/20	3,437	+114	38	+2
9/8/20	3,323	+140	36	+2
9/7/20	3,183	+80	34	+1
9/6/20	3,103	+79	33	+1
9/5/20	3,024	+60	32	+2
9/4/20	2,964	+68	30	+1
9/3/20	2,896	+213	29	+5
9/2/20	2,683	+224	24	+3
9/1/20	2,459	0	21	0
8/31/20	2,459	+102	21	0
8/30/20	2,357	+244	21	+1
8/29/20	2,113	+102	20	+1
8/28/20	2,011	+141	19	0
8/27/20	1,870	+66	19	0
8/26/20	1,804	+72	19	0
8/25/20	1,732	+120	19	+3
8/24/20	1,612	+83	16	0
8/23/20	1,529	+183	16	0
8/22/20	1,346	0	16	0
8/21/20	1,346	+56	16	+1
8/20/20	1,290	+98	15	+1
8/19/20	1,192	+46	14	0
8/18/20	1,146	+17	14	0
8/17/20	1,129	+16	14	0
8/16/20	1,113	+31	14	0
8/15/20	1,082	0	14	0
8/14/20	1,082	+11	14	0
8/13/20	1,071	+6	14	0
8/12/20	1,065	+18	14	0
8/11/20	1,047	+16	14	0
8/10/20	1,031	+8	14	0
8/9/20	1,023	+20	14	+1
8/8/20	1,003	+16	13	0
8/7/20	987	+29	13	+1
8/6/20	958	+30	12	0
8/5/20	928	+8	12	0
8/4/20	920	+15	12	0
8/3/20	905	+11	12	0
8/2/20	894	+11	12	+2
8/1/20	883	+5	10	0
7/31/20	878	+14	10	0
7/30/20	864	+8	10	0
7/29/20	856	+1	10	0
7/28/20	855	+2	10	0
7/27/20	853	+11	10	0
7/26/20	842	+5	10	0
7/25/20	837	+6	10	0
7/24/20	831	+10	10	0
7/23/20	821	+5	10	0
7/22/20	816	+6	10	0
7/21/20	810	+1	10	0
7/20/20	809	+19	10	0
7/19/20	790	+16	10	0
7/18/20	774	+6	10	0
7/17/20	768	+3	10	0
7/16/20	765	+2	10	0
7/15/20	763	+1	10	0
7/14/20	762	+3	10	0
7/13/20	759	+1	10	0
7/12/20	758	0	10	0
7/11/20	758	+5	10	0
7/10/20	753	0	10	0
7/9/20	753	+2	10	0
7/8/20	751	+6	10	0
7/7/20	745	+8	10	0
7/6/20	737	+5	10	0
7/5/20	732	+4	10	0
7/4/20	728	+7	10	0
7/3/20	721	+6	10	0
7/2/20	715	+8	10	0
7/1/20	707	+5	10	0
6/30/20	702	+4	10	0
6/29/20	698	+2	10	0
6/28/20	696	+6	10	0
6/27/20	690	+4	10	0
6/26/20	686	+2	10	0
6/25/20	684	+6	10	0
6/24/20	678	+8	10	0
6/23/20	670	+5	10	0
6/22/20	665	+6	10	0
6/21/20	659	+2	10	0
6/20/20	657	+5	10	0
6/19/20	652	+14	10	0
6/18/20	638	+12	10	0
6/17/20	626	+5	10	0
6/16/20	621	0	10	0
6/15/20	621	+4	10	0
6/14/20	617	+2	10	0
6/13/20	615	+1	10	0
6/12/20	614	+3	10	0
6/11/20	611	+6	10	0
6/10/20	605	0	10	0
6/9/20	605	+6	10	0
6/8/20	599	+1	10	0
6/7/20	598	+2	10	0
6/6/20	596	+1	10	0
6/5/20	595	+4	10	0
6/4/20	591	0	10	0
6/3/20	591	+1	10	+1
6/2/20	590	+2	9	0
6/1/20	588	+2	9	0
5/31/20	586	+5	9	0
5/30/20	581	+6	9	0
5/29/20	575	+6	9	0
5/28/20	569	0	9	0
5/27/20	569	+5	9	0
5/26/20	564	+8	9	0
5/25/20	556	+4	9	0
5/24/20	552	+2	9	0
5/23/20	550	+6	9	0
5/22/20	544	+10	9	0
5/21/20	534	+5	9	0
5/20/20	529	+9	9	0
5/19/20	520	0	9	0
5/18/20	520	0	9	0
5/17/20	520	+3	9	0
5/16/20	517	+6	9	0
5/15/20	511	+2	9	0
5/14/20	509	0	9	0
5/13/20	509	+2	9	0
5/12/20	507	+2	9	0
5/11/20	505	+3	9	0
5/10/20	502	+12	9	0
5/9/20	490	0	9	0
5/8/20	490	+2	9	0
5/7/20	488	+10	9	0
5/6/20	478	+5	9	0
5/5/20	473	+2	9	0
5/4/20	471	+2	9	0
5/3/20	469	+6	9	+1
5/2/20	463	+31	8	0
5/1/20	432	+10	8	0
4/30/20	422	+26	8	+1
4/29/20	396	+32	7	0
4/28/20	364	0	7	0
4/27/20	364	+14	7	0
4/26/20	350	+45	7	0
4/25/20	305	+17	7	0
4/24/20	288	+31	7	+1
4/23/20	257	+24	6	0
4/22/20	233	+10	6	0
4/21/20	223	0	6	+1
4/20/20	223	+50	5	0
4/19/20	173	+10	5	0
4/18/20	163	+20	5	0
4/17/20	143	0	5	0
4/16/20	143	+18	5	0
4/15/20	125	+52	5	+1
4/14/20	73	0	4	0
4/13/20	73	+4	4	0
4/12/20	69	+4	4	0
4/11/20	65	+2	4	0
4/10/20	63	0	4	0
4/9/20	63	0	4	0
4/8/20	63	0	4	+1
4/7/20	63	+5	3	0
4/6/20	58	0	3	0
4/5/20	58	+5	3	0
4/4/20	53	+6	3	0
4/3/20	47	0	3	0
4/2/20	47	+3	3	0
4/1/20	44	+8	3	+2
3/31/20	36	0	1	0
3/30/20	36	+4	1	0
3/29/20	32	+2	1	0
3/28/20	30	+4	1	0
3/27/20	26	0	1	0
3/26/20	26	0	1	0
3/25/20	26	+5	1	0
3/24/20	21	+2	1	0
3/23/20	19	0	1	0
3/22/20	19	+3	1	0
3/21/20	16	0	1	0
3/20/20	16	+1	1	0
3/19/20	15	+2	1	+1
3/18/20	13	+1	0	0
3/17/20	12	+2	0	0
3/16/20	10	0	0	0
3/15/20	10	+2	0	0
3/14/20	8	0	0	0
3/13/20	8	+6	0	0
3/12/20	2	+1	0	0

Jamaica Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	1,910,172	2,264,444	2,478,227	2,670,429
Population Density	174.3 / km²	206.6 / km²	226.1 / km²	243.7 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Jamaica Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	105,017	102,694	207,712
5-9	113,616	110,444	224,060
10-14	134,806	129,078	263,884
15-19	138,366	133,516	271,882
20-24	123,935	124,154	248,089
25-29	108,751	114,983	223,734
30-34	86,874	96,664	183,539
35-39	85,742	96,085	181,827
40-44	84,767	87,286	172,054
45-49	78,404	75,392	153,796
50-54	66,635	69,888	136,524
55-59	50,223	49,585	99,808
60-64	43,974	43,226	87,201
65-69	32,235	32,312	64,547
70-74	24,397	26,397	50,795
75-79	19,668	22,707	42,375
80-84	13,139	17,318	30,457
85 Plus	10,412	17,737	28,149

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Jamaica Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1300 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1300	70,806	n/a	n/a
1400	141,611	7.2%	7,080
1500	283,221	7.2%	14,161
1600	141,611	-6.7%	-14,161
1700	70,806	-6.7%	-7,080
1800	329,788	16.6%	25,898
1900	719,755	8.1%	38,996
1910	814,929	13.2%	95,174
1920	927,182	13.8%	112,253
1930	1,054,866	13.8%	127,684
1940	1,200,100	13.8%	145,234
1950	1,365,293	13.8%	165,193
1960	1,585,772	16.1%	220,479
1970	1,780,638	12.3%	194,866
1990	2,264,444	12.8%	241,903
2000	2,478,227	9.4%	213,783
2020	2,716,253	4.7%	119,013
2030	2,758,172	1.5%	41,919
2040	2,738,532	-0.7%	-19,640
2050	2,668,503	-2.6%	-70,029
2060	2,547,533	-4.5%	-120,970
2070	2,428,505	-4.7%	-119,028
2080	2,326,144	-4.2%	-102,361
2090	2,229,378	-4.2%	-96,766
2100	2,147,126	-3.7%	-82,252

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Jamaica Annual Weather Averages

March Historical Weather Data (1949 to 2020)

Average Temp

26.4°C

79.6°F

Average High

30.7°C

87.3°F

Average Low

22.0°C

71.6°F

Record High Temperature

34.7°C

94.5°F

Record Low Temperature

15.6°C

60.1°F

Average Precipitation

40.4 mm

1.6 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

5.3 days

Average Snowfall

0.0 mm

0.0 in

Average Snowfall Days (≥ 25 mm)

0.0 days

Sources:
1. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
2. Lawrimore, Jay H.; Ray, Ron; Applequist, Scott; Korzeniewski, Bryant; Menne, Matthew J. (2016): Global Summary of the Month (GSOM), Version 1. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5QV3JJ5. Accessed Fri, 08 May 2020 06:54:17 GMT.

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Landslide	High (8)
Cyclone	High (8)
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	High (6.6)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
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Top places in Jamaica

Places in Jamaica

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Clarendon	1,193.4 km²	253,462	212.4 / km²
Hanover	450.3 km²	64,210	142.6 / km²
Kingston St. John	22.9 km²	111,289	4,852 / km²
Manchester	828.2 km²	196,811	237.6 / km²
Portland	814 km²	78,295	96.2 / km²
Saint Andrew	449 km²	564,803	1,257 / km²
Saint Ann	1,209.7 km²	174,517	144.3 / km²
Saint Catherine	1,189.9 km²	538,300	452.4 / km²
Saint Elizabeth	1,210.7 km²	152,614	126.1 / km²
Saint James	591.7 km²	184,503	311.8 / km²
Saint Mary	611.3 km²	110,559	180.9 / km²
Saint Thomas	728.4 km²	91,395	125.5 / km²
Trelawny	874 km²	75,144	86.0 / km²
Westmoreland	785.2 km²	146,299	186.3 / km²

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