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
Male Median Age	27.1 years
Female Median Age	28.3 years
Timezone	Eastern Standard Time

Map of Jamaica

Population Over Time

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

Population By Age and Gender

Jamaica Population Tree

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)

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

Top Region in Jamaica

Region in Jamaica

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Clarendon, Jamaica	1,193.4 km²	253,462	550.1 / mi²
Hanover Parish	450.3 km²	64,210	369.3 / mi²
Kingston Parish	22.9 km²	111,289	12,567 / mi²
Manchester Parish	828.2 km²	196,811	615.5 / mi²
Portland Parish	814 km²	78,295	249.1 / mi²
Saint Andrew	449 km²	564,803	3,257 / mi²
Saint Ann Parish	1,209.7 km²	174,517	373.6 / mi²
Saint Catherine Parish	1,189.9 km²	538,300	1,171 / mi²
Saint Elizabeth Parish	1,210.7 km²	152,614	326.5 / mi²
Saint James Parish	591.7 km²	184,503	807.6 / mi²
Saint Mary Parish	611.3 km²	110,559	468.4 / mi²
Saint Thomas Parish	728.4 km²	91,395	325.0 / mi²
Trelawny Parish	874 km²	75,144	222.7 / mi²
Westmoreland Parish	785.2 km²	146,299	482.6 / mi²

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