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According to the Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Jamaica’s population stood at an estimated 2,726,667, as at December 2018, the most populated country in the Caribbean.

The following is the available information based on the Statistical Institute records on December 2017.

Population Data

The female/ male ratio is 1,377,472 females vs 1,351,392 males, that's 49.5% male and 50.5% female.

The breakdown was as follows 

• 0 yrs -1.2%
  Female -16496
  Male -17094
• 1 yrs -1.3%
  Female -17449
  Male -18028
• 2 yrs -1.4%
  Female -18059
  Male -19089
• 3 yrs -1.3%
  Female -17821
  Male -18301
• 4 yrs -1.3%
  Female -17480
  Male -18294
• 0–4 yrs -6.5%
  Female -87307
  Male -90806
• 5 yrs -1.4%
  Female -18765
  Male -19604
• 6 yrs -1.4%
  Female -18819
  Male -19658
• 7 yrs -1.5%
  Female -19431
  Male -20167
• 8 yrs -1.5%
  Female -20323
  Male -20727
• 9 yrs -1.5%
  Female -20634
  Male -20728
• 5–9 yrs -7.3%
  Female -97972
  Male -100884
• 10 yrs -1.5%
  Female -20251
  Male -20926
• 11 yrs -1.6%
  Female -20960
  Male -21375
• 12 yrs -1.6%
  Female -21506
  Male -22112
• 13 yrs -1.6%
  Female -21448
  Male -21936
• 14 yrs -1.6%
  Female -21350
  Male -21807
• 10–14 yrs -7.8%
  Female -105515
  Male -108157
• 15 yrs -1.6%
  Female -21828
  Male -22447
• 16 yrs -1.7%
  Female -22998
  Male -23955
• 17 yrs -2.0%
  Female -25945
  Male -27468
• 18 yrs -1.8%
  Female -24608
  Male -25471
• 19 yrs -1.8%
  Female -24214
  Male -24880
• 15–19 yrs -8.9%
  Female -119594
  Male -124221
• 20 yrs -1.9%
  Female -25256
  Male -26083
• 21 yrs -2.0%
  Female -26509
  Male -27509
• 22 yrs -2.1%
  Female -28232
  Male -28874
• 23 yrs -2.1%
  Female -28098
  Male -28673
• 24 yrs -1.9%
  Female -26037
  Male -27059
• 20–24 yrs -10.0%
  Female -134132
  Male -138197
• 25–29 yrs -9.0%
  Female -122183
  Male -122877
• 30–34 yrs -8.0%
  Female -111378
  Male -106318
• 35–39 yrs -6.9%
  Female -98215
  Male -89335
• 40–44 yrs -6.2%
  Female -90475
  Male -80078
• 45–49 yrs -6.3%
  Female -89749
  Male -83093
• 50–54 yrs -5.7%
  Female -77564
  Male -76916
• 55–59 yrs -4.9%
  Female -67153
  Male -67311
• 60–64 yrs -3.7%
  Female -51363
  Male -50437
• 65–69 yrs -2.9%
  Female -39604
  Male -40280
• 70–74 yrs -2.2%
  Female -30509
  Male -29287
• 75 & over yrs -3.6%
  Female -54758
  Male -43196
• Total - 100%
  Females 1,377,472
  Males 1,351,392

Source: Statistical Institute Of Jamaica: http://statinja.gov.jm/Demo_SocialStats/newEndofYearPopulationbyAgeandSex2008.aspx

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Population Of Jamaica, By Labour Force 2018

Births

About 80% of babies born in Jamaica are born to teenage mothers. There is an estimated 20.04 births per 1,000 and the fertility rate is an estimated 2.3 children born per woman. In addition, the population growth rate is an estimated 0.779%.

Deaths

Majority of deaths in Jamaica are as a result of crime and violence and the victims are mainly young males. Over 1500 persons died as a result of crime and violence in 2007.

An estimated 900 persons died from HIV/ AIDS in 2003. The death rate is an estimated 6.37 deaths per 1,000 and the infant mortality rate is 15.57 deaths per 1,000 live births. The life expectancy rate is an estimated 71.88 years for males and 75.38 years for females.

Ethnic Groups

The Jamaican population consists of three main ethnic groups – Black, East Indian, and White. The other ethic groups include Chinese, Lebanese and Syrians.

Blacks account for 90% of the population, the White 0.4%, the East Indian – 1.5% and 7.3 % of the population is multiracial.

Despite the population of Jamaica being dominantly

black, the people are bonded by the country’s motto "Out of many, one people".

The Chinese

The Chinese came to Jamaica in the 1800s as indentured labourers shortly after the abolition of slavery in 1834 to suffice the labour market.

Along with their labour skills, the Chinese took with them their entrepreneurial skills as well as their kitchen craft. The patties we all love today were inspired by the Chinese.

Today, you can find grocery shops, haberdasheries or supermarkets owned by a Chinese all around the island. Additionally, the chain restaurants, Juici Patties and Tastee Patties are owned by Chinese or Chinese descendants.

Read more about the Chinese in Jamaica here.

The East Indians

The East Indians also came to Jamaica as indentured labourers. Today the East Indians are operators of boutiques, duty free shops and jewelry stores mainly in the resort towns and cities (Montego Bay, Negril, Ocho Rios and Kingston).

The Whites

The original whites or Caucasians in Jamaica were the owners and masters of the slaves in Jamaica, and most were originally from Europe.

After the abolition of slavery, many of them remained and continued running their sugar estates. One such family was the Lawsons, who owned and operated the Sugar Estate in Hampden, Trelawny.

The Mulattoes

These groups of people are a mixed, usually between black and white. Many of the offspring were produced during slavery, as the 'Bakra' (master) would sleep with the young slave women.

A prominent offspring of this group was one of our national heroes – George William Gordon, whose mother was a slave. Bob Marley was one of those as well.

We Jamaicans are said to be among the warmest and friendliest people in the world. Nicknamed the sprint factory of the Caribbean, Jamaica has been consistently producing world class athletes for over 40 years.

Bert Cameron, Donald Quarrie, George Rhoden, Herbert McKenley, Arthur Wint, Merlene Ottey, Veronica Campbell, Asafa Powell and Usain Bolt are just a few of the names that have brought Jamaica fame. We are a strong people, brilliant, athletic, resourceful and resilient.

Indeed, 'wi likkle but wi tallawah'.

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