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Last update: 2025-08-11
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$ 812.04 (2021)
Inflation rate
5.4% (2024)
Unemployment rate
4.9% (2024)
Below the poverty line
16.7% (2021)
Gini coefficient
40.2 (2021)
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
3.46
Beer
1.19
Wine
0.25
Spirits
1.66
Other alcohol
0.35
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
2 823 713 (2024)
Male population
1 397 495
Female population
1 426 218
Population growth rate
0.1% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
15.6 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
7.5 (2024)
Urbanization
57.4% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
B+
Moody's
B2
Standard & Poors
B+
Current as of
2019
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
65.72%
iOS
33.96%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+1 (876)
Internet domain
.jm
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
16
Internet user penetration
83%
Fixed internet penetration
16%
Current as of
2023
General information
Сontinent
North America
Time zone
UTC−5
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
JM
Capital
Kingston
Official language
English
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
9%
Smoking men
3.1%
Smoking women
15.1%
Current as of
2025
Area (sq. km)
Total area
10 991
Land area
10 831
Water area
160
Popular payment systems
- PayPal
- Visa
- Mastercard
Popular social networks and messengers
- Instagram
- Threads
- Facebook
- TikTok
Age structure
0-14 years
23.8%
15-64 years
65.7%
65+ years
10.4%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Protestantism
Non-religious
21.3%
Not specified
2.3%
Current as of
2011
Last update: 2025-08-11