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Jamaica

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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