Jamaica immigration statistics for 2015 was 23,167, a 2.15% decline from 2010.

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<li>Jamaica immigration statistics for 2010 was <strong>23,677</strong>, a <strong>2.62% decline</strong> from 2005.</li>
<li>Jamaica immigration statistics for 2005 was <strong>24,314</strong>, a <strong>2.56% decline</strong> from 2000.</li>
<li>Jamaica immigration statistics for 2000 was <strong>24,952</strong>, a <strong>9.86% increase</strong> from 1995.</li>
</ul>International migrant stock is the number of people born in a country other than that in which they live. It also includes refugees. The data used to estimate the international migrant stock at a particular time are obtained mainly from population censuses. The estimates are derived from the data on foreign-born population--people who have residence in one country but were born in another country. When data on the foreign-born population are not available, data on foreign population--that is, people who are citizens of a country other than the country in which they reside--are used as estimates. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 people living in one of the newly independent countries who were born in another were classified as international migrants. Estimates of migrant stock in the newly independent states from 1990 on are based on the 1989 census of the Soviet Union. For countries with information on the international migrant stock for at least two points in time, interpolation or extrapolation was used to estimate the international migrant stock on July 1 of the reference years. For countries with only one observation, estimates for the reference years were derived using rates of change in the migrant stock in the years preceding or following the single observation available. A model was used to estimate migrants for countries that had no data.

About this dataset

Context

The dataset tabulates the Jamaica population distribution across 18 age groups. It lists the population in each age group along with the percentage population relative of the total population for Jamaica. The dataset can be utilized to understand the population distribution of Jamaica by age. For example, using this dataset, we can identify the largest age group in Jamaica.

Key observations

The largest age group in Jamaica, IA was for the group of age 15 to 19 years years with a population of 22 (11.28%), according to the ACS 2018-2022 5-Year Estimates. At the same time, the smallest age group in Jamaica, IA was the 85 years and over years with a population of 0 (0%). Source: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2018-2022 5-Year Estimates

Content

When available, the data consists of estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2018-2022 5-Year Estimates

Age groups:

• Under 5 years
• 5 to 9 years
• 10 to 14 years
• 15 to 19 years
• 20 to 24 years
• 25 to 29 years
• 30 to 34 years
• 35 to 39 years
• 40 to 44 years
• 45 to 49 years
• 50 to 54 years
• 55 to 59 years
• 60 to 64 years
• 65 to 69 years
• 70 to 74 years
• 75 to 79 years
• 80 to 84 years
• 85 years and over

Variables / Data Columns

• Age Group: This column displays the age group in consideration
• Population: The population for the specific age group in the Jamaica is shown in this column.
• % of Total Population: This column displays the population of each age group as a proportion of Jamaica total population. Please note that the sum of all percentages may not equal one due to rounding of values.

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Margin of Error

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Recommended for further research

This dataset is a part of the main dataset for Jamaica Population by Age. You can refer the same here

There were approximately 44 thousand Jamaican nationals residing in the United Kingdom in 2021, a decrease from the 52 thousand Jamaican nationals residing there in 2008.

Jamaica population growth rate for 2023 was 0.02%, a 0.03% decline from 2022.

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<li>Jamaica population growth rate for 2022 was <strong>0.05%</strong>, a <strong>0.19% decline</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>Jamaica population growth rate for 2021 was <strong>0.24%</strong>, a <strong>0.02% decline</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Jamaica population growth rate for 2020 was <strong>0.26%</strong>, a <strong>0.15% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
</ul>Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

The layer was derived and compiled from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2013 – 2017 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates in order to assist 2020 Census planning purposes.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Table B04006 PEOPLE REPORTING ANCESTRY, 2013 – 2017 ACS 5-Year Estimates

Effective Date: December 2018

Last Update: December 2019

Update Cycle: ACS 5-Year Estimates update annually each December. Vintage used for 2020 Census planning purposes by Broward County.

Abstract

IPUMS-International is an effort to inventory, preserve, harmonize, and disseminate census microdata from around the world. The project has collected the world's largest archive of publicly available census samples. The data are coded and documented consistently across countries and over time to facillitate comparative research. IPUMS-International makes these data available to qualified researchers free of charge through a web dissemination system.

The IPUMS project is a collaboration of the Minnesota Population Center, National Statistical Offices, and international data archives. Major funding is provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Additional support is provided by the University of Minnesota Office of the Vice President for Research, the Minnesota Population Center, and Sun Microsystems.

Geographic coverage

National coverage

Analysis unit

Housing unit, dwellings, and households

UNITS IDENTIFIED: - Dwellings: Yes - Vacant units: No - Households: Yes - Individuals: Yes - Group quarters: Yes - Special populations: Yes (Unsettled population)

UNIT DESCRIPTIONS: - Dwellings: A dwelling unit is any building or separate and independet part of a building in which a person or group of persons living at the time of the Census. - Households: A household consists of one person who lives alone or a group of persons who, as a unit, jointly occupies the whole or part of a dwelling unit, who have common arrangements for housekeeping, and who generally share at least one meal. The household may be composed of related persons only, of unrelated persons, or of a combination of both. - Group quarters: Non-private dwelling or group dwellings are defined as living quarters in which the occupants live collectively for disciplinary, health, educational, religious, military, work or other reasons. Living collectively means that they usually eat common meals and share common domestic services.

Universe

All Jamaicans and non-Jamaican whose usual place of residence was in Jamaica even if they were temporarily (less than 6 months) abroad at the time of the census, including foreign diplomats in Jamaica. Jamaican diplomatic personnel serving in the missions overseas were excluded

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Sampling procedure

MICRODATA SOURCE: Statistical Institute of Jamaica

SAMPLE DESIGN: Systematic sample of every 10th household with a random start, drawn by the Minnesota Population Center

SAMPLE UNIT: Household

SAMPLE FRACTION: 10%

SAMPLE SIZE (person records): 223,667

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

There are 2 forms: Form C-1 (Census questionnaire) and Form C-3 (Visitation Record, Private Dwelling)

Response rate

COVERAGE: 100% of population and housing characteristics

Jamaica JM: Urban Population Growth data was reported at 0.817 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.810 % for 2016. Jamaica JM: Urban Population Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 1.436 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4.155 % in 1960 and a record low of 0.779 % in 2012. Jamaica JM: Urban Population Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jamaica – Table JM.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.; Weighted average;

Jamaica JM: Urban Population data was reported at 1,600,590.000 Person in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,587,569.000 Person for 2016. Jamaica JM: Urban Population data is updated yearly, averaging 1,179,627.000 Person from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,600,590.000 Person in 2017 and a record low of 549,844.000 Person in 1960. Jamaica JM: Urban Population data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jamaica – Table JM.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.; Sum;

Jamaica Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Total Population: Annualized Average Growth Rate data was reported at 2.140 % in 2021. Jamaica Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Total Population: Annualized Average Growth Rate data is updated yearly, averaging 2.140 % from Dec 2021 (Median) to 2021, with 1 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.140 % in 2021 and a record low of 2.140 % in 2021. Jamaica Survey Mean Consumption or Income per Capita: Total Population: Annualized Average Growth Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Jamaica – Table JM.World Bank.WDI: Social: Poverty and Inequality. The growth rate in the welfare aggregate of the total population is computed as the annualized average growth rate in per capita real consumption or income of the total population in the income distribution in a country from household surveys over a roughly 5-year period. Mean per capita real consumption or income is measured at 2017 Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) using the Poverty and Inequality Platform (http://www.pip.worldbank.org). For some countries means are not reported due to grouped and/or confidential data. The annualized growth rate is computed as (Mean in final year/Mean in initial year)^(1/(Final year - Initial year)) - 1. The reference year is the year in which the underlying household survey data was collected. In cases for which the data collection period bridged two calendar years, the first year in which data were collected is reported. The initial year refers to the nearest survey collected 5 years before the most recent survey available, only surveys collected between 3 and 7 years before the most recent survey are considered. The coverage and quality of the 2017 PPP price data for Iraq and most other North African and Middle Eastern countries were hindered by the exceptional period of instability they faced at the time of the 2017 exercise of the International Comparison Program. See the Poverty and Inequality Platform for detailed explanations.;World Bank, Global Database of Shared Prosperity (GDSP) (http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/poverty/brief/global-database-of-shared-prosperity).;;The comparability of welfare aggregates (consumption or income) for the chosen years T0 and T1 is assessed for every country. If comparability across the two surveys is a major concern for a country, the selection criteria are re-applied to select the next best survey year(s). Annualized growth rates are calculated between the survey years, using a compound growth formula. The survey years defining the period for which growth rates are calculated and the type of welfare aggregate used to calculate the growth rates are noted in the footnotes.

Throughout the final century of legal slavery in Jamaica, the population grew from below 87 thousand in 1734 to over 317 thousand in 1823. In the last decade, however, this number fell by 15 thousand, as many slave owners sold their slaves to other non-British colonies in anticipation of slavery's abolition. In Jamaica in August, 1834, all slaves were officially emancipated, although the majority then became "apprentices". The apprentice system saw little change for most ex-slaves, who were obligated to work 45 hours per week without pay, but with some minor improvements to their protections under law; this system was eventually scrapped in 1838.

Abstract

IPUMS-International is an effort to inventory, preserve, harmonize, and disseminate census microdata from around the world. The project has collected the world's largest archive of publicly available census samples. The data are coded and documented consistently across countries and over time to facillitate comparative research. IPUMS-International makes these data available to qualified researchers free of charge through a web dissemination system.

The IPUMS project is a collaboration of the Minnesota Population Center, National Statistical Offices, and international data archives. Major funding is provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Additional support is provided by the University of Minnesota Office of the Vice President for Research, the Minnesota Population Center, and Sun Microsystems.

Geographic coverage

National coverage

Analysis unit

Housing unit, dwellings, and households

UNITS IDENTIFIED: - Dwellings: Yes - Vacant units: No - Households: Yes - Individuals: Yes - Group quarters: Yes - Special populations: Yes (Unsettled population)

UNIT DESCRIPTIONS: - Dwellings: A dwelling unit is any building or separate and independet part of a building in which a person or group of persons living at the time of the Census. - Households: A household consists of one person who lives alone or a group of persons who, as a unit, jointly occupies the whole or part of a dwelling unit, who have common arrangements for housekeeping, and who generally share at least one meal. The household may be composed of related persons only, of unrelated persons, or of a combination of both. - Group quarters: Non-private dwelling or group dwellings are defined as living quarters in which the occupants live collectively for disciplinary, health, educational, religious, military, work or other reasons. Living collectively means that they usually eat common meals and share common domestic services.

Universe

All Jamaicans and non-Jamaican whose usual place of residence was in Jamaica even if they were temporarily (less than 6 months) abroad at the time of the census. Both foreign diplomats in Jamaica and Jamaican diplomatic personnel serving in the missions overseas were excluded

Kind of data

Census/enumeration data [cen]

Sampling procedure

MICRODATA SOURCE: Statistical Institute of Jamaica

SAMPLE DESIGN: The sample consists only of data from long forms, filled by the population in 10% of enumeration districts.

SAMPLE UNIT: Household

SAMPLE FRACTION: 10% (adjustment for undercount implicit in the sample weights suggests a true density of approximately 8%)

SAMPLE SIZE (person records): 205,179

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

There are 2 forms. (1) The short form contains questions which will be asked of the entire population. (2) The long form contains all questions on the short form and questions which will be administered only to 10% of the population identified on the selection of a 10% sample of all E.Ds.

Response rate

COVERAGE: 100% of population and housing characteristics; 10% receiving long forms, including all collective dwellings

Jamaica birth rate for 2025 is 14.61, a 1.67% decline from 2024.

<ul style='margin-top:20px;'>

<li>Jamaica birth rate for 2024 was <strong>14.86</strong>, a <strong>27.84% increase</strong> from 2023.</li>
<li>Jamaica birth rate for 2023 was <strong>11.62</strong>, a <strong>1.96% decline</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>Jamaica birth rate for 2022 was <strong>11.86</strong>, a <strong>0.83% decline</strong> from 2021.</li>
</ul>Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.

Netherlands Number of Immigrants: Jamaica data was reported at 74.000 Person in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 97.000 Person for 2016. Netherlands Number of Immigrants: Jamaica data is updated yearly, averaging 57.000 Person from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2017, with 23 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 97.000 Person in 2016 and a record low of 22.000 Person in 2005. Netherlands Number of Immigrants: Jamaica data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistics Netherlands. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Netherlands – Table NL.G005: Number of Immigrants: by Country.

Jamaica hunger statistics for 2021 was 8.30%, a 0.8% increase from 2020.

• Jamaica hunger statistics for 2020 was 7.50%, a 0.9% increase from 2019.
• Jamaica hunger statistics for 2019 was 6.60%, a 0.3% increase from 2018.
• Jamaica hunger statistics for 2018 was 6.30%, a 1% decline from 2017.

Population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (also referred to as prevalence of undernourishment) shows the percentage of the population whose food intake is insufficient to meet dietary energy requirements continuously. Data showing as 5 may signify a prevalence of undernourishment below 5%.

In 2024, the labor participation rate among the total population aged between 15 and 64 in Jamaica remained nearly unchanged at around 72.24 percent. Still, the labor participation rate reached its highest value in the observed period in 2024. The labor force participation rate is the share of the population aged 15 and over who are currently employed or actively searching for work. It is calculated by dividing the economically active population aged 15 and over by the total population aged 15 and over.Find more key insights for the labor participation rate among the total population aged between 15 and 64 in countries like Dominican Republic and Haiti.

From the time of Columbus' arrival on the island in 1494, until British annexation in 1655, the island of Jamaica was largely under Spanish control. During this time, Jamaica was not colonized as extensively as other areas of the Americas (due to the lack of precious metals, which had become the focus of Spanish expansion in the 16th) and was mostly used as a supply base for other colonization efforts. Because of this, the number of slaves brought to the island was relatively low, until Britain took control of the island and began planting on a much larger scale. Jamaica as the world's largest sugar exporter For most of the 18th century, Jamaica was Britain's most valuable colony in the Caribbean, as the British plantations focused largely on the production of cash crops; especially sugar. In the 1700s, Jamaica was the second largest sugar exporter in the world, behind the French colony of St. Domingue (Haiti); however, Haiti lost this position during the Haitian Revolution of the 1790s, at which point Jamaica emerged as the global leader. Jamaica held this title for almost three decades until the slave trade and slavery were abolished throughout the British Empire in 1807 and 1833 respectively, during which time which point Cuba quickly overtook it as the global leader. Demographic impact The vast majority of Jamaica's population at this time were African-born slaves or their ancestors; the high mortality rates and low fertility rates on Jamaica's plantations meant that slave owners had to import a high number of African captives into the colony in order to meet the output levels demanded by European consumers. There were sizeable numbers of white indentured servants, white planters, free people of color and maroons (former slaves who escaped and formed their own communities in Jamaica's interior) living in Jamaica during this century, however enslaved people made up the vast majority of Jamaica's population. Between 1607 and 1842, an estimated 1.02 million African captives disembarked in Jamaican ports, while an unknown number of slaves were imported from other areas of the Americas. The slave trade was abolished in 1807, yet the practice of slavery was not abolished until 1833 (and came into effect the following year); although no slave arrivals were recorded in these years, it is very likely that slaves continued to be smuggled into Jamaica until the mid-1800s. Today, it is estimated that approximately 98% of Jamaica's population is of African or mixed descent, the primary reason for this was the Atlantic slave trade.

Jamaica crime rate per 100K population for 2021 was 52.13, a 10.29% increase from 2020.

<ul style='margin-top:20px;'>

<li>Jamaica crime rate per 100K population for 2020 was <strong>47.26</strong>, a <strong>0.76% decline</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>Jamaica crime rate per 100K population for 2019 was <strong>47.62</strong>, a <strong>3.88% increase</strong> from 2018.</li>
<li>Jamaica crime rate per 100K population for 2018 was <strong>45.84</strong>, a <strong>21.83% decline</strong> from 2017.</li>
</ul>Intentional homicides are estimates of unlawful homicides purposely inflicted as a result of domestic disputes, interpersonal violence, violent conflicts over land resources, intergang violence over turf or control, and predatory violence and killing by armed groups. Intentional homicide does not include all intentional killing; the difference is usually in the organization of the killing. Individuals or small groups usually commit homicide, whereas killing in armed conflict is usually committed by fairly cohesive groups of up to several hundred members and is thus usually excluded.

Employment Rate in Jamaica decreased to 96.30 percent in the first quarter of 2025 from 96.50 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Jamaica Employment Rate- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Jamaica is one of the countries with the highest homicide rates in Latin America and the Caribbean. Indeed, the number of people murdered in Jamaica amounted to 1,141 in 2024, slightly down from 1,393 victims a year earlier.

Jamaica refugee statistics for 2022 was 31.00, a 0% increase from 2021.

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<li>Jamaica refugee statistics for 2021 was <strong>31.00</strong>, a <strong>14.81% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Jamaica refugee statistics for 2020 was <strong>27.00</strong>, a <strong>107.69% increase</strong> from 2018.</li>
<li>Jamaica refugee statistics for 2018 was <strong>13.00</strong>, a <strong>0% increase</strong> from 2017.</li>
</ul>Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted.