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Jamaica:
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Other pages in this profile of Jamaica:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 2,804,332 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 258.9 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 32% (male 455,871/female 440,928) 15-64 years: 60.6% (male 837,241/female 861,906) 65 years and over: 7.4% (male 93,415/female 114,971) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 23.4 years male: 22.9 years female: 24 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.779% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 20.04 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 6.37 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map -5.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 15.57 deaths/1,000 live births male: 16.19 deaths/1,000 live births female: 14.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 73.59 years male: 71.88 years female: 75.38 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.3 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map 1.2% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map 22,000 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition 900 (2003 est.) |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Jamaican(s) adjective: Jamaican |
Ethnic groups |
Definition black 91.2%, mixed 6.2%, other or unknown 2.6% (2001 census) |
Religions |
Definition Protestant 62.5% (Seventh-Day Adventist 10.8%, Pentecostal 9.5%, Other Church of God 8.3%, Baptist 7.2%, New Testament Church of God 6.3%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.3%, Anglican 3.6%, other Christian 7.7%), Roman Catholic 2.6%, other or unspecified 14.2%, none 20.9%, (2001 census) |
Languages |
Definition English, English patois |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 87.9% male: 84.1% female: 91.6% (2003 est.) |
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