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Jamaica

Jamaica / JM

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Jamaica in numbers.

Area10,990 kmยฒWorld # 163 โ†’Population2.8MWorld # 140 โ†’Population density258.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 49 โ†’Life expectancy71.6 yearsWorld # 140 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 8,003World # 113 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Jamaica across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area10,990 kmยฒWorld # 163 / 2023 โ†’Population2.8MWorld # 140 / 2025 โ†’Population density258.2 people/kmยฒWorld # 49 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,962World # 72 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth-0.1%World # 176 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.4World # 185 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate11.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 127 / 2024 โ†’Death rate8.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 78 / 2024 โ†’Median age31.7 yearsWorld # 122 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+8.6%World # 109 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1418.3%World # 136 / 2025 โ†’Urban population59.4%World # 129 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-11.1KWorld # 154 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-3.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 184 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share0.8%World # 178 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy71.6 yearsWorld # 140 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy61.7 yearsWorld # 105 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 144 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate11.5%World # 123 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 8,003World # 113 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 22.7BWorld # 127 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 13,291World # 128 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth0.1%World # 194 / 2025 โ†’Inflation4%World # 64 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment3.3%World # 137 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment10.8%World # 107 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,963 hours/yearWorld # 68 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)39.9World # 43 / 2021 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)5.5%World # 34 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million people5.6 per million peopleWorld # 91 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,892 kcal/dayWorld # 105 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person67 kg/person/yearWorld # 73 / 2023 โ†’Rice production0 tWorld # 120 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production6.5K tWorld # 40 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area56.2%World # 36 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person1,205 kWh/personWorld # 102 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person3 tWorld # 112 / 2024 โ†’Internet use90.1%World # 59 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions117.7 per 100 peopleWorld # 98 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate49.4 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 5 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate15.1 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 94 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.3%World # 102 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament30.2%World # 76 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals1.3MWorld # 85 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 2.1BWorld # 52 / 2011 โ†’World Heritage sites2 sitesWorld # 114 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2011 / 68.9%Main languageEnglishMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2024Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportRacket sports464 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightEnglishLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyJamaican DollarJMDDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country