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People of Jamaica

Population:2,780,132 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 32.5% (male 459,968/female 444,963)
15-64 years: 60.1% (male 822,486/female 848,310)
65 years and over: 7.4% (male 91,856/female 112,549) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 23.2 years
male: 22.6 years
female: 23.7 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:0.777% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:20.44 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:6.59 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:-6.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.034 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.816 male(s)/female
total population: 0.978 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 15.73 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 16.4 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 15.01 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 73.12 years
male: 71.43 years
female: 74.9 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:2.36 children born/woman (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:1.2% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:22,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:900 (2003 est.)
Nationality:noun: Jamaican(s)
adjective: Jamaican
Ethnic groups:black 91.2%, mixed 6.2%, other or unknown 2.6% (2001 census)
Religions: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:English, English patois
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 87.9%
male: 84.1%
female: 91.6% (2003 est.)

Jamaica Quickstats

  • Population: 2,780,132 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 10,991 sq km
  • Density: 252 /km² (49th)
  • GDP (total): $11.69 billion (131st)
  • GDP (per capita): $4,300 (114th)
  • Literacy: 87.9%

Languages of Jamaica

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  • Currency: Jamaican dollar (JMD)
  • Dial code: +1 876

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Jamaica Internet

  • Usage: 1,067,000
  • Penetration: 39.9 %
  • Top Domain: .jm

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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