Jamaica




General Information

source: UN data

Region  Caribbean
Population (000, 2024) 2,839
Pop. density (per km2, 2024) 2,622
Capital city  Kingston
Capital city pop. (000, 2024) 5,898
UN membership date  181,962
Surface area (km2) 10,990
Sex ratio (m per 100 f) 978
National currency  Jamaican Dollar (JMD)
Exchange rate (per US$) 1,543
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) 17,098
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices) 42
GDP per capita (current US$) 60,472
Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added) 94
Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added) 231
Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA) 675
Employment in agriculturee (% of employed) 153
Employment in industrye (% of employed) 172
Employment in servicese (% employed) 675
Unemployment (% of labour force) 53
Labour force participation rate (female/male pop. %) 610,762
CPI: Consumer Price Indexf (2010=100) 213
Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) 113
International trade: exports (million current US$) 2,240
International trade: imports (million current US$) 7,995
International trade: balance (million current US$) 5,755
Balance of payments, current account (million US$) 130
Population growth rate (average annual %) 0
Urban population (% of total population) ...
Urban population growth rate (average annual %) ...
Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) 14
Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) 741,691
Population age distributionh (0-14/60+ years old, %) 187,130
International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.) ... / ...
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000) 1
Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) 189
Health: Current expendituree,j (% of GDP) 72
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) ...
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) ...
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) 898,917
Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio  (f/m per 100 pop.) 857,861
Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) 814,807
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.) 533
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) 274
Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants) 851
Threatened species (number) 356
Forested area (% of land area) 555
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita) 7,025
Energy production, primary (Petajoules) 12
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules) 41
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national bordersn,o (000) 2,478
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%) 201
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI) 44

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