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Population Kingston (Jamaica)
587 798
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) Kingston is 587 798 people, including children under the age of 6 - 59 000 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 69 140 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 70 756 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 252 533 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 110 506 people, and the centenarians Kingston over 80 years old - 25 863 people.
Population size Kingston by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 59 000 / 10.04% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 69 140 / 11.76% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 70 756 / 12.04% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 252 533 / 42.96% |
| Elderly over 60 | 110 506 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 25 863 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population Kingston
Total Kingston permanent residents 268 330 men (45.65%) and 319 468 women (54.35%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 17 574 / 5.8% | 14 061 / 5.9% | 46.8% |
| 5 – 9 | 17 574 / 5.8% | 13 790 / 5.8% | 46.6% |
| 10 - 14 | 15 682 / 5.1% | 12 439 / 5.3% | 46.6% |
| 15 - 19 | 13 248 / 4.2% | 10 816 / 4.7% | 47.1% |
| 20 - 24 | 15 682 / 5.1% | 12 979 / 5.5% | 48.1% |
| 25 - 29 | 23 253 / 7.9% | 19 469 / 7.9% | 48% |
| 30 - 34 | 22 712 / 7.7% | 19 469 / 7.9% | 48.5% |
| 35 - 39 | 20 819 / 7% | 18 928 / 7.7% | 50.2% |
| 40 - 44 | 19 197 / 6.4% | 17 846 / 7.3% | 50.6% |
| 45 - 49 | 17 574 / 5.8% | 16 494 / 6.8% | 50.9% |
| 50 - 54 | 20 008 / 6.7% | 20 009 / 8.1% | 52.7% |
| 55 - 59 | 21 089 / 7.1% | 22 984 / 9.2% | 54.6% |
| 60 - 64 | 17 574 / 5.8% | 20 550 / 8.3% | 56.4% |
| 65 - 69 | 12 167 / 3.8% | 16 224 / 6.7% | 59.5% |
| 70 - 74 | 5 137 / 1.2% | 8 653 / 3.9% | 64.9% |
| 75 - 79 | 6 489 / 1.7% | 13 520 / 5.7% | 69.1% |
| 80+ | 4 596 / 1% | 12 168 / 5.2% | 74.3% |
Education level
Education level of residents Kingston: have higher education 22.4% (131 667 people), incomplete higher education — 3.2% (18 810 people), secondary vocational — 35.4% (208 080 people), 11 classes — 15.4% (90 521 people), 9 classes — 8.4% (49 375 people), 5 classes — 8.5% (49 963 people), have no education — 0.1% (588 people), illiterate — 0.9% (5 290 people).
| Higher education | 131 667 / 22.4% |
| Incomplete higher | 18 810 / 3.2% |
| Secondary vocational | 208 080 / 35.4% |
| Elementary school | 90 521 / 15.4% |
| Middle school | 49 375 / 8.4% |
| High school | 49 963 / 8.5% |
| Without education | 588 / 0.1% |
| Illiterate | 5 290 / 0.9% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners Kingston
Total Kingston the number of officially employed population is 360 320 people (61.3%), pensioners 158 705 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 51 138 people (8.7%).
| Employed population | 360 320 / 61.3% |
| Unemployed | 51 138 / 8.7% |
| Pensioners | 158 705 / 27% |
Disability
Total Kingston have a disability 63 071 people, what constitutes 10.73% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 10 404 (1.77.%), disabled of the group II are 23 629 (4.02.%), disabled of the group III are 22 748 (3.87.%), disabled children 6 289 (1.07.%).
| Total disabled | 63 071 / 10.73% |
| Disabled of the group I | 10 404 / 1.77% |
| Disabled of the group II | 23 629 / 4.02% |
| Disabled of the group III | 22 748 / 3.87% |
| Disabled children | 6 289 / 1.07% |