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Population in Jamaica
2 930 050
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Jamaica is 2 930 050 people, including children under the age of 6 - 294 104 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 344 647 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 352 705 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 1 258 823 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 550 849 people, and the centenarians in Jamaica over 80 years old - 128 922 people.
Population size in Jamaica by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 294 104 / 10.04% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 344 647 / 11.76% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 352 705 / 12.04% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 1 258 823 / 42.96% |
| Elderly over 60 | 550 849 / 18.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 128 922 / 4.4% |
Gender composition of the population in Jamaica
Total in Jamaica permanent residents 1 337 568 men (45.65%) and 1 592 482 women (54.35%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 87 608 / 5.8% | 70 087 / 5.9% | 46.8% |
| 5 – 9 | 87 608 / 5.8% | 68 740 / 5.8% | 46.6% |
| 10 - 14 | 78 173 / 5.1% | 62 001 / 5.3% | 46.6% |
| 15 - 19 | 66 043 / 4.2% | 53 914 / 4.7% | 47.1% |
| 20 - 24 | 78 173 / 5.1% | 64 696 / 5.5% | 48.1% |
| 25 - 29 | 115 912 / 7.9% | 97 044 / 7.9% | 48% |
| 30 - 34 | 113 216 / 7.7% | 97 044 / 7.9% | 48.5% |
| 35 - 39 | 103 782 / 7% | 94 348 / 7.7% | 50.2% |
| 40 - 44 | 95 695 / 6.4% | 88 957 / 7.3% | 50.6% |
| 45 - 49 | 87 608 / 5.8% | 82 218 / 6.8% | 50.9% |
| 50 - 54 | 99 738 / 6.7% | 99 740 / 8.1% | 52.7% |
| 55 - 59 | 105 129 / 7.1% | 114 566 / 9.2% | 54.6% |
| 60 - 64 | 87 608 / 5.8% | 102 435 / 8.3% | 56.4% |
| 65 - 69 | 60 651 / 3.8% | 80 870 / 6.7% | 59.5% |
| 70 - 74 | 25 608 / 1.2% | 43 131 / 3.9% | 64.9% |
| 75 - 79 | 32 347 / 1.7% | 67 392 / 5.7% | 69.1% |
| 80+ | 22 912 / 1% | 60 653 / 5.2% | 74.3% |
Education level
Education level of residents in Jamaica: have higher education 22.4% (656 331 people), incomplete higher education — 3.2% (93 762 people), secondary vocational — 35.4% (1 037 238 people), 11 classes — 15.4% (451 228 people), 9 classes — 8.4% (246 124 people), 5 classes — 8.5% (249 054 people), have no education — 0.1% (2 930 people), illiterate — 0.9% (26 370 people).
| Higher education | 656 331 / 22.4% |
| Incomplete higher | 93 762 / 3.2% |
| Secondary vocational | 1 037 238 / 35.4% |
| Elementary school | 451 228 / 15.4% |
| Middle school | 246 124 / 8.4% |
| High school | 249 054 / 8.5% |
| Without education | 2 930 / 0.1% |
| Illiterate | 26 370 / 0.9% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Jamaica
Total in Jamaica the number of officially employed population is 1 796 121 people (61.3%), pensioners 791 114 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 254 914 people (8.7%).
| Employed population | 1 796 121 / 61.3% |
| Unemployed | 254 914 / 8.7% |
| Pensioners | 791 114 / 27% |
Disability
Total in Jamaica have a disability 314 394 people, what constitutes 10.73% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 51 862 (1.77.%), disabled of the group II are 117 788 (4.02.%), disabled of the group III are 113 393 (3.87.%), disabled children 31 352 (1.07.%).
| Total disabled | 314 394 / 10.73% |
| Disabled of the group I | 51 862 / 1.77% |
| Disabled of the group II | 117 788 / 4.02% |
| Disabled of the group III | 113 393 / 3.87% |
| Disabled children | 31 352 / 1.07% |