Society profile
Jamaica
Jamaica: 34 indicators from open sources, newest value for each.
Demography
Population, total 2.8 MWorld Bank2025
Population aged 0-14 18.3%World Bank2025
Population aged 15-64 73.1%World Bank2025
Population aged 65+ 8.6%World Bank2025
Female share of population 50.6%World Bank2025
Urban population 59.4%World Bank2025
Fertility rate 1.4World Bank2024
Adolescent fertility rate 36.1World Bank2024
Life expectancy at birth 71.6yearsWorld Bank2024
Infant mortality 16.4‰World Bank2024
Net migration -11 053World Bank2025
Education
Adult literacy rate 79.9%World Bank1999
Secondary school enrolment 84.5%World Bank2024
Tertiary enrolment 26.2%World Bank2015
Education spending 5.5%World Bank2024
Income
GDP per capita, PPP $13 291$World Bank2025
GNI per capita, PPP $13 090$World Bank2025
Gini index 39.9World Bank2021
Poverty headcount at $2.15/day 1.4%World Bank2021
Income share held by richest 10% 29.6%World Bank2021
Health
Connectivity
Individuals using the internet 90.1%World Bank2024
Mobile subscriptions 117.7per 100World Bank2024
Access to electricity 97.7%World Bank2024
Environment
Gender Roles
Employment
Unemployment rate 3.3%World Bank2025
Youth unemployment rate 10.8%World Bank2025
Female labour force participation 63.0%World Bank2025
Male labour force participation 76.3%World Bank2025
Self-employed share 35.7%World Bank2025
Safety
Intentional homicides 49.4per 100kWorld Bank2023
Feels safe walking alone at night survey60.0%UN SDG2023
Every number carries its source and year. Where a country is missing, it is missing — we do not interpolate.