Jamaica Population

The total population in Jamaica was estimated at 2.7 million people in 2017, according to the latest census figures. Looking back, in the year of 1960, Jamaica had a population of 1.6 million people.

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Jamaica Labour	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Unemployment Rate	8.40	9.70	16.50	8.40	percent	[+]
Youth Unemployment Rate	19.40	22.40	37.00	19.40	percent	[+]
Population	2.73	2.73	2.73	1.63	Million	[+]
Unemployed Persons	111800.00	131100.00	215100.00	111800.00		[+]
Labor Force Participation Rate	64.00	64.50	65.50	61.70	percent	[+]
Employed Persons	1226400.00	1217300.00	1226400.00	1098700.00		[+]
Employment Rate	91.60	90.30	91.60	83.70	percent	[+]

The population of Jamaica represents 0.04 percent of the world´s total population which arguably means that one person in every 2573 people on the planet is a resident of Jamaica. This page provides - Jamaica Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Jamaica Population - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on December of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	2.73	2.73	2.73	1.63	1960 - 2017	Million	Yearly

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Country	Last		Previous	Range
China	1390.08	Dec/17	1383	1390 : 552	Million
India	1283.60	Dec/17	1269	1284 : 359	Million
Euro Area	340.72	Dec/17	340	341 : 260	Million
United States	325.72	Dec/17	323	326 : 76.09	Million
Indonesia	261.90	Dec/17	259	262 : 88.69	Million
Brazil	207.66	Dec/17	206	208 : 72.74	Million
Russia	146.90	Dec/18	147	149 : 120	Million
Japan	126.71	Dec/17	127	128 : 83.2	Million
Mexico	123.52	Dec/17	122	124 : 38.68	Million
Germany	82.85	Dec/18	82.52	82.85 : 72.54	Million
Turkey	80.81	Dec/17	79.81	80.81 : 28.23	Million
France	67.19	Dec/18	66.95	67.19 : 45.46	Million
United Kingdom	66.19	Dec/18	65.81	66.19 : 52.2	Million
Italy	60.48	Dec/18	60.59	60.8 : 50.03	Million
South Africa	57.73	Jun/18	56.84	57.73 : 17.46	Million
South Korea	51.45	Dec/17	51.25	51.45 : 25.01	Million
Spain	46.66	Dec/18	46.53	46.82 : 30.33	Million
Argentina	44.05	Dec/17	43.59	44.05 : 20.68	Million
Canada	36.96	Dec/17	36.89	36.96 : 17.91	Million
Saudi Arabia	32.61	Dec/17	31.74	32.61 : 4.04	Million
Australia	24.70	Dec/17	24.13	24.7 : 10.39	Million
Netherlands	17.12	Dec/18	17.08	17.12 : 11.42	Million
Switzerland	8.48	Dec/18	8.42	8.48 : 5.3	Million
Singapore	5.61	Dec/17	5.6	5.61 : 1.65	Million