Jamaica

People

The religion of the people of Jamacia are Protestant 64.8% (includes Seventh Day Adventist 12.0%, Pentecostal 11.0%, Other Church of God 9.2%, New Testament Church of God 7.2%, Baptist 6.7%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.5%, Anglican 2.8%, United Church 2.1%, Methodist 1.6%, Revived 1.4%, Brethren 0.9%, and Moravian 0.7%), Roman Catholic 2.2%, Jehovah's Witness 1.9%, Rastafarian 1.1%, other 6.5%, none 21.3%, unspecified 2.3% (2011 est.)

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1990 2000 2010 2020
Population, total (millions) 2.42 2.65 2.81 2.96
Population growth (annual %) 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.4
Surface area (sq. km) (thousands) 11 11 11 11
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 223.4 245.1 259.5 273.4
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) 28.4 18.7 17.6 ..
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) 4.6 2.6 .. ..
Income share held by lowest 20% 6.1 5.5 .. ..
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 73 74 74 75
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 2.9 2.6 2.2 2
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) 101 88 66 48
Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49) 55 69 73 ..
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) 92 96 90 ..
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) 30 22 18 13
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) 5.6 3.9 3.4 ..
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) 74 88 89 93
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) 95 86 81 77
School enrollment, primary (% gross) 102.7 96 90.6 ..
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) 69 85 92 83
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) 1 1 1 ..
Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) 0.7 1.5 1.5 1.4
Environment
Forest area (sq. km) (thousands) 5.2 5.2 5.6 6
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) .. .. .. 1.4
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) .. 11 13.8 12.5
Urban population growth (annual %) 1.1 1.3 0.9 1
Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) 1,151 1,436 951 ..
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) 3.09 3.79 2.66 2.9
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) 868 2,276 1,216 ..