Jamaica, JM

Jamaica: Island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea

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Quick Facts about Jamaica

Population :	2,890,299
Country :	Jamaica
Head of government :	Prime Minister of Jamaica
Plate code :	JA
Area :	10991.91 km²
Official name :	la Jamaïque, Jamaica
Continent :	North America
Easternmost point :	Point(-76.188169444 17.914919444)
Northernmost point :	Point(-77.8469 18.52493)
Legislative body :	Parliament of Jamaica
Official language :	English
Capital :	Kingston
Establishment :	January 01, 1962 (62 years ago)
Time Zone :	UTC−05:00
Local time :	19:30:10 (24th November 2024)

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Geography

Jamaica is located at 18°10'0"N 77°15'0"W (18.1666700, -77.2500000).

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The largest city of Jamaica is Kingston with a population of 937,700. Other cities include, Portmore population 102,861, May Pen population 44,755, Old Harbour population 26,024 and Half Way Tree population 18,552. See all Jamaica cities & populated places.

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Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1960	1,628,520	-	(Worldbank)
1961	1,651,073	1.37%	(Worldbank)
1962	1,676,501	1.52%	(Worldbank)
1963	1,703,651	1.59%	(Worldbank)
1964	1,730,738	1.57%	(Worldbank)
1965	1,756,511	1.47%	(Worldbank)
1966	1,780,518	1.35%	(Worldbank)
1967	1,803,319	1.26%	(Worldbank)
1968	1,825,879	1.24%	(Worldbank)
1969	1,849,662	1.29%	(Worldbank)
1970	1,875,642	1.39%	(Worldbank)
1971	1,904,276	1.5%	(Worldbank)
1972	1,935,100	1.59%	(Worldbank)
1973	1,966,974	1.62%	(Worldbank)
1974	1,998,309	1.57%	(Worldbank)
1975	2,028,016	1.46%	(Worldbank)
1976	2,055,365	1.33%	(Worldbank)
1977	2,080,831	1.22%	(Worldbank)
1978	2,105,907	1.19%	(Worldbank)
1979	2,132,785	1.26%	(Worldbank)
1980	2,162,846	1.39%	(Worldbank)
1981	2,196,921	1.55%	(Worldbank)
1982	2,234,057	1.66%	(Worldbank)
1983	2,271,736	1.66%	(Worldbank)
1984	2,306,366	1.5%	(Worldbank)
1985	2,335,510	1.25%	(Worldbank)
1986	2,358,161	0.96%	(Worldbank)
1987	2,375,393	0.73%	(Worldbank)
1988	2,389,411	0.59%	(Worldbank)
1989	2,403,464	0.58%	(Worldbank)
1990	2,419,906	0.68%	(Worldbank)
1991	2,439,334	0.8%	(Worldbank)
1992	2,461,049	0.88%	(Worldbank)
1993	2,484,581	0.95%	(Worldbank)
1994	2,509,043	0.97%	(Worldbank)
1995	2,533,711	0.97%	(Worldbank)
1996	2,558,637	0.97%	(Worldbank)
1997	2,583,916	0.98%	(Worldbank)
1998	2,608,873	0.96%	(Worldbank)
1999	2,632,675	0.9%	(Worldbank)
2000	2,654,701	0.83%	(Worldbank)
2001	2,674,702	0.75%	(Worldbank)
2002	2,692,845	0.67%	(Worldbank)
2003	2,709,437	0.61%	(Worldbank)
2004	2,725,015	0.57%	(Worldbank)
2005	2,740,003	0.55%	(Worldbank)
2006	2,754,407	0.52%	(Worldbank)
2007	2,768,227	0.5%	(Worldbank)
2008	2,781,876	0.49%	(Worldbank)
2009	2,795,837	0.5%	(Worldbank)
2010	2,810,460	0.52%	(Worldbank)
2011	2,825,929	0.55%	(Worldbank)
2012	2,842,132	0.57%	(Worldbank)
2013	2,858,709	0.58%	(Worldbank)
2014	2,875,136	0.57%	(Worldbank)
2015	2,950,210	2.54%	estimation process
2016	2,906,238	-1.51%	(Worldbank)
2017	2,890,299	-0.55%	census
2018	2,934,855	1.52%	(Worldbank)
2019	2,948,279	0.46%	(Worldbank)

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