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Latin America & Caribbean · Country statistics

Jamaica

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population2.84M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$22.7B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$8K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth71.62024 · yearsInternet use90.1%2024 · % of populationForest area56.2%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
71.6

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Jamaica2024 · 71.6
018.1136.2254.3372.441960199320251960: 63.81961: 64.31962: 64.61963: 651964: 65.31965: 65.71966: 65.91967: 66.11968: 66.31969: 66.51970: 66.71971: 671972: 67.31973: 67.61974: 67.91975: 68.21976: 68.41977: 68.61978: 68.71979: 68.81980: 691981: 69.11982: 69.31983: 69.51984: 69.81985: 70.11986: 70.41987: 70.91988: 71.21989: 71.51990: 71.71991: 71.81992: 71.81993: 71.81994: 71.61995: 71.51996: 71.31997: 71.21998: 71.21999: 71.22000: 71.32001: 71.32002: 71.52003: 71.62004: 71.52005: 71.52006: 71.42007: 71.42008: 71.52009: 71.72010: 722011: 72.22012: 72.42013: 72.42014: 72.42015: 72.22016: 72.12017: 71.92018: 71.62019: 71.52020: 71.52021: 69.12022: 71.52023: 71.52024: 71.6

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Country context

Jamaica in perspective

Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Capital
Kingston
Country code
JAM

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