Indicator	Value
Total population	2,840,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 2,839,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 2,839,000 people
Median age	32.2 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024]
Life expectancy	71.5–71.6 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 71.61 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 71.48 years
Ethnic groups	Black 92.1%, mixed 6.1%, East Indian 0.8%, other 0.4%, unspecified 0.7% (2011 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Languages	English, Jamaican patoisCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religions	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.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanization	57.4% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Population growth	-0.0215 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Birth rate	11.4 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Death rate	8.21 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Urban population	58.9 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Languages (structured)	American Sign Language Jamaican Country Sign Language Jamaican Creole English Jamaican Sign Language Glottolog [2026]