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Jamaica: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 2,827,377 (2022)
Population Growth Rate -0.011 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 37.53 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 57.008 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 10.7 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 70.5 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 4.35 billion kWh (2021) #127
Consumption 3.2 billion kWh (2021) #132
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 0 billion kWh (2021) #118
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.61 billion kWh (2021) #131

Oil

Ranking
Production 2.23 thousand bbl/day (2021) #99
Consumption 39.65 thousand bbl/day (2021) #108
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 23.36 thousand bbl/day (2013) #66
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 25.11 billion cu ft (2021) #96
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 25.2 billion cu ft (2021) #63
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 28 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 2,964,974 (2018 est.)
Highways 22,121 km (2011)
Internet Users 1,336,653 (2016 est.)
Telephones 363,820 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationCaribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba
Total Area10,991 sq. km
Land Area10,831 sq. km
Water Area160 sq. km
Coastline1,022 km
Climatetropical; hot, humid; temperate interior
Terrainmostly mountains, with narrow, discontinuous coastal plain
Lowest PointCaribbean Sea 0 m
Highest Point Blue Mountain Peak 2,256 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020