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Jamaica
Jamaica
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Population
2.83M
Capital
Kingston
Area
10,991 km²
Currency
JMD
Jamaican dollar
Statistics
Latest values from the World Bank. Click any metric for the full trend.
GDP (current US$)
$22.01B
as of 2024
GDP per capita
$7,754
as of 2024
Population
2.84M
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
-0.0%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
5.4%
as of 2024
Unemployment (% of labor force)
3.2%
as of 2024
Internet users (% of population)
90.1%
as of 2024
Life expectancy at birth
71.61
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
7.6%
as of 2023
Education spending (% of GDP)
5.5%
as of 2024
Urban population (% of total)
58.9%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
1.35
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
—
no data
Trade (% of GDP)
—
no data
Land area (km²)
10,830
as of 2023
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About Jamaica
- Languages
- English, Jamaican Patois
- Currencies
- Jamaican dollar (JMD)
- Timezones
- UTC-05:00
- Demonym
- Jamaican
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- ISO codes
- JM · JAM
- Map
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