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🇯🇲 Jamaica

Overview

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3JAM
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2JM
UN M49 numeric388
IOC codeJAM
Official nameJamaica
Native name(s)eng: official: Jamaica; common: Jamaica; jam: official: Jamaica; common: Jamaica
Alt spellingsJM
Statusofficially-assigned
IndependentYes
UN memberYes

Geography

RegionAmericas
SubregionCaribbean
UN regional groupLatin American and Caribbean Group
CapitalKingston
Area (km²)10,991
Lat / Lng18.2500, -77.5000
LandlockedNo
Borders (ISO3)
Top-level domain.jm
Calling coderoot: +1; suffixes: 876

Demographics

Population (World Bank)2,837,077 (2025)
Life expectancy (years, World Bank)71.606 (2024)
Languageseng: English; jam: Jamaican Patois
Demonymseng: f: Jamaican; m: Jamaican; fra: f: Jamaïcaine; m: Jamaïcain
Population time-series (UN WPP)74

Economy

GDP (current USD)22,704,903,217.563 (2025)
GDP per capita (current USD)8,002.921 (2025)
Unemployment rate (%)3.286 (2025)
CurrenciesJMD: name: Jamaican dollar; symbol: $

Population by year (UN WPP)

74 yearly data points — click to expand
YearPopulation
19501,407,206
19511,447,469
19521,481,343
19531,509,736
19541,533,447
19551,553,711
19561,571,973
19571,589,677
19581,608,264
19591,628,235
19601,650,005
19611,673,261
19621,696,932
19631,721,099
19641,745,568
19651,769,192
19661,791,475
19671,812,865
19681,833,765
19691,855,127
19701,878,196
19711,903,728
19721,931,542
19731,961,219
19741,990,906
19752,018,981
19762,045,578
19772,070,657
19782,094,836
19792,119,486
19802,145,658
19812,173,818
19822,203,889
19832,234,832
19842,264,562
19852,290,656
19862,312,125
19872,329,813
19882,345,777
19892,361,916
19902,379,877
19912,400,869
19922,424,701
19932,449,916
19942,475,220
19952,500,151
19962,524,463
19972,547,848
19982,569,736
19992,589,795
20002,607,826
20012,624,403
20022,640,572
20032,656,623
20042,672,225
20052,687,066
20062,700,968
20072,713,800
20082,725,635
20092,736,995
20102,748,568
20112,760,494
20122,772,430
20132,783,687
20142,793,749
20152,802,534
20162,809,915
20172,815,764
20182,820,097
20192,823,271
20202,830,739
20212,837,682
20222,839,144
20232,839,786

Full raw record (JSON)

JSON
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