The religion of the people of Jamacia are 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.)
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1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | |
Population, total (millions) | 2.42 | 2.65 | 2.81 | 2.96 |
Population growth (annual %) | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Surface area (sq. km) (thousands) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) | 223.4 | 245.1 | 259.5 | 273.4 |
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines (% of population) | 28.4 | 18.7 | 17.6 | .. |
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) | 4.6 | 2.6 | .. | .. |
Income share held by lowest 20% | 6.1 | 5.5 | .. | .. |
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) | 73 | 74 | 74 | 75 |
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2 |
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women ages 15-19) | 101 | 88 | 66 | 48 |
Contraceptive prevalence, any method (% of married women ages 15-49) | 55 | 69 | 73 | .. |
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) | 92 | 96 | 90 | .. |
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) | 30 | 22 | 18 | 13 |
Prevalence of underweight, weight for age (% of children under 5) | 5.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | .. |
Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) | 74 | 88 | 89 | 93 |
Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) | 95 | 86 | 81 | 77 |
School enrollment, primary (% gross) | 102.7 | 96 | 90.6 | .. |
School enrollment, secondary (% gross) | 69 | 85 | 92 | 83 |
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. |
Prevalence of HIV, total (% of population ages 15-49) | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
Environment | ||||
Forest area (sq. km) (thousands) | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 6 |
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) | .. | .. | .. | 1.4 |
Annual freshwater withdrawals, total (% of internal resources) | .. | 11 | 13.8 | 12.5 |
Urban population growth (annual %) | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1 |
Energy use (kg of oil equivalent per capita) | 1,151 | 1,436 | 951 | .. |
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) | 3.09 | 3.79 | 2.66 | 2.9 |
Electric power consumption (kWh per capita) | 868 | 2,276 | 1,216 | .. |