Jamaika - Daten & Fakten

Daten & Fakten
Flagge: Jamaika Jamaika
Capital
name: Kingston

geographic coordinates: 18 00 N, 76 48 W

time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: the name is a blending of the words "king's" and "town"; the English king at the time of the city's founding in 1692 was WILLIAM III (r. 1689-1702)
Citizenship
citizenship by birth: yes

citizenship by descent only: yes

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 4 out of the previous 5 years
Legal system
common law system based on the English model
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Area
total: 10,991 sq km

land: 10,831 sq km

water: 160 sq km
Land use
agricultural land: 41.4% (2018 est.)

arable land: 11.1% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 9.2% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 21.1% (2018 est.)

forest: 31.1% (2018 est.)

other: 27.5% (2018 est.)
Location
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, south of Cuba
Age structure
0-14 years: 24.11% (male 346,566/female 333,673)

15-64 years: 65.8% (male 914,208/female 942,134)

65 years and over: 10.08% (2023 est.) (male 135,388/female 149,013)
Birth rate
15.77 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
7.44 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages
English, Jamaican patois
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 76.01 years

male: 74.25 years

female: 77.85 years (2023 est.)
Major urban areas - population
597,000 KINGSTON (capital) (2023)
Median age
total: 29.4 years

male: 28.6 years

female: 30.1 years (2020 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
21.2 years (2008 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-29
Net migration rate
-7.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
population density is high throughout, but increases in and around Kingston, Montego Bay, and Port Esquivel
Population growth rate
0.09% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
2.05 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 57.4% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.79% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Education expenditures
6% of GDP (2021 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 12 years

male: 11 years

female: 13 years (2015)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
0.5% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
2.38% (2021 est.)
Labor force
1.418 million (2021 est.)
Population below poverty line
17.1% (2016 est.)
Unemployment rate
9.18% (2021 est.)

9.48% (2020 est.)

7.69% (2019 est.)
Public debt
106.28% of GDP (2020 est.)

92.25% of GDP (2019 est.)

102.46% of GDP (2017 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
5.86% (2021 est.)

5.23% (2020 est.)

3.91% (2019 est.)
Exports
$4.385 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$3.343 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$5.991 billion (2019 est.)
Exports - partners
United States 46%, Netherlands 9%, Canada 6%, United Kingdom 4&, Russia 3% (2021)
Imports
$7.414 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$5.911 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$8.317 billion (2019 est.)
Imports - partners
United States 35%, China 13%, Turkey 5%, Trinidad and Tobago 3%, Japan 3% (2021)
Airports
28 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 385,603 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 13 (2020 est.)
Internet users
total: 2.296 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 82% (2021 est.)
Roadways
total: 22,121 km (2011) (includes 44 km of expressways)

paved: 16,148 km (2011)

unpaved: 5,973 km (2011)
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions: 473,617 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 17 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 2,905,408 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 103 (2021 est.)
Disputes - international

none identified


Länderstatistik

Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Jamaika
46 480 000 EUR
70 043 000 EUR
50.69 %
Bekleidung
Jamaika
309 000 EUR
213 000 EUR
-31.07 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Jamaika
4 424 000 EUR
5 067 000 EUR
14.53 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Jamaika
2 920 000 EUR
8 972 000 EUR
207.26 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Jamaika
2 141 000 EUR
1 831 000 EUR
-14.48 %
Energieversorgung
Jamaika
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
Jamaika
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erze
Jamaika
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
Jamaika
213 000 EUR
312 000 EUR
46.48 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Jamaika
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Jamaika
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Getränke
Jamaika
2 068 000 EUR
2 997 000 EUR
44.92 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Jamaika
166 000 EUR
257 000 EUR
54.82 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Jamaika
2 294 000 EUR
3 863 000 EUR
68.40 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Jamaika
37 000 EUR
69 000 EUR
86.49 %
Kohle
Jamaika
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Jamaika
682 000 EUR
1 511 000 EUR
121.55 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Jamaika
7 380 000 EUR
11 569 000 EUR
56.76 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Jamaika
317 000 EUR
279 000 EUR
-11.99 %
Maschinen
Jamaika
9 518 000 EUR
10 076 000 EUR
5.86 %
Metalle
Jamaika
64 000 EUR
204 000 EUR
218.75 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Jamaika
985 000 EUR
1 178 000 EUR
19.59 %
Möbel
Jamaika
28 000 EUR
57 000 EUR
103.57 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Jamaika
2 444 000 EUR
4 912 000 EUR
100.98 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Jamaika
1 493 000 EUR
2 797 000 EUR
87.34 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Jamaika
4 727 000 EUR
9 946 000 EUR
110.41 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Jamaika
226 000 EUR
17 000 EUR
-92.48 %
Sonstige Waren
Jamaika
3 968 000 EUR
3 821 000 EUR
-3.70 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
Jamaika
1 000 EUR
9 000 EUR
800.00 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Jamaika
7 000 EUR
12 000 EUR
71.43 %
Textilien
Jamaika
68 000 EUR
74 000 EUR
8.82 %