Demographics (United Nations)

Population

2,913,000

Area

11,000 sq. km (4,200 sq. mi)

Population density

270/sq. km (690/sq. mi)

Growth rate p.a.

0.29% (per 1,000: births 15, deaths 7)

Under 15 years

22%

Urban dwellers

56% (0.79% p.a.)

Capital city

Kingston 591,000

Languages & peoples (World Christian Database)

Mother tongues

95% Jamaican Creole English, 2% Haitian Creole, 1% English, 1% Hindi, plus 4 others

Peoples

78% Jamaican Black; 15% Jama…