Jamaica People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 2,288,000 (July 1986), average

annual growth rate 1.0%

Nationality: noun—Jamaican(s);

adjective—Jamaican

Ethnic divisions: 76.3% African, 15.1%

Afro-European, 3.4% East Indian and AfroEast Indian, 3.2% white, 1.2% Chinese and Afro-Chinese, 0.8% other

Religion: predominantly Protestant (including Anglican and Baptist), some Roman

Catholic, some spiritualist cults

Language: English, Creole

Infant mortality rate: 16.8/1,000(1984)

Life expectancy: 65

Literacy: 76%

Labor force: 728,700 (1984); 32% agricul

ture, 28% industry and commerce, 27%

services, 13% government; shortage of technical and managerial personnel; 30% unemployment

Organized labor: about 33% of labor force (1980)

NOTE: The information regarding Jamaica on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Jamaica 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Jamaica 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.