Jamaicans

Jamaicans are the citizens of Jamaica and their descendants in the Jamaican diaspora. The vast majority of Jamaicans are of African descent, with minorities of Europeans, East Indians, Chinese, Middle Eastern and others or mixed ancestry. The bulk of the Jamaican diaspora resides in other Anglophone countries, namely Australia, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom and, to a lesser extent, other Caribbean countries and Commonwealth realms. Outside of Anglophone countries, the largest Jamaican diaspora community lives in Costa Rica, where Jamaicans make up a significant percentage of the population.

For other uses, see Jamaican (disambiguation).

Jamaicans
Total population
c. 4.4 million
2,683,707 (2011 census)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Jamaica   2,934,847[2][3]
United States1,100,000+[4]
Canada309,485[5]
United Kingdom800,000+[6]
The Bahamas5,572[7]
Germany1,671[6]
Trinidad and Tobago15,000[6]
Australia1,092[6]
Other~2,000–5,000
Religion
Primarily Protestantism[8]

History

Census

According to the official Jamaica Population Census of 1970, ethnic origins categories in Jamaica include: Black (Mixed); Chinese; East Indian; White; and 'Other' (e.g.: Syrian or Lebanese).[1] Jamaicans of African descent made up 92% of the working population. Those of non-African or mixed race were the second-most prominent labour group, making up 8% of the population.[9]

Self-identified ethnic origin

Responses of the 2011 official census.[10]

Ethnic origin Population Males Females Percentage
Black2,471,9461,226,0261,245,92092.1
Chinese5,2282,8802,3480.2
Mixed162,71873,29389,4256.0
East Indian20,06610,4919,5750.7
White4,3652,1922,1730.2
Other1,8989709280.1
Not Reported17,4868,6388,8480.6
Total2,683,7071,324,4901,359,217100.0%
source[11]

Religion

Members of Christian denominations formed TBD per cent. of those who made answer to the inquiry at the last census; non-Christian sects were TBD per cent.; and those who described themselves as of no religion TBD per cent.; whilst "indefinite" religions constituted TBD per cent.

Denomination2011 census[12]
NumberPercentage
Christian
    Anglicanism74,891
    Baptists180,640
    Brethren23,647
    Baptists20,872-
    Brethren9,7581.0
     Church of God in Jamaica129,544-
     Church of God of Prophecy121,400-
    New Testament Church of God192,086-
     Other Church of God246,838-
    Jehovah's Witnesses50,8492.0
    Methodist43,3362.0
    Moravian18,351
    Pentecostal295,195
    Rastafarian29,026
    Revivalist36,296
    Roman Catholic57,946
    Seventh-day Adventist322,228-
    United Church56,360
    Baháʼí269
    Hinduism1,836-
     Islam1,513-
Judaism506
Other Religion/Denomination169,014-
Totals, specified religions 100.00
No Religion/Denomination572,008-
Not reported60,326-
Totals, Jamaica2,683,105100.00

Diaspora
Main article: Jamaican diaspora

Many Jamaicans now live overseas and outside Jamaica, while many have migrated to Anglophone countries, including over 400,000 Jamaicans in the United Kingdom, over 300,000 in Canada, 1,100,000 in the United States.

There are about 30,000 Jamaicans residing in other CARICOM member including the Bahamas (5,600), Cuba (5,000), Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago.[13] There are also communities of Jamaican descendants in Central America, particularly Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama. Most of Costa Rica's Afro-Costa Rican and Mulatto population, which combined represents about 7% of the total population, is of Jamaican descent.[14][15]

Notable Jamaicans
Main article: List of Jamaicans

See also

References
  1. 2011 Census of Population & Housing, Population by sex and Ethnic Origin by Parish (Page: 72) - Jamaica
  2. ""World Population prospects – Population division"". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  3. ""Overall total population" – World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision" (xslx). population.un.org (custom data acquired via website). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  4. "2013 census". United States Census.
  5. "Census Profile, 2016 Census – Canada". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
  6. "World Migration". iom.int. 15 January 2015.
  7. "The Nassau Guardian Home - The Nassau Guardian". The Nassau Guardian.
  8. "Jamaica - Religion", Encyclopædia Britannica online.
  9. Jamaica Population Census 1970.
  10. "2011 Census of Population & Housing, Population by sex and Ethnic Origin by Parish (P. 72)". issuu.com. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  11. "2011 Census of Population & Housing, Population by sex and Ethnic Origin by Parish (P. 72)". issuu.com. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  12. "2011 Census of Population by Sex and Religious Affiliation/Denomination by Parish (P. 80)". issuu.com. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  13. "30,000 Jamaicans residing in other CARICOM member states". caricomnews.net. Archived from the original on 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
  14. Schulman, Bob. "'Little Jamaica' Rocks on the Caribbean Coast of Costa Rica". Huffington Post. Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  15. Koch, Charles W. (1977). "JAMAICAN BLACKS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS IN COSTA RICA". Social and Economic Studies. Jamaica: Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, University of the West Indies. 26 (3): 339–361. JSTOR 27861669.
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