Age structure: 0-14 years : 32% (male 428,831; female 409,959) 15-64 years: 61% (male 793,609; female 806,031) 65 years and over: 7% (male 78,453; female 98,699) (July 1997 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.75% (1997 est.)
Birth rate: 21.56 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Death rate: 5.5 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Net migration rate: -8.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (1997 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 15 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 75.12 years male : 72.8 years female: 77.56 years (1997 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.39 children born/woman (1997 est.)
Nationality: noun : Jamaican(s) adjective: Jamaican