Country: Jamaica
Number of People Groups
10
People Groups Unreached
1 (10.0%)
Progress Level
Total
Population
2,811,000
Population in Unreached
500 (0.0%)
Largest Religion
% Christian Adherent
81.33%
% Evangelical
29.75%
Evangelical Annual Growth Rate
1.4%
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Population this Country |
Global Population |
Indigenous | Primary Language | Primary Religion | Progress Scale |
% Christian Adherent |
% Evangelical | Est. Workers Needed * |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Americans, U.S. | 7,700 | 196,886,000 | English | Christianity | 5 ● | 80.00 % | 28.90 % | -1 - | |
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Arab, Lebanese | 21,000 | 6,330,000 | Arabic, Levantine | Islam | 2 ● | 31.00 % | 0.50 % | -1 - | |
|
British | 26,000 | 53,969,000 | English | Christianity | 4 ● | 60.00 % | 8.00 % | -1 - | |
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Cuban, other Hispanic | 8,500 | 9,118,000 | Spanish | Christianity | 4 ● | 55.00 % | 8.80 % | -1 - | |
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Deaf | 14,000 | 49,661,000 | ● | Jamaican Sign Language | Christianity | 3 ● | 82.91 % | -1 | -1 - |
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East Indian | 93,000 | 114,000 | Hindi | Christianity | 3 ● | 75.00 % | 2.00 % | -1 - | |
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Han Chinese, Hakka | 72,000 | 44,228,000 | Chinese, Hakka | Non-Religious | 4 ● | 9.00 % | 5.00 % | -1 - | |
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Jamaican | 2,562,000 | 3,595,000 | ● | Jamaican English Creole | Christianity | 5 ● | 84.30 % | 32.22 % | -1 - |
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Jew, English-speaking | 500 | 5,401,000 | English | Ethnic Religions | 0 ☀ | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | 1 | |
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Portuguese | 5,700 | 19,855,000 | Portuguese | Christianity | 4 ● | 95.00 % | 3.00 % | -1 - | |
| Totals: 10 | 2,811,000 | 1 ● | 81.33 % | 29.75 % | 1 | |||||
| Unclassified / Other Individuals | 15,000 | |||||||||
| UN Country Population (2023) | 2,826,000 |
| Province ▲ | Estimated Population |
|---|---|
| Clarendon | 264,000 |
| Hanover | 75,000 |
| Kingston | 96,000 |
| Manchester | 204,000 |
| Portland | 88,000 |
| Saint Andrew | 616,000 |
| Saint Ann | 185,000 |
| Saint Catherine | 555,000 |
| Saint Elizabeth | 161,000 |
| Saint James | 198,000 |
| Saint Mary | 123,000 |
| Saint Thomas | 101,000 |
| Trelawny | 81,000 |
| Westmoreland | 155,000 |
| Provinces: 14 | 2,902,000 |
| UN Country Population | 2,826,000 |
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Jamaica prayer cards. All Unreached |
| Operation World |
| World Factbook |
| Religious Freedom Report |
| UN Human Development Report |
| Ethnologue Language Listing |
| National Bible Society |
| Language Map (Ethnologue) |
| Perry-Castaneda Map Collection |
| Language ▲ | Code | # Peoples w/ this Primary Language |
# Unreached w/ this Primary Language |
Scripture Status |
NT Text Online |
NT Audio Online |
Jesus Film Online |
Audio Recordings Online |
Gospel Tract Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic, Levantine | apc | 1 | 0 | 3 Bible Portions | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chinese, Hakka | hak | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| English | eng | 3 | 1 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hindi | hin | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jamaican English Creole | jam | 1 | 0 | 4 New Testament | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 |
| Jamaican Sign Language | jls | 1 | 0 | 2 Translation Started | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Portuguese | por | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Spanish | spa | 1 | 0 | 5 Complete Bible | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals: | 8 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
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| People Groups | 10 |
| Unreached People Groups | 1 (10.0%) |
| Population | 2,811,000 |
| Population Annual Growth Rate | 0.4% |
| Population in Unreached | 500 (0.0%) |
| Primary Religion | Christianity |
| Percent Christian Adherent | 81.3% |
| Percent Evangelical | 29.8% |
| Evangelical Annual Growth Rate | 1.4% |
| Pioneer Workers Needed * | 1 |
| Country Progress Level | 5 ● |
| Urbanization | 56% |
| Continent | North America |
| Region | America, North and Caribbean |
| 10/40 Window | No |
| Country Code | JM |
| Official Language(s) | English |
| Literacy Rate | 89% |
| Estimated Illiterate Population | 309,000 |
| Persecution Ranking | Not ranked |
| Language Map (Ethnologue) |
| Perry-Castaneda Map Collection |
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