Jamaica

2002 Population	2.6 million
2050 Population	3.8 million
Percent Pop. Growth 2002-2050	46 percent
Percent Pop. Age 10-24	39 percent
Total Fertility Rate	2.4
Modern Contraceptive Use Among Married Women Ages 15-49	63 percent
Per Capita Annual Income (GNI 2000)	$3,440
Infant Mortality Rate	24/1000

Politics & People
Jamaica's economy is dependent on bauxite and tourism. Economic growth in Jamaica no longer keeps pace with population growth. Civil unrest in Jamaica is widespread and the nation continues to be a major source country of immigration to the U.S.

Habitat Under Pressure
Jamaica boasts an impressive diversity of terrain and vegetation, and parts of Jamaica's interior -- notably the Cockpit Country -- remain relatively unspoiled. Jamaica's coastal areas have been hammered by deforestation, pollution, and tourism, however, and reef damage is widespread. Land shortages have resulted in increased hillside sustenance farming and erosion. Jamaica continues to experience heavy rates of deforestation, and its coastal waters are polluted by industrial and mining waste, as well as sewage and oil spills.

Government View of Birthrate
Too high.

Environmental Indexes

• 34 Threatened or endangered animal species.
• 206 Threatened or endangered plant species.
• 287 Species of birds call Jamaica home. Seven species of Jamaican birds are threatened. Jamaica is home to one Ramsar internationally important wetland site.
• 47 Years is the doubling time of the human population at current growth rates.

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