Population and
Housing Census 2001 Findings
The Population Census 2001 Country Report (Volume 1) is the first volume
published in the series of Population Census Reports. It provides tabulations
based on the final data and presents the main findings from the information
collected on the short form and the household form. This report provides a
national profile based on the topics covered on the basic census questionnaire.
Population Size
and Growth
The number of persons usually resident in Jamaica at September 10, 2001 was
2,607,632 of which:
Private Dwellings - 2,587,831
Institutions - 19,399
Found on the Streets between 5 and 7 am on September 26 - 402.
The count of
2,607,632 represents an increase of 226,965 or 9.5 per cent over the 1991 census
count of 2,380,667. The average annual growth rates of 0.91 per cent was only
slightly lower than the 0.93 per cent growth seen for the previous intercensal
period and significantly lower than the 1.42 per cent for the 1970-82
intercensal period. The components of this increase were additions of 603,090
attributable to births and losses amounting to 376,125,the result of deaths and
migration.
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