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Are Jamaicans originally from Africa?

Jamaicans are the citizens of Jamaica and their descendants in the Jamaican diaspora. The vast majority of Jamaicans are of Sub-Saharan African descent, with minorities of Europeans, East Indians, Chinese, Middle Eastern, and others of mixed ancestry.

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Citizens of Jamaica and their descendants

Jamaicans are the citizens of Jamaica and their descendants in the Jamaican diaspora. The vast majority of Jamaicans are of Sub-Saharan African descent, with minorities of Europeans, East Indians, Chinese, Middle Eastern, and others of mixed ancestry. The bulk of the Jamaican diaspora resides in other Anglophone countries, namely Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. Jamaican populations are also prominent in other Caribbean countries, territories and Commonwealth realms, where in the Cayman Islands, Jamaican born residents make up 24.8% of the population.[12] Outside of Anglophone countries, the largest Jamaican diaspora community lives in Costa Rica, where Jamaicans make up a significant percentage of the population.[7]

History [ edit ]

Census [ edit ]

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 descent or mixed race made up the remaining 8% of the population.[13]

Self-identified ethnic origin [ edit ]

Responses of the 2011 official census.[14]

Ethnic origin Population Males Females Percentage Black 2,471,946 1,226,026 1,245,920 92.1 Chinese 5,228 2,880 2,348 0.2 Mixed 162,718 73,293 89,425 6.0 East Indian 20,066 10,491 9,575 0.7 White 4,365 2,192 2,173 0.2 Other 1,898 970 928 0.1 Not Reported 17,486 8,638 8,848 0.6 Total 2,683,707 1,324,490 1,359,217 100.0% source[15]

Religion [ edit ]

Diaspora [ edit ]

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 and 1,100,000 in the United States.[citation needed] There are about 30,500 Jamaicans residing in other CARICOM member including the Bahamas (5,600),[citation needed] Cuba (5,000),[citation needed] Antigua & Barbuda (12,000),[9] Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago.[17] 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.[18][19]

Notable Jamaicans [ edit ]

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