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Jamaica
Total immigrants 2020
23,629
Total emigrants 2020
1,118,931
Volume of remittances 2024
3,373
million $
Source
■ ₁ R4V América Latina y el Caribe, Refugiados y Migrantes Venezolanos en la Región - Mayo 2024.
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■ Migration Unit based on UNDESA (2020) and R4V data (2022).
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■ Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021. Migrant Efforts During the COVID-19 Crisis.
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■ Population 2022: 2,827,377 .
Immigrant Population
Total by year
25k
20k
15k
10k
5k
0
Total
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
Years
LAC
No LAC
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
Years
25k
20k
15k
10k
5k
0
Total
16,886
3,589
18,548
4,165
20,219
4,733
19,671
4,613
19,188
4,489
18,774
4,391
19,164
4,465
Main origin countries
(2020)
United States
United Kingdom
Other
Trinidad and Tobago
Cuba
Canada
0
500
1k
1.5k
2k
2.5k
3k
3.5k
4k
4.5k
5k
5.5k
6k
Persons
0
500
1k
1.5k
2k
2.5k
3k
3.5k
4k
4.5k
5k
5.5k
6k
Persons
United States
United Kingdom
Other
Trinidad and Tobago
Cuba
Canada
1,338
1,825
2,343
2,516
4,832
6,349
Source
■ Migration Unit based on UNDESA (2020) and R4V data (2022).
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Emigrant Population
Total by year
1M
800k
600k
400k
200k
0
Total
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
Years
LAC
No LAC
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
Years
1M
800k
600k
400k
200k
0
Total
581,498
711,284
850,357
896,136
978,499
1,019,392
1,105,744
Main destination countries
(2020)
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Cayman Islands
Bahamas
Antigua and Barbuda
0
100k
200k
300k
400k
500k
600k
700k
800k
Persons
0
100k
200k
300k
400k
500k
600k
700k
800k
Persons
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Cayman Islands
Bahamas
Antigua and Barbuda
4,173
8,042
11,540
128,772
148,982
792,370
Source
■ Migration Unit based on UNDESA (2020) and R4V data (2022).
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Residence permits received in LAC
Total of permits received
400
200
0
Total
2016
2017
2018
2019
Years
LAC
2016
2017
2018
2019
Years
400
200
0
Total
506
576
517
504
Main destination countries
(2019)
Barbados
Panama
Mexico
Colombia
Argentina
Brazil
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
220
240
260
280
Persons
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
220
240
260
280
Persons
Barbados
Panama
Mexico
Colombia
Argentina
Brazil
18
27
39
39
50
290
Permit type received
(2019)
Not defined
504
Source
■ Migration Flows in Latin America and the Caribbean: Statistics on Permits for Migrants.
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Remittances
Volume in millions of dollars
3k
2k
1k
0
Millions of dollars
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
3k
2k
1k
0
Millions of dollars
2,157
2,226
2,292
2,305
2,346
2,406
2,905
3,497
3,574
3,370
3,373
Year-on-year growth
20
15
10
5
0
Growth (%)
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
20
15
10
5
0
Growth (%)
4.5
3.2
2.9
0.6
1.8
2.6
20.8
20.4
2.0
0.1
GDP Percentage
20
15
10
5
0
% GDP
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
20
15
10
5
0
% GDP
15.6
15.7
16.2
15.6
15.0
15.2
20.8
22.7
21.4
19.5
16.8
Source
■ Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021. Migrant Efforts During the COVID-19 Crisis.
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■ Data are MIG calculations based on data from central banks. GDP numbers are from the IMF WEO.
Regímenes de Política Migratoria
Año de la ley migratoria más reciente
1946
Ratificación de 21 instrumentos internacionales con relevancia migratoria
Ratified
Not Ratified
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Ratified
Not Ratified
6
15
Source
■ Migration Policy Regimes in Latin America and the Caribbean Immigration, Regional Free Movement, Refuge, and Nationality.
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Jamaica
Total immigrants 2020
23,629
Total emigrants 2020
1,118,931
Volume of remittances 2024
3,373
million $
Source
■ ₁ R4V América Latina y el Caribe, Refugiados y Migrantes Venezolanos en la Región - Mayo 2024.
Visit web
■ Migration Unit based on UNDESA (2020) and R4V data (2022).
More information
■ Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021. Migrant Efforts During the COVID-19 Crisis.
More information
Visit web
■ Population 2022: 2,827,377 .
Immigrant Population
Total by year
25k
20k
15k
10k
5k
0
Total
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
Years
LAC
No LAC
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
Years
25k
20k
15k
10k
5k
0
Total
16,886
3,589
18,548
4,165
20,219
4,733
19,671
4,613
19,188
4,489
18,774
4,391
19,164
4,465
Main origin countries
(2020)
United States
United Kingdom
Other
Trinidad and Tobago
Cuba
Canada
0
500
1k
1.5k
2k
2.5k
3k
3.5k
4k
4.5k
5k
5.5k
6k
Persons
0
500
1k
1.5k
2k
2.5k
3k
3.5k
4k
4.5k
5k
5.5k
6k
Persons
United States
United Kingdom
Other
Trinidad and Tobago
Cuba
Canada
1,338
1,825
2,343
2,516
4,832
6,349
Source
■ Migration Unit based on UNDESA (2020) and R4V data (2022).
More information
Emigrant Population
Total by year
1M
800k
600k
400k
200k
0
Total
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
Years
LAC
No LAC
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
Years
1M
800k
600k
400k
200k
0
Total
581,498
711,284
850,357
896,136
978,499
1,019,392
1,105,744
Main destination countries
(2020)
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Cayman Islands
Bahamas
Antigua and Barbuda
0
100k
200k
300k
400k
500k
600k
700k
800k
Persons
0
100k
200k
300k
400k
500k
600k
700k
800k
Persons
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Cayman Islands
Bahamas
Antigua and Barbuda
4,173
8,042
11,540
128,772
148,982
792,370
Source
■ Migration Unit based on UNDESA (2020) and R4V data (2022).
More information
Residence permits received in LAC
Total of permits received
400
200
0
Total
2016
2017
2018
2019
Years
LAC
2016
2017
2018
2019
Years
400
200
0
Total
506
576
517
504
Main destination countries
(2019)
Barbados
Panama
Mexico
Colombia
Argentina
Brazil
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
220
240
260
280
Persons
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
220
240
260
280
Persons
Barbados
Panama
Mexico
Colombia
Argentina
Brazil
18
27
39
39
50
290
Permit type received
(2019)
Not defined
504
Source
■ Migration Flows in Latin America and the Caribbean: Statistics on Permits for Migrants.
More information
Visit web
Remittances
Volume in millions of dollars
3k
2k
1k
0
Millions of dollars
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
3k
2k
1k
0
Millions of dollars
2,157
2,226
2,292
2,305
2,346
2,406
2,905
3,497
3,574
3,370
3,373
Year-on-year growth
20
15
10
5
0
Growth (%)
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
20
15
10
5
0
Growth (%)
4.5
3.2
2.9
0.6
1.8
2.6
20.8
20.4
2.0
0.1
GDP Percentage
20
15
10
5
0
% GDP
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Year
20
15
10
5
0
% GDP
15.6
15.7
16.2
15.6
15.0
15.2
20.8
22.7
21.4
19.5
16.8
Source
■ Remittances to Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021. Migrant Efforts During the COVID-19 Crisis.
More information
Visit web
■ Data are MIG calculations based on data from central banks. GDP numbers are from the IMF WEO.
Regímenes de Política Migratoria
Año de la ley migratoria más reciente
1946
Ratificación de 21 instrumentos internacionales con relevancia migratoria
Ratified
Not Ratified
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Ratified
Not Ratified
6
15
Source
■ Migration Policy Regimes in Latin America and the Caribbean Immigration, Regional Free Movement, Refuge, and Nationality.
More information
Visit web