Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Jamaica
Jamaica: Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh was 234,618 in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Jamaica, 1988–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Jamaica is 234,618, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 42.6% on the previous year and up 42.6% over five years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Jamaica peaked at 234,618 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3,136, in 1993.
That places Jamaica 78th out of 120 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40,652 | 40,652 | 40,652 | 1 |
| 1990s | 43,386 | 3,136 | 95,677 | 4 |
| 2000s | 137,423 | 134,542 | 140,304 | 2 |
| 2010s | 164,534 | 164,534 | 164,534 | 1 |
| 2020s | 234,618 | 234,618 | 234,618 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More poverty & inequality data for Jamaica
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 2 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.36 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,140 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 27.77 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.358 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 21.99 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.1141 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.1141 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.1372 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.3368 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Jamaica?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh in Jamaica was 234,618 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 234,618 in 2021.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,136 in 1993.
- How does Jamaica rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresh?
- Jamaica ranks 78th out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines more thresholds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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