JAMAICA
October 16, 2006
Major countries of destination of migrants
from Jamaica are
Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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Note: The countries are listed in alphabetical order
Source: Composite
Matrix, the Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation
and Poverty.
Top Five Countries of Origin of Foreign-Born Population
Living in Jamaica in 1991
Countries
of birth |
Number |
Percent
of total foreign-born population |
| United Kingdom |
5,086 |
24.7 |
| United States |
4,270 |
20.7 |
| Cuba |
1,595 |
7.7 |
| Canada |
1,041 |
5.1 |
| India |
649 |
3.2 |
| All other countries |
7,948 |
38.6 |
| TOTAL |
20,589 |
100.0 |
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Source: United Nations Statistics Division Demographic
Yearbook, Volume 3 International Migration Characteristics, Table
2 “Foreign-born population by country or area of birth, age and
sex”.
According to UN Population Division
estimates, the foreign born represented 0.7 percent (17,645) of the total
population of Jamaica in 2005.
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Source: UN
Population Division. 2006. Trends in Total Migrant Stock: The 2005 Revision. POP/DB/MIG/Rev.2005
For more data details, go to the Development Research Centre
on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty:
http://www.migrationdrc.org/research/typesofmigration/global_migrant_origin_database.html
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Jamaica’s Resources:
Statistical Institute of Jamaica, http://www.statinja.com/
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