Archive for August, 2008

Ethnic origins

Jamaica’s population consists mainly of people of African descent, comprising about 90.9% of the demographics. There are 90,000 East Indians who make up 1.3% of the population, over 32,000 White who are mostly composed of the 26,000 British and 5,500 Portugese making up 0.2% of the population, 70,000 Chinese add up 0.2% of the population, 20,000 Lebanese who make up 0.1%, Multiracial 7.3%.

Immigration has been rising from Cuba,Colombia, and other Latin American so much so that 8,000 Latin Americans reside in Jamaica. 7,000 Americans also reside in Jamaica; who almost all are part of the White demographics.

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