Approximately 92% of Jamaica's population identifies as Black, reflecting the country's African heritage. With a total population of around 2.9 million people, this means that roughly 2.7 million people in Jamaica are of Black descent. The population is a result of the historical legacy of the transatlantic slave trade and subsequent cultural developments.
An average of 2,709,300 people live in Jamaica as of 2011.
Jamaica contains a variety of people from different racial background, as their motto, "Out of Many, One People" suggests. The majority, however, contains mainly black people, as a result of the slavery.
Most were brought from Africa as slaves to work the sugar plantations in the 16th-18th centuries. Eventually, slavery was outlawed in the British Empire, but most of the former slaves stayed in Jamaica.
his father was born in Jamaica but that does not mean he is black. Jamaica's population is comprised of people many different racial backgrounds.
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The majority of people in Jamaica have houses!
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not many but they are on their way!
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Black people arrived in Jamaica primarily through the transatlantic slave trade, which began in the 16th century. Enslaved Africans were forcibly brought to the island to work on plantations, particularly in the sugar industry, after the indigenous Taíno population was devastated by disease and colonization. Following the abolition of slavery in the 19th century, many freed people continued to live and contribute to Jamaican society, shaping its cultural identity.