Jamaicans
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Jamaicans are the citizens of Jamaica and their descendants in the Jamaican diaspora. The vast majority of Jamaicans are of Sub-Saharan African descent, with minorities of Europeans, East Indians, Chinese, Middle Eastern, and others of mixed ancestry. The bulk of the Jamaican diaspora resides in other Anglophone countries, namely Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. Jamaican populations are also prominent in other Caribbean countries, territories and Commonwealth realms, where in the Cayman Islands, born Jamaicans, as well as Caymanians of Jamaican origin, make up 26.8% of the population.[14] Outside of Anglophone countries, the largest Jamaican diaspora community lives in Costa Rica, where Jamaicans make up a significant percentage of the population.[7]
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 4.4 million 2,683,707 (2011 census)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Jamaica 2,827,695[2][3] | |
| United States | 1,100,000+[4] |
| United Kingdom | 800,000+[5] |
| Canada | 309,485[6] |
| Costa Rica | 64,000+[7] |
| Cayman Islands | 21,888[8] |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 15,000 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 12,000[9] |
| The Bahamas | 5,572[10] |
| Germany | 4,000[11] |
| The Netherlands | 1,971[12] |
| Australia | 1,092[5] |
| Ethiopia | 1000+ |
| Languages | |
| English, Jamaican English, Jamaican Patois | |
| Religion | |
| Primarily Protestantism[13] | |