Last updated: 12/11/2021 Jamaica Region: Latin America & CaribbeanCapital: KingstonCurrency: JMD Social Protection and Economic Data Income Category: Upper middle income Data from World Bank (2021) Population growth (%): 0.44% Data from World Bank (2020) Human Development Index (HDI): 0.73 Data from Human Development Report (2019) Age dependency ratio (%): 48.01% Data from World Bank (2021) Population: 2 961 161 Data from World Bank (2020) Gross Domestic Product (GDP): 13.81 bi Data from World Bank (2020) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita: 4 664.53 Data from World Bank (2020) Resources on socialprotection.org Legal and Policy Frameworks Legal instrument 0 Policy document 2 Programmes Social assistance 1 Social insurance 0 Labour market 3 Other Content publications 37 databases 38 webinars 0 blog posts 6 multimedia 2 news 30 Social Protection Programmes Building Youth for National Development Jamaica - Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, MOA, Jamaica - Ministry of Tourism, MOT Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education, PATH Jamaica - Ministry of Labour & Social Security, MLSS, World Bank Group Step-to-work Programme Jamaica - Ministry of Labour & Social Security, MLSS, Jamaica - Government Profile Jamaica Youth Employment Network Jamaica - Jamaica Employer's Federation Legal and Policy Frameworks Jamaica social protection strategy 2014 America, Jamaica Statement to the House of Parliament - Conditional cash transfer for the vaccinated & extension of set and best cash grants 2021 America, Jamaica
