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2011 Census of Population & Housing - Jamaica
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Table (vii)
Analysis of Sex Distribution by Parish: 2001 and 2011
Parish
2011
2001
Percentage Males
Sex Ratio
Percentage Males
Sex Ratio
JAMAICA
49.46
97.88
49.22
96.94
Kingston
50.41
101.64
48.45
94.00
St. Andrew
47.84
91.73
47.17
89.29
St. Thomas
50.01
100.03
49.92
99.68
Portland
50.52
102.09
49.84
99.38
St. Mary
50.19
100.78
49.95
99.78
St. Ann
50.28
101.12
50.36
101.45
Trelawny
50.69
102.81
50.81
103.30
St. James
49.21
96.88
49.09
96.43
Hanover
50.43
101.72
50.34
101.38
Westmoreland
51.13
104.63
50.94
103.85
St. Elizabeth
50.95
103.88
51.05
104.28
Manchester
50.27
101.07
50.17
100.70
Clarendon
50.51
102.04
50.48
101.94
St. Catherine
48.50
94.17
48.56
94.90
The data presented in Table (viii) show the distribution of the population in specific age
groups and the changes between 2001 and 2011. The data reflect not only the fertility
declines discussed previously, with the declining percentages in the youngest age
groups, but also the ageing of the population as reflected in the increased percentages at
the oldest ages.
Table (viii) Distribution of the Population for specific Age Groups: 2001 and 2011
Selected Age
Groups
2011
2001
Change 2001-2011
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Number
Percent
Under 15 years
702,834
26.05
838,672
32.16
-135,838
-16.20
Under 4 years
209,871
7.78
273,192
10.48
-63,321
-23.18
15-29 years
751,849
27.87
676,669
25.95
75,180
11.11
15-44 years
1,297,302
48.08
1,216,088
46.64
81,214
6.68
45-64 years
480,240
17.80
352,861
13.53
127,379
36.10
65 years and over
217,607
8.07
200,013
7.67
17,594
8.80
In the 2011 Census the number of people under age 15 years numbered approximately
702,800 or 26 per cent of the total population. This represents a decline in numbers of
over 135,000 persons. The younger working age population, ages 15-44 years