What is population, age 8, male in Jamaica?

Population, age 8, male in Jamaica was 26,641 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

What is the highest population, age 8, male recorded in Jamaica?

The highest recorded value was 29,928 in 2001.

What is the lowest population, age 8, male recorded in Jamaica?

The lowest recorded value was 26,641 in 2015.

How does Jamaica rank for population, age 8, male?

Jamaica ranks 127th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.

Is population, age 8, male rising or falling in Jamaica?

Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Jamaica data come from?

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 8, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Population, age 8, male in Jamaica

Name: Population, age 8, male in Jamaica
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Jamaica: Population, age 8, male was 26,641 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)

26,641

Change on year

down 1.0%

World rank

127th

of 191 countries

All-time high

29,928

in 2001

All-time low

26,641

in 2015

Years of data

1990–2015

Population, age 8, male in Jamaica, 1990–2015

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, age 8, male in Jamaica is 26,641, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, age 8, male in Jamaica peaked at 29,928 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 26,641, in 2015.

Jamaica ranks 127th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	28,352	27,742	29,623	10
2000s	29,144	28,359	29,928	10
2010s	27,406	26,641	28,159	6

Countries ranked near Jamaica

124 Norway 29,918 compare
125 Oman 28,759 compare
126 Slovakia 27,213 compare
128 Gambia 26,442 compare
129 Lesotho 26,343 compare
130 Kuwait 26,065 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More education data for Jamaica

Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Population ages 0-14 18.3% (2025)
Population ages 15-64 73.1% (2025)
Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
School enrollment, primary 97.3% (2024)
Primary education, teachers 11,768 (2024)
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.35 (2024)
School enrollment, primary, female 97.1% (2024)

All data for Jamaica →

Frequently asked questions

What is population, age 8, male in Jamaica?: Population, age 8, male in Jamaica was 26,641 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population, age 8, male recorded in Jamaica?: The highest recorded value was 29,928 in 2001.
What is the lowest population, age 8, male recorded in Jamaica?: The lowest recorded value was 26,641 in 2015.
How does Jamaica rank for population, age 8, male?: Jamaica ranks 127th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, age 8, male rising or falling in Jamaica?: Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 8, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Population, age 8, male
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Population, age 8, male refers to the male population at the specified age.