Afro-Jamaicans

Afro-Jamaicans
Total population
2,471,946 (2011 census)[1]
70% of the Jamaican population
Languages
Jamaican Patois, Jamaican English
Religion
Afro-Jamaican religions
Convince, Jamaican Maroon religion, Kumina, Rastafari
Popular religions
Mainly Christianity with minorities of Irreligion, Rastafarism, Judaism or Islam
Related ethnic groups
Afro-Caribbean, West/Central Africans, African Americans, Black British, Black Canadians

Afro-Jamaicans are Jamaicans of predominantly or majority Sub-Saharan African descent. They presently represent the largest ethnic group in the country.

References

  1. ↑ 2011 Census of Population & Housing, Population by sex and Ethnic Origin by Parish (Page: 72) - Jamaica