Afro-Jamaicans
Appearance
Total population | |
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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
[change | change source]- ↑ 2011 Census of Population & Housing, Population by sex and Ethnic Origin by Parish (Page: 72) - Jamaica