Poverty & Inequality in Jamaica 88 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Jamaica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Distribution of population between different poverty lines 39,357 people 2021 — 83rd Number of people living in extreme poverty 39,357 people 2021 — 83rd Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 22.9% 2021 — 54th The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 1.4% 2021 — 59th Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 11.0% 2021 — 20th Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 17.2% 2021 — 20th Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 24.2% 2021 — 18th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 91.7% 2021 — 67th Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 1.4% 2021 — 59th Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 5.1% 2021 — 55th Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 1.4% 2021 — 59th Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 31.6% 2021 — 55th Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 39,357 people 2021 — 83rd Distribution of population between different poverty lines 234,618 people 2021 — 78th Gini coefficient 0.3987 2021 — 27th Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 2.5% 2018 up 4.2% 83rd Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 1.4% 2021 — 57th Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 8.2% 2023 down 66.7% 60th Share of population living below national poverty lines 8.2% 2023 down 66.7% 60th Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 1.73 million people 2021 — 81st Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 0.3% 2021 — 78th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 88.6% 2021 — 72nd Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 0.3% 2021 — 78th Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 8,759 people 2021 — 89th Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 3.1% 2021 — 60th Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 14.1% 2021 — 60th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 0.3% 2021 — 78th Proportion of population living below the national poverty line 8.2% 2023 down 66.7% 61st ← Previous Page 2 of 2