Jamaica: people born there and living abroad equal 42% of those at home, and the money they send home equals 20% of GDP
From 2010 to 2020 people born in the country and living abroad rose from 37% to 42% of its population, and the money they send home from 15% to 20% of GDP. Births at home fell by 20%.
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More people born in the country live abroad relative to its current population, their money sent home grows relative to the economy, and fewer babies are born at home. Three sides of one country, not a cause and its effect.
One percentage scale relative to 2010: 0% is the starting value, +100% is a doubling, −50% is a halving. Lines show the yearly path; on a short screen, bars show the change to 2020. Equal distances mean equal relative changes. For shares, this is relative change, not percentage points. Gaps are not filled; original values and units are below.
- Emigrants, share % of home population
36.5685 (2010) → 41.5418 (2020)
- Personal remittances received % of GDP
15.328 (2010) → 20.4455 (2020)
- Births thousand births per year
42.76 (2010) → 34.01 (2020)
Start: 2010; end: the latest year up to 2023 with every series (2020). Published values, no gap filling or smoothing. Births and children per woman come from the same source at both ends: UN estimates are not compared with national statistics, whose level differs. Thresholds select a story and do not establish statistical significance.
Emigrants are all people born in the country living abroad, not departures during the year. Remittances as a share of GDP can rise when GDP itself falls.
A question for this picture
Where does this country continue: inside its borders or abroad?