• PEOPLE NAME: JAMAICANS OF UNITED KINGDOM

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PEID: 646

ROP: 104168

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: North American Peoples

People Cluster: Afro-American, Anglophone

Language: Jamaican English Creole - (jam)

Alternate Name(s): Jamaican Black, West Indian Black, Creole Islander, Western Caribbean Creole

Primary Religion: Christianity - Non-Evangelical Protestant

Country: United Kingdom

Also found in: Bahamas; Canada; Colombia; Costa Rica; Cuba; Germany; Jamaica; Panama; United States; Venezuela

Population: 340,000

Global Population: 4,327,200


PEID: 646

ROP: 104168

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Jamaicans of United Kingdom, numbering 340,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Afro-American, Anglophone people cluster within the North American Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 4,327,200 in 11 countries. Their primary language is Jamaican English Creole. The primary religion practiced by the Jamaicans is Non-Evangelical Protestantism, a collection of denominations typically more focused on issues of social justice than personal salvation.


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