WTMG Intelligence
Jamaica Relocation Market Intelligence
A data-driven view of Jamaica's structural relocation market using migration, economic, destination-attractiveness and corridor indicators.
RMOS Score30.9093
Global RMOS Rank#161 of 171
Migration Momentum37.5
International Migrant Stock24,007
Migrant Share0.8%
MethodologyRMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Data Coverage100.0%
This profile describes structural relocation-market conditions. It does not represent WTMG customer demand, leads, transactions or revenue.
RMOS-GLOBAL-1.0
Jamaica's RMOS position
Authoritative RMOS30.9093
Global rank#161
Countries scored171
Top positionTop 94.2%
Migrant-stock rank#150 of 172
Migration-momentum rank#129 of 172
RMOS component breakdown
Weighted contributions reconcile to the stored authoritative RMOS score.
| Component | Normalized score | Weight | Weighted contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migration Momentum | 37.5 | 25% | 9.3874 |
| Migrant Market Size | 12.9 | 20% | 2.5731 |
| Migrant Share | 15.9 | 15% | 2.3824 |
| GDP per Capita | 48.9 | 15% | 7.3315 |
| GDP Growth | 7.3 | 10% | 0.7345 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 57.5 | 10% | 5.7505 |
| Visa Accessibility | 55.0 | 5% | 2.7500 |
| Stored final RMOS | 30.9093 | ||
Jamaica migration-market scale
Source years are shown separately because the underlying datasets update on different cycles.
MMS-1.0
Jamaica Migration Momentum
These are changes in international migrant stock, not annual migration flows.
2024 migrant stock24,007
2020 migrant stock23,629
2015 migrant stock23,165
2020-2024 change+378 (+1.6%)
2015-2024 change+842 (+3.6%)
Largest migrant-stock origins into Jamaica
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Origin | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | USA | 6,452 | 6,349 | 6,193 | +103 (+1.6%) |
| #2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,380 | 2,343 | 2,299 | +37 (+1.6%) |
| #3 | Cuba | 1,854 | 1,825 | 1,791 | +29 (+1.6%) |
| #4 | Canada | 1,359 | 1,338 | 1,313 | +21 (+1.6%) |
| #5 | India | 1,166 | 1,148 | 1,127 | +18 (+1.6%) |
| #6 | Bahamas | 685 | 674 | 662 | +11 (+1.6%) |
| #7 | Barbados | 550 | 541 | 533 | +9 (+1.7%) |
| #8 | Saint Lucia | 339 | 334 | 328 | +5 (+1.5%) |
| #9 | Guatemala | 312 | 307 | 302 | +5 (+1.6%) |
| #10 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 230 | 226 | 224 | +4 (+1.8%) |
Largest destinations for migrants from Jamaica
2024 international migrant stock, not annual relocation flow.
| Rank | Destination | 2024 migrant stock | 2020 stock | 2015 stock | 2020-2024 change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | USA | 910,748 | 837,746 | 748,216 | +73,002 (+8.7%) |
| #2 | Canada | 144,301 | 145,144 | 141,703 | -843 (-0.6%) |
| #3 | Bahamas | 8,510 | 8,042 | 7,503 | +468 (+5.8%) |
| #4 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4,328 | 4,173 | 3,990 | +155 (+3.7%) |
| #5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,390 | 1,661 | 1,497 | +729 (+43.9%) |
| #6 | Bermuda | 1,694 | 1,658 | 1,537 | +36 (+2.2%) |
| #7 | Australia | 1,335 | 1,317 | 1,279 | +18 (+1.4%) |
| #8 | Panama | 1,266 | 830 | 697 | +436 (+52.5%) |
| #9 | Aruba | 1,142 | 833 | 746 | +309 (+37.1%) |
| #10 | Barbados | 1,013 | 1,004 | 994 | +9 (+0.9%) |
WTLG input
WTLG Destination Attractiveness
57.5
Country median RAS used by RMOS, based on 1 covered WTLG cities.
WTMG provides market intelligence; WTLG provides destination intelligence.WTLG input
Visa Accessibility
55.0
Normalized RMOS component. Underlying median WTLG visa score: 55.0, based on 1 contributing cities.
Jamaica against the global RMOS universe
A descriptive comparison with the median of currently scored countries.
| Measure | Jamaica | Global median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMOS | 30.9 | 55.8 | -24.9 |
| Migration Momentum | 37.5 | 60.1 | -22.6 |
| Migrant Market Size | 12.9 | 50.3 | -37.4 |
| Migrant Share | 15.9 | 50.0 | -34.1 |
| GDP per Capita | 48.9 | 51.1 | -2.2 |
| GDP Growth | 7.3 | 50.6 | -43.2 |
| Destination Attractiveness | 57.5 | 67.0 | -9.5 |
| Visa Accessibility | 55.0 | 60.0 | -5.0 |
Data years and limitations
- UN migrant stock and corridors: 2024; momentum compares 2024 with 2020 and 2015.
- World Bank GDP inputs use the actual observation years shown above.
- WTLG destination data reflects the current stored WTLG dataset and depends on covered WTLG cities.
- RMOS measures structural opportunity, not actual demand; migrant stock is not annual migration flow.
- Different datasets have different update cycles.
- This profile does not estimate provider revenue or demand for a specific professional service.