Businesses in Morant Bay

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Morant Bay

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Restaurants	19
Grocery stores and supermarkets	13
Shopping	12
Pharmacies and drug stores	10
Churches	10
Beauty salons	10
Clothing stores	8
Corporate management	7
Religion	7
Education	6
Bars, pubs and taverns	6
Car parts	5

Morant Bay Facts

Area	52.6 km²
Population	9,609
Male Population	4,805 (50.0%)
Female Population	4,804 (50.0%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	-24.0%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	-35.9%
Median Age	27.1 years (Male: 26.4, Female: 27.7)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$5,292 (2022)
Local Time
Timezone	Eastern Standard Time
Lat & Lng	17.88145, -76.40927
Postal Codes	JMBTS08, JMBTS15

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Morant Bay Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	12,649	15,247	14,981	15,965	9,609	9,363	9,000
Population Density	240.6 / km²	290.1 / km²	285 / km²	303.7 / km²	182.8 / km²	178.1 / km²	171.2 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Morant Bay Population change from 2000 to 2020

Decrease of 35.9% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Morant Bay	-24%	-37%	-35.9%
Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica	—	—	—
Jamaica	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Morant Bay Median Age

Median Age: 27.1 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Morant Bay	27.1 yrs	27.7 yrs	26.4 yrs
Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica	27.2 yrs	27.8 yrs	26.5 yrs
Jamaica	27.7 yrs	28.3 yrs	27.1 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Morant Bay Population Density

Population Density: 183 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Morant Bay	9,609	52.6 km²	183 / km²
Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica	95,297	741.9 km²	129 / km²
Jamaica	2.8 million	10,985.3 km²	252 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Morant Bay Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1300 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Morant Bay

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Morant Bay Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$4,262	$4,952	$5,642	$5,627	$5,054	$4,795	$4,854	$5,292
Total GDP	$42.9M	$51.7M	$61.1M	$63.2M	$58.6M	$56.7M	$55M	$60.6M

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Morant Bay CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Morant Bay	38,661 tn	4.02 tn	735.5 tons/km²
Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica	367,645 tn	3.86 tn	495.6 tons/km²
Jamaica	10,854,676 tn	3.92 tn	988.1 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Morant Bay CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	38,661 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	4.02 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	735.5 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Flood	High (10)
Earthquake	Medium (7)
Cyclone	Medium (5)
Landslide	High (8)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development - The World Bank, and United Nations Environment Programme Global Resource Information Database Geneva - UNEP/GRID-Geneva. 2005. Global Cyclone Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4CZ353K.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Recent Nearby Earthquakes

Magnitude 3.0 and greater

Date▼	Time↕	Magnitude↕	Distance↕	Depth↕	Location↕	Link
10/8/18	2:28 AM	3.4	37.3 km	10,000 m	2km SSW of Hope Bay, Jamaica	usgs.gov
9/16/18	6:46 PM	3.3	64.9 km	10,000 m	4km SW of Richmond, Jamaica	usgs.gov
3/3/18	6:53 PM	4	39.5 km	14,190 m	6km WSW of Hope Bay, Jamaica	usgs.gov
12/21/16	6:00 PM	4.3	10.7 km	10,000 m	6km ENE of Yallahs, Jamaica	usgs.gov
3/28/16	4:42 AM	3.7	97.6 km	15,160 m	5km WNW of Kellits, Jamaica	usgs.gov
3/22/16	12:43 AM	3.8	63 km	10,000 m	43km ENE of Manchioneal, Jamaica	usgs.gov
5/12/14	1:44 AM	3.3	50.3 km	10,000 m	7km N of Stony Hill, Jamaica	usgs.gov
9/20/13	5:34 AM	3.2	33.6 km	16,480 m	10km SSW of Hope Bay, Jamaica	usgs.gov
9/9/13	1:20 AM	3.2	51.3 km	10,000 m	11km SSW of Port Royal, Jamaica	usgs.gov
5/6/11	9:29 AM	4.2	28.3 km	4,900 m	Jamaica region	usgs.gov

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Morant Bay

Morant Bay is a town in southeastern Jamaica and the capital of the parish of St. Thomas. 1865 it was the starting point of the Morant Bay Rebellion, the only major peasant revolt (as distinguished from slave rebellions and worker uprisings), in Jam..

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