The yearly record
| Fiscal year | K-1 | K-2 | Rank | World K-1 share | Rank movement, positive is up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 113 | 12 | 23rd | 0.93% | Unavailable |
| 1998 | 123 | 14 | 22nd | 0.95% | 1 |
| 1999 | 126 | 22 | 27th | 0.74% | -5 |
| 2000 | 177 | 32 | 25th | 0.82% | 2 |
| 2001 | 219 | 41 | 24th | 0.88% | 1 |
| 2002 | 340 | 50 | 16th | 1.20% | 8 |
| 2003 | 296 | 42 | 17th | 1.17% | -1 |
| 2004 | 335 | 81 | 19th | 1.13% | -2 |
| 2005 | 377 | 102 | 21st | 1.11% | -2 |
| 2006 | 383 | 99 | 19th | 1.25% | 2 |
| 2007 | 352 | 103 | 21st | 1.06% | -2 |
| 2008 | 320 | 114 | 24th | 1.06% | -3 |
| 2009 | 316 | 86 | 23rd | 1.14% | 1 |
| 2010 | 340 | 77 | 23rd | 1.10% | 0 |
| 2011 | 268 | 54 | 24th | 1.09% | -1 |
| 2012 | 297 | 66 | 25th | 1.07% | -1 |
| 2013 | 290 | 73 | 26th | 1.10% | -1 |
| 2014 | 474 | 130 | 20th | 1.32% | 6 |
| 2015 | 418 | 113 | 17th | 1.35% | 3 |
| 2016 | 517 | 119 | 16th | 1.35% | 1 |
| 2017 | 368 | 85 | 21st | 1.06% | -5 |
| 2018 | 259 | 82 | 18th | 1.05% | 3 |
| 2019 | 384 | 82 | 21st | 1.07% | -3 |
| 2020 | 171 | 33 | 22nd | 1.01% | -1 |
| 2021 | 287 | 48 | 17th | 1.49% | 5 |
| 2022 | 171 | 31 | 28th | 0.80% | -11 |
| 2023 | 255 | 42 | 18th | 1.29% | 10 |
| 2024 | 615 | 155 | 14th | 1.29% | 4 |
| 2025 | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained |
| 2026 | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained | Not obtained |
The latest Jamaica total of 615 compares with 255 in FY2023. The Jamaica nationality rank was 18th that year and 14th in FY2024, when worldwide K-1 issuances totaled 47,579.
FY2020 added 171 K-1 visas for Jamaica, followed by 171 in FY2022. Across the recent window through FY2024, the Jamaica total is 1,499, accounting for 1.20% worldwide.
Highs, lows and annual changes
At the start of the Jamaica history, FY1997 has 113 K-1 visas. The peak for Jamaica came in FY2024 with 615. The lowest visible annual count for Jamaica is 113 in FY1997, followed at the end of the series by 615 in FY2024.
Between FY2023 and FY2024, Jamaica rose from 255 to 615 K-1 visas, its largest annual gain of 360. The largest annual loss for Jamaica was 213, taking 384 in FY2019 down to 171 in FY2020.
Rank, volume and worldwide share
In FY2024, Jamaica held its strongest publishable rank of 14th, with 615 K-1 visas and a 1.29% world share. For Jamaica, the lowest position was 28th in FY2022, alongside 171 visas and 0.80% worldwide. In FY2024, the rank is 14th.
For Jamaica, the interval from FY2014 to FY2024 has an endpoint change of 29.75%, from 474 K-1 visas to 615. Starting instead at FY2019, when Jamaica had 384 visas, gives 60.16%. The latest adjacent-year entries for Jamaica are 255 in FY2023 and 615 in FY2024.
In share terms, the Jamaica high is FY2021, with 287 K-1 visas out of 19,218 worldwide, or 1.49%. The highest annual count for Jamaica is 615 in FY2024. At the end of the series, Jamaica has 615 of 47,579 worldwide K-1 visas in FY2024, a 1.29% share.
The latest year supplies 41.03% of the FY2020 to FY2024 K-1 total for Jamaica, which is 1,499. Its first-year count of 171 in FY2020 supplied 11.41%. At later checkpoints, Jamaica has 171 in FY2022 and 255 in FY2023.
Jamaica has a 1.20% share of the combined recent worldwide K-1 total. Its FY2024 share of 1.29% leaves a latest-minus-period difference of 0.09 percentage points. At the beginning of the visible Jamaica history, FY1997 lists 113 visas and a 0.93% share. The preceding FY2023 share is 1.29%.
Earlier K-1 entries for Jamaica include 113 K-1 and 12 K-2 visas in FY1997, rank 23rd with 0.93% of worldwide K-1 issuances, 123 K-1 and 14 K-2 visas in FY1998, rank 22nd with 0.95% of worldwide K-1 issuances, 126 K-1 and 22 K-2 visas in FY1999, rank 27th with 0.74% of worldwide K-1 issuances, 177 K-1 and 32 K-2 visas in FY2000, rank 25th with 0.82% of worldwide K-1 issuances.
Children and the latest comparison
K-2 issuances for Jamaica totaled 155 in FY2024. At the Jamaica K-2 peak in FY2024, there were 155 K-2 visas and 615 K-1 visas. The ratio for Jamaica was 25.2 K-2 visas per 100 K-1 issuances.
Beside Jamaica in the selected five-year list, Peru recorded 1,436 K-1 visas. The corresponding Jamaica sum is 1,499 over FY2020 to FY2024. The latest totals are 550 for Peru and 615 for Jamaica.