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The Jamaicans of Panama

The Jamaicans of Panama, numbering approximately 210,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Afro-Caribbean diaspora community in Panama descended largely from Jamaican migrants. They speak Jamaican English Creole and English or Spanish, and maintain a distinct cultural identity shaped by Caribbean heritage and canal-era migration. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Jamaican Creole English is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Jamaican

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: North American Peoples
Country: Panama
People Cluster: Afro-American
Primary Language(s): Jamaican Creole English (jam)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 210,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG024835
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Pray for the Jamaicans of Panama

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Jamaican Creole English
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Jamaican English Creole Speakers

Media Resources in Jamaican Creole English:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film
MagdalenaView Film

2 films

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Bible Resources in Jamaican Creole English:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Bible Society of the West Indies✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Jamaican Creole English bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Jamaicans are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Jamaicans:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Jamaicans of Panama

For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation.
readPsalm 62:1

Pray that those who are troubled and don't know about the God who saves will hear the good news and find rest in the one true God who can offer salvation for their souls.

I sought the LORD, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears.
readPsalm 34:4

Pray for each who becomes a child of God to share the hope of eternity with family and friends.

For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
readRomans 10:13

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ and sometimes have doubts, God will help them remember and trust the power of Jesus to save them from their sins.

Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
readJames 5:16

Pray that believers whom God sends will confess their sins, pray for one another, and live in unity. Ask that they will model healthy Christian relationships for this people group.

Jamaican Across Countries (ROP3 - 104168) reported in the following countries:

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11 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▲Religion
JamaicansPG043284JamaicansUnited States589,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
JamaicansPG047381JamaicansCanada332,000No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
JamaicansPG048546JamaicansGermany1,300No Longer UnreachedEnglishProtestantism
JamaicansPG000646JamaicansUnited Kingdom340,000No Longer UnreachedJamaican Creole EnglishProtestantism
JamaicansPG016241JamaicansColombia28,000No Longer UnreachedJamaican Creole EnglishFolk Catholicism
JamaicansPG016387JamaicansJamaica2,765,000No Longer UnreachedJamaican Creole EnglishProtestantism
JamaicansPG016473JamaicansVenezuela2,700No Longer UnreachedJamaican Creole EnglishProtestantism
JamaicansPG022263JamaicansBahamas5,400No Longer UnreachedJamaican Creole EnglishFolk Catholicism
JamaicansPG022303JamaicansCuba4,900No Longer UnreachedJamaican Creole EnglishFolk Catholicism
JamaicansPG024835JamaicansPanama210,000No Longer UnreachedJamaican Creole EnglishEthnoreligion
JamaicansPG024978JamaicansCosta Rica70,500No Longer UnreachedJamaican Creole EnglishEthnoreligion

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

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