KINGSTON, Jamaica, May 22, CMC – The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), in its 2023 Prevalence of Poverty data, says the country recorded its lowest poverty rate ever in 2023.
According to the data, released on Wednesday the rate fell from 16.7% in 2021 to 8.2% in 2023. This represents the lowest ever since the country began to measure the poverty rate in 1989.
The PIOJ released the data on at its quarterly press briefing.
The rate was computed using the findings of the Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions (JSLC) administered by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). Presenting the findings, PIOJ’s Director General Dr. Wayne Henry said the decline was largely driven by the country’s strong post-COVID recovery.
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