65.3% of Jamaica's population are Christians, the majority being Protestant, which is primarily due to the influence of British colonialism, and the later influence of denominations from the U.S. Today, the five largest denominations in Jamaica are: Church of God, Seventh-day Adventist, Baptist, Pentecostal and Anglican.

The largest non-Christian religion is the Rastafari, which was founded on the island and reveres the late Emperor Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia.

Other non-Christian religions in Jamaica include: Judaism, Bahai, Buddhism, Islam, Hinduism. Practisers of Spiritism can also be found on the island. The West African folk cult of Obeah is found in poor urban and rural areas of Jamaica.