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Jamaica Population (LIVE) retrieving data... Jamaica Population (1950 - 2025) Yearly Population Growth Rate (%) Country Continent World

• The current population of Jamaica is 2,836,127 as of Saturday, December 13, 2025, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
• Jamaica 2025 population is estimated at 2,837,077 people at mid-year.
• Jamaica population is equivalent to 0.034% of the total world population.
• Jamaica ranks number 141 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
• The population density in Jamaica is 262 per Km² (678 people per mi²).
• The total land area is 10,830 Km² (4,181 sq. miles).
• 60.15% of the population is urban (1,706,544 people in 2025)
• The median age in Jamaica is 32.8 years.

1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Jamaica (2025 and historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Jamaica Global Rank
2025	2,837,077	−0.07%	−2,098	−11,053	32.8	1.34	262	60.2%	1,706,544	0.034%	8,231,613,070	141
2024	2,839,175	−0.02%	−611	−10,506	32.2	1.35	262	59.6%	1,693,452	0.035%	8,161,972,572	142
2023	2,839,786	0.02%	642	−10,003	31.7	1.36	262	59.2%	1,680,272	0.035%	8,091,734,930	142
2022	2,839,144	0.15%	4,203	−10,003	31.2	1.37	262	58.7%	1,667,032	0.035%	8,021,407,192	141
2020	2,830,739	0.2%	5,641	0	30.2	1.38	261	58%	1,640,435	0.036%	7,887,001,292	140
2015	2,802,534	0.39%	10,793	−10,335	27.8	1.51	259	56.2%	1,574,768	0.038%	7,470,491,872	141
2010	2,748,568	0.45%	12,300	−13,248	25.5	1.8	254	55.1%	1,514,064	0.039%	7,021,732,148	140
2005	2,687,066	0.6%	15,848	−17,071	23.6	2.15	248	53.9%	1,449,489	0.041%	6,586,970,132	137
2000	2,607,826	0.85%	21,535	−17,498	22.3	2.35	241	52.8%	1,376,634	0.042%	6,171,702,993	137
1995	2,500,151	0.99%	24,055	−19,092	21.4	2.85	231	51.4%	1,284,333	0.043%	5,758,878,982	134
1990	2,379,877	0.77%	17,844	−25,085	20.8	2.96	220	50.4%	1,198,630	0.045%	5,327,803,110	134
1985	2,290,656	1.32%	29,000	−21,371	19.6	3.21	212	49.4%	1,132,462	0.047%	4,868,943,465	132
1980	2,145,658	1.22%	25,335	−15,277	18.3	3.59	198	47.1%	1,010,985	0.048%	4,447,606,236	132
1975	2,018,981	1.46%	28,157	−17,340	17	4.44	186	44.2%	892,476	0.050%	4,070,735,277	131
1970	1,878,196	1.2%	21,801	−23,371	16.4	5.35	173	41.3%	774,985	0.051%	3,694,683,794	130
1965	1,769,192	1.4%	23,837	−28,611	17.5	5.72	163	37.2%	658,574	0.053%	3,334,533,703	130
1960	1,650,005	1.21%	19,259	−28,952	18.7	5.54	152	33.3%	549,842	0.055%	3,015,470,894	126
1955	1,553,711	2%	29,301	−22,042	21	4.52	143	28.5%	442,709	0.057%	2,740,213,792	124

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

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Jamaica Population Forecast

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country's Share of World Pop	World Population	Jamaica Global Rank
2030	2,808,954	−0.2%	−5,625	−11,459	35.6	1.33	259	63%	1,769,809	0.033%	8,569,124,911	143
2035	2,755,934	−0.38%	−10,604	−11,577	38.4	1.35	254	66.3%	1,827,045	0.031%	8,885,210,181	143
2040	2,676,100	−0.59%	−15,967	−11,272	41.2	1.37	247	69.9%	1,870,747	0.029%	9,177,190,203	144
2045	2,574,081	−0.77%	−20,404	−10,839	43.7	1.39	238	73.7%	1,896,280	0.027%	9,439,639,668	146
2050	2,454,940	−0.94%	−23,828	−9,525	46	1.41	227	77.6%	1,904,123	0.025%	9,664,378,587	146

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Jamaica Demographics Main Page: Demographics of Jamaica Life Expectancy 71.7 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate 15.1

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5 18.4

(per 1,000 live births)

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Main Cities by Population in Jamaica

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

#	City	Population
1	Kingston	937,700
2	New Kingston	583,958
3	Spanish Town	145,018
4	Portmore	102,861
5	Montego Bay	82,867
6	Mandeville	47,115
7	May Pen	44,755
8	Old Harbour	26,024
9	Linstead	20,660
10	Half Way Tree	18,552
11	Savanna-la-Mar	16,553

See also

• Demographics of Jamaica
  • Median Age (Historical Chart)
  • Total Fertility Rate (Historical Chart)
  • Urban vs. Rural Population (Historical Chart)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Jamaica

• Latin America and the Caribbean Population
• World Population
• World Map
• World Population by Country

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Notes

The Jamaica Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Jamaica delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Jamaica (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

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Yearly % Change: For 2025: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2025: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Jamaica in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.