Jamaica Population

Population now

3,008,140

World: 133rd
Caribbean: 5th

Male:	1,489,856	(49.55 %)
Female:	1,518,284	(50.45 %)

Births in 2024:	53,719
Deaths in 2024:	28,357

Life expectancy & Rates (2024)

Male:	73.32 years
Female:	76.79 years
Total:	75.06 years
Median Age:	31.28 years

Birth Rate:	14.72
Death Rate:	7.77
Growth Rate:	0.89 %
Fertility Rate:	1.89

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Birth & Death rate
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Median Age
Population structure (mid 2024)
Urbanization

Jamaica Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	2M	784k	845k	0.93	3.57%	40.59	8.88	5.42	64.77	63.18	66.33	18.77	33.77%	148.17
1961	2M	793k	858k	0.92	3.66%	40.79	8.75	5.53	65.13	63.59	66.64	18.52	34.50%	150.22
1962	2M	803k	873k	0.92	3.72%	40.81	8.65	5.63	65.47	63.95	66.93	18.26	35.24%	152.53
1963	2M	815k	889k	0.92	3.74%	40.66	8.57	5.71	65.78	64.30	67.23	18.01	35.99%	155.01
1964	2M	828k	903k	0.92	3.75%	40.34	8.50	5.78	66.10	64.63	67.53	17.80	36.74%	157.47
1965	2M	841k	916k	0.92	3.72%	39.84	8.44	5.82	66.42	64.94	67.86	17.62	37.50%	159.81
1966	2M	855k	926k	0.92	3.68%	39.16	8.37	5.82	66.74	65.25	68.20	17.40	38.27%	162.00
1967	2M	870k	934k	0.93	3.63%	38.32	8.28	5.79	67.05	65.53	68.55	17.13	39.04%	164.07
1968	2M	885k	941k	0.94	3.57%	37.35	8.17	5.72	67.35	65.80	68.88	16.81	39.82%	166.12
1969	2M	901k	949k	0.95	3.51%	36.28	8.04	5.62	67.64	66.06	69.20	16.48	40.60%	168.29
1970	2M	916k	959k	0.96	3.46%	35.17	7.88	5.48	67.92	66.32	69.51	16.17	41.32%	170.65
1971	2M	932k	972k	0.96	3.42%	34.06	7.70	5.31	68.20	66.60	69.80	16.13	41.86%	173.26
1972	2M	948k	987k	0.96	3.39%	32.98	7.51	5.11	68.49	66.91	70.08	16.13	42.40%	176.06
1973	2M	963k	1M	0.96	3.37%	31.96	7.32	4.90	68.79	67.25	70.34	16.18	42.93%	178.96
1974	2M	979k	1M	0.96	3.34%	31.06	7.15	4.69	69.10	67.62	70.59	16.28	43.47%	181.81
1975	2M	994k	1M	0.96	3.33%	30.30	7.00	4.48	69.41	68.00	70.83	16.42	44.01%	184.52
1976	2M	1M	1M	0.96	3.32%	29.72	6.88	4.29	69.72	68.38	71.06	16.87	44.56%	187.00
1977	2M	1M	1M	0.97	3.30%	29.31	6.81	4.12	70.02	68.75	71.27	17.31	45.10%	189.32
1978	2M	1M	1M	0.97	3.28%	29.02	6.78	3.97	70.29	69.10	71.49	17.74	45.65%	191.60
1979	2M	1M	1M	0.97	3.26%	28.85	6.78	3.84	70.55	69.41	71.69	18.13	46.19%	194.05
1980	2M	1M	1M	0.98	3.22%	28.74	6.81	3.73	70.79	69.70	71.89	18.48	46.74%	196.78
1981	2M	1M	1M	0.98	3.17%	28.64	6.86	3.64	71.01	69.95	72.07	18.69	47.29%	199.88
1982	2M	1M	1M	0.98	3.12%	28.50	6.91	3.56	71.22	70.19	72.25	18.87	47.81%	203.26
1983	2M	1M	1M	0.99	3.07%	28.28	6.95	3.48	71.42	70.42	72.42	19.07	48.02%	206.69
1984	2M	1M	1M	0.99	3.01%	27.98	6.97	3.39	71.61	70.65	72.58	19.31	48.22%	209.84
1985	2M	1M	1M	0.99	2.96%	27.59	6.96	3.31	71.82	70.89	72.76	19.60	48.42%	212.49
1986	2M	1M	1M	0.99	2.91%	27.13	6.93	3.22	72.06	71.16	72.96	19.91	48.63%	214.55
1987	2M	1M	1M	0.98	2.88%	26.65	6.87	3.14	72.32	71.45	73.19	20.26	48.83%	216.12
1988	2M	1M	1M	0.98	2.86%	26.18	6.79	3.07	72.60	71.76	73.45	20.61	49.04%	217.40
1989	2M	1M	1M	0.98	2.84%	25.74	6.70	3.00	72.90	72.07	73.74	20.94	49.24%	218.68
1990	2M	1M	1M	0.97	2.84%	25.33	6.60	2.95	73.20	72.37	74.05	21.22	49.44%	220.17
1991	2M	1M	1M	0.97	2.84%	24.97	6.50	2.90	73.49	72.62	74.35	21.53	49.66%	221.94
1992	2M	1M	1M	0.97	2.84%	24.63	6.41	2.86	73.73	72.82	74.65	21.80	49.90%	223.91
1993	2M	1M	1M	0.98	2.85%	24.32	6.32	2.83	73.92	72.94	74.91	22.04	50.14%	226.06
1994	3M	1M	1M	0.98	2.83%	24.00	6.26	2.80	74.05	73.00	75.13	22.27	50.38%	228.28
1995	3M	1M	1M	0.98	2.80%	23.67	6.23	2.77	74.13	73.00	75.30	22.50	50.62%	230.53
1996	3M	1M	1M	0.98	2.74%	23.30	6.23	2.74	74.17	72.96	75.42	22.79	50.86%	232.79
1997	3M	1M	1M	0.98	2.66%	22.89	6.26	2.70	74.17	72.90	75.49	23.09	51.10%	235.09
1998	3M	1M	1M	0.99	2.54%	22.42	6.33	2.67	74.16	72.86	75.52	23.38	51.34%	237.36
1999	3M	1M	1M	0.99	2.41%	21.91	6.42	2.62	74.15	72.84	75.52	23.66	51.57%	239.53
2000	3M	1M	1M	0.99	2.28%	21.37	6.52	2.58	74.14	72.84	75.50	23.92	51.81%	241.53
2001	3M	1M	1M	0.99	2.14%	20.84	6.63	2.53	74.14	72.85	75.47	24.15	52.05%	243.35
2002	3M	1M	1M	0.99	2.02%	20.33	6.74	2.48	74.14	72.86	75.45	24.40	52.25%	245.00
2003	3M	1M	1M	0.98	1.91%	19.88	6.84	2.44	74.14	72.87	75.44	24.66	52.44%	246.51
2004	3M	1M	1M	0.98	1.81%	19.49	6.93	2.40	74.15	72.87	75.45	24.92	52.63%	247.93
2005	3M	1M	1M	0.98	1.73%	19.14	7.01	2.36	74.15	72.85	75.47	25.18	52.81%	249.29
2006	3M	1M	1M	0.98	1.67%	18.85	7.07	2.33	74.14	72.81	75.50	25.44	53.00%	250.61
2007	3M	1M	1M	0.98	1.60%	18.57	7.13	2.29	74.13	72.76	75.53	25.70	53.18%	251.86
2008	3M	1M	1M	0.99	1.54%	18.29	7.19	2.25	74.10	72.70	75.54	25.96	53.37%	253.10
2009	3M	1M	1M	0.99	1.49%	18.02	7.25	2.21	74.07	72.64	75.54	26.23	53.56%	254.38
2010	3M	1M	1M	0.99	1.43%	17.74	7.31	2.17	74.04	72.58	75.54	26.51	53.74%	255.71
2011	3M	1M	1M	0.99	1.37%	17.48	7.37	2.14	74.01	72.54	75.54	26.80	53.93%	257.11
2012	3M	1M	1M	0.99	1.32%	17.23	7.42	2.10	74.00	72.51	75.55	27.10	54.13%	258.59
2013	3M	1M	1M	0.99	1.28%	17.01	7.46	2.07	74.01	72.51	75.58	27.40	54.35%	260.10
2014	3M	1M	1M	0.99	1.24%	16.81	7.50	2.05	74.04	72.53	75.62	27.71	54.58%	261.59
2015	3M	1M	1M	0.99	1.21%	16.63	7.52	2.03	74.10	72.57	75.69	28.03	54.83%	263.04
2016	3M	1M	1M	0.99	1.18%	16.46	7.54	2.01	74.18	72.64	75.77	28.33	55.10%	264.42
2017	3M	1M	1M	0.99	1.15%	16.29	7.56	1.99	74.27	72.71	75.88	28.66	55.38%	265.75
2018	3M	1M	1M	0.99	1.13%	16.10	7.57	1.98	74.37	72.79	75.99	28.99	55.67%	267.02
2019	3M	1M	1M	0.99	1.10%	15.91	7.59	1.97	74.48	72.87	76.12	29.36	55.99%	268.24
2020	3M	1M	1M	0.99	1.06%	15.70	7.61	1.95	74.59	72.95	76.25	29.72	56.31%	269.42
2021	3M	1M	1M	0.98	1.06%	15.70	7.61	1.95	74.59	72.95	76.25	30.12	56.65%	270.54
2022	3M	1M	2M	0.98	1.06%	15.70	7.61	1.95	74.59	72.95	76.25	30.52	57.01%	271.59
2023	3M	1M	2M	0.98	0.94%	14.97	7.73	1.91	74.94	73.23	76.66	30.91	57.38%	272.59
2024	3M	1M	2M	0.98	0.89%	14.72	7.77	1.89	75.06	73.32	76.79	31.28	57.76%	273.50

Jamaica Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2025	3M	1M	2M	0.98	0.85%	14.48	7.81	1.88	75.18	73.41	76.93	31.62	58.16%	274.32
2026	3M	1M	2M	0.98	0.81%	14.24	7.88	1.87	75.31	73.53	77.06	32.05	58.57%	275.13
2027	3M	1M	2M	0.98	0.76%	14.01	7.96	1.86	75.43	73.64	77.19	32.41	59.00%	275.77
2028	3M	2M	2M	0.98	0.71%	13.77	8.03	1.85	75.56	73.76	77.32	32.84	59.44%	276.41
2029	3M	2M	2M	0.98	0.67%	13.54	8.11	1.84	75.68	73.87	77.45	33.25	59.89%	276.86
2030	3M	2M	2M	0.98	0.63%	13.30	8.18	1.83	75.81	73.99	77.58	33.69	60.35%	277.32
2031	3M	2M	2M	0.97	0.58%	13.11	8.29	1.82	75.93	74.11	77.70	34.08	60.82%	277.68
2032	3M	2M	2M	0.97	0.54%	12.92	8.41	1.82	76.05	74.23	77.83	34.55	61.31%	277.95
2033	3M	2M	2M	0.97	0.49%	12.73	8.52	1.81	76.18	74.34	77.95	34.97	61.81%	278.14
2034	3M	2M	2M	0.97	0.45%	12.54	8.64	1.81	76.30	74.46	78.08	35.37	62.31%	278.23
2035	3M	2M	2M	0.97	0.41%	12.35	8.75	1.80	76.42	74.58	78.20	35.80	62.83%	278.23
2036	3M	2M	2M	0.97	0.37%	12.21	8.90	1.79	76.54	74.69	78.32	36.15	63.35%	278.14
2037	3M	2M	2M	0.97	0.34%	12.08	9.04	1.79	76.65	74.81	78.44	36.50	63.88%	277.95
2038	3M	2M	2M	0.97	0.30%	11.94	9.19	1.78	76.77	74.92	78.56	36.94	64.41%	277.77
2039	3M	1M	2M	0.97	0.27%	11.81	9.33	1.78	76.88	75.04	78.68	37.25	64.93%	277.41
2040	3M	1M	2M	0.97	0.23%	11.67	9.48	1.77	77.00	75.15	78.80	37.64	65.45%	277.04
2041	3M	1M	2M	0.97	0.20%	11.58	9.64	1.77	77.12	75.27	78.92	38.03	65.96%	276.59
2042	3M	1M	2M	0.97	0.17%	11.49	9.80	1.76	77.24	75.39	79.04	38.37	66.48%	276.04
2043	3M	1M	2M	0.96	0.14%	11.39	9.96	1.76	77.35	75.51	79.16	38.61	66.99%	275.41
2044	3M	1M	2M	0.96	0.12%	11.30	10.12	1.75	77.47	75.63	79.28	38.97	67.49%	274.77
2045	3M	1M	2M	0.96	0.09%	11.21	10.28	1.75	77.59	75.75	79.40	39.33	67.99%	274.04
2046	3M	1M	2M	0.96	0.07%	11.13	10.43	1.75	77.71	75.88	79.52	39.49	68.49%	273.22
2047	3M	1M	2M	0.96	0.04%	11.05	10.59	1.75	77.83	76.00	79.64	39.77	68.98%	272.31
2048	3M	1M	2M	0.96	0.02%	10.98	10.74	1.74	77.95	76.13	79.75	40.01	69.47%	271.40
2049	3M	1M	2M	0.96	?	10.90	10.90	1.74	78.07	76.25	79.87	40.24	69.95%	270.40
2050	3M	1M	2M	0.96	-0.02%	10.82	11.05	1.74	78.19	76.38	79.99	40.51	70.43%	269.31

Highest City Populations in Jamaica

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Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Kingston	595,644	595,000

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All Countries in Caribbean

Dominican Republic11M

Jamaica3M

Trinidad and Tobago1M

Saint Lucia186k

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines112k

U.S. Virgin Islands105k

Antigua and Barbuda101k

Cayman Islands69k

Saint Kitts and Nevis54k

Turks and Caicos Islands41k

British Virgin Islands31k