🇯🇲 Population of Jamaica

2,825,544
Current Population of Jamaica
-439
Net population growth this year
260.90
Population Density (people/km²)

As of July 1, 2023 the population of Jamaica reached 2,825,544, of which 1,401,001 people are male and 1,424,543 female. The country has a population density of 260.8997 people per square kilometer. With an overall population growth rate of -0.016% for the year. According to the latest data, Jamaica is set to decrease its population size by -1,171 people next year. Making the total population count of Jamaica 2,824,738 people by 2024.

Historic Population of Jamaica (1950 - 2023)

Between 1950 and 2023 the population of Jamaica grown from 1,407,470 people to 2,825,544. An increase of the population size by 100.75% in 73 years.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
1950 1,407,470 684,164 723,306 44,294 129.9603 3.147%
1951 1,448,396 706,376 742,020 37,557 133.7392 2.593%
1952 1,482,284 723,659 758,625 30,220 136.8683 2.039%
1953 1,509,993 736,584 773,409 25,197 139.4268 1.669%
1954 1,533,217 746,176 787,042 21,253 141.5713 1.386%
1955 1,552,883 753,101 799,782 18,078 143.3872 1.164%
1956 1,570,048 758,132 811,916 16,251 144.9721 1.035%
1957 1,586,411 762,307 824,104 16,475 146.4831 1.039%
1958 1,603,775 766,729 837,047 18,253 148.0864 1.138%
1959 1,622,047 771,538 850,509 18,290 149.7735 1.128%
1960 1,642,331 779,984 862,346 22,277 151.6464 1.356%
1961 1,663,754 791,674 872,080 20,569 153.6245 1.236%
1962 1,683,761 802,711 881,050 19,446 155.4719 1.155%
1963 1,703,868 813,835 890,032 20,767 157.3285 1.219%
1964 1,725,181 825,644 899,537 21,860 159.2965 1.267%
1965 1,746,977 837,766 909,212 21,733 161.3091 1.244%
1966 1,768,802 849,896 918,906 21,917 163.3243 1.239%
1967 1,790,580 861,996 928,584 21,637 165.3351 1.208%
1968 1,812,209 873,996 938,214 21,623 167.3324 1.193%
1969 1,834,615 886,340 948,276 23,188 169.4012 1.264%
1970 1,859,091 899,652 959,438 25,763 171.6612 1.386%
1971 1,886,143 913,600 972,543 28,343 174.1591 1.503%
1972 1,915,299 928,069 987,230 29,968 176.8512 1.565%
1973 1,945,320 943,083 1,002,236 30,073 179.6232 1.546%
1974 1,974,880 957,938 1,016,941 29,047 182.3527 1.471%
1975 2,003,094 972,164 1,030,930 27,382 184.9579 1.367%
1976 2,029,486 985,537 1,043,949 25,401 187.3948 1.252%
1977 2,054,926 998,565 1,056,361 25,481 189.7439 1.24%
1978 2,080,485 1,011,766 1,068,719 25,636 192.1039 1.232%
1979 2,106,937 1,025,528 1,081,408 27,268 194.5464 1.294%
1980 2,135,546 1,040,458 1,095,088 29,950 197.188 1.402%
1981 2,166,657 1,056,703 1,109,955 32,272 200.0607 1.49%
1982 2,199,606 1,073,917 1,125,689 33,626 203.103 1.529%
1983 2,232,782 1,091,294 1,141,487 32,725 206.1663 1.466%
1984 2,264,096 1,107,696 1,156,400 29,903 209.0578 1.321%
1985 2,292,030 1,122,274 1,169,756 25,966 211.6371 1.133%
1986 2,315,871 1,134,719 1,181,152 21,716 213.8385 0.938%
1987 2,336,245 1,145,386 1,190,859 19,032 215.7198 0.815%
1988 2,354,806 1,155,138 1,199,668 18,089 217.4336 0.768%
1989 2,373,365 1,164,834 1,208,531 19,030 219.1473 0.802%
1990 2,392,030 1,174,572 1,217,457 18,299 220.8707 0.765%
1991 2,411,867 1,184,934 1,226,934 21,376 222.7024 0.886%
1992 2,434,574 1,197,146 1,237,428 24,038 224.7991 0.987%
1993 2,459,062 1,210,637 1,248,426 24,938 227.0602 1.014%
1994 2,484,182 1,224,386 1,259,796 25,301 229.3796 1.018%
1995 2,509,372 1,238,101 1,271,271 25,080 231.7056 0.999%
1996 2,532,894 1,250,847 1,282,047 21,964 233.8776 0.867%
1997 2,554,954 1,262,747 1,292,207 22,157 235.9145 0.867%
1998 2,576,567 1,274,354 1,302,213 21,068 237.9102 0.818%
1999 2,596,270 1,284,878 1,311,392 18,339 239.7295 0.706%
2000 2,612,205 1,293,403 1,318,802 13,530 241.2008 0.518%
2001 2,625,405 1,300,463 1,324,943 12,871 242.4197 0.49%
2002 2,638,244 1,307,198 1,331,046 12,805 243.6051 0.485%
2003 2,651,027 1,313,748 1,337,278 12,762 244.7855 0.481%
2004 2,664,024 1,320,251 1,343,774 13,233 245.9856 0.497%
2005 2,676,863 1,326,570 1,350,293 12,444 247.1711 0.465%
2006 2,689,660 1,332,880 1,356,781 13,151 248.3528 0.489%
2007 2,701,221 1,338,676 1,362,545 9,970 249.4202 0.369%
2008 2,711,373 1,343,912 1,367,460 10,334 250.3576 0.381%
2009 2,722,402 1,349,628 1,372,774 11,723 251.3759 0.431%
2010 2,733,896 1,355,508 1,378,388 11,266 252.4373 0.412%
2011 2,746,170 1,361,767 1,384,402 13,281 253.5706 0.484%
2012 2,759,817 1,368,899 1,390,918 14,014 254.8307 0.508%
2013 2,773,129 1,376,070 1,397,059 12,610 256.0599 0.455%
2014 2,784,543 1,382,315 1,402,227 10,218 257.1139 0.367%
2015 2,794,444 1,387,628 1,406,816 9,585 258.0281 0.343%
2016 2,802,695 1,391,829 1,410,867 6,917 258.79 0.247%
2017 2,808,376 1,394,537 1,413,838 4,443 259.3145 0.158%
2018 2,811,835 1,396,014 1,415,821 2,476 259.6339 0.088%
2019 2,813,773 1,396,657 1,417,116 1,400 259.8128 0.05%
2020 2,820,436 1,399,668 1,420,767 11,925 260.428 0.423%
2021 2,827,694 1,402,951 1,424,743 2,593 261.0983 0.092%
2022 2,827,377 1,402,379 1,424,998 -3,228 261.069 -0.114%
2023 2,825,544 1,401,001 1,424,543 -439 260.8997 -0.016%

Statements that can be derived from Jamaica's population data

  • Jamaica has a population of 2,825,544 people, as of July 1, 2023.
  • Jamaica's population is equivalent to 0.04% of the total world population.
  • In 2023, Jamaica's population will decrease with -439 people.
  • In 2023, 10,999 more people will emigrate from Jamaica than immigrate to the country.
  • The median age of the population in Jamaica is 31.81 years.
  • In Jamaica there are 260.90 people per square kilometers (0.386102 square miles), if spaced out evenly.
  • 10.58 infants die at birth out of a 1000 new born in Jamaica.
  • In Jamaica, 1,401,001 of the total population are male, and 1,424,543 are female.

Future Population of Jamaica (2023 - 2100)

Jamaica's population is set to decrease in the future from 2,825,544 people to 897,072 people. A decrease of the population size by -36.26% from 2023 to 2100.

Year Total Male Female People +/- Density (p/km²) Growth Rate
2023 2,825,544 1,401,001 1,424,543 -439 260.8997 -0.016%
2024 2,824,738 1,400,099 1,424,640 -1,171 260.8253 -0.041%
2025 2,823,199 1,398,808 1,424,391 -1,908 260.6832 -0.068%
2026 2,820,904 1,397,123 1,423,781 -2,682 260.4713 -0.095%
2027 2,817,930 1,395,088 1,422,842 -3,267 260.1966 -0.116%
2028 2,814,231 1,392,681 1,421,551 -4,129 259.8552 -0.147%
2029 2,809,708 1,389,857 1,419,850 -4,919 259.4374 -0.175%
2030 2,804,356 1,386,613 1,417,743 -5,783 258.9434 -0.206%
2031 2,798,160 1,382,944 1,415,216 -6,611 258.3711 -0.236%
2032 2,791,030 1,378,812 1,412,219 -7,647 257.7129 -0.274%
2033 2,782,912 1,374,189 1,408,723 -8,589 256.9633 -0.309%
2034 2,773,843 1,369,099 1,404,744 -9,550 256.1259 -0.344%
2035 2,763,714 1,363,486 1,400,228 -10,708 255.1906 -0.387%
2036 2,752,526 1,357,350 1,395,175 -11,669 254.1575 -0.424%
2037 2,740,318 1,350,722 1,389,597 -12,745 253.0303 -0.465%
2038 2,727,072 1,343,585 1,383,486 -13,749 251.8072 -0.504%
2039 2,712,812 1,335,955 1,376,858 -14,770 250.4905 -0.544%
2040 2,697,534 1,327,825 1,369,708 -15,787 249.0797 -0.585%
2041 2,681,237 1,319,203 1,362,034 -16,806 247.575 -0.627%
2042 2,663,962 1,310,109 1,353,854 -17,743 245.9799 -0.666%
2043 2,645,711 1,300,536 1,345,174 -18,761 244.2946 -0.709%
2044 2,626,505 1,290,505 1,336,000 -19,650 242.5212 -0.748%
2045 2,606,421 1,280,050 1,326,371 -20,518 240.6668 -0.787%
2046 2,585,442 1,269,156 1,316,286 -21,439 238.7297 -0.829%
2047 2,563,640 1,257,866 1,305,775 -22,165 236.7166 -0.865%
2048 2,541,082 1,246,208 1,294,874 -22,951 234.6337 -0.903%
2049 2,517,798 1,234,196 1,283,602 -23,619 232.4836 -0.938%
2050 2,493,824 1,221,847 1,271,976 -24,329 230.2699 -0.976%
2051 2,469,153 1,209,156 1,259,997 -25,012 227.992 -1.013%
2052 2,443,846 1,196,153 1,247,692 -25,603 225.6552 -1.048%
2053 2,417,914 1,182,841 1,235,072 -26,261 223.2607 -1.086%
2054 2,391,378 1,169,231 1,222,148 -26,809 220.8106 -1.121%
2055 2,364,266 1,155,331 1,208,935 -27,416 218.3071 -1.16%
2056 2,336,537 1,141,118 1,195,419 -28,042 215.7467 -1.2%
2057 2,308,244 1,126,623 1,181,621 -28,544 213.1343 -1.237%
2058 2,279,455 1,111,881 1,167,573 -29,034 210.476 -1.274%
2059 2,250,169 1,096,897 1,153,272 -29,538 207.7718 -1.313%
2060 2,220,364 1,081,668 1,138,696 -30,072 205.0198 -1.354%
2061 2,190,089 1,066,218 1,123,871 -30,478 202.2243 -1.392%
2062 2,159,392 1,050,582 1,108,811 -30,915 199.3899 -1.432%
2063 2,128,221 1,034,738 1,093,483 -31,428 196.5116 -1.477%
2064 2,096,581 1,018,683 1,077,899 -31,850 193.5902 -1.519%
2065 2,064,514 1,002,458 1,062,056 -32,285 190.6292 -1.564%
2066 2,032,011 986,054 1,045,957 -32,722 187.628 -1.61%
2067 1,999,080 969,482 1,029,598 -33,140 184.5873 -1.658%
2068 1,965,724 952,754 1,012,970 -33,573 181.5072 -1.708%
2069 1,931,939 935,865 996,074 -33,996 178.3877 -1.76%
2070 1,897,746 918,826 978,920 -34,389 175.2305 -1.812%
2071 1,863,241 901,688 961,553 -34,623 172.0444 -1.858%
2072 1,828,453 884,482 943,971 -34,952 168.8322 -1.912%
2073 1,793,379 867,202 926,176 -35,196 165.5936 -1.963%
2074 1,758,083 849,872 908,210 -35,396 162.3345 -2.013%
2075 1,722,622 832,530 890,092 -35,526 159.0602 -2.062%
2076 1,687,002 815,172 871,830 -35,715 155.7711 -2.117%
2077 1,651,264 797,815 853,449 -35,759 152.4713 -2.166%
2078 1,615,499 780,510 834,990 -35,772 149.1689 -2.214%
2079 1,579,784 763,283 816,500 -35,659 145.8711 -2.257%
2080 1,544,193 746,167 798,026 -35,523 142.5847 -2.301%
2081 1,508,721 729,148 779,572 -35,420 139.3094 -2.348%
2082 1,473,404 712,243 761,161 -35,214 136.0484 -2.39%
2083 1,438,322 695,490 742,832 -34,951 132.809 -2.43%
2084 1,403,504 678,895 724,609 -34,685 129.594 -2.471%
2085 1,368,967 662,468 706,499 -34,387 126.4051 -2.512%
2086 1,334,767 646,227 688,540 -34,014 123.2472 -2.548%
2087 1,300,928 630,171 670,757 -33,664 120.1226 -2.588%
2088 1,267,485 614,313 653,172 -33,223 117.0346 -2.621%
2089 1,234,458 598,665 635,793 -32,830 113.985 -2.66%
2090 1,201,826 583,212 618,615 -32,433 110.972 -2.699%
2091 1,169,596 567,952 601,644 -32,028 107.9959 -2.739%
2092 1,137,770 552,884 584,886 -31,625 105.0572 -2.78%
2093 1,106,361 538,010 568,352 -31,191 102.1571 -2.819%
2094 1,075,374 523,328 552,045 -30,784 99.2958 -2.863%
2095 1,044,780 508,816 535,963 -30,405 96.4709 -2.91%
2096 1,014,545 494,455 520,090 -30,064 93.6791 -2.964%
2097 984,648 480,246 504,402 -29,730 90.9186 -3.02%
2098 955,112 466,194 488,918 -29,343 88.1913 -3.072%
2099 925,931 452,289 473,641 -29,019 85.4968 -3.134%
2100 897,072 438,517 458,555 -28,698 82.8321 -3.199%

Population Density of Jamaica

Today, Jamaica has a population density of 260.8997 people per square kilometer. The country has seen a change in density from 129.9603 people/km² since the 1950 to 260.8997 people/km² in 2023. In the future, Jamaica is projected to reach a population density of 82.8321 people per square kilometer, by the year 2100.

Population Density of Jamaica Between 1950 - 2100

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Growth Rate of Jamaica's Population

The population growth rate of Jamaica currently stands at -0.016% as of July 1, 2023. This is an increase by 0.098 percentage points when compared to data from previous year. By 2023, the population growth rate of Jamaica will decrease to -0.016%. If we look further into the future, we can see that Jamaica's population growth is projected to land at a negative rate of -3.199% by the year 2100.

Population Growth Rate of Jamaica Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Growth Rate
1950 3.147%
1960 1.356%
1970 1.386%
1980 1.402%
1990 0.765%
2000 0.518%
2010 0.412%
2020 0.423%
Year Growth Rate
2030 -0.206%
2040 -0.585%
2050 -0.976%
2060 -1.354%
2070 -1.812%
2080 -2.301%
2090 -2.699%
2100 -3.199%
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Life Expectancy of Jamaica

Today, Jamaica has an average life expectancy of 72.3699 years of age. The country has seen a change in life expectancy from 56.8025 years since the 1950 to 72.3699 years in 2023. In the future, Jamaica is projected to reach a population life expectancy of 83.4261 years of age, by the year 2100.

Life Expectancy of Jamaica Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Life Expectancy (Age)
1950 56,802
1960 64,041
1970 66,702
1980 69,434
1990 72,304
2000 70,944
2010 72,621
2020 71,868
Year Life Expectancy (Age)
2030 73,375
2040 74,769
2050 76,179
2060 77,623
2070 79,087
2080 80,585
2090 82,048
2100 83,426
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Migration to and from Jamaica

In 2023 Jamaica will see net migrations of -10,999 people. This means that 10,999 more people will emigrate from Jamaica than immigrate to the country this year. A decrease of net migrations when compared to the previous year of 2022, when the net migrations of Jamaica was -10,999.

Net Migration for Jamaica Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Net Migration
1950 13,505
1960 -29,946
1970 -24,366
1980 -16,273
1990 -26,080
2000 -18,500
2010 -14,244
2020 0
Year Net Migration
2030 -10,999
2040 -10,999
2050 -10,999
2060 -10,999
2070 -10,999
2080 -10,999
2090 -10,999
2100 -10,999
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Births in Jamaica

In 2023, Jamaica will see 32,246 babies be born. That is a decrease when compared to the ammount of births recorded by Jamaica in 2022, when the country saw 32,662 new borns.

Births Jamaica Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Births
1950 46,404
1960 66,880
1970 65,966
1980 63,343
1990 60,878
2000 50,087
2010 42,004
2020 33,317
Year Births
2030 29,545
2040 24,227
2050 19,666
2060 16,107
2070 12,913
2080 9,845
2090 7,228
2100 4,802
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Deaths in Jamaica

In 2023, 21,690 people will die in Jamaica. That is a decrease of Jamaica's death count when compared to 2022, when the country recorded 24,890 deaths.

Deaths Jamaica Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Deaths
1950 15,618
1960 14,655
1970 15,848
1980 17,118
1990 16,496
2000 18,061
2010 16,494
2020 21,386
Year Births
2030 24,329
2040 29,013
2050 32,994
2060 35,178
2070 36,307
2080 34,380
2090 28,660
2100 22,496
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Median Age in Jamaica

The median age of Jamaica has been on an upward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the median age of Jamaica will reach 60.0681 years of age, by the year 2100.

Median Age in Jamaica Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Median Age
1950 21.142
1960 18.5851
1970 16.1834
1980 18.0401
1990 20.4532
2000 22.0746
2010 25.4473
2020 30.3358
Year Median Age
2030 35.6431
2040 41.1345
2050 45.7614
2060 49.8605
2070 52.9985
2080 54.7887
2090 56.8927
2100 60.0681
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Fertility Rate in Jamaica

The fertility rate of Jamaica has been on a downward trend since the 1950's and it will continue well into the future. When the total fertility rate of Jamaica will reach 1.5633 births per woman, by the year 2100.

Fertility Rate in Jamaica Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
1950 3.9573
1960 5.58
1970 5.6378
1980 3.7329
1990 2.8543
2000 2.2105
2010 1.7422
2020 1.3577
Year Total Fertility Rate (births per woman)
2030 1.3665
2040 1.4164
2050 1.4522
2060 1.474
2070 1.5014
2080 1.5317
2090 1.552
2100 1.5633
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Infant Mortality Rate in Jamaica

The infant mortality rate is recorded as infant deaths under 1 year for every 1,000 live births. It gives us an insight into the maternal and infant health of Jamaica while at the same time being an important marker for the overall health of the country. The infant mortality rate of Jamaica has been on a positive downward trend since the 1950's when the infant mortality rate of the country was 92.3311. Today, Jamaica has a much better infant mortality rate of 10.5784 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. This is set to improve even further in the future when Jamaica is projected to record an infant mortality rate of only 3.3557 infant deaths for every 1,000 live births, by the year 2100.

Infant Mortality Rate in Jamaica Between 1950 - 2100 (10 Year Increments)

Year Infant Mortality Rate
1950 92.3311
1960 62.8925
1970 45.0685
1980 33.194
1990 25.0957
2000 18.6465
2010 15.2478
2020 11.4491
Year Infant Mortality Rate
2030 9.0955
2040 7.4152
2050 6.1471
2060 5.1497
2070 4.5986
2080 4.0757
2090 3.6619
2100 3.3557
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Data Information

Data found on this page is based on the medium fertility variant of the United Nations Revision of World Population Prospects 2022.

Data Sources

The United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Population Division)

UN Revision of World Population Prospects 2022

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