Jamaica Population Density 1950-2024

Chart and table of Jamaica population density from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

The current population density of Jamaica in 2024 is 257.03 people per square kilometer, a 0.03% decline from 2023.
The population density of Jamaica in 2023 was 257.10 people per square kilometer, a 0.06% decline from 2022.
The population density of Jamaica in 2022 was 257.27 people per square kilometer, a 0.01% decline from 2021.
The population density of Jamaica in 2021 was 257.30 people per square kilometer, a 0.26% increase from 2020.

Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name	2024 Population Density
Maldives	1,726.29
Mauritius	648.72
Nauru	644.20
Lebanon	499.43
Tuvalu	382.60
Grenada	373.20
Jamaica	257.03
Marshall Islands	235.64
Dominican Republic	234.93
American Samoa	217.72
Guatemala	168.60
China	149.03
Tonga	144.91
Thailand	140.10
Jordan	127.46
Azerbaijan	120.82
Iraq	106.94
Malaysia	104.87
Costa Rica	102.68
Cuba	101.70
Albania	98.30
Dominica	97.82
Armenia	93.41
Romania	82.29
North Macedonia	81.01
Samoa	80.62
Serbia	80.32
Ecuador	71.68
Mexico	65.87
Equatorial Guinea	62.57
Bulgaria	59.63
Fiji	51.62
Iran	51.46
South Africa	50.05
Colombia	45.84
Belarus	45.54
Montenegro	45.34
Venezuela	32.23
Peru	26.99
Brazil	25.56
Algeria	19.43
Belize	18.14
Paraguay	17.08
Turkmenistan	13.52
Gabon	9.28
Russia	8.42
Kazakhstan	7.28
Botswana	4.68
Libya	3.96
Suriname	3.84
Guyana	3.81
Namibia	3.21

Jamaica - Historical Population Density Data
Year	Population Density	Growth Rate
2024	257.03	-0.03%
2023	257.10	-0.06%
2022	257.27	-0.01%
2021	257.30	0.26%
2020	256.64	0.24%
2019	256.03	0.07%
2018	255.85	0.12%
2017	255.54	0.20%
2016	255.02	0.30%
2015	254.27	0.36%
2014	253.37	0.41%
2013	252.33	0.48%
2012	251.12	0.50%
2011	249.88	0.45%
2010	248.76	0.42%
2009	247.72	0.41%
2008	246.71	0.38%
2007	245.79	0.43%
2006	244.74	0.48%
2005	243.57	0.48%
2004	242.40	0.49%
2003	241.22	0.48%
2002	240.06	0.49%
2001	238.89	0.51%
2000	237.69	0.61%
1999	236.24	0.76%
1998	234.45	0.85%
1997	232.48	0.87%
1996	230.47	0.94%
1995	228.33	1.01%
1994	226.04	1.02%
1993	223.75	1.01%
1992	221.53	0.94%
1991	219.46	0.83%
1990	217.66	0.79%
1989	215.96	0.79%
1988	214.27	0.79%
1987	212.58	0.88%
1986	210.73	1.04%
1985	208.56	1.23%
1984	206.01	1.40%
1983	203.16	1.51%
1982	200.15	1.52%
1981	197.15	1.46%
1980	194.32	1.36%
1979	191.71	1.27%
1978	189.31	1.24%
1977	186.98	1.25%
1976	184.67	1.32%
1975	182.27	1.43%
1974	179.70	1.52%
1973	177.01	1.57%
1972	174.28	1.55%
1971	171.62	1.46%
1970	169.16	1.33%
1969	166.93	1.24%
1968	164.90	1.21%
1967	162.93	1.23%
1966	160.95	1.25%
1965	158.96	1.26%
1964	156.98	1.25%
1963	155.04	1.19%
1962	153.21	1.20%
1961	151.39	1.30%
1960	149.44	1.25%
1959	147.59	1.14%
1958	145.93	1.09%
1957	144.35	1.04%
1956	142.86	1.11%
1955	141.30	1.28%
1954	139.51	1.54%
1953	137.40	1.87%
1952	134.88	2.34%
1951	131.79	2.91%
1950	128.07	0.00%