Jamaica Urban Population 1960-2024

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Jamaica urban population for 2023 was 1,621,241, a 0.58% increase from 2022.
  • Jamaica urban population for 2022 was 1,611,831, a 0.62% increase from 2021.
  • Jamaica urban population for 2021 was 1,601,946, a 0.86% increase from 2020.
  • Jamaica urban population for 2020 was 1,588,216, a 0.82% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Colombia 42,894,219
South Africa 41,576,651
Thailand 38,491,230
Algeria 34,327,085
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Romania 10,418,360
Dominican Republic 9,570,242
Guatemala 9,346,539
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Belarus 7,409,732
Azerbaijan 5,822,506
Libya 5,621,338
Bulgaria 4,932,158
Lebanon 4,788,127
Paraguay 4,332,984
Costa Rica 4,306,402
Serbia 3,779,753
Turkmenistan 3,518,889
Gabon 2,217,982
Botswana 1,949,449
Albania 1,773,980
Armenia 1,770,650
Jamaica 1,621,241
Bosnia 1,614,061
Namibia 1,429,326
Equatorial Guinea 1,276,538
North Macedonia 1,077,748
Fiji 549,774
Mauritius 515,350
Montenegro 422,094
Suriname 413,897
Guyana 221,054
Maldives 218,678
Belize 191,477
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 56,307
Dominica 52,593
Grenada 46,762
Samoa 39,512
American Samoa 38,308
St. Lucia 34,558
Marshall Islands 33,121
Tonga 24,960
Nauru 12,780
Tuvalu 7,549
Jamaica Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 1,621,241 57.38 0.58%
2022 1,611,831 57.01 0.62%
2021 1,601,946 56.65 0.86%
2020 1,588,216 56.31 0.82%
2019 1,575,291 55.99 0.63%
2018 1,565,461 55.67 0.66%
2017 1,555,222 55.38 0.71%
2016 1,544,229 55.10 0.78%
2015 1,532,278 54.83 0.81%
2014 1,519,915 54.58 0.84%
2013 1,507,196 54.35 0.88%
2012 1,493,944 54.13 0.87%
2011 1,481,009 53.93 0.80%
2010 1,469,278 53.74 0.77%
2009 1,458,036 53.56 0.75%
2008 1,447,087 53.37 0.73%
2007 1,436,617 53.18 0.78%
2006 1,425,466 53.00 0.83%
2005 1,413,678 52.81 0.83%
2004 1,401,943 52.63 0.85%
2003 1,390,119 52.44 0.84%
2002 1,378,509 52.25 0.87%
2001 1,366,602 52.05 0.96%
2000 1,353,488 51.81 1.08%
1999 1,339,001 51.57 1.23%
1998 1,322,681 51.34 1.31%
1997 1,305,454 51.10 1.34%
1996 1,288,103 50.86 1.41%
1995 1,270,119 50.62 1.48%
1994 1,251,407 50.38 1.49%
1993 1,232,875 50.14 1.48%
1992 1,214,755 49.90 1.42%
1991 1,197,637 49.66 1.25%
1990 1,182,715 49.44 1.20%
1989 1,168,645 49.24 1.20%
1988 1,154,702 49.04 1.21%
1987 1,140,835 48.83 1.29%
1986 1,126,162 48.63 1.46%
1985 1,109,893 48.42 1.65%
1984 1,091,747 48.22 1.82%
1983 1,072,093 48.02 1.92%
1982 1,051,698 47.81 2.62%
1981 1,024,525 47.29 2.61%
1980 998,133 46.74 2.53%
1979 973,215 46.19 2.45%
1978 949,637 45.65 2.44%
1977 926,772 45.10 2.46%
1976 904,278 44.56 2.54%
1975 881,622 44.01 2.66%
1974 858,520 43.47 2.76%
1973 835,184 42.93 2.82%
1972 811,991 42.40 2.81%
1971 789,502 41.86 2.73%
1970 768,251 41.32 3.10%
1969 744,780 40.60 3.17%
1968 721,531 39.82 3.18%
1967 698,971 39.04 3.22%
1966 676,832 38.27 3.26%
1965 655,099 37.50 3.30%
1964 633,831 36.74 3.32%
1963 613,137 35.99 3.28%
1962 593,341 35.24 3.31%
1961 573,995 34.50 3.44%
1960 554,599 33.77 %