Africa's Development: Demographic estimates Population … square in Jamaica
Jamaica: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.2609 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Jamaica, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.2609 Persons per square kilometre for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Jamaica peaked at 0.2611 Persons per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.2209 Persons per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Jamaica 31st out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Persons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2209 Persons per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.2227 Persons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2248 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2271 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2294 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2317 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2339 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2359 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2379 Persons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2397 Persons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2412 Persons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2424 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2436 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2448 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.246 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2472 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2484 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2494 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2504 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2514 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2524 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2536 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2548 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2561 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2571 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.258 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2588 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2593 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2596 Persons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2598 Persons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2604 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2611 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2611 Persons per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2609 Persons per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.2609 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.085 Persons per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.2609 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0732 Persons per square kilometre, 3.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2304 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2209 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2397 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2465 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2412 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2514 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.257 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2524 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2598 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2609 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2604 Persons per square kilometre | 0.2611 Persons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 28 United Kingdom 0.28 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 29 Gambia 0.274 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 30 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.2659 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 32 Luxembourg 0.2543 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 33 Liechtenstein 0.2474 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 34 Nigeria 0.2457 Persons per square kilometre compare
More population data for Jamaica
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2,494 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.7 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.8% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 35,987 people (2100)
- Population density 98.5 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.8% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Jamaica?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Jamaica was 0.2609 Persons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2611 Persons per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2209 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Jamaica rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Jamaica ranks 31st out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.