Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.5943 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Jamaica, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.5943 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.5943 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2975 people per person, in 1960.
That places Jamaica 130th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2975 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3074 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 0.319 people per person | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3316 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3449 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3585 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3718 people per person | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3845 people per person | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.396 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4061 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.4143 people per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.4215 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4285 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4352 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4415 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.4475 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4531 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4584 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4632 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4676 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4716 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4752 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4782 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4809 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4832 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4853 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4872 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.489 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4908 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4926 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4945 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4966 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4988 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.501 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5033 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5057 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.508 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5103 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5126 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5149 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5172 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5193 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5215 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5236 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5256 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5277 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5297 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5317 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.5337 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5356 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5375 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5396 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5425 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5455 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5487 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.552 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5555 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5592 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.563 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.567 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5711 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5754 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5799 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5845 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.5893 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.5943 people per person | +0.8% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.5943 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 91% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.5943 people per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.7204 people per person, 82% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3517 people per person | 0.2975 people per person | 0.4061 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4431 people per person | 0.4143 people per person | 0.4676 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4834 people per person | 0.4716 people per person | 0.4926 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5046 people per person | 0.4945 people per person | 0.5149 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5266 people per person | 0.5172 people per person | 0.5356 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.551 people per person | 0.5375 people per person | 0.567 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5824 people per person | 0.5711 people per person | 0.5943 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More population data for Jamaica
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 2,494 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1905 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.8% (2100)
- Population density 98.5 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 35,987 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Jamaica?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Jamaica was 0.5943 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5943 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2975 people per person in 1960.
- How does Jamaica rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 130th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.