Population growth rate in Jamaica
Jamaica: Population growth rate was -1.76 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-1.76
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
236th
of 239 countries
All-time high
3.11
in 1950
All-time low
-1.97
in 2085
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Jamaica, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Jamaica is -1.76, measured in 2100.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Jamaica peaked at 3.11 in 1950 and was at its lowest, -1.97, in 2085.
Jamaica ranks 236th of 239 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | -0.6931 | — |
| 1800 | 1.5 | -315.8% |
| 1900 | 1.2 | -19.9% |
| 1905 | 1.17 | -2.0% |
| 1910 | 0.9361 | -20.3% |
| 1915 | 0.5867 | -37.3% |
| 1920 | 1.01 | +71.9% |
| 1925 | 1.66 | +64.3% |
| 1930 | 1.73 | +4.4% |
| 1935 | 1.83 | +6.0% |
| 1940 | 1.63 | -11.2% |
| 1945 | 1.33 | -18.2% |
| 1950 | 3.11 | +133.7% |
| 1951 | 2.54 | -18.3% |
| 1952 | 2.09 | -17.6% |
| 1953 | 1.71 | -18.3% |
| 1954 | 1.41 | -17.5% |
| 1955 | 1.22 | -13.7% |
| 1956 | 1.12 | -7.9% |
| 1957 | 1.12 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 1.21 | +7.7% |
| 1959 | 1.26 | +4.7% |
| 1960 | 1.39 | +10.4% |
| 1961 | 1.41 | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 1.4 | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.42 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 1.4 | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 1.29 | -7.8% |
| 1966 | 1.21 | -5.9% |
| 1967 | 1.16 | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 1.13 | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 1.18 | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 1.29 | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 1.41 | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 1.49 | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 1.56 | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 1.44 | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 1.36 | -6.0% |
| 1976 | 1.26 | -7.1% |
| 1977 | 1.18 | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 1.15 | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 1.19 | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 1.26 | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 1.35 | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 1.4 | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 1.39 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.26 | -9.5% |
| 1985 | 1.04 | -17.4% |
| 1986 | 0.83 | -20.0% |
| 1987 | 0.695 | -16.3% |
| 1988 | 0.671 | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.7 | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.814 | +16.3% |
| 1991 | 0.941 | +15.6% |
| 1992 | 1.03 | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.02 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.985 | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.951 | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.893 | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.818 | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.738 | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 0.65 | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 0.617 | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.611 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.601 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.57 | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.537 | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.495 | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.453 | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.417 | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.415 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.429 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.437 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.426 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.385 | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 0.337 | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.291 | -13.6% |
| 2016 | 0.235 | -19.2% |
| 2017 | 0.181 | -23.0% |
| 2018 | 0.127 | -29.8% |
| 2019 | 0.098 | -22.8% |
| 2020 | 0.43 | +338.8% |
| 2021 | 0.06 | -86.0% |
| 2022 | 0.043 | -28.3% |
| 2023 | 0.003 | -93.0% |
| 2024 | -0.046 | -1633.3% |
| 2025 | -0.102 | +121.7% |
| 2026 | -0.157 | +53.9% |
| 2027 | -0.187 | +19.1% |
| 2028 | -0.213 | +13.9% |
| 2029 | -0.246 | +15.5% |
| 2030 | -0.284 | +15.4% |
| 2031 | -0.311 | +9.5% |
| 2032 | -0.367 | +18.0% |
| 2033 | -0.399 | +8.7% |
| 2034 | -0.448 | +12.3% |
| 2035 | -0.478 | +6.7% |
| 2036 | -0.531 | +11.1% |
| 2037 | -0.58 | +9.2% |
| 2038 | -0.603 | +4.0% |
| 2039 | -0.649 | +7.6% |
| 2040 | -0.677 | +4.3% |
| 2041 | -0.713 | +5.3% |
| 2042 | -0.758 | +6.3% |
| 2043 | -0.802 | +5.8% |
| 2044 | -0.841 | +4.9% |
| 2045 | -0.868 | +3.2% |
| 2046 | -0.906 | +4.4% |
| 2047 | -0.932 | +2.9% |
| 2048 | -0.962 | +3.2% |
| 2049 | -1 | +4.1% |
| 2050 | -1.01 | +0.9% |
| 2051 | -1.04 | +2.9% |
| 2052 | -1.07 | +3.5% |
| 2053 | -1.12 | +4.3% |
| 2054 | -1.17 | +4.0% |
| 2055 | -1.2 | +3.0% |
| 2056 | -1.24 | +2.9% |
| 2057 | -1.25 | +1.0% |
| 2058 | -1.29 | +3.8% |
| 2059 | -1.32 | +2.2% |
| 2060 | -1.36 | +3.1% |
| 2061 | -1.39 | +1.6% |
| 2062 | -1.43 | +2.9% |
| 2063 | -1.45 | +1.5% |
| 2064 | -1.49 | +3.0% |
| 2065 | -1.54 | +3.3% |
| 2066 | -1.54 | +0.1% |
| 2067 | -1.58 | +2.6% |
| 2068 | -1.62 | +2.6% |
| 2069 | -1.65 | +1.8% |
| 2070 | -1.7 | +2.7% |
| 2071 | -1.73 | +1.9% |
| 2072 | -1.77 | +2.4% |
| 2073 | -1.79 | +1.2% |
| 2074 | -1.83 | +2.2% |
| 2075 | -1.83 | +0.2% |
| 2076 | -1.85 | +1.1% |
| 2077 | -1.89 | +1.7% |
| 2078 | -1.89 | +0.2% |
| 2079 | -1.92 | +1.8% |
| 2080 | -1.94 | +1.0% |
| 2081 | -1.94 | -0.3% |
| 2082 | -1.95 | +0.5% |
| 2083 | -1.93 | -0.7% |
| 2084 | -1.96 | +1.3% |
| 2085 | -1.97 | +0.7% |
| 2086 | -1.96 | -0.6% |
| 2087 | -1.95 | -0.4% |
| 2088 | -1.95 | -0.3% |
| 2089 | -1.94 | -0.3% |
| 2090 | -1.93 | -0.8% |
| 2091 | -1.92 | -0.5% |
| 2092 | -1.9 | -1.0% |
| 2093 | -1.88 | -0.9% |
| 2094 | -1.86 | -1.1% |
| 2095 | -1.84 | -1.1% |
| 2096 | -1.82 | -0.9% |
| 2097 | -1.81 | -0.4% |
| 2098 | -1.8 | -0.8% |
| 2099 | -1.79 | -0.7% |
| 2100 | -1.76 | -1.3% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's -1.76 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.5825, 3.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's -1.76 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -0.711, 2.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -1633.3% | 0.003 | -0.046 |
| 2020 | +338.8% | 0.098 | 0.43 |
| 1800 | +315.8% | -0.6931 | 1.5 |
| 1950 | +133.7% | 1.33 | 3.11 |
| 2025 | -121.7% | -0.046 | -0.102 |
| 2023 | -93.0% | 0.043 | 0.003 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | -0.6931 | -0.6931 | -0.6931 | 1 |
| 1800s | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.19 | 1.17 | 1.2 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.7614 | 0.5867 | 0.9361 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.33 | 1.01 | 1.66 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.78 | 1.73 | 1.83 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.48 | 1.33 | 1.63 | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.68 | 1.12 | 3.11 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.3 | 1.13 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.33 | 1.15 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 | 0.671 | 1.4 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9229 | 0.738 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5366 | 0.415 | 0.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2946 | 0.098 | 0.437 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0415 | -0.246 | 0.43 | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.465 | -0.649 | -0.284 | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.846 | -1 | -0.677 | 10 |
| 2050s | -1.17 | -1.32 | -1.01 | 10 |
| 2060s | -1.51 | -1.65 | -1.36 | 10 |
| 2070s | -1.82 | -1.92 | -1.7 | 10 |
| 2080s | -1.95 | -1.97 | -1.93 | 10 |
| 2090s | -1.85 | -1.93 | -1.79 | 10 |
| 2100s | -1.76 | -1.76 | -1.76 | 1 |
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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)
- Population density 98.5 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 35,987 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.76 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Jamaica?
- Population growth rate in Jamaica was -1.76 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 3.11 in 1950.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.97 in 2085.
- How does Jamaica rank for population growth rate?
- Jamaica ranks 236th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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