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Population in Jamaica

Jamaica: Population was 2.84 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
2.84 million people
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
142nd
of 238 countries
All-time high
2.84 million people
in 2023
All-time low
8,951 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Jamaica, 1000–2023

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 2.84 million people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Jamaica peaked at 2.84 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8,951 people, in 1000.

That places Jamaica 142nd out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 8,951 people 8,951 people 8,951 people 1
1100s 17,903 people 17,903 people 17,903 people 1
1200s 35,806 people 35,806 people 35,806 people 1
1300s 71,612 people 71,612 people 71,612 people 1
1400s 143,224 people 143,224 people 143,224 people 1
1500s 286,449 people 286,449 people 286,449 people 1
1600s 143,224 people 143,224 people 143,224 people 1
1700s 71,612 people 71,612 people 71,612 people 1
1710s 83,547 people 83,547 people 83,547 people 1
1720s 97,472 people 97,472 people 97,472 people 1
1730s 113,717 people 113,717 people 113,717 people 1
1740s 132,670 people 132,670 people 132,670 people 1
1750s 154,782 people 154,782 people 154,782 people 1
1760s 180,579 people 180,579 people 180,579 people 1
1770s 210,676 people 210,676 people 210,676 people 1
1780s 245,788 people 245,788 people 245,788 people 1
1790s 286,753 people 286,753 people 286,753 people 1
1800s 320,519 people 300,000 people 341,847 people 10
1810s 370,502 people 346,916 people 393,888 people 10
1820s 394,930 people 390,020 people 398,537 people 10
1830s 383,538 people 378,830 people 388,819 people 10
1840s 387,108 people 378,989 people 397,105 people 10
1850s 418,165 people 400,065 people 437,708 people 10
1860s 468,158 people 442,628 people 495,255 people 10
1870s 537,877 people 502,105 people 575,259 people 10
1880s 610,987 people 582,848 people 638,637 people 10
1890s 681,346 people 645,515 people 719,008 people 10
1900s 767,665 people 727,676 people 808,022 people 10
1910s 840,236 people 815,621 people 864,387 people 10
1920s 936,540 people 873,146 people 1.01 million people 10
1930s 1.11 million people 1.02 million people 1.21 million people 10
1940s 1.31 million people 1.23 million people 1.39 million people 10
1950s 1.53 million people 1.41 million people 1.63 million people 10
1960s 1.75 million people 1.65 million people 1.86 million people 10
1970s 2.00 million people 1.88 million people 2.12 million people 10
1980s 2.27 million people 2.15 million people 2.36 million people 10
1990s 2.49 million people 2.38 million people 2.59 million people 10
2000s 2.68 million people 2.61 million people 2.74 million people 10
2010s 2.79 million people 2.75 million people 2.82 million people 10
2020s 2.84 million people 2.83 million people 2.84 million people 4

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 139 Namibia 2.96 million people compare
  2. 140 Armenia 2.94 million people compare
  3. 141 Lithuania 2.85 million people compare
  4. 143 Albania 2.81 million people compare
  5. 144 Gambia 2.70 million people compare
  6. 145 Gabon 2.48 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Jamaica?
Population in Jamaica was 2.84 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 2.84 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 8,951 people in 1000.
How does Jamaica rank for population?
Jamaica ranks 142nd out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.