Urban population share 2050 in Jamaica
Jamaica: Urban population share 2050 was 59.43 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
59.43
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
145th
of 238 countries
All-time high
59.43
in 2025
All-time low
0.0005
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban population share 2050 in Jamaica, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 59.43 for urban population share 2050 in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 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, urban population share 2050 in Jamaica peaked at 59.43 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0005, in 1000.
Jamaica ranks 145th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population share 2050 in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0005 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0016 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0049 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0148 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.0444 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.1333 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.4 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 1.2 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 1.43 | +19.0% |
| 1720 | 1.61 | +12.5% |
| 1730 | 1.81 | +12.5% |
| 1740 | 2.03 | +12.5% |
| 1750 | 2.29 | +12.5% |
| 1760 | 2.57 | +12.5% |
| 1770 | 2.89 | +12.5% |
| 1780 | 3.26 | +12.5% |
| 1790 | 3.66 | +12.5% |
| 1800 | 4.12 | +12.5% |
| 1810 | 4.64 | +12.5% |
| 1820 | 5.22 | +12.5% |
| 1830 | 5.87 | +12.5% |
| 1840 | 6.6 | +12.5% |
| 1850 | 7.43 | +12.5% |
| 1860 | 8.35 | +12.5% |
| 1870 | 9.4 | +12.5% |
| 1880 | 10.57 | +12.5% |
| 1890 | 11.9 | +12.5% |
| 1900 | 13.38 | +12.5% |
| 1910 | 15.06 | +12.5% |
| 1920 | 16.94 | +12.5% |
| 1930 | 19.05 | +12.5% |
| 1940 | 21.44 | +12.5% |
| 1950 | 21.96 | +2.4% |
| 1951 | 22.62 | +3.0% |
| 1952 | 23.32 | +3.1% |
| 1953 | 24.05 | +3.1% |
| 1954 | 24.8 | +3.1% |
| 1955 | 25.58 | +3.1% |
| 1956 | 26.38 | +3.1% |
| 1957 | 27.19 | +3.1% |
| 1958 | 28.03 | +3.1% |
| 1959 | 28.88 | +3.0% |
| 1960 | 29.75 | +3.0% |
| 1961 | 30.74 | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 31.9 | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 33.16 | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 34.49 | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 35.85 | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 37.18 | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 38.45 | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 39.6 | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 40.61 | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 41.43 | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 42.15 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 42.85 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 43.52 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 44.15 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 44.75 | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 45.31 | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 45.84 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 46.32 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 46.77 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 47.16 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 47.52 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 47.82 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 48.09 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 48.32 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 48.53 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 48.72 | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 48.9 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 49.08 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 49.26 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 49.45 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 49.66 | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 49.88 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 50.11 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 50.33 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 50.57 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 50.8 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 51.03 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 51.26 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 51.49 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 51.72 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 51.93 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 52.15 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 52.36 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 52.56 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 52.77 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 52.97 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 53.17 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 53.37 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 53.56 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 53.75 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 53.96 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 54.25 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 54.55 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 54.87 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 55.2 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 55.55 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 55.92 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 56.3 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 56.7 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 57.11 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 57.54 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 57.99 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 58.45 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 58.93 | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 59.43 | +0.8% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 59.43 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.53, 91% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 59.43 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.04, 82% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population share 2050 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0005 | 0.0016 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0016 | 0.0049 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0049 | 0.0148 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0148 | 0.0444 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.0444 | 0.1333 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.1333 | 0.4 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0016 | 0.0016 | 0.0016 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0049 | 0.0049 | 0.0049 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0148 | 0.0148 | 0.0148 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0444 | 0.0444 | 0.0444 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.1333 | 0.1333 | 0.1333 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.43 | 1.43 | 1.43 | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.61 | 1.61 | 1.61 | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1.81 | 1 |
| 1740s | 2.03 | 2.03 | 2.03 | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.29 | 2.29 | 2.29 | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.57 | 2.57 | 2.57 | 1 |
| 1770s | 2.89 | 2.89 | 2.89 | 1 |
| 1780s | 3.26 | 3.26 | 3.26 | 1 |
| 1790s | 3.66 | 3.66 | 3.66 | 1 |
| 1800s | 4.12 | 4.12 | 4.12 | 1 |
| 1810s | 4.64 | 4.64 | 4.64 | 1 |
| 1820s | 5.22 | 5.22 | 5.22 | 1 |
| 1830s | 5.87 | 5.87 | 5.87 | 1 |
| 1840s | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 1 |
| 1850s | 7.43 | 7.43 | 7.43 | 1 |
| 1860s | 8.35 | 8.35 | 8.35 | 1 |
| 1870s | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 1 |
| 1880s | 10.57 | 10.57 | 10.57 | 1 |
| 1890s | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 1 |
| 1900s | 13.38 | 13.38 | 13.38 | 1 |
| 1910s | 15.06 | 15.06 | 15.06 | 1 |
| 1920s | 16.94 | 16.94 | 16.94 | 1 |
| 1930s | 19.05 | 19.05 | 19.05 | 1 |
| 1940s | 21.44 | 21.44 | 21.44 | 1 |
| 1950s | 25.28 | 21.96 | 28.88 | 10 |
| 1960s | 35.17 | 29.75 | 40.61 | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.31 | 41.43 | 46.77 | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.34 | 47.16 | 49.26 | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.46 | 49.45 | 51.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.66 | 51.72 | 53.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1 | 53.75 | 56.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.24 | 57.11 | 59.43 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population share 2050 in Jamaica?
- Urban population share 2050 in Jamaica was 59.43 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population share 2050 recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 59.43 in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population share 2050 recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 in 1000.
- How does Jamaica rank for urban population share 2050?
- Jamaica ranks 145th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population share 2050 rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 Urban population share 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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