Population of Jamaica

Source	UN (World Population Prospects 2019)
Date	23 Aug 2021

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The current population of Jamaica is 2,999,451 as of September 27, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Jamaica is projected at 2,973,463 or 2.973 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Jamaica is projected at 2,961,167 or 2.961 million people for the year 2020. Jamaica ranks number 137th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Jamaica is ranked 13th among 41 countries in North America.

Jamaica's population peak will be 2035 with 3.05 mn people after Jamaica's population will be decreased year by year. The Jamaican population is projected to reach 3.04 million in 2030 and increase further to 2.96 million in 2050 and 1.79 million by 2100. Jamaica accounts for 0.038 percent of the world population. However, its global share declined by 0.056% in 1952 and is projected to decline at 0.016% by 2100.

Jamaica was at 121st position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to increase at 150th in 2100.

Population
Growth rate
Net change

Jamaica population estimates
Year	Population	Growth		Share (%)
Year	Population	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
1950	1,402,899	-	-	0.055
1951	1,437,065	34,166	2.44	0.056
1952	1,468,233	31,168	2.17	0.056
1953	1,495,937	27,704	1.89	0.056
1954	1,520,091	24,154	1.61	0.056
1955	1,540,956	20,865	1.37	0.056
1956	1,559,152	18,196	1.18	0.055
1957	1,575,683	16,531	1.06	0.055
1958	1,591,819	16,136	1.02	0.054
1959	1,609,012	17,193	1.08	0.054
1960	1,628,520	19,508	1.21	0.054
1961	1,651,073	22,553	1.38	0.053
1962	1,676,501	25,428	1.54	0.053
1963	1,703,651	27,150	1.62	0.053
1964	1,730,738	27,087	1.59	0.053
1965	1,756,511	25,773	1.49	0.053
1966	1,780,518	24,007	1.37	0.052
1967	1,803,319	22,801	1.28	0.052
1968	1,825,879	22,560	1.25	0.051
1969	1,849,662	23,783	1.30	0.051
1970	1,875,642	25,980	1.40	0.051
1971	1,904,276	28,634	1.53	0.050
1972	1,935,100	30,824	1.62	0.050
1973	1,966,974	31,874	1.65	0.050
1974	1,998,309	31,335	1.59	0.050
1975	2,028,016	29,707	1.49	0.050
1976	2,055,365	27,349	1.35	0.049
1977	2,080,831	25,466	1.24	0.049
1978	2,105,907	25,076	1.21	0.049
1979	2,132,785	26,878	1.28	0.049
1980	2,162,846	30,061	1.41	0.049
1981	2,196,921	34,075	1.58	0.048
1982	2,234,057	37,136	1.69	0.048
1983	2,271,736	37,679	1.69	0.048
1984	2,306,366	34,630	1.52	0.048
1985	2,335,510	29,144	1.26	0.048
1986	2,358,161	22,651	0.97	0.048
1987	2,375,393	17,232	0.73	0.047
1988	2,389,411	14,018	0.59	0.046
1989	2,403,464	14,053	0.59	0.046
1990	2,419,906	16,442	0.68	0.045
1991	2,439,334	19,428	0.80	0.045
1992	2,461,049	21,715	0.89	0.045
1993	2,484,581	23,532	0.96	0.045
1994	2,509,043	24,462	0.98	0.044
1995	2,533,711	24,668	0.98	0.044
1996	2,558,637	24,926	0.98	0.044
1997	2,583,916	25,279	0.99	0.044
1998	2,608,873	24,957	0.97	0.044
1999	2,632,675	23,802	0.91	0.043
2000	2,654,701	22,026	0.84	0.043
2001	2,674,702	20,001	0.75	0.043
2002	2,692,845	18,143	0.68	0.043
2003	2,709,437	16,592	0.62	0.042
2004	2,725,015	15,578	0.57	0.042
2005	2,740,003	14,988	0.55	0.042
2006	2,754,407	14,404	0.53	0.042
2007	2,768,227	13,820	0.50	0.041
2008	2,781,876	13,649	0.49	0.041
2009	2,795,837	13,961	0.50	0.041
2010	2,810,460	14,623	0.52	0.040
2011	2,825,929	15,469	0.55	0.040
2012	2,842,132	16,203	0.57	0.040
2013	2,858,712	16,580	0.58	0.040
2014	2,875,139	16,427	0.57	0.039
2015	2,891,021	15,882	0.55	0.039
2016	2,906,236	15,215	0.53	0.039
2017	2,920,848	14,612	0.50	0.039
2018	2,934,847	13,999	0.48	0.038
2019	2,948,279	13,432	0.46	0.038

Jamaica population projections
Year	Population	Growth		Share (%)
Year	Population	Net Change	rate (%)	to World
2020	2,961,167	12,888	0.44	0.038
2021	2,973,463	12,296	0.42	0.038
2022	2,985,094	11,631	0.39	0.038
2023	2,995,997	10,903	0.37	0.037
2024	3,006,096	10,099	0.34	0.037
2025	3,015,321	9,225	0.31	0.037
2026	3,023,667	8,346	0.28	0.037
2027	3,031,100	7,433	0.25	0.036
2028	3,037,624	6,524	0.22	0.036
2029	3,043,247	5,623	0.19	0.036
2030	3,047,974	4,727	0.16	0.036
2031	3,051,791	3,817	0.13	0.035
2032	3,054,700	2,909	0.10	0.035
2033	3,056,681	1,981	0.06	0.035
2034	3,057,752	1,071	0.04	0.035
2035	3,057,896	144	0.00	0.034
2036	3,057,122	-774	-0.03	0.034
2037	3,055,439	-1,683	-0.06	0.034
2038	3,052,866	-2,573	-0.08	0.034
2039	3,049,436	-3,430	-0.11	0.033
2040	3,045,162	-4,274	-0.14	0.033
2041	3,040,070	-5,092	-0.17	0.033
2042	3,034,159	-5,911	-0.19	0.033
2043	3,027,460	-6,699	-0.22	0.032
2044	3,020,005	-7,455	-0.25	0.032
2045	3,011,815	-8,190	-0.27	0.032
2046	3,002,904	-8,911	-0.30	0.031
2047	2,993,301	-9,603	-0.32	0.031
2048	2,982,990	-10,311	-0.34	0.031
2049	2,971,995	-10,995	-0.37	0.031
2050	2,960,317	-11,678	-0.39	0.030
2051	2,947,967	-12,350	-0.42	0.030
2052	2,934,963	-13,004	-0.44	0.030
2053	2,921,302	-13,661	-0.47	0.030
2054	2,906,991	-14,311	-0.49	0.029
2055	2,892,029	-14,962	-0.51	0.029
2056	2,876,428	-15,601	-0.54	0.029
2057	2,860,188	-16,240	-0.56	0.028
2058	2,843,351	-16,837	-0.59	0.028
2059	2,825,902	-17,449	-0.61	0.028
2060	2,807,867	-18,035	-0.64	0.028
2061	2,789,266	-18,601	-0.66	0.027
2062	2,770,097	-19,169	-0.69	0.027
2063	2,750,370	-19,727	-0.71	0.027
2064	2,730,093	-20,277	-0.74	0.027
2065	2,709,266	-20,827	-0.76	0.026
2066	2,687,903	-21,363	-0.79	0.026
2067	2,666,024	-21,879	-0.81	0.026
2068	2,643,625	-22,399	-0.84	0.025
2069	2,620,723	-22,902	-0.87	0.025
2070	2,597,324	-23,399	-0.89	0.025
2071	2,573,432	-23,892	-0.92	0.025
2072	2,549,085	-24,347	-0.95	0.024
2073	2,524,302	-24,783	-0.97	0.024
2074	2,499,108	-25,194	-1.00	0.024
2075	2,473,541	-25,567	-1.02	0.023
2076	2,447,628	-25,913	-1.05	0.023
2077	2,421,391	-26,237	-1.07	0.023
2078	2,394,868	-26,523	-1.10	0.023
2079	2,368,093	-26,775	-1.12	0.022
2080	2,341,115	-26,978	-1.14	0.022
2081	2,313,956	-27,159	-1.16	0.022
2082	2,286,636	-27,320	-1.18	0.021
2083	2,259,193	-27,443	-1.20	0.021
2084	2,231,665	-27,528	-1.22	0.021
2085	2,204,082	-27,583	-1.24	0.021
2086	2,176,454	-27,628	-1.25	0.020
2087	2,148,815	-27,639	-1.27	0.020
2088	2,121,180	-27,635	-1.29	0.020
2089	2,093,576	-27,604	-1.30	0.019
2090	2,066,016	-27,560	-1.32	0.019
2091	2,038,503	-27,513	-1.33	0.019
2092	2,011,053	-27,450	-1.35	0.019
2093	1,983,660	-27,393	-1.36	0.018
2094	1,956,326	-27,334	-1.38	0.018
2095	1,929,039	-27,287	-1.39	0.018
2096	1,901,800	-27,239	-1.41	0.018
2097	1,874,604	-27,196	-1.43	0.017
2098	1,847,427	-27,177	-1.45	0.017
2099	1,820,262	-27,165	-1.47	0.017
2100	1,793,112	-27,150	-1.49	0.016