Population · Americas · 2025 data
Jamaica Population
Jamaica had a population of 2.84 million in 2025, ranking #140 of 216 countries and territories (0.03% of the world). The population grew by 1.2% over the past ten years and peaked in 2023 at 2.84 million.
Population of Jamaica, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,837,077 | -0.07% |
| 2024 | 2,839,175 | -0.02% |
| 2023 | 2,839,786 | +0.02% |
| 2022 | 2,839,144 | +0.05% |
| 2021 | 2,837,682 | +0.25% |
| 2020 | 2,830,739 | +0.26% |
| 2019 | 2,823,271 | +0.11% |
| 2018 | 2,820,097 | +0.15% |
| 2017 | 2,815,764 | +0.21% |
| 2016 | 2,809,915 | +0.26% |
| 2015 | 2,802,534 | +0.31% |
| 2014 | 2,793,749 | +0.36% |
| 2013 | 2,783,687 | +0.41% |
| 2012 | 2,772,430 | +0.43% |
| 2011 | 2,760,494 | +0.43% |
| 2010 | 2,748,568 | +0.42% |
| 2009 | 2,736,995 | +0.42% |
| 2008 | 2,725,635 | +0.44% |
| 2007 | 2,713,800 | +0.48% |
| 2006 | 2,700,968 | +0.52% |
| 2005 | 2,687,066 | +0.56% |
| 2004 | 2,672,225 | +0.59% |
| 2003 | 2,656,623 | +0.61% |
| 2002 | 2,640,572 | +0.62% |
| 2001 | 2,624,403 | +0.64% |
| 2000 | 2,607,826 | +0.70% |
| 1999 | 2,589,795 | +0.78% |
| 1998 | 2,569,736 | +0.86% |
| 1997 | 2,547,848 | +0.93% |
| 1996 | 2,524,463 | +0.97% |
| 1995 | 2,500,151 | +1.01% |
| 1994 | 2,475,220 | +1.03% |
| 1993 | 2,449,916 | +1.04% |
| 1992 | 2,424,701 | +0.99% |
| 1991 | 2,400,869 | +0.88% |
| 1990 | 2,379,877 | +0.76% |
| 1989 | 2,361,916 | +0.69% |
| 1988 | 2,345,777 | +0.69% |
| 1987 | 2,329,813 | +0.77% |
| 1986 | 2,312,125 | +0.94% |
| 1985 | 2,290,656 | +1.15% |
| 1984 | 2,264,562 | +1.33% |
| 1983 | 2,234,832 | +1.40% |
| 1982 | 2,203,889 | +1.38% |
| 1981 | 2,173,818 | +1.31% |
| 1980 | 2,145,658 | +1.23% |
| 1979 | 2,119,486 | +1.18% |
| 1978 | 2,094,836 | +1.17% |
| 1977 | 2,070,657 | +1.23% |
| 1976 | 2,045,578 | +1.32% |
| 1975 | 2,018,981 | +1.41% |
| 1974 | 1,990,906 | +1.51% |
| 1973 | 1,961,219 | +1.54% |
| 1972 | 1,931,542 | +1.46% |
| 1971 | 1,903,728 | +1.36% |
| 1970 | 1,878,196 | +1.24% |
| 1969 | 1,855,127 | +1.16% |
| 1968 | 1,833,765 | +1.15% |
| 1967 | 1,812,865 | +1.19% |
| 1966 | 1,791,475 | +1.26% |
| 1965 | 1,769,192 | +1.35% |
| 1964 | 1,745,568 | +1.42% |
| 1963 | 1,721,099 | +1.42% |
| 1962 | 1,696,932 | +1.41% |
| 1961 | 1,673,261 | +1.41% |
| 1960 | 1,650,005 | — |
Demographics of Jamaica
Ethnic groups
Black 92.1%, mixed 6.1%, East Indian 0.8%, other 0.4%, unspecified 0.7% (2011 est.)
Languages
English, Jamaican patois
Religions
Protestant 64.8% (includes Seventh Day Adventist 12.0%, Pentecostal 11.0%, Other Church of God 9.2%, New Testament Church of God 7.2%, Baptist 6.7%, Church of God in Jamaica 4.8%, Church of God of Prophecy 4.5%, Anglican 2.8%, United Church 2.1%, Methodist 1.6%, Revived 1.4%, Brethren 0.9%, and Moravian 0.7%), Roman Catholic 2.2%, Jehovah's Witness 1.9%, Rastafarian 1.1%, other 6.5%, none 21.3%, unspecified 2.3% (2011 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 57.4% of total population (2023).
Largest cities
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).