Jamaica Population 1950-2020
Chart and table of Jamaica population from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Jamaica in 2020 is 2,961,167, a 0.44% increase from 2019.
- The population of Jamaica in 2019 was 2,948,279, a 0.46% increase from 2018.
- The population of Jamaica in 2018 was 2,934,847, a 0.48% increase from 2017.
- The population of Jamaica in 2017 was 2,920,848, a 0.5% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2020 Population |
| China |
1,439,323,776 |
| Brazil |
212,559,417 |
| Russia |
145,934,462 |
| Mexico |
128,932,753 |
| Turkey |
84,339,067 |
| Iran |
83,992,949 |
| Thailand |
69,799,978 |
| South Africa |
59,308,690 |
| Colombia |
50,882,891 |
| Algeria |
43,851,044 |
| Iraq |
40,222,493 |
| Peru |
32,971,854 |
| Malaysia |
32,365,999 |
| Venezuela |
28,435,940 |
| Romania |
19,237,691 |
| Kazakhstan |
18,776,707 |
| Guatemala |
17,915,568 |
| Ecuador |
17,643,054 |
| Cuba |
11,326,616 |
| Dominican Republic |
10,847,910 |
| Jordan |
10,203,134 |
| Azerbaijan |
10,139,177 |
| Belarus |
9,449,323 |
| Serbia |
8,737,371 |
| Paraguay |
7,132,538 |
| Bulgaria |
6,948,445 |
| Libya |
6,871,292 |
| Lebanon |
6,825,445 |
| Turkmenistan |
6,031,200 |
| Costa Rica |
5,094,118 |
| Armenia |
2,963,243 |
| Jamaica |
2,961,167 |
| Albania |
2,877,797 |
| Namibia |
2,540,905 |
| Botswana |
2,351,627 |
| Gabon |
2,225,734 |
| North Macedonia |
2,083,374 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
1,402,985 |
| Mauritius |
1,271,768 |
| Fiji |
896,445 |
| Guyana |
786,552 |
| Montenegro |
628,066 |
| Suriname |
586,632 |
| Maldives |
540,544 |
| Belize |
397,628 |
| Samoa |
198,414 |
| Grenada |
112,523 |
| Tonga |
105,695 |
| Dominica |
71,986 |
| Marshall Islands |
59,190 |
| American Samoa |
55,191 |
| Tuvalu |
11,792 |
| Nauru |
10,824 |
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Jamaica - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2020 |
2,961,167 |
0.44% |
| 2019 |
2,948,279 |
0.46% |
| 2018 |
2,934,847 |
0.48% |
| 2017 |
2,920,848 |
0.50% |
| 2016 |
2,906,236 |
0.53% |
| 2015 |
2,891,021 |
0.55% |
| 2014 |
2,875,139 |
0.57% |
| 2013 |
2,858,712 |
0.58% |
| 2012 |
2,842,132 |
0.57% |
| 2011 |
2,825,929 |
0.55% |
| 2010 |
2,810,460 |
0.52% |
| 2009 |
2,795,837 |
0.50% |
| 2008 |
2,781,876 |
0.49% |
| 2007 |
2,768,227 |
0.50% |
| 2006 |
2,754,407 |
0.53% |
| 2005 |
2,740,003 |
0.55% |
| 2004 |
2,725,015 |
0.57% |
| 2003 |
2,709,437 |
0.62% |
| 2002 |
2,692,845 |
0.68% |
| 2001 |
2,674,702 |
0.75% |
| 2000 |
2,654,701 |
0.84% |
| 1999 |
2,632,675 |
0.91% |
| 1998 |
2,608,873 |
0.97% |
| 1997 |
2,583,916 |
0.99% |
| 1996 |
2,558,637 |
0.98% |
| 1995 |
2,533,711 |
0.98% |
| 1994 |
2,509,043 |
0.98% |
| 1993 |
2,484,581 |
0.96% |
| 1992 |
2,461,049 |
0.89% |
| 1991 |
2,439,334 |
0.80% |
| 1990 |
2,419,906 |
0.68% |
| 1989 |
2,403,464 |
0.59% |
| 1988 |
2,389,411 |
0.59% |
| 1987 |
2,375,393 |
0.73% |
| 1986 |
2,358,161 |
0.97% |
| 1985 |
2,335,510 |
1.26% |
| 1984 |
2,306,366 |
1.52% |
| 1983 |
2,271,736 |
1.69% |
| 1982 |
2,234,057 |
1.69% |
| 1981 |
2,196,921 |
1.58% |
| 1980 |
2,162,846 |
1.41% |
| 1979 |
2,132,785 |
1.28% |
| 1978 |
2,105,907 |
1.21% |
| 1977 |
2,080,831 |
1.24% |
| 1976 |
2,055,365 |
1.35% |
| 1975 |
2,028,016 |
1.49% |
| 1974 |
1,998,309 |
1.59% |
| 1973 |
1,966,974 |
1.65% |
| 1972 |
1,935,100 |
1.62% |
| 1971 |
1,904,276 |
1.53% |
| 1970 |
1,875,642 |
1.40% |
| 1969 |
1,849,662 |
1.30% |
| 1968 |
1,825,879 |
1.25% |
| 1967 |
1,803,319 |
1.28% |
| 1966 |
1,780,518 |
1.37% |
| 1965 |
1,756,511 |
1.49% |
| 1964 |
1,730,738 |
1.59% |
| 1963 |
1,703,651 |
1.62% |
| 1962 |
1,676,501 |
1.54% |
| 1961 |
1,651,073 |
1.38% |
| 1960 |
1,628,520 |
1.21% |
| 1959 |
1,609,012 |
1.08% |
| 1958 |
1,591,819 |
1.02% |
| 1957 |
1,575,683 |
1.06% |
| 1956 |
1,559,152 |
1.18% |
| 1955 |
1,540,956 |
1.37% |
| 1954 |
1,520,091 |
1.61% |
| 1953 |
1,495,937 |
1.89% |
| 1952 |
1,468,233 |
2.17% |
| 1951 |
1,437,065 |
2.44% |
| 1950 |
1,402,899 |
0.00% |
