🇯🇲 Jamaica Population 2026
As of 2026, the population of Jamaica is 2,833,404, ranking #142 in the world (0.03% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is shrinking at -0.16% per year. The biggest city is Kingston with 937,700 inhabitants.
Live estimate
2,833,319
Growth rate
-0.16%
Density
262
people / km² (678 / mi²)
Median age
33.3
Fertility rate
1.33
births per woman
Life expectancy
71.9
years
Jamaica population 1950–2100
By 2050, the population of Jamaica is projected to reach 2,454,940, and 1,066,774 by 2100.
Jamaica population by year
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2,833,404 | -0.16% | 261.6 | 33.3 |
| 2025 | 2,837,077 | -0.10% | 262.0 | 32.8 |
| 2024 | 2,839,175 | -0.05% | 262.2 | 32.2 |
| 2023 | 2,839,786 | 0.00% | 262.2 | 31.7 |
| 2022 | 2,839,144 | 0.04% | 262.2 | 31.2 |
| 2021 | 2,837,682 | 0.06% | 262.0 | 30.7 |
| 2020 | 2,830,739 | 0.43% | 261.4 | 30.2 |
| 2019 | 2,823,271 | 0.10% | 260.7 | 29.7 |
| 2018 | 2,820,097 | 0.13% | 260.4 | 29.3 |
| 2017 | 2,815,764 | 0.18% | 260.0 | 28.8 |
| 2016 | 2,809,915 | 0.23% | 259.5 | 28.3 |
| 2015 | 2,802,534 | 0.29% | 258.8 | 27.8 |
| 2014 | 2,793,749 | 0.34% | 258.0 | 27.3 |
| 2013 | 2,783,687 | 0.39% | 257.0 | 26.8 |
| 2012 | 2,772,430 | 0.43% | 256.0 | 26.4 |
| 2011 | 2,760,494 | 0.44% | 254.9 | 25.9 |
| 2010 | 2,748,568 | 0.43% | 253.8 | 25.5 |
| 2009 | 2,736,995 | 0.41% | 252.7 | 25.0 |
| 2008 | 2,725,634 | 0.42% | 251.7 | 24.7 |
| 2007 | 2,713,800 | 0.45% | 250.6 | 24.3 |
| 2006 | 2,700,968 | 0.49% | 249.4 | 23.9 |
| 2005 | 2,687,066 | 0.54% | 248.1 | 23.6 |
| 2004 | 2,672,225 | 0.57% | 246.7 | 23.3 |
| 2003 | 2,656,623 | 0.60% | 245.3 | 23.0 |
| 2002 | 2,640,572 | 0.61% | 243.8 | 22.8 |
| 2001 | 2,624,403 | 0.62% | 242.3 | 22.5 |
| 2000 | 2,607,826 | 0.65% | 240.8 | 22.3 |
| 1999 | 2,589,795 | 0.74% | 239.1 | 22.0 |
| 1998 | 2,569,736 | 0.82% | 237.3 | 21.9 |
| 1997 | 2,547,848 | 0.89% | 235.3 | 21.7 |
| 1996 | 2,524,462 | 0.95% | 233.1 | 21.5 |
| 1995 | 2,500,151 | 0.98% | 230.9 | 21.4 |
| 1994 | 2,475,220 | 1.02% | 228.6 | 21.3 |
| 1993 | 2,449,916 | 1.03% | 226.2 | 21.2 |
| 1992 | 2,424,701 | 1.03% | 223.9 | 21.1 |
| 1991 | 2,400,868 | 0.94% | 221.7 | 21.0 |
| 1990 | 2,379,877 | 0.81% | 219.7 | 20.8 |
| 1989 | 2,361,916 | 0.70% | 218.1 | 20.5 |
| 1988 | 2,345,777 | 0.67% | 216.6 | 20.3 |
| 1987 | 2,329,813 | 0.69% | 215.1 | 20.0 |
| 1986 | 2,312,125 | 0.83% | 213.5 | 19.8 |
| 1985 | 2,290,656 | 1.04% | 211.5 | 19.5 |
| 1984 | 2,264,562 | 1.26% | 209.1 | 19.3 |
| 1983 | 2,234,832 | 1.39% | 206.4 | 19.1 |
| 1982 | 2,203,888 | 1.40% | 203.5 | 18.9 |
| 1981 | 2,173,818 | 1.35% | 200.7 | 18.6 |
| 1980 | 2,145,658 | 1.26% | 198.1 | 18.3 |
| 1979 | 2,119,486 | 1.19% | 195.7 | 18.1 |
| 1978 | 2,094,836 | 1.15% | 193.4 | 17.8 |
| 1977 | 2,070,657 | 1.18% | 191.2 | 17.5 |
| 1976 | 2,045,578 | 1.26% | 188.9 | 17.2 |
| 1975 | 2,018,981 | 1.36% | 186.4 | 17.0 |
| 1974 | 1,990,906 | 1.44% | 183.8 | 16.8 |
| 1973 | 1,961,219 | 1.56% | 181.1 | 16.7 |
| 1972 | 1,931,542 | 1.49% | 178.4 | 16.5 |
| 1971 | 1,903,728 | 1.41% | 175.8 | 16.5 |
| 1970 | 1,878,196 | 1.29% | 173.4 | 16.4 |
| 1969 | 1,855,127 | 1.18% | 171.3 | 16.5 |
| 1968 | 1,833,765 | 1.13% | 169.3 | 16.7 |
| 1967 | 1,812,865 | 1.16% | 167.4 | 16.9 |
| 1966 | 1,791,475 | 1.21% | 165.4 | 17.2 |
| 1965 | 1,769,192 | 1.29% | 163.4 | 17.5 |
| 1964 | 1,745,568 | 1.40% | 161.2 | 17.7 |
| 1963 | 1,721,099 | 1.42% | 158.9 | 18.0 |
| 1962 | 1,696,932 | 1.40% | 156.7 | 18.2 |
| 1961 | 1,673,261 | 1.41% | 154.5 | 18.5 |
| 1960 | 1,650,005 | 1.39% | 152.4 | 18.7 |
| 1959 | 1,628,235 | 1.26% | 150.3 | 19.2 |
| 1958 | 1,608,264 | 1.21% | 148.5 | 19.8 |
| 1957 | 1,589,677 | 1.12% | 146.8 | 20.3 |
| 1956 | 1,571,973 | 1.12% | 145.1 | 20.7 |
| 1955 | 1,553,711 | 1.22% | 143.5 | 21.0 |
| 1954 | 1,533,448 | 1.41% | 141.6 | 21.2 |
| 1953 | 1,509,736 | 1.71% | 139.4 | 21.3 |
| 1952 | 1,481,343 | 2.09% | 136.8 | 21.3 |
| 1951 | 1,447,469 | 2.54% | 133.7 | 21.3 |
| 1950 | 1,407,206 | 3.11% | 129.9 | 21.2 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 2,828,530 | -0.19% | 261.2 | 33.9 |
| 2028 | 2,822,867 | -0.21% | 260.7 | 34.4 |
| 2029 | 2,816,397 | -0.25% | 260.1 | 35.0 |
| 2030 | 2,808,954 | -0.28% | 259.4 | 35.6 |
| 2031 | 2,800,613 | -0.31% | 258.6 | 36.1 |
| 2032 | 2,791,136 | -0.37% | 257.7 | 36.7 |
| 2033 | 2,780,473 | -0.40% | 256.7 | 37.3 |
| 2034 | 2,768,723 | -0.45% | 255.7 | 37.8 |
| 2035 | 2,755,934 | -0.48% | 254.5 | 38.4 |
| 2036 | 2,742,078 | -0.53% | 253.2 | 39.0 |
| 2037 | 2,726,899 | -0.58% | 251.8 | 39.5 |
| 2038 | 2,710,818 | -0.60% | 250.3 | 40.1 |
| 2039 | 2,693,903 | -0.65% | 248.7 | 40.6 |
| 2040 | 2,676,100 | -0.68% | 247.1 | 41.2 |
| 2041 | 2,657,566 | -0.71% | 245.4 | 41.7 |
| 2042 | 2,638,090 | -0.76% | 243.6 | 42.2 |
| 2043 | 2,617,584 | -0.80% | 241.7 | 42.7 |
| 2044 | 2,596,168 | -0.84% | 239.7 | 43.2 |
| 2045 | 2,574,080 | -0.87% | 237.7 | 43.7 |
| 2046 | 2,551,353 | -0.91% | 235.6 | 44.2 |
| 2047 | 2,528,020 | -0.93% | 233.4 | 44.7 |
| 2048 | 2,504,199 | -0.96% | 231.2 | 45.1 |
| 2049 | 2,479,746 | -1.00% | 229.0 | 45.6 |
| 2050 | 2,454,940 | -1.01% | 226.7 | 46.0 |
| 2051 | 2,429,919 | -1.04% | 224.4 | 46.5 |
| 2052 | 2,404,364 | -1.07% | 222.0 | 46.9 |
| 2053 | 2,378,110 | -1.12% | 219.6 | 47.4 |
| 2054 | 2,351,074 | -1.17% | 217.1 | 47.8 |
| 2055 | 2,323,413 | -1.20% | 214.5 | 48.2 |
| 2056 | 2,295,281 | -1.24% | 211.9 | 48.7 |
| 2057 | 2,266,950 | -1.25% | 209.3 | 49.1 |
| 2058 | 2,238,308 | -1.29% | 206.7 | 49.5 |
| 2059 | 2,209,188 | -1.32% | 204.0 | 49.9 |
| 2060 | 2,179,682 | -1.36% | 201.3 | 50.2 |
| 2061 | 2,149,901 | -1.39% | 198.5 | 50.6 |
| 2062 | 2,119,870 | -1.43% | 195.7 | 50.9 |
| 2063 | 2,089,603 | -1.45% | 192.9 | 51.2 |
| 2064 | 2,059,102 | -1.49% | 190.1 | 51.5 |
| 2065 | 2,028,118 | -1.54% | 187.3 | 51.8 |
| 2066 | 1,997,097 | -1.54% | 184.4 | 52.0 |
| 2067 | 1,966,150 | -1.58% | 181.5 | 52.3 |
| 2068 | 1,934,900 | -1.62% | 178.7 | 52.5 |
| 2069 | 1,903,473 | -1.65% | 175.8 | 52.7 |
| 2070 | 1,871,879 | -1.70% | 172.8 | 52.9 |
| 2071 | 1,840,109 | -1.73% | 169.9 | 53.0 |
| 2072 | 1,808,218 | -1.77% | 167.0 | 53.1 |
| 2073 | 1,776,332 | -1.79% | 164.0 | 53.3 |
| 2074 | 1,744,487 | -1.83% | 161.1 | 53.4 |
| 2075 | 1,712,843 | -1.83% | 158.2 | 53.5 |
| 2076 | 1,681,566 | -1.85% | 155.3 | 53.6 |
| 2077 | 1,650,427 | -1.89% | 152.4 | 53.7 |
| 2078 | 1,619,582 | -1.89% | 149.5 | 53.8 |
| 2079 | 1,589,025 | -1.92% | 146.7 | 53.8 |
| 2080 | 1,558,623 | -1.94% | 143.9 | 53.9 |
| 2081 | 1,528,688 | -1.94% | 141.2 | 53.9 |
| 2082 | 1,499,310 | -1.95% | 138.4 | 54.0 |
| 2083 | 1,470,537 | -1.93% | 135.8 | 54.0 |
| 2084 | 1,442,238 | -1.96% | 133.2 | 54.1 |
| 2085 | 1,414,205 | -1.97% | 130.6 | 54.1 |
| 2086 | 1,386,698 | -1.96% | 128.0 | 54.1 |
| 2087 | 1,359,860 | -1.95% | 125.6 | 54.1 |
| 2088 | 1,333,630 | -1.95% | 123.1 | 54.2 |
| 2089 | 1,307,974 | -1.94% | 120.8 | 54.2 |
| 2090 | 1,282,938 | -1.93% | 118.5 | 54.2 |
| 2091 | 1,258,538 | -1.92% | 116.2 | 54.2 |
| 2092 | 1,234,778 | -1.90% | 114.0 | 54.2 |
| 2093 | 1,211,696 | -1.88% | 111.9 | 54.2 |
| 2094 | 1,189,277 | -1.86% | 109.8 | 54.2 |
| 2095 | 1,167,512 | -1.84% | 107.8 | 54.2 |
| 2096 | 1,146,350 | -1.82% | 105.8 | 54.2 |
| 2097 | 1,125,705 | -1.81% | 103.9 | 54.2 |
| 2098 | 1,105,549 | -1.80% | 102.1 | 54.2 |
| 2099 | 1,085,891 | -1.79% | 100.3 | 54.2 |
| 2100 | 1,066,774 | -1.76% | 98.5 | 54.1 |
States & provinces of Jamaica by population
| # | State / province | Population | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Andrew | 555,995 | 19.6% |
| 2 | Saint Catherine | 529,218 | 18.7% |
| 3 | Clarendon | 243,857 | 8.6% |
| 4 | Manchester | 191,796 | 6.8% |
| 5 | Saint James | 180,498 | 6.4% |
| 6 | Saint Ann | 171,739 | 6.1% |
| 7 | Saint Elizabeth | 145,409 | 5.1% |
| 8 | Westmoreland | 141,393 | 5.0% |
| 9 | Saint Mary | 111,377 | 3.9% |
| 10 | Saint Thomas | 93,328 | 3.3% |
| 11 | Kingston | 90,822 | 3.2% |
| 12 | Portland | 80,787 | 2.9% |
| 13 | Trelawny | 75,618 | 2.7% |
| 14 | Hanover | 66,602 | 2.4% |
State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).
Biggest cities in Jamaica
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingston capital | Kingston | 937,700 |
| 2 | Spanish Town | Saint Catherine Parish | 145,018 |
| 3 | Portmore | Saint Catherine Parish | 102,861 |
| 4 | Montego Bay | Saint James Parish | 82,867 |
| 5 | Mandeville | Manchester | 47,115 |
| 6 | May Pen | Clarendon | 44,755 |
| 7 | Ocho Rios | Saint Ann Parish | 26,503 |
| 8 | Old Harbour | Saint Catherine Parish | 26,024 |
| 9 | Linstead | Saint Catherine Parish | 20,660 |
| 10 | Barrett Town | Saint James Parish | 17,169 |
| 11 | Savanna-la-Mar | Westmoreland | 16,553 |
FAQ
What is the population of Jamaica in 2026?
The population of Jamaica is 2,833,404 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in Jamaica?
Kingston is the biggest city in Jamaica with 937,700 inhabitants and it is also the capital.
Is the population of Jamaica growing or shrinking?
The population of Jamaica is shrinking at -0.16% per year.
Sources
- Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
- City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
Explore more: countries by population · by density · by median age · world population