Jamaica - Population

Population, total

The value for Population, total in Jamaica was 2,961,161 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,961,161 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,628,524 in 1960.

Definition: Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.

Source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision. (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Popu

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Year Value
1960 1,628,524
1961 1,651,067
1962 1,676,500
1963 1,703,660
1964 1,730,739
1965 1,756,508
1966 1,780,522
1967 1,803,324
1968 1,825,873
1969 1,849,658
1970 1,875,637
1971 1,904,281
1972 1,935,089
1973 1,966,978
1974 1,998,313
1975 2,028,019
1976 2,055,371
1977 2,080,824
1978 2,105,903
1979 2,132,784
1980 2,162,839
1981 2,196,921
1982 2,234,062
1983 2,271,735
1984 2,306,367
1985 2,335,510
1986 2,358,165
1987 2,375,400
1988 2,389,415
1989 2,403,464
1990 2,419,901
1991 2,439,329
1992 2,461,047
1993 2,484,583
1994 2,509,042
1995 2,533,705
1996 2,558,631
1997 2,583,914
1998 2,608,874
1999 2,632,677
2000 2,654,698
2001 2,674,706
2002 2,692,843
2003 2,709,438
2004 2,725,017
2005 2,740,000
2006 2,754,414
2007 2,768,229
2008 2,781,869
2009 2,795,839
2010 2,810,464
2011 2,825,932
2012 2,842,128
2013 2,858,710
2014 2,875,137
2015 2,891,024
2016 2,906,242
2017 2,920,848
2018 2,934,853
2019 2,948,277
2020 2,961,161

Population, female

The value for Population, female in Jamaica was 1,491,520 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,491,520 in 2020 and a minimum value of 844,664 in 1960.

Definition: Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 844,664
1961 858,253
1962 873,285
1963 888,743
1964 903,172
1965 915,592
1966 925,544
1967 933,524
1968 940,722
1969 948,875
1970 959,180
1971 972,147
1972 987,287
1973 1,003,604
1974 1,019,571
1975 1,034,155
1976 1,046,891
1977 1,058,220
1978 1,069,017
1979 1,080,604
1980 1,093,844
1981 1,109,121
1982 1,125,936
1983 1,143,311
1984 1,159,827
1985 1,174,493
1986 1,186,953
1987 1,197,584
1988 1,207,013
1989 1,216,199
1990 1,225,843
1991 1,236,106
1992 1,246,775
1993 1,257,765
1994 1,268,868
1995 1,279,925
1996 1,290,930
1997 1,301,924
1998 1,312,852
1999 1,323,675
2000 1,334,328
2001 1,344,878
2002 1,355,253
2003 1,365,193
2004 1,374,337
2005 1,382,458
2006 1,389,410
2007 1,395,341
2008 1,400,790
2009 1,406,493
2010 1,412,952
2011 1,420,363
2012 1,428,546
2013 1,437,226
2014 1,445,931
2015 1,454,324
2016 1,462,325
2017 1,470,007
2018 1,477,400
2019 1,484,557
2020 1,491,520

Population, female (% of total population)

Population, female (% of total population) in Jamaica was 50.37 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 52.18 in 1964, while its lowest value was 50.26 in 2011.

Definition: Female population is the percentage of the population that is female. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 51.87
1961 51.98
1962 52.09
1963 52.17
1964 52.18
1965 52.13
1966 51.98
1967 51.77
1968 51.52
1969 51.30
1970 51.14
1971 51.05
1972 51.02
1973 51.02
1974 51.02
1975 50.99
1976 50.93
1977 50.86
1978 50.76
1979 50.67
1980 50.57
1981 50.49
1982 50.40
1983 50.33
1984 50.29
1985 50.29
1986 50.33
1987 50.42
1988 50.52
1989 50.60
1990 50.66
1991 50.67
1992 50.66
1993 50.62
1994 50.57
1995 50.52
1996 50.45
1997 50.39
1998 50.32
1999 50.28
2000 50.26
2001 50.28
2002 50.33
2003 50.39
2004 50.43
2005 50.45
2006 50.44
2007 50.41
2008 50.35
2009 50.31
2010 50.27
2011 50.26
2012 50.26
2013 50.28
2014 50.29
2015 50.30
2016 50.32
2017 50.33
2018 50.34
2019 50.35
2020 50.37

Population, male

The value for Population, male in Jamaica was 1,469,641 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,469,641 in 2020 and a minimum value of 783,860 in 1960.

Definition: Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 783,860
1961 792,814
1962 803,215
1963 814,917
1964 827,567
1965 840,916
1966 854,978
1967 869,800
1968 885,151
1969 900,783
1970 916,457
1971 932,134
1972 947,802
1973 963,374
1974 978,742
1975 993,864
1976 1,008,480
1977 1,022,604
1978 1,036,886
1979 1,052,180
1980 1,068,995
1981 1,087,800
1982 1,108,126
1983 1,128,424
1984 1,146,540
1985 1,161,017
1986 1,171,212
1987 1,177,816
1988 1,182,402
1989 1,187,265
1990 1,194,058
1991 1,203,223
1992 1,214,272
1993 1,226,818
1994 1,240,174
1995 1,253,780
1996 1,267,701
1997 1,281,990
1998 1,296,022
1999 1,309,002
2000 1,320,370
2001 1,329,828
2002 1,337,590
2003 1,344,245
2004 1,350,680
2005 1,357,542
2006 1,365,004
2007 1,372,888
2008 1,381,079
2009 1,389,346
2010 1,397,512
2011 1,405,569
2012 1,413,582
2013 1,421,484
2014 1,429,206
2015 1,436,700
2016 1,443,917
2017 1,450,841
2018 1,457,453
2019 1,463,720
2020 1,469,641

Population, male (% of total population)

Population, male (% of total population) in Jamaica was 49.63 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 49.74 in 2011, while its lowest value was 47.82 in 1964.

Definition: Male population is the percentage of the population that is male. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on age/sex distributions of United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects: 2019 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 48.13
1961 48.02
1962 47.91
1963 47.83
1964 47.82
1965 47.87
1966 48.02
1967 48.23
1968 48.48
1969 48.70
1970 48.86
1971 48.95
1972 48.98
1973 48.98
1974 48.98
1975 49.01
1976 49.07
1977 49.14
1978 49.24
1979 49.33
1980 49.43
1981 49.51
1982 49.60
1983 49.67
1984 49.71
1985 49.71
1986 49.67
1987 49.58
1988 49.49
1989 49.40
1990 49.34
1991 49.33
1992 49.34
1993 49.38
1994 49.43
1995 49.48
1996 49.55
1997 49.61
1998 49.68
1999 49.72
2000 49.74
2001 49.72
2002 49.67
2003 49.61
2004 49.57
2005 49.55
2006 49.56
2007 49.59
2008 49.65
2009 49.69
2010 49.73
2011 49.74
2012 49.74
2013 49.72
2014 49.71
2015 49.70
2016 49.68
2017 49.67
2018 49.66
2019 49.65
2020 49.63

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Population