Population growth in Jamaica
The population of Jamaica changed by -0.07% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Jamaica, 2025
-0.07%
Change from 2024
−0.05percentage points
World, 2025
0.91%
Position in 2025
177th of 217
Population growth in Jamaica over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Jamaica | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.07% | 0.91% |
| 2024 | -0.02% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 0.02% | 0.93% |
| 2022 | 0.05% | 0.87% |
| 2021 | 0.24% | 0.83% |
| 2020 | 0.26% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 0.11% | 1.05% |
| 2018 | 0.15% | 1.08% |
| 2017 | 0.21% | 1.13% |
| 2016 | 0.26% | 1.16% |
| 2015 | 0.31% | 1.18% |
| 2014 | 0.36% | 1.21% |
| 2013 | 0.41% | 1.23% |
| 2012 | 0.43% | 1.26% |
| 2011 | 0.43% | 1.22% |
| 2010 | 0.42% | 1.22% |
| 2009 | 0.42% | 1.25% |
| 2008 | 0.44% | 1.27% |
| 2007 | 0.47% | 1.26% |
| 2006 | 0.52% | 1.27% |
| 2005 | 0.55% | 1.27% |
| 2004 | 0.59% | 1.29% |
| 2003 | 0.61% | 1.29% |
| 2002 | 0.61% | 1.31% |
| 2001 | 0.63% | 1.34% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.05 percentage points from -0.02% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.31%, the figure has changed by −0.39 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Jamaica has the 177th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 0.91%.
More for Jamaica
All statistics for Jamaica
Population
2,837,077 people
2025 · World Bank
Net migration
-11,053 people
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
2,839,786 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
31.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
1.36 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
0.00%
2023 · UN Population Division