Population estimates and projections in Jamaica

Jamaica had an estimated population of 2,839,786 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Jamaica, 2023 (latest estimate) 2,839,786 People
Change from 2022 0% 2022: 2,839,144 people
Projection for 2030 2,808,954 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 2,454,940 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 1,066,774 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 141st of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Jamaica over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Jamaica
2100 1,066,774 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 1,167,512 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 1,282,938 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 1,414,205 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 1,558,623 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 1,712,843 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 1,871,879 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 2,028,118 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 2,179,682 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 2,323,413 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 2,454,940 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 2,574,080 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 2,676,100 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 2,755,934 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 2,808,954 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 2,837,077 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 2,839,786 people
2022 2,839,144 people
2021 2,837,682 people
2020 2,830,739 people
2019 2,823,271 people
2018 2,820,097 people
2017 2,815,764 people
2016 2,809,915 people
2015 2,802,534 people
2014 2,793,749 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of 0% from 2,839,144 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 2,783,687 people, the figure has changed by +2.0%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Jamaica has the 141st highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Jamaica
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024