Urban population growth in Jamaica
The urban population of Jamaica changed by 0.76% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Jamaica, 2025
0.76%
Change from 2024
−0.03percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
138th of 217
Urban 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 | 0.76% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 0.79% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 0.82% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 0.83% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 1.00% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 0.99% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 0.82% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 0.83% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 0.86% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 0.89% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 0.92% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 0.94% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 0.96% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 0.97% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 0.81% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 0.78% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 0.78% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 0.81% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 0.85% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 0.90% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 0.94% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 0.98% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 1.01% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 1.02% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 1.05% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.03 percentage points from 0.79% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 0.92%, the figure has changed by −0.16 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Jamaica has the 138th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Jamaica
All statistics for Jamaica
Urban population share
59.4%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
-0.07%
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