Urban population share in Jamaica
59.4% of people in Jamaica lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Jamaica, 2025
59.4%
Change from 2024
+0.5percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
129th of 217
Urban population share in Jamaica over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Jamaica | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.4% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 58.9% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 58.5% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 57.5% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 57.1% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 56.7% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 56.3% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 55.9% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 55.5% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 55.2% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 54.9% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 54.5% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 54.2% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 54.0% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 53.8% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 53.6% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 53.4% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 53.2% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 53.0% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 52.8% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 52.6% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 52.4% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 52.1% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 51.9% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 58.9% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 55.2%, the figure has changed by +4.2 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Jamaica has the 129th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Jamaica
All statistics for Jamaica
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
Population
2,837,077 people
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
-0.07%
2025 · World Bank