Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate in Jamaica
Jamaica: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate was -2.25 % change on previous year in 2050. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2050)
-2.25 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
205th
of 217 countries
All-time high
1.32 % change on previous year
in 1983
All-time low
-2.25 % change on previous year
in 2050
Years of data
100
1951–2050
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate in Jamaica, 1951–2050
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2050, population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate in Jamaica stood at -2.25 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 100 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate in Jamaica peaked at 1.32 % change on previous year in 1983 and was at its lowest, -2.25 % change on previous year, in 2050.
Jamaica ranks 205th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 1.24 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 0.9307 % change on previous year | -24.7% |
| 1953 | 0.615 % change on previous year | -33.9% |
| 1954 | 0.2997 % change on previous year | -51.3% |
| 1955 | 0.0164 % change on previous year | -94.5% |
| 1956 | -0.2186 % change on previous year | -1433.1% |
| 1957 | -0.3816 % change on previous year | +74.5% |
| 1958 | -0.4655 % change on previous year | +22.0% |
| 1959 | -0.4594 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1960 | -0.2636 % change on previous year | -42.6% |
| 1961 | 0.2661 % change on previous year | -201.0% |
| 1962 | 0.3958 % change on previous year | +48.7% |
| 1963 | 0.4477 % change on previous year | +13.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3934 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2722 % change on previous year | -30.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1248 % change on previous year | -54.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0136 % change on previous year | -89.1% |
| 1968 | -0.0409 % change on previous year | -400.0% |
| 1969 | -0.0127 % change on previous year | -68.9% |
| 1970 | 0.162 % change on previous year | -1371.6% |
| 1971 | 0.6025 % change on previous year | +271.9% |
| 1972 | 0.6793 % change on previous year | +12.7% |
| 1973 | 0.6998 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6317 % change on previous year | -9.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5153 % change on previous year | -18.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3656 % change on previous year | -29.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2466 % change on previous year | -32.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2022 % change on previous year | -18.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2656 % change on previous year | +31.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3913 % change on previous year | +47.3% |
| 1981 | 0.5529 % change on previous year | +41.3% |
| 1982 | 0.7009 % change on previous year | +26.8% |
| 1983 | 1.32 % change on previous year | +88.1% |
| 1984 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8883 % change on previous year | -23.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5878 % change on previous year | -33.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3437 % change on previous year | -41.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1971 % change on previous year | -42.6% |
| 1989 | 0.191 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2815 % change on previous year | +47.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3786 % change on previous year | +34.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4056 % change on previous year | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4679 % change on previous year | +15.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4891 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4827 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4764 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4773 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4537 % change on previous year | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4037 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3347 % change on previous year | -17.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2585 % change on previous year | -22.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2742 % change on previous year | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2393 % change on previous year | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2039 % change on previous year | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1864 % change on previous year | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1714 % change on previous year | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1511 % change on previous year | -11.9% |
| 2008 | 0.127 % change on previous year | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0992 % change on previous year | -21.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0653 % change on previous year | -34.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0315 % change on previous year | -51.8% |
| 2012 | -0.0345 % change on previous year | -209.7% |
| 2013 | -0.0967 % change on previous year | +180.1% |
| 2014 | -0.1529 % change on previous year | +58.1% |
| 2015 | -0.2069 % change on previous year | +35.4% |
| 2016 | -0.2606 % change on previous year | +25.9% |
| 2017 | -0.3161 % change on previous year | +21.3% |
| 2018 | -0.3753 % change on previous year | +18.7% |
| 2019 | -0.439 % change on previous year | +17.0% |
| 2020 | -0.5081 % change on previous year | +15.8% |
| 2021 | -0.5767 % change on previous year | +13.5% |
| 2022 | -0.6472 % change on previous year | +12.2% |
| 2023 | -0.7175 % change on previous year | +10.9% |
| 2024 | -0.7884 % change on previous year | +9.9% |
| 2025 | -0.86 % change on previous year | +9.1% |
| 2026 | -0.9327 % change on previous year | +8.4% |
| 2027 | -1.01 % change on previous year | +7.9% |
| 2028 | -1.08 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 2029 | -1.15 % change on previous year | +6.7% |
| 2030 | -1.23 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 2031 | -1.3 % change on previous year | +5.9% |
| 2032 | -1.37 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 2033 | -1.45 % change on previous year | +5.4% |
| 2034 | -1.52 % change on previous year | +5.4% |
| 2035 | -1.6 % change on previous year | +5.1% |
| 2036 | -1.68 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 2037 | -1.75 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2038 | -1.8 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2039 | -1.84 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 2040 | -1.88 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2041 | -1.92 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 2042 | -1.96 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2043 | -2 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2044 | -2.04 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2045 | -2.08 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2046 | -2.11 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2047 | -2.15 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2048 | -2.19 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2049 | -2.22 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2050 | -2.25 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's -2.25 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.29 % change on previous year, 1.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's -2.25 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is -1.27 % change on previous year, 1.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | -1433.1% | 0.0164 % change on previous year | -0.2186 % change on previous year |
| 1970 | +1371.6% | -0.0127 % change on previous year | 0.162 % change on previous year |
| 1968 | -400.0% | 0.0136 % change on previous year | -0.0409 % change on previous year |
| 1971 | +271.9% | 0.162 % change on previous year | 0.6025 % change on previous year |
| 1961 | +201.0% | -0.2636 % change on previous year | 0.2661 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | -209.7% | 0.0315 % change on previous year | -0.0345 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1747 % change on previous year | -0.4655 % change on previous year | 1.24 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 0.1596 % change on previous year | -0.2636 % change on previous year | 0.4477 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4371 % change on previous year | 0.162 % change on previous year | 0.6998 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6325 % change on previous year | 0.191 % change on previous year | 1.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4317 % change on previous year | 0.2815 % change on previous year | 0.4891 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2046 % change on previous year | 0.0992 % change on previous year | 0.3347 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1785 % change on previous year | -0.439 % change on previous year | 0.0653 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.827 % change on previous year | -1.15 % change on previous year | -0.5081 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2030s | -1.55 % change on previous year | -1.84 % change on previous year | -1.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2040s | -2.05 % change on previous year | -2.22 % change on previous year | -1.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2050s | -2.25 % change on previous year | -2.25 % change on previous year | -2.25 % change on previous year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 202 Lithuania -2.22 % change on previous year compare
- 203 Croatia -2.23 % change on previous year compare
- 204 China, Taiwan Province of -2.24 % change on previous year compare
- 206 Japan -2.25 % change on previous year compare
- 207 Greece -2.26 % change on previous year compare
- 208 Poland -2.28 % change on previous year compare
More work & labour data for Jamaica
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.69 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.83 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0152 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,904 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 799.47 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 544.43 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 522.35 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,067 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per unit 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate in Jamaica?
- Population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate in Jamaica was -2.25 % change on previous year in 2050, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 % change on previous year in 1983.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.25 % change on previous year in 2050.
- How does Jamaica rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate?
- Jamaica ranks 205th out of 217 countries with data for 2050.
- Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.