Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.1153 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1153 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
28th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.1204 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2011
All-time low
0.0998 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Jamaica is 0.1153 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 0.1204 1000 No per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0998 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.
Jamaica ranks 28th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0998 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1002 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1007 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1011 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1014 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1015 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1015 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1015 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1014 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1016 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1022 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1029 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1036 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1043 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1048 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1052 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1055 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1057 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.106 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1064 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.107 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1077 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1091 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1104 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1114 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.112 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1124 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1126 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1129 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1132 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1136 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1141 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1146 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1152 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1157 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1163 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1168 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1173 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1178 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1182 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1185 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1188 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1191 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1194 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1196 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1198 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.12 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1201 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1202 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1203 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1204 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1203 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1202 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.12 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1198 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1195 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1191 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1186 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1181 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1175 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1168 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1161 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1153 1000 No per square kilometre | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.101 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0998 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1015 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1042 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1016 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.106 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1102 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1064 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1129 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1155 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1132 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1178 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1194 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1182 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1202 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1196 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1181 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1204 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1164 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1153 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1175 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 25 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1305 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 26 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1253 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 27 Tonga 0.1215 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 29 British Virgin Islands 0.1126 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 30 Nigeria 0.1116 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 31 Togo 0.0918 1000 No per square kilometre 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. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 0.1153 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1204 1000 No per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0998 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Jamaica rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 28th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.