Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Jamaica
Jamaica: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre was 0.1552 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1552 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
39th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.1552 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0526 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Jamaica, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.1552 1000 No per square kilometre for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Jamaica peaked at 0.1552 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0526 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Jamaica 39th out of 190 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0526 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0545 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0566 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0587 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0608 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0629 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 0.065 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0671 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0693 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0716 1000 No per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0736 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0757 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.078 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0802 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0824 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0846 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0866 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0887 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.091 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0934 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.096 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0987 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1008 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1028 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1046 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.106 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1073 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1084 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1095 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1107 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.112 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1136 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.1152 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1169 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1186 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1203 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.122 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1238 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1255 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1271 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1287 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.13 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1313 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1326 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1338 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1351 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1363 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1375 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1387 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1398 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1409 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.142 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1431 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1442 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1454 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1466 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1478 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.149 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1502 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1515 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1527 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1539 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1552 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0608 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0526 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0693 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0812 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0716 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.091 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1027 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.0934 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1095 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1179 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1107 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1255 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1331 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1271 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1387 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1449 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1398 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1502 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1533 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1515 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.1552 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 36 India 0.1743 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 37 Switzerland 0.1661 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 38 Gambia 0.159 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 40 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.155 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 41 Comoros 0.15 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 42 Andorra 0.1448 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. — urban population, per square kilometre in Jamaica?
- Population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Jamaica was 0.1552 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1552 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0526 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Jamaica rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
- Jamaica ranks 39th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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. — Urban population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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. — Urban 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.