Jamaica
Population 2026
2,833,408
Overview
- Yearly change
- -0.13%
- Density
- 262 per km²
- Land area
- 10,830 km²
- Capital
- Kingston
- Currency
- Dollar (JMD)
- Official languages
- EN-JM
- Urban population
- 59.4%
- Continent
- NA
Demographics
- Births
- 31,3222026
- Deaths
- 24,0892026
- Birth rate
- 11.5per 1,000
- Death rate
- 8.2per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.35
- Life expectancy
- 71.6At birth, years
- Median age
- 33.3
- Net migration
- -11,053
Age distribution
- 0–1418.3%
- 15–6473.1%
- 65+8.6%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $22.7B
- GDP per capita
- $8.0K
- GDP growth
- +0.1%
- Inflation
- 4.0%
- Unemployment
- 3.3%
- Exports
- —
- Imports
- —
- Tourism receipts
- 48.1%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture8.7%
- Industry16.3%
- Manufacturing7.7%
- Services59.8%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture13.9%
- Industry17.1%
- Services68.9%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | KingstonKingston | 937,7002021 |
| 2 | Spanish TownSaint Catherine Parish | 145,0182022 |
| 3 | PortmoreSaint Catherine Parish | 102,8612026 |
| 4 | Montego BaySaint James Parish | 82,8672017 |
| 5 | MandevilleManchester | 47,1152023 |
| 6 | May PenClarendon | 44,7552017 |
| 7 | Ocho RiosSaint Ann Parish | 26,5032026 |
| 8 | Old HarbourSaint Catherine Parish | 26,0242019 |
| 9 | LinsteadSaint Catherine Parish | 20,6602017 |
| 10 | Half Way TreeSaint Andrew Parish | 18,5522017 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2,833,408 | 31.3K | 24.1K |
| 2020 | 2,830,745 | 34.0K | 21.8K |
| 2010 | 2,748,573 | 42.8K | 17.7K |
| 2000 | 2,607,827 | 52.5K | 18.0K |
| 1990 | 2,379,880 | 62.2K | 17.8K |
| 1980 | 2,145,661 | 60.7K | 18.3K |
| 1970 | 1,878,191 | 63.5K | 15.9K |
| 1960 | 1,650,009 | 66.8K | 14.9K |
| 1950 | 1,407,214 | 46.0K | 15.7K |