The population of Jamaica is 2,948,279 and the population growth amounts 0.46% (2019). The male and female population are 1,463,721 (49.65%) and 1,484,558 (50.35%) respectively. The average of growth rate over 10 years is 0.53% (positive growth).
The below table shows the Jamaica population history (1960-). Growth(%) is the Y/Y ratio of total population and the percent values below the male and female populations mean the ratios of those by the total population.
| Year | Total | Growth(%) | Male | Female |
| 2019 | 2,948,279 | 0.46% | 1,463,721 49.65% |
1,484,558 50.35% |
| 2018 | 2,934,855 | 0.48% | 1,457,454 49.66% |
1,477,401 50.34% |
| 2017 | 2,920,853 | 0.50% | 1,450,843 49.67% |
1,470,010 50.33% |
| 2016 | 2,906,238 | 0.52% | 1,443,915 49.68% |
1,462,323 50.32% |
| 2015 | 2,891,021 | 0.55% | 1,436,699 49.70% |
1,454,322 50.30% |
| 2014 | 2,875,136 | 0.57% | 1,429,206 49.71% |
1,445,930 50.29% |
| 2013 | 2,858,709 | 0.58% | 1,421,484 49.72% |
1,437,225 50.28% |
| 2012 | 2,842,132 | 0.57% | 1,413,584 49.74% |
1,428,548 50.26% |
| 2011 | 2,825,929 | 0.55% | 1,405,568 49.74% |
1,420,361 50.26% |
| 2010 | 2,810,460 | 0.52% | 1,397,510 49.73% |
1,412,950 50.27% |
| 2009 | 2,795,837 | 0.50% | 1,389,345 49.69% |
1,406,492 50.31% |
| 2008 | 2,781,876 | 0.49% | 1,381,082 49.65% |
1,400,794 50.35% |
| 2007 | 2,768,227 | 0.50% | 1,372,887 49.59% |
1,395,340 50.41% |
| 2006 | 2,754,407 | 0.52% | 1,365,001 49.56% |
1,389,406 50.44% |
| 2005 | 2,740,003 | 0.55% | 1,357,543 49.55% |
1,382,460 50.45% |
| 2004 | 2,725,015 | 0.57% | 1,350,679 49.57% |
1,374,336 50.43% |
| 2003 | 2,709,437 | 0.61% | 1,344,245 49.61% |
1,365,192 50.39% |
| 2002 | 2,692,845 | 0.67% | 1,337,591 49.67% |
1,355,254 50.33% |
| 2001 | 2,674,702 | 0.75% | 1,329,826 49.72% |
1,344,876 50.28% |
| 2000 | 2,654,701 | 0.83% | 1,320,371 49.74% |
1,334,330 50.26% |
| 1999 | 2,632,675 | 0.90% | 1,309,001 49.72% |
1,323,674 50.28% |
| 1998 | 2,608,873 | 0.96% | 1,296,022 49.68% |
1,312,851 50.32% |
| 1997 | 2,583,916 | 0.98% | 1,281,991 49.61% |
1,301,925 50.39% |
| 1996 | 2,558,637 | 0.97% | 1,267,704 49.55% |
1,290,933 50.45% |
| 1995 | 2,533,711 | 0.97% | 1,253,783 49.48% |
1,279,928 50.52% |
| 1994 | 2,509,043 | 0.97% | 1,240,174 49.43% |
1,268,869 50.57% |
| 1993 | 2,484,581 | 0.95% | 1,226,817 49.38% |
1,257,764 50.62% |
| 1992 | 2,461,049 | 0.88% | 1,214,273 49.34% |
1,246,776 50.66% |
| 1991 | 2,439,334 | 0.80% | 1,203,225 49.33% |
1,236,109 50.67% |
| 1990 | 2,419,906 | 0.68% | 1,194,060 49.34% |
1,225,846 50.66% |
| 1989 | 2,403,464 | 0.58% | 1,187,265 49.40% |
1,216,199 50.60% |
| 1988 | 2,389,411 | 0.59% | 1,182,400 49.48% |
1,207,011 50.52% |
| 1987 | 2,375,393 | 0.73% | 1,177,813 49.58% |
1,197,580 50.42% |
| 1986 | 2,358,161 | 0.96% | 1,171,210 49.67% |
1,186,951 50.33% |
| 1985 | 2,335,510 | 1.25% | 1,161,017 49.71% |
1,174,493 50.29% |
| 1984 | 2,306,366 | 1.50% | 1,146,540 49.71% |
1,159,826 50.29% |
| 1983 | 2,271,736 | 1.66% | 1,128,424 49.67% |
1,143,312 50.33% |
| 1982 | 2,234,057 | 1.66% | 1,108,124 49.60% |
1,125,933 50.40% |
| 1981 | 2,196,921 | 1.55% | 1,087,800 49.51% |
1,109,121 50.49% |
| 1980 | 2,162,846 | 1.39% | 1,068,998 49.43% |
1,093,848 50.57% |
| 1979 | 2,132,785 | 1.26% | 1,052,180 49.33% |
1,080,605 50.67% |
| 1978 | 2,105,907 | 1.19% | 1,036,888 49.24% |
1,069,019 50.76% |
| 1977 | 2,080,831 | 1.22% | 1,022,607 49.14% |
1,058,224 50.86% |
| 1976 | 2,055,365 | 1.33% | 1,008,477 49.07% |
1,046,888 50.93% |
| 1975 | 2,028,016 | 1.46% | 993,863 49.01% |
1,034,153 50.99% |
| 1974 | 1,998,309 | 1.57% | 978,740 48.98% |
1,019,569 51.02% |
| 1973 | 1,966,974 | 1.62% | 963,372 48.98% |
1,003,602 51.02% |
| 1972 | 1,935,100 | 1.59% | 947,807 48.98% |
987,293 51.02% |
| 1971 | 1,904,276 | 1.50% | 932,132 48.95% |
972,144 51.05% |
| 1970 | 1,875,642 | 1.39% | 916,459 48.86% |
959,183 51.14% |
| 1969 | 1,849,662 | 1.29% | 900,785 48.70% |
948,877 51.30% |
| 1968 | 1,825,879 | 1.24% | 885,154 48.48% |
940,725 51.52% |
| 1967 | 1,803,319 | 1.26% | 869,798 48.23% |
933,521 51.77% |
| 1966 | 1,780,518 | 1.35% | 854,976 48.02% |
925,542 51.98% |
| 1965 | 1,756,511 | 1.47% | 840,917 47.87% |
915,594 52.13% |
| 1964 | 1,730,738 | 1.57% | 827,567 47.82% |
903,171 52.18% |
| 1963 | 1,703,651 | 1.59% | 814,913 47.83% |
888,738 52.17% |
| 1962 | 1,676,501 | 1.52% | 803,215 47.91% |
873,286 52.09% |
| 1961 | 1,651,073 | 1.37% | 792,817 48.02% |
858,256 51.98% |
| 1960 | 1,628,520 | N/A% | 783,858 48.13% |
844,662 51.87% |
The below chart is the timeline of Jamaica population growth rates for 60 years.
The Jamaica population ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over are 693,766, 1,991,456, 263,057 respectively in 2019.
The percentages below population values ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over in each year represent the ratios of them by the total population.
| Year | Total | 0-14 | 15-64 | 65- |
| 2019 | 2,948,279 | 693,766 23.53% |
1,991,456 67.55% |
263,057 8.92% |
| 2018 | 2,934,855 | 697,031 23.75% |
1,979,655 67.45% |
258,169 8.80% |
| 2017 | 2,920,853 | 701,420 24.01% |
1,965,513 67.29% |
253,919 8.69% |
| 2016 | 2,906,238 | 706,329 24.30% |
1,949,952 67.10% |
249,956 8.60% |
| 2015 | 2,891,021 | 711,161 24.60% |
1,933,813 66.89% |
246,047 8.51% |
| 2014 | 2,875,136 | 718,652 25.00% |
1,913,523 66.55% |
242,961 8.45% |
| 2013 | 2,858,709 | 727,318 25.44% |
1,891,552 66.17% |
239,839 8.39% |
| 2012 | 2,842,132 | 737,186 25.94% |
1,868,185 65.73% |
236,761 8.33% |
| 2011 | 2,825,929 | 747,935 26.47% |
1,844,049 65.25% |
233,945 8.28% |
| 2010 | 2,810,460 | 759,216 27.01% |
1,819,691 64.75% |
231,553 8.24% |
| 2009 | 2,795,837 | 773,818 27.68% |
1,793,980 64.17% |
228,039 8.16% |
| 2008 | 2,781,876 | 787,830 28.32% |
1,768,910 63.59% |
225,136 8.09% |
| 2007 | 2,768,227 | 800,728 28.93% |
1,744,997 63.04% |
222,502 8.04% |
| 2006 | 2,754,407 | 813,008 29.52% |
1,721,514 62.50% |
219,885 7.98% |
| 2005 | 2,740,003 | 825,498 30.13% |
1,697,325 61.95% |
217,180 7.93% |
| 2004 | 2,725,015 | 833,138 30.57% |
1,677,105 61.54% |
214,772 7.88% |
| 2003 | 2,709,437 | 840,269 31.01% |
1,656,448 61.14% |
212,720 7.85% |
| 2002 | 2,692,845 | 846,546 31.44% |
1,635,390 60.73% |
210,909 7.83% |
| 2001 | 2,674,702 | 851,128 31.82% |
1,614,390 60.36% |
209,184 7.82% |
| 2000 | 2,654,701 | 853,467 32.15% |
1,593,832 60.04% |
207,402 7.81% |
| 1999 | 2,632,675 | 853,634 32.42% |
1,576,056 59.87% |
202,985 7.71% |
| 1998 | 2,608,873 | 852,959 32.69% |
1,557,306 59.69% |
198,608 7.61% |
| 1997 | 2,583,916 | 851,897 32.97% |
1,537,614 59.51% |
194,405 7.52% |
| 1996 | 2,558,637 | 850,563 33.24% |
1,517,607 59.31% |
190,467 7.44% |
| 1995 | 2,533,711 | 849,184 33.52% |
1,497,748 59.11% |
186,779 7.37% |
| 1994 | 2,509,043 | 847,332 33.77% |
1,476,917 58.86% |
184,794 7.37% |
| 1993 | 2,484,581 | 844,270 33.98% |
1,457,587 58.67% |
182,724 7.35% |
| 1992 | 2,461,049 | 841,175 34.18% |
1,439,306 58.48% |
180,568 7.34% |
| 1991 | 2,439,334 | 840,335 34.45% |
1,420,689 58.24% |
178,310 7.31% |
| 1990 | 2,419,906 | 842,997 34.84% |
1,400,956 57.89% |
175,953 7.27% |
| 1989 | 2,403,464 | 844,337 35.13% |
1,386,477 57.69% |
172,650 7.18% |
| 1988 | 2,389,411 | 849,546 35.55% |
1,370,215 57.35% |
169,650 7.10% |
| 1987 | 2,375,393 | 856,726 36.07% |
1,351,761 56.91% |
166,906 7.03% |
| 1986 | 2,358,161 | 862,200 36.56% |
1,331,576 56.47% |
164,385 6.97% |
| 1985 | 2,335,510 | 863,562 36.98% |
1,309,936 56.09% |
162,012 6.94% |
| 1984 | 2,306,366 | 866,614 37.57% |
1,280,311 55.51% |
159,441 6.91% |
| 1983 | 2,271,736 | 865,802 38.11% |
1,249,424 55.00% |
156,510 6.89% |
| 1982 | 2,234,057 | 862,587 38.61% |
1,218,184 54.53% |
153,286 6.86% |
| 1981 | 2,196,921 | 859,695 39.13% |
1,187,427 54.05% |
149,799 6.82% |
| 1980 | 2,162,846 | 859,130 39.72% |
1,157,679 53.53% |
146,037 6.75% |
| 1979 | 2,132,785 | 861,132 40.38% |
1,131,101 53.03% |
140,552 6.59% |
| 1978 | 2,105,907 | 867,042 41.17% |
1,103,748 52.41% |
135,117 6.42% |
| 1977 | 2,080,831 | 876,566 42.13% |
1,074,488 51.64% |
129,777 6.24% |
| 1976 | 2,055,365 | 888,195 43.21% |
1,042,761 50.73% |
124,409 6.05% |
| 1975 | 2,028,016 | 900,343 44.40% |
1,008,804 49.74% |
118,869 5.86% |
| 1974 | 1,998,309 | 898,898 44.98% |
982,863 49.18% |
116,548 5.83% |
| 1973 | 1,966,974 | 894,639 45.48% |
958,447 48.73% |
113,888 5.79% |
| 1972 | 1,935,100 | 887,432 45.86% |
936,628 48.40% |
111,040 5.74% |
| 1971 | 1,904,276 | 877,534 46.08% |
918,508 48.23% |
108,234 5.68% |
| 1970 | 1,875,642 | 865,589 46.15% |
904,437 48.22% |
105,616 5.63% |
| 1969 | 1,849,662 | 845,361 45.70% |
901,085 48.72% |
103,216 5.58% |
| 1968 | 1,825,879 | 823,180 45.08% |
901,608 49.38% |
101,091 5.54% |
| 1967 | 1,803,319 | 799,893 44.36% |
904,269 50.14% |
99,157 5.50% |
| 1966 | 1,780,518 | 776,730 43.62% |
906,491 50.91% |
97,297 5.46% |
| 1965 | 1,756,511 | 754,825 42.97% |
906,263 51.59% |
95,423 5.43% |
| 1964 | 1,730,738 | 740,198 42.77% |
900,496 52.03% |
90,044 5.20% |
| 1963 | 1,703,651 | 725,142 42.56% |
893,670 52.46% |
84,839 4.98% |
| 1962 | 1,676,501 | 709,056 42.29% |
887,730 52.95% |
79,715 4.75% |
| 1961 | 1,651,073 | 692,113 41.92% |
884,107 53.55% |
74,853 4.53% |
| 1960 | 1,628,520 | 675,161 41.46% |
882,766 54.21% |
70,593 4.33% |
The below chart and table represents Jamaica population growth rates (Y/Y, %) by ages 0-14 (children), ages 15-64, ages 65 and above (elderly people).
| Year | Total | 0-14 | 15-64 | 65- |
| 2019 | 0.46% | -0.47% | 0.60% | 1.89% |
| 2018 | 0.48% | -0.63% | 0.72% | 1.67% |
| 2017 | 0.50% | -0.70% | 0.80% | 1.59% |
| 2016 | 0.53% | -0.68% | 0.83% | 1.59% |
| 2015 | 0.55% | -1.04% | 1.06% | 1.27% |
| 2014 | 0.57% | -1.19% | 1.16% | 1.30% |
| 2013 | 0.58% | -1.34% | 1.25% | 1.30% |
| 2012 | 0.57% | -1.44% | 1.31% | 1.20% |
| 2011 | 0.55% | -1.49% | 1.34% | 1.03% |
| 2010 | 0.52% | -1.89% | 1.43% | 1.54% |
| 2009 | 0.50% | -1.78% | 1.42% | 1.29% |
| 2008 | 0.49% | -1.61% | 1.37% | 1.18% |
| 2007 | 0.50% | -1.51% | 1.36% | 1.19% |
| 2006 | 0.53% | -1.51% | 1.43% | 1.25% |
| 2005 | 0.55% | -0.92% | 1.21% | 1.12% |
| 2004 | 0.57% | -0.85% | 1.25% | 0.96% |
| 2003 | 0.62% | -0.74% | 1.29% | 0.86% |
| 2002 | 0.68% | -0.54% | 1.30% | 0.82% |
| 2001 | 0.75% | -0.27% | 1.29% | 0.86% |
| 2000 | 0.84% | -0.02% | 1.13% | 2.18% |
| 1999 | 0.91% | 0.08% | 1.20% | 2.20% |
| 1998 | 0.97% | 0.12% | 1.28% | 2.16% |
| 1997 | 0.99% | 0.16% | 1.32% | 2.07% |
| 1996 | 0.98% | 0.16% | 1.33% | 1.97% |
| 1995 | 0.98% | 0.22% | 1.41% | 1.07% |
| 1994 | 0.98% | 0.36% | 1.33% | 1.13% |
| 1993 | 0.96% | 0.37% | 1.27% | 1.19% |
| 1992 | 0.89% | 0.10% | 1.31% | 1.27% |
| 1991 | 0.80% | -0.32% | 1.41% | 1.34% |
| 1990 | 0.68% | -0.16% | 1.04% | 1.91% |
| 1989 | 0.59% | -0.61% | 1.19% | 1.77% |
| 1988 | 0.59% | -0.84% | 1.37% | 1.64% |
| 1987 | 0.73% | -0.63% | 1.52% | 1.53% |
| 1986 | 0.97% | -0.16% | 1.65% | 1.46% |
| 1985 | 1.26% | -0.35% | 2.31% | 1.61% |
| 1984 | 1.52% | 0.09% | 2.47% | 1.87% |
| 1983 | 1.69% | 0.37% | 2.56% | 2.10% |
| 1982 | 1.69% | 0.34% | 2.59% | 2.33% |
| 1981 | 1.58% | 0.07% | 2.57% | 2.58% |
| 1980 | 1.41% | -0.23% | 2.35% | 3.90% |
| 1979 | 1.28% | -0.68% | 2.48% | 4.02% |
| 1978 | 1.21% | -1.09% | 2.72% | 4.11% |
| 1977 | 1.24% | -1.31% | 3.04% | 4.31% |
| 1976 | 1.35% | -1.35% | 3.37% | 4.66% |
| 1975 | 1.49% | 0.16% | 2.64% | 1.99% |
| 1974 | 1.59% | 0.48% | 2.55% | 2.34% |
| 1973 | 1.65% | 0.81% | 2.33% | 2.56% |
| 1972 | 1.62% | 1.13% | 1.97% | 2.59% |
| 1971 | 1.53% | 1.38% | 1.56% | 2.48% |
| 1970 | 1.40% | 2.39% | 0.37% | 2.33% |
| 1969 | 1.30% | 2.69% | -0.06% | 2.10% |
| 1968 | 1.25% | 2.91% | -0.29% | 1.95% |
| 1967 | 1.28% | 2.98% | -0.25% | 1.91% |
| 1966 | 1.37% | 2.90% | 0.03% | 1.96% |
| 1965 | 1.49% | 1.98% | 0.64% | 5.97% |
| 1964 | 1.59% | 2.08% | 0.76% | 6.14% |
| 1963 | 1.62% | 2.27% | 0.67% | 6.43% |
| 1962 | 1.54% | 2.45% | 0.41% | 6.50% |
| 1961 | 1.38% | 2.51% | 0.15% | 6.03% |
The global rank of Jamaica population is 124 and the ranks of populations ages 0-14, ages 15-64, ages 65 above are this:
| Ages | Rank |
| Total | 124 |
| 0-14 | 124 |
| 15-64 | 125 |
| 65 over | 123 |