Latin America & Caribbean · Country statistics

Jamaica

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population density
262

people / km² land·2023

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Jamaica2023 · 262.21
065.55131.11196.66262.211960199320251961: 1551962: 1571963: 1591964: 1611965: 1631966: 1651967: 1671968: 1691969: 1711970: 1731971: 1761972: 1781973: 1811974: 1841975: 1861976: 1891977: 1911978: 1931979: 1961980: 1981981: 2011982: 2031983: 2061984: 2091985: 2121986: 2131987: 2151988: 2171989: 2181990: 2201991: 2221992: 2241993: 2261994: 2291995: 2311996: 2331997: 2351998: 2371999: 2392000: 2412001: 2422002: 2442003: 2452004: 2472005: 2482006: 2492007: 2512008: 2522009: 2532010: 2542011: 2552012: 2562013: 2572014: 2582015: 2592016: 2592017: 2602018: 2602019: 2612020: 2612021: 2622022: 2622023: 262

Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.

Country context

Jamaica in perspective

Region
Latin America & Caribbean
Capital
Kingston
Country code
JAM