Jamaica Population Density 1950-2025

Chart and table of Jamaica population density from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.

The current population density of Jamaica in 2025 is 256.89 people per square kilometer, a 0.05% decline from 2024.
The population density of Jamaica in 2024 was 257.03 people per square kilometer, a 0.03% decline from 2023.
The population density of Jamaica in 2023 was 257.10 people per square kilometer, a 0.06% decline from 2022.
The population density of Jamaica in 2022 was 257.27 people per square kilometer, a 0.01% decline from 2021.

Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density
Country Name	2025 Population Density
Maldives	1,717.41
Mauritius	649.33
Nauru	648.95
Lebanon	487.81
Tuvalu	385.50
Grenada	375.16
Jamaica	256.89
Marshall Islands	237.88
Dominican Republic	236.95
American Samoa	215.81
Guatemala	171.15
China	148.95
Tonga	146.13
Thailand	140.23
Jordan	128.10
Azerbaijan	121.36
Iraq	109.30
Malaysia	105.95
Costa Rica	103.33
Cuba	101.50
Dominica	98.25
Albania	98.14
Armenia	93.38
Samoa	81.77
Romania	81.48
North Macedonia	81.00
Serbia	79.86
Ecuador	72.41
Mexico	66.33
Equatorial Guinea	64.01
Bulgaria	59.15
Fiji	52.00
Iran	51.81
South Africa	50.59
Colombia	46.08
Belarus	45.34
Montenegro	45.30
Venezuela	32.81
Peru	27.25
Brazil	25.69
Algeria	19.70
Belize	18.39
Paraguay	17.29
Turkmenistan	13.68
Gabon	9.46
Russia	8.39
Kazakhstan	7.36
Botswana	4.75
Libya	4.00
Suriname	3.87
Guyana	3.84
Namibia	3.26

Jamaica - Historical Population Density Data
Year	Population Density	Growth Rate
2025	256.89	-0.05%
2024	257.03	-0.03%
2023	257.10	-0.06%
2022	257.27	-0.01%
2021	257.30	0.26%
2020	256.64	0.24%
2019	256.03	0.07%
2018	255.85	0.12%
2017	255.54	0.20%
2016	255.02	0.30%
2015	254.27	0.36%
2014	253.37	0.41%
2013	252.33	0.48%
2012	251.12	0.50%
2011	249.88	0.45%
2010	248.76	0.42%
2009	247.72	0.41%
2008	246.71	0.38%
2007	245.79	0.43%
2006	244.74	0.48%
2005	243.57	0.48%
2004	242.40	0.49%
2003	241.22	0.48%
2002	240.06	0.49%
2001	238.89	0.51%
2000	237.69	0.61%
1999	236.24	0.76%
1998	234.45	0.85%
1997	232.48	0.87%
1996	230.47	0.94%
1995	228.33	1.01%
1994	226.04	1.02%
1993	223.75	1.01%
1992	221.53	0.94%
1991	219.46	0.83%
1990	217.66	0.79%
1989	215.96	0.79%
1988	214.27	0.79%
1987	212.58	0.88%
1986	210.73	1.04%
1985	208.56	1.23%
1984	206.01	1.40%
1983	203.16	1.51%
1982	200.15	1.52%
1981	197.15	1.46%
1980	194.32	1.36%
1979	191.71	1.27%
1978	189.31	1.24%
1977	186.98	1.25%
1976	184.67	1.32%
1975	182.27	1.43%
1974	179.70	1.52%
1973	177.01	1.57%
1972	174.28	1.55%
1971	171.62	1.46%
1970	169.16	1.33%
1969	166.93	1.24%
1968	164.90	1.21%
1967	162.93	1.23%
1966	160.95	1.25%
1965	158.96	1.26%
1964	156.98	1.25%
1963	155.04	1.19%
1962	153.21	1.20%
1961	151.39	1.30%
1960	149.44	1.25%
1959	147.59	1.14%
1958	145.93	1.09%
1957	144.35	1.04%
1956	142.86	1.11%
1955	141.30	1.28%
1954	139.51	1.54%
1953	137.40	1.87%
1952	134.88	2.34%
1951	131.79	2.91%
1950	128.07	0.00%