Jamaica Population Clock
Jamaica has an estimated population of about 2.84 million, which makes it the 114th most populous of the 115 countries tracked here.
Its population is slowly shrinking, at -0.07% a year.
The capital is Kingston.
The counter below is a live estimate interpolated from the World Bank's latest annual figures — not a real-time measurement. It links to its source, base year and method via the ⓘ next to it.
Statistics
Population trend
Population 2016–2025 (World Bank)
How Jamaica's population is changing
Jamaica records about 89 births and 64 deaths a day. That is a natural increase of roughly 25 people per day, or about 9,131 a year before migration is counted.
Net migration runs at about 11,053 over the reported period, with more people leaving than arriving. That is equivalent to about 121% of its natural change.
Over the 9 years from 2016 to 2025, the population rose from 2.81 million to 2.84 million — a gain of 27,162, or 1.0%.
Where people live in Jamaica
With about 262 people per square kilometre, Jamaica is densely populated, roughly 4.2× the world average of 62. That ranks 20th of the 115 countries here. Its closest comparisons on density are Kuwait and Nigeria.
Jamaica covers about 10,830 km² of land, which is what turns a population of 2.84 million into that density figure.
About 59.4% of people live in urban areas, making Jamaica majority urban, almost exactly the world average of 57.8%. That works out to roughly 1.69 million town and city dwellers and 1.15 million living rurally.
Age, fertility and life expectancy in Jamaica
Jamaica has a broadly balanced age structure: about 18.3% are under 15 and 8.6% are 65 or older. Children outnumber over-65s by roughly 2.1 to one.
The total fertility rate is about 1.35 births per woman, below the ~2.1 replacement level, so without net immigration the population would eventually decline. The world figure is about 2.19.
Life expectancy at birth is about 71.6 years, roughly 1.9 years below the global average of 73.5.
Jamaica at a glance
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 2.84 million | 2025 |
| World rank by population | #114 | 2025 |
| Annual growth rate | -0.07% | 2025 |
| Population density | 262 /km² | 2023 |
| Land area | 10,830 km² | 2023 |
| Urban population | 59.4% | 2025 |
| Life expectancy at birth | 71.6 years | 2024 |
| Fertility rate | 1.35 births per woman | 2024 |
| Population under 15 | 18.3% | 2025 |
| Population 65 and over | 8.6% | 2025 |
| Net migration | -11,053 | 2025 |
| Births per day | 89 | 2025 |
| Deaths per day | 64 | 2025 |
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Methodology & sources
Data: World Bank (CC BY 4.0), base year 2025. The live counter animates the latest annual growth rate per second; it is an estimate, not a real-time measurement. No figures are invented — every number traces back to the World Bank indicators listed above.
Source: World Bank