Rural population in Jamaica in 2025 — 1,151,132 people. Ranked 123 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 0.7%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Jamaica
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.15M | −14,913 | −1.28% |
| 2024 | 1.17M | −13,857 | −1.17% |
| 2023 | 1.18M | −12,879 | −1.08% |
| 2022 | 1.19M | −12,068 | −1% |
| 2021 | 1.2M | −9,245 | −0.76% |
| 2020 | 1.21M | −8,501 | −0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.22M | −9,860 | −0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.23M | −8,868 | −0.71% |
| 2017 | 1.24M | −7,705 | −0.62% |
| 2016 | 1.25M | −6,521 | −0.52% |
| 2015 | 1.26M | −5,381 | −0.43% |
| 2014 | 1.26M | −4,289 | −0.34% |
| 2013 | 1.27M | −3,226 | −0.25% |
| 2012 | 1.27M | −2,581 | −0.2% |
| 2011 | 1.27M | −89 | −0.01% |
| 2010 | 1.27M | +104 | +0.01% |
| 2009 | 1.27M | −23 | −0% |
| 2008 | 1.27M | +172 | +0.01% |
| 2007 | 1.27M | +617 | +0.05% |
| 2006 | 1.27M | +1,104 | +0.09% |
| 2005 | 1.27M | +1,538 | +0.12% |
| 2004 | 1.27M | +1,895 | +0.15% |
| 2003 | 1.27M | +2,108 | +0.17% |
| 2002 | 1.26M | +2,159 | +0.17% |
| 2001 | 1.26M | +2,293 | +0.18% |
| 2000 | 1.26M | +2,911 | +0.23% |
| 1999 | 1.26M | +3,866 | +0.31% |
| 1998 | 1.25M | +4,773 | +0.38% |
| 1997 | 1.25M | +5,569 | +0.45% |
| 1996 | 1.24M | +6,129 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.24M | +6,577 | +0.54% |
| 1994 | 1.23M | +6,940 | +0.57% |
| 1993 | 1.22M | +7,107 | +0.58% |
| 1992 | 1.22M | +6,643 | +0.55% |
| 1991 | 1.21M | +5,592 | +0.46% |
| 1990 | 1.2M | +4,547 | +0.38% |
| 1989 | 1.2M | +3,944 | +0.33% |
| 1988 | 1.19M | +4,001 | +0.34% |
| 1987 | 1.19M | +4,866 | +0.41% |
| 1986 | 1.19M | +6,637 | +0.56% |
| 1985 | 1.18M | +8,710 | +0.74% |
| 1984 | 1.17M | +10,154 | +0.88% |
| 1983 | 1.16M | +10,217 | +0.89% |
| 1982 | 1.15M | +9,056 | +0.79% |
| 1981 | 1.14M | +7,212 | +0.64% |
| 1980 | 1.13M | +5,388 | +0.48% |
| 1979 | 1.13M | +3,863 | +0.34% |
| 1978 | 1.12M | +2,955 | +0.26% |
| 1977 | 1.12M | +2,858 | +0.26% |
| 1976 | 1.12M | +3,182 | +0.29% |
| 1975 | 1.12M | +3,574 | +0.32% |
| 1974 | 1.11M | +4,136 | +0.37% |
| 1973 | 1.11M | +3,865 | +0.35% |
| 1972 | 1.1M | +2,586 | +0.23% |
| 1971 | 1.1M | +1,178 | +0.11% |
| 1970 | 1.1M | −1,677 | −0.15% |
| 1969 | 1.1M | −5,737 | −0.52% |
| 1968 | 1.11M | −8,363 | −0.75% |
| 1967 | 1.12M | −9,525 | −0.85% |
| 1966 | 1.13M | −9,565 | −0.84% |
| 1965 | 1.13M | −8,468 | −0.74% |
| 1964 | 1.14M | −6,880 | −0.6% |
| 1963 | 1.15M | −5,312 | −0.46% |
| 1962 | 1.16M | −3,207 | −0.28% |
| 1961 | 1.16M | −283 | −0.02% |
| 1960 | 1.16M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Haiti
5.28M
Dominican Republic
3.17M
Cuba
2.49M
Jamaica
1.15M
Trinidad and Tobago
629,587
Puerto Rico
180,246
Saint Lucia
127,732
Barbados
113,898
Bahamas
75,243
Grenada
74,287
Antigua and Barbuda
71,285
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
51,979
Aruba
41,612
Saint Kitts and Nevis
31,954
Dominica
17,136
British Virgin Islands
16,928
Curaçao
13,325
United States Virgin Islands
4,786
Turks and Caicos Islands
2,626
Sint Maarten
0
Cayman Islands
0
Saint Martin
0
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.