Jamaica — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Jamaica, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Jamaica was -0.07% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 1.52% in 1973.
Jamaica ranks 177 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 82%. The median for Latin America & Caribbean is 0.48%, so Jamaica sits below it. It peaked in 1973 and has fallen 105% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 124%. Within Latin America & Caribbean it ranks 36 of 42 economies; Cuba (-0.39%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 244% in 2025. That is 153% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 162nd of 216 in 1961 → 156th of 216 in 1970 → 142nd of 216 in 1980 → 161st of 216 in 1990 → 155th of 217 in 2000 → 159th of 217 in 2010 → 148th of 217 in 2020 → 177th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | -0.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 0.02% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 0.05% | -0.2 pp |
| 2021 | 0.24% | -0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 0.26% | +0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 0.11% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 0.15% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 0.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 0.26% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 0.31% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 0.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 0.41% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 0.43% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 0.43% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 0.42% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 0.42% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 0.44% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 0.47% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 0.52% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 0.55% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 0.59% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 0.61% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 0.61% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 0.63% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 0.69% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 0.78% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 0.86% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 0.92% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 0.97% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 1% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 1.03% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 1.03% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 0.99% | +0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 0.88% | +0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 0.76% | +0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 0.69% | +0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 0.68% | -0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 0.76% | -0.2 pp |
| 1986 | 0.93% | -0.2 pp |
| 1985 | 1.15% | -0.2 pp |
| 1984 | 1.32% | -0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 1.39% | +0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 1.37% | +0.1 pp |
| 1981 | 1.3% | +0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 1.23% | +0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 1.17% | +0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 1.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 1.22% | -0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 1.31% | -0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 1.4% | -0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 1.5% | -0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 1.52% | +0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 1.45% | +0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 1.35% | +0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 1.24% | +0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 1.16% | +0.0 pp |
| 1968 | 1.15% | -0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 1.19% | -0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 1.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 1.34% | -0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 1.41% | -0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 1.41% | +0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 1.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 1.4% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Jamaica’s Population growth in 1962?
1.4% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Jamaica’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -105.3% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -0.07%; 2024: -0.02%; 2023: 0.02%; 2022: 0.05%; 2021: 0.24%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.