Jamaica Population 1960-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast | News

The total population in Jamaica was estimated at 2.7 million people in 2017, according to the latest census figures. Looking back, in the year of 1960, Jamaica had a population of 1.6 million people.

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Jamaica Labour	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Unemployment Rate	9.70	9.60	16.50	9.60	percent	[+]
Youth Unemployment Rate	22.40	21.60	37.00	21.60	percent	[+]
Population	2.73	2.73	2.73	1.63	Million	[+]
Unemployed Persons	131100.00	128500.00	215100.00	128500.00		[+]
Labor Force Participation Rate	64.50	63.90	65.50	61.70	percent	[+]
Employed Persons	1217300.00	1206600.00	1217300.00	1098700.00		[+]
Employment Rate	90.30	90.40	90.40	83.70	percent	[+]

Jamaica Population

The population of Jamaica represents 0.04 percent of the world´s total population which arguably means that one person in every 2573 people on the planet is a resident of Jamaica. This page provides - Jamaica Population - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Jamaica Population - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2018.

	Actual	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Dates	Unit	Frequency
	2.73	2.73	2.73	1.63	1960 - 2017	Million	Yearly

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population by Country

Country	Last		Previous	Highest	Lowest
China	1390.08	Dec/17	1383	1390	552	Million	Yearly
India	1283.60	Dec/17	1269	1284	359	Million	Yearly
Euro Area	340.72	Dec/17	340	341	260	Million	Yearly
United States	325.72	Dec/17	323	326	76.09	Million	Yearly
Indonesia	261.90	Dec/17	259	262	88.69	Million	Yearly
Brazil	207.66	Dec/17	206	208	72.74	Million	Yearly
Russia	146.90	Dec/18	147	149	120	Million	Yearly
Japan	126.71	Dec/17	127	128	83.2	Million	Yearly
Mexico	123.52	Dec/17	122	124	38.68	Million	Yearly
Germany	82.85	Dec/18	82.52	82.85	72.54	Million	Yearly
Turkey	80.81	Dec/17	79.81	80.81	28.23	Million	Yearly
France	67.19	Dec/18	66.95	67.19	45.46	Million	Yearly
United Kingdom	66.19	Dec/18	65.81	66.19	52.2	Million	Yearly
Italy	60.48	Dec/18	60.59	60.8	50.03	Million	Yearly
South Africa	57.73	Jun/18	56.84	57.73	17.46	Million	Yearly
South Korea	51.45	Dec/17	51.25	51.45	25.01	Million	Yearly
Spain	46.66	Dec/18	46.53	46.82	30.33	Million	Yearly
Argentina	44.05	Dec/17	43.59	44.05	20.68	Million	Yearly
Canada	36.96	Dec/17	36.89	36.96	17.91	Million	Yearly
Saudi Arabia	32.61	Dec/17	31.74	32.61	4.04	Million	Yearly
Australia	24.70	Dec/17	24.13	24.7	10.39	Million	Yearly
Netherlands	17.12	Dec/18	17.08	17.12	11.42	Million	Yearly
Switzerland	8.48	Dec/18	8.42	8.48	5.3	Million	Yearly
Singapore	5.61	Dec/17	5.6	5.61	1.65	Million	Yearly