What is urban population, per capita in Jamaica?

Urban population, per capita in Jamaica was 0.5943 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Jamaica?

The highest recorded value was 0.5943 units per person in 2025.

What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Jamaica?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2975 units per person in 1960.

How does Jamaica rank for urban population, per capita?

Jamaica ranks 129th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.

Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?

Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Jamaica data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Urban population, per capita in Jamaica

Name: Urban population, per capita in Jamaica
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Jamaica: Urban population, per capita was 0.5943 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.5943 units per person

Change on year

up 0.8%

World rank

129th

of 218 countries

All-time high

0.5943 units per person

in 2025

All-time low

0.2975 units per person

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Urban population, per capita in Jamaica, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.

Analysis

Jamaica recorded 0.5943 units per person for urban population, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.5943 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2975 units per person, in 1960.

That places Jamaica 129th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Urban population, per capita in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, per capita in Jamaica, 1960 to 2025.
Year	units per person	Change
1960	0.2975 units per person	—
1961	0.3074 units per person	+3.3%
1962	0.319 units per person	+3.8%
1963	0.3316 units per person	+4.0%
1964	0.3449 units per person	+4.0%
1965	0.3585 units per person	+3.9%
1966	0.3718 units per person	+3.7%
1967	0.3845 units per person	+3.4%
1968	0.396 units per person	+3.0%
1969	0.4061 units per person	+2.5%
1970	0.4143 units per person	+2.0%
1971	0.4215 units per person	+1.7%
1972	0.4285 units per person	+1.7%
1973	0.4352 units per person	+1.6%
1974	0.4415 units per person	+1.5%
1975	0.4475 units per person	+1.4%
1976	0.4531 units per person	+1.3%
1977	0.4584 units per person	+1.2%
1978	0.4632 units per person	+1.1%
1979	0.4676 units per person	+1.0%
1980	0.4716 units per person	+0.9%
1981	0.4752 units per person	+0.7%
1982	0.4782 units per person	+0.6%
1983	0.4809 units per person	+0.6%
1984	0.4832 units per person	+0.5%
1985	0.4853 units per person	+0.4%
1986	0.4872 units per person	+0.4%
1987	0.489 units per person	+0.4%
1988	0.4908 units per person	+0.4%
1989	0.4926 units per person	+0.4%
1990	0.4945 units per person	+0.4%
1991	0.4966 units per person	+0.4%
1992	0.4988 units per person	+0.4%
1993	0.501 units per person	+0.5%
1994	0.5033 units per person	+0.5%
1995	0.5057 units per person	+0.5%
1996	0.508 units per person	+0.5%
1997	0.5103 units per person	+0.5%
1998	0.5126 units per person	+0.5%
1999	0.5149 units per person	+0.4%
2000	0.5172 units per person	+0.4%
2001	0.5193 units per person	+0.4%
2002	0.5215 units per person	+0.4%
2003	0.5236 units per person	+0.4%
2004	0.5256 units per person	+0.4%
2005	0.5277 units per person	+0.4%
2006	0.5297 units per person	+0.4%
2007	0.5317 units per person	+0.4%
2008	0.5337 units per person	+0.4%
2009	0.5356 units per person	+0.4%
2010	0.5375 units per person	+0.4%
2011	0.5396 units per person	+0.4%
2012	0.5425 units per person	+0.5%
2013	0.5455 units per person	+0.6%
2014	0.5487 units per person	+0.6%
2015	0.552 units per person	+0.6%
2016	0.5555 units per person	+0.6%
2017	0.5592 units per person	+0.7%
2018	0.563 units per person	+0.7%
2019	0.567 units per person	+0.7%
2020	0.5711 units per person	+0.7%
2021	0.5754 units per person	+0.8%
2022	0.5799 units per person	+0.8%
2023	0.5845 units per person	+0.8%
2024	0.5893 units per person	+0.8%
2025	0.5943 units per person	+0.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.3517 units per person	0.2975 units per person	0.4061 units per person	10
1970s	0.4431 units per person	0.4143 units per person	0.4676 units per person	10
1980s	0.4834 units per person	0.4716 units per person	0.4926 units per person	10
1990s	0.5046 units per person	0.4945 units per person	0.5149 units per person	10
2000s	0.5266 units per person	0.5172 units per person	0.5356 units per person	10
2010s	0.551 units per person	0.5375 units per person	0.567 units per person	10
2020s	0.5824 units per person	0.5711 units per person	0.5943 units per person	6

Countries ranked near Jamaica

126 Barbados 0.597 units per person compare
127 Fiji 0.5954 units per person compare
128 Nicaragua 0.5944 units per person compare
130 Indonesia 0.5939 units per person compare
131 Honduras 0.5925 units per person compare
132 Ghana 0.5892 units per person compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

More climate change data for Jamaica

Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.29 million kg (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 927.88 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 280.05 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 647.83 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.06 kt (2050)
Emissions from livestock — Emissions 23.14 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 37.75 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 35.64 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.11 kt (2050)
Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1345 kt (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, per capita in Jamaica?: Urban population, per capita in Jamaica was 0.5943 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Jamaica?: The highest recorded value was 0.5943 units per person in 2025.
What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Jamaica?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2975 units per person in 1960.
How does Jamaica rank for urban population, per capita?: Jamaica ranks 129th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Urban population ÷ Population, total

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Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.