Urban population rose 0.864% to 1.60 mil in Jamaica in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Jamaica reached an all time high of 1.60 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.555 mil in 1960. When compared to Jamaica's main peers, urban population in Cayman Islands amounted to 0.068 mil, 8.70 mil in Cuba, 9.25 mil in Dominican Republic and 6.64 mil in Haiti in 2021.
Jamaica has been ranked 141st within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bahamas | mil | 0.325 | 0.328 | 0.331 | 0.334 | 0.336 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cayman Islands | mil | 0.061 | 0.062 | 0.064 | 0.065 | 0.066 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cuba | mil | 8.72 | 8.73 | 8.73 | 8.73 | 8.73 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dominican Republic | mil | 8.18 | 8.36 | 8.55 | 8.73 | 8.90 | ||||||||||||||||
| Haiti | mil | 5.54 | 5.72 | 5.90 | 6.09 | 6.27 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jamaica | mil | 1.53 | 1.54 | 1.56 | 1.57 | 1.58 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mexico | mil | 95.3 | 96.7 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 101 | ||||||||||||||||
| Puerto Rico | mil | 3.25 | 3.19 | 3.11 | 2.99 | 2.99 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 262 | 264 | 267 | 269 | 271 |
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