Population · North America

Jamaica population 2026

Right now · estimate

2,831,728

Births today: 0
Deaths today: 0
Births this year: 26,282
Births minus deaths this year: +6,072

Jamaica has an estimated 2,833,404 people on 1 July 2026, the UN's projection, 3,673 fewer than a year earlier (−0.13%). It is the 142nd most populous country in the world. Its population peaked in 2023 at 2.8 million and is projected to fall to 2.5 million by 2050.

UN projection The counter interpolates the UN’s 1 July figures to the second; it is an estimate, not a count.

Rank in the world

Year	Population	Rank
1950	1.4 million	122nd
2000	2.6 million	137th
2026*	2.8 million	142nd
2050*	2.5 million	146th
2100*	1.1 million	158th

* UN medium-variant projection. Ranks among 237 countries and areas.

Jamaica in numbers, 2026

Births in 2026: 31 thousand 86 a day
Deaths in 2026: 24 thousand 66 a day
Net migration: −12 thousand more departures than arrivals
Growth rate: −0.16% shrinking
Fertility rate: 1.33per woman below replacement (2.1)
Median age: 33.3years world: 31.1
Life expectancy: 71.9years
Aged 65 and over: 9.0% 19.4% by 2050

Land, people and health

Capital: Kingston
Area: 10,991 km² 166th largest of 237
Population density: 262per km² 59th most crowded
Urban population: 59.9% 77.0% by 2050
Men and women: 1.4 million / 1.4 million 97.7 men per 100 women
Life expectancy, women: 74.4years men: 69.3 years
Infant mortality: 14.7per 1,000 births under-5: 17.9
Birth rate: 11.1per 1,000 death rate: 8.5
Net migration rate: −4.1per 1,000 net departures

Population of Jamaica, 1950–2100

Peaked in 2023 at 2.8 million. By 2050: 2.5 million (−13.4% from today).

UN estimate
UN projection

1.1M 2026

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Year	Population
1950	1,407,206
1951	1,447,469
1952	1,481,343
1953	1,509,736
1954	1,533,448
1955	1,553,711
1956	1,571,973
1957	1,589,677
1958	1,608,264
1959	1,628,235
1960	1,650,005
1961	1,673,261
1962	1,696,932
1963	1,721,099
1964	1,745,568
1965	1,769,192
1966	1,791,475
1967	1,812,865
1968	1,833,765
1969	1,855,127
1970	1,878,196
1971	1,903,728
1972	1,931,542
1973	1,961,219
1974	1,990,906
1975	2,018,981
1976	2,045,578
1977	2,070,657
1978	2,094,836
1979	2,119,486
1980	2,145,658
1981	2,173,818
1982	2,203,888
1983	2,234,832
1984	2,264,562
1985	2,290,656
1986	2,312,125
1987	2,329,813
1988	2,345,777
1989	2,361,916
1990	2,379,877
1991	2,400,868
1992	2,424,701
1993	2,449,916
1994	2,475,220
1995	2,500,151
1996	2,524,462
1997	2,547,848
1998	2,569,736
1999	2,589,795
2000	2,607,826
2001	2,624,403
2002	2,640,572
2003	2,656,623
2004	2,672,225
2005	2,687,066
2006	2,700,968
2007	2,713,800
2008	2,725,634
2009	2,736,995
2010	2,748,568
2011	2,760,494
2012	2,772,430
2013	2,783,687
2014	2,793,749
2015	2,802,534
2016	2,809,915
2017	2,815,764
2018	2,820,097
2019	2,823,271
2020	2,830,739
2021	2,837,682
2022	2,839,144
2023	2,839,786
2024 *	2,839,175
2025 *	2,837,077
2026 *	2,833,404
2027 *	2,828,530
2028 *	2,822,867
2029 *	2,816,397
2030 *	2,808,954
2031 *	2,800,613
2032 *	2,791,136
2033 *	2,780,473
2034 *	2,768,723
2035 *	2,755,934
2036 *	2,742,078
2037 *	2,726,899
2038 *	2,710,818
2039 *	2,693,903
2040 *	2,676,100
2041 *	2,657,566
2042 *	2,638,090
2043 *	2,617,584
2044 *	2,596,168
2045 *	2,574,080
2046 *	2,551,353
2047 *	2,528,020
2048 *	2,504,199
2049 *	2,479,746
2050 *	2,454,940
2051 *	2,429,919
2052 *	2,404,364
2053 *	2,378,110
2054 *	2,351,074
2055 *	2,323,413
2056 *	2,295,281
2057 *	2,266,950
2058 *	2,238,308
2059 *	2,209,188
2060 *	2,179,682
2061 *	2,149,901
2062 *	2,119,870
2063 *	2,089,603
2064 *	2,059,102
2065 *	2,028,118
2066 *	1,997,097
2067 *	1,966,150
2068 *	1,934,900
2069 *	1,903,473
2070 *	1,871,879
2071 *	1,840,109
2072 *	1,808,218
2073 *	1,776,332
2074 *	1,744,487
2075 *	1,712,843
2076 *	1,681,566
2077 *	1,650,427
2078 *	1,619,582
2079 *	1,589,025
2080 *	1,558,623
2081 *	1,528,688
2082 *	1,499,310
2083 *	1,470,537
2084 *	1,442,238
2085 *	1,414,205
2086 *	1,386,698
2087 *	1,359,860
2088 *	1,333,630
2089 *	1,307,974
2090 *	1,282,938
2091 *	1,258,538
2092 *	1,234,778
2093 *	1,211,696
2094 *	1,189,277
2095 *	1,167,512
2096 *	1,146,350
2097 *	1,125,705
2098 *	1,105,549
2099 *	1,085,891
2100 *	1,066,774

* UN projection

Population of Jamaica by year

2.6 million in 2000, 2.8 million in 2026. Every year for the last decade, then every five years to 1950. * UN projection; earlier years are UN estimates.

Year	Population	Yearly change	Change	Net migrants	Median age	Fertility	Density (km²)	Urban	World share	World rank
2026*	2,833,404	−0.13%	−3,673	−11,683	33.3	1.33	262	60%	0.03%	142
2025*	2,837,077	−0.07%	−2,098	−11,053	32.8	1.34	262	59%	0.03%	141
2024*	2,839,175	−0.02%	−611	−10,506	32.2	1.35	262	59%	0.03%	142
2023	2,839,786	+0.02%	+642	−10,003	31.7	1.36	262	59%	0.04%	142
2022	2,839,144	+0.05%	+1,462	−10,003	31.2	1.37	262	58%	0.04%	141
2021	2,837,682	+0.25%	+6,943	−4,665	30.7	1.38	262	58%	0.04%	140
2020	2,830,739	+0.26%	+7,468	+0	30.2	1.38	261	57%	0.04%	140
2019	2,823,271	+0.11%	+3,174	−10,335	29.7	1.39	261	57%	0.04%	140
2018	2,820,097	+0.15%	+4,333	−10,335	29.3	1.40	260	56%	0.04%	140
2017	2,815,764	+0.21%	+5,849	−10,335	28.8	1.43	260	56%	0.04%	141
2016	2,809,915	+0.26%	+7,381	−10,335	28.3	1.46	259	56%	0.04%	141
2015	2,802,534	+0.31%	+8,785	−10,335	27.8	1.51	259	55%	0.04%	141
2010	2,748,568	+0.42%	+11,573	−13,248	25.5	1.80	254	54%	0.04%	140
2005	2,687,066	+0.56%	+14,841	−17,071	23.6	2.15	248	53%	0.04%	137
2000	2,607,826	+0.70%	+18,031	−17,498	22.3	2.34	241	52%	0.04%	137
1995	2,500,151	+1.01%	+24,931	−19,092	21.4	2.85	231	51%	0.04%	134
1990	2,379,877	+0.76%	+17,961	−25,085	20.8	2.95	220	49%	0.04%	134
1985	2,290,656	+1.15%	+26,094	−21,371	19.5	3.21	211	49%	0.05%	132
1980	2,145,658	+1.23%	+26,172	−15,277	18.3	3.59	198	47%	0.05%	132
1975	2,018,981	+1.41%	+28,075	−17,340	17.0	4.44	186	45%	0.05%	131
1970	1,878,196	+1.24%	+23,069	−23,371	16.4	5.35	173	41%	0.05%	130
1965	1,769,192	+1.35%	+23,624	−28,611	17.5	5.72	163	36%	0.05%	130
1960	1,650,005	+1.34%	+21,770	−28,952	18.7	5.54	152	30%	0.05%	126
1955	1,553,711	+1.32%	+20,263	−22,042	21.0	4.52	143	26%	0.06%	124
1950	1,407,206	–	–	+13,504	21.2	3.92	130	22%	0.06%	122

Population forecast for Jamaica

UN medium-variant projection: 2.5 million in 2050 (−13.4% from 2026), 1.1 million in 2100.

Year	Population	Yearly change	Net migrants	Median age	Fertility	Density (km²)	Urban	World share	World rank
2030	2,808,954	−0.26%	−11,459	35.6	1.33	259	62%	0.03%	143
2035	2,755,934	−0.46%	−11,577	38.4	1.35	254	65%	0.03%	143
2040	2,676,100	−0.66%	−11,272	41.2	1.37	247	69%	0.03%	144
2045	2,574,080	−0.85%	−10,839	43.7	1.39	238	73%	0.03%	146
2050	2,454,940	−1.00%	−9,525	46.0	1.41	227	77%	0.03%	146
2060	2,179,682	−1.34%	−8,837	50.2	1.43	201	–	0.02%	145
2070	1,871,879	−1.66%	−6,835	52.9	1.45	173	–	0.02%	148
2080	1,558,623	−1.91%	−5,047	53.9	1.47	144	–	0.02%	154
2090	1,282,938	−1.91%	−3,502	54.2	1.49	118	–	0.01%	156
2100	1,066,774	−1.76%	−2,583	54.1	1.50	98	–	0.01%	158

Largest cities in Jamaica

Urban area in 2026: the whole built-up city, measured the same way for every country (UN, 2025). * UN projection. Largest cities in the world

#	City	Population 2026	2050*
1	Kingston (capital)	596,817	533,595
2	Portmore	347,100	314,490
3	Montego Bay	118,653	103,832
4	Mandeville	101,511	92,148
5	May Pen	80,352	72,876
6	Old Harbour	60,305	54,431

Age structure

Median age 33.3. 9.0% are 65 or older, 19.4% by 2050; 17.9% are under 15.

Jamaica, 2026 Men 2026 Women 2026 2050 (projection)

Share of the total population in each age group (%)

Births per woman

1.33 in 2026; about 2.1 keeps a population stable without migration. Below 2.1 since 2006.

UN estimate
UN projection

1.5 2026

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Year	Fertility rate
1950	3.92
1951	4.01
1952	4.05
1953	4.18
1954	4.33
1955	4.52
1956	4.74
1957	4.96
1958	5.19
1959	5.32
1960	5.54
1961	5.60
1962	5.64
1963	5.73
1964	5.79
1965	5.72
1966	5.69
1967	5.67
1968	5.58
1969	5.47
1970	5.35
1971	5.21
1972	5.06
1973	5.00
1974	4.67
1975	4.44
1976	4.21
1977	4.00
1978	3.84
1979	3.72
1980	3.59
1981	3.51
1982	3.46
1983	3.41
1984	3.32
1985	3.21
1986	3.11
1987	3.02
1988	2.98
1989	2.93
1990	2.95
1991	3.00
1992	3.03
1993	2.99
1994	2.93
1995	2.85
1996	2.77
1997	2.68
1998	2.57
1999	2.47
2000	2.34
2001	2.30
2002	2.27
2003	2.24
2004	2.20
2005	2.15
2006	2.09
2007	2.02
2008	1.95
2009	1.88
2010	1.80
2011	1.72
2012	1.65
2013	1.59
2014	1.54
2015	1.51
2016	1.46
2017	1.43
2018	1.40
2019	1.39
2020	1.38
2021	1.38
2022	1.37
2023	1.36
2024 *	1.35
2025 *	1.34
2026 *	1.33
2027 *	1.33
2028 *	1.33
2029 *	1.33
2030 *	1.33
2031 *	1.33
2032 *	1.34
2033 *	1.34
2034 *	1.34
2035 *	1.35
2036 *	1.35
2037 *	1.36
2038 *	1.36
2039 *	1.37
2040 *	1.37
2041 *	1.37
2042 *	1.37
2043 *	1.38
2044 *	1.38
2045 *	1.39
2046 *	1.39
2047 *	1.39
2048 *	1.40
2049 *	1.40
2050 *	1.41
2051 *	1.41
2052 *	1.41
2053 *	1.41
2054 *	1.42
2055 *	1.42
2056 *	1.42
2057 *	1.42
2058 *	1.42
2059 *	1.43
2060 *	1.43
2061 *	1.43
2062 *	1.43
2063 *	1.44
2064 *	1.44
2065 *	1.44
2066 *	1.45
2067 *	1.45
2068 *	1.45
2069 *	1.45
2070 *	1.45
2071 *	1.46
2072 *	1.46
2073 *	1.46
2074 *	1.46
2075 *	1.46
2076 *	1.47
2077 *	1.47
2078 *	1.47
2079 *	1.47
2080 *	1.47
2081 *	1.47
2082 *	1.47
2083 *	1.48
2084 *	1.48
2085 *	1.48
2086 *	1.48
2087 *	1.48
2088 *	1.48
2089 *	1.49
2090 *	1.49
2091 *	1.49
2092 *	1.49
2093 *	1.49
2094 *	1.49
2095 *	1.49
2096 *	1.49
2097 *	1.49
2098 *	1.49
2099 *	1.50
2100 *	1.50

* UN projection

Births and deaths each year

Deaths are projected to outnumber births from 2034.

Births
Deaths
UN estimate
UN projection

7.1k23.3k 2026

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Year	Births	Deaths
1950	46,008	15,748
1951	48,413	16,078
1952	49,844	15,936
1953	52,110	15,902
1954	54,270	15,819
1955	56,644	15,691
1956	59,072	15,540
1957	61,340	15,336
1958	63,622	15,178
1959	64,712	15,022
1960	66,835	14,891
1961	66,956	15,024
1962	66,905	15,146
1963	67,527	15,251
1964	67,860	15,359
1965	66,837	15,413
1966	66,307	15,499
1967	65,890	15,704
1968	64,924	15,735
1969	64,076	15,818
1970	63,461	15,914
1971	63,104	15,898
1972	62,906	16,231
1973	63,977	16,539
1974	62,236	16,709
1975	61,652	16,916
1976	61,005	17,129
1977	60,421	17,423
1978	60,208	17,733
1979	60,560	18,112
1980	60,658	18,342
1981	61,485	18,588
1982	62,602	18,786
1983	63,848	18,754
1984	64,137	18,492
1985	63,545	18,424
1986	62,679	18,159
1987	62,010	17,856
1988	61,789	17,810
1989	61,287	17,695
1990	62,242	17,775
1991	63,564	17,947
1992	64,653	18,159
1993	64,209	18,118
1994	63,402	18,194
1995	62,038	18,334
1996	60,673	18,377
1997	58,941	18,420
1998	56,993	18,364
1999	54,889	18,241
2000	52,498	18,045
2001	51,636	17,968
2002	51,305	17,735
2003	50,977	17,639
2004	50,225	17,726
2005	49,327	17,822
2006	48,211	18,000
2007	46,970	18,084
2008	45,610	18,059
2009	44,233	17,921
2010	42,755	17,724
2011	41,214	17,586
2012	39,948	17,628
2013	38,913	17,877
2014	38,052	18,300
2015	37,324	18,837
2016	36,364	19,420
2017	35,458	20,041
2018	34,701	20,773
2019	34,357	21,262
2020	34,014	21,844
2021	33,921	27,540
2022	33,658	22,444
2023	33,007	22,933
2024 *	32,508	23,298
2025 *	31,837	23,685
2026 *	31,322	24,086
2027 *	30,826	24,496
2028 *	30,324	24,935
2029 *	29,804	25,348
2030 *	29,264	25,776
2031 *	28,690	26,201
2032 *	28,132	26,643
2033 *	27,564	27,059
2034 *	26,952	27,485
2035 *	26,324	27,903
2036 *	25,717	28,361
2037 *	25,101	28,822
2038 *	24,507	29,274
2039 *	23,914	29,722
2040 *	23,320	30,173
2041 *	22,744	30,612
2042 *	22,252	31,049
2043 *	21,782	31,499
2044 *	21,288	31,925
2045 *	20,810	32,306
2046 *	20,353	32,671
2047 *	19,898	33,033
2048 *	19,489	33,355
2049 *	19,097	33,698
2050 *	18,716	33,981
2051 *	18,334	34,271
2052 *	17,964	34,570
2053 *	17,591	34,808
2054 *	17,246	35,036
2055 *	16,891	35,256
2056 *	16,546	35,442
2057 *	16,212	35,634
2058 *	15,886	35,828
2059 *	15,579	36,002
2060 *	15,264	36,179
2061 *	14,941	36,364
2062 *	14,623	36,539
2063 *	14,323	36,694
2064 *	14,054	36,866
2065 *	13,761	36,990
2066 *	13,467	37,095
2067 *	13,206	37,194
2068 *	12,929	37,273
2069 *	12,649	37,294
2070 *	12,363	37,284
2071 *	12,110	37,249
2072 *	11,851	37,186
2073 *	11,578	37,069
2074 *	11,333	36,929
2075 *	11,087	36,760
2076 *	10,864	36,515
2077 *	10,647	36,253
2078 *	10,423	35,956
2079 *	10,227	35,630
2080 *	10,022	35,253
2081 *	9,822	34,818
2082 *	9,653	34,365
2083 *	9,488	33,843
2084 *	9,321	33,319
2085 *	9,174	32,770
2086 *	9,013	32,169
2087 *	8,863	31,569
2088 *	8,706	30,926
2089 *	8,564	30,288
2090 *	8,421	29,610
2091 *	8,275	28,954
2092 *	8,127	28,272
2093 *	7,992	27,612
2094 *	7,855	26,985
2095 *	7,732	26,315
2096 *	7,605	25,700
2097 *	7,477	25,095
2098 *	7,342	24,492
2099 *	7,224	23,908
2100 *	7,103	23,334

* UN projection

Economy of Jamaica

GDP by country →

GDP 2026: $23.9 billion 129th largest economy
GDP per person: $8,674 US$, market rates
GDP per person (PPP): Int$ 14,148 at purchasing power parity
Economic growth: 0.0% real GDP
Inflation: 5.9% consumer prices
Unemployment: – of the labour force
Government debt: 64.3% of GDP
Share of world GDP: 0.0%

IMF estimate
IMF projection

28.2B 2026

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Year	GDP, US$
1990	4,784,000,000
1991	4,396,000,000
1992	4,440,000,000
1993	5,581,000,000
1994	5,594,000,000
1995	6,719,000,000
1996	7,586,000,000
1997	8,618,000,000
1998	9,015,000,000
1999	9,118,000,000
2000	9,300,000,000
2001	9,433,000,000
2002	9,971,000,000
2003	9,675,000,000
2004	10,439,000,000
2005	11,524,000,000
2006	12,256,000,000
2007	13,215,000,000
2008	14,099,000,000
2009	12,421,000,000
2010	13,535,000,000
2011	14,787,000,000
2012	15,149,000,000
2013	14,582,000,000
2014	14,225,000,000
2015	14,927,000,000
2016	14,931,000,000
2017	15,726,000,000
2018	16,767,000,000
2019	17,002,000,000
2020	15,079,000,000
2021	15,982,000,000
2022	18,710,000,000
2023	21,299,000,000
2024	21,900,000,000
2025	22,589,000,000
2026 *	23,906,000,000
2027 *	24,621,000,000
2028 *	25,516,000,000
2029 *	26,379,000,000
2030 *	27,291,000,000
2031 *	28,235,000,000

* IMF projection

Source: International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook (October 2026). 2026 and later are IMF projections. GDP per capita by country · Richest countries

CO₂ emissions of Jamaica

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CO₂ emissions 2024: 8.4 million tonnes 116th largest emitter
Per person: 2.96 t world: 4.73 t
Share of world CO₂: 0.02% 0.03% of its people
Change since 1990: +12% −19% since 2005

8.4 2024

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Year	CO₂, million tonnes
1950	0.27
1951	0.52
1952	0.56
1953	0.61
1954	0.79
1955	0.98
1956	1.26
1957	1.60
1958	1.35
1959	1.84
1960	1.47
1961	2.13
1962	2.12
1963	2.40
1964	4.06
1965	2.99
1966	3.52
1967	3.86
1968	3.88
1969	4.27
1970	4.99
1971	5.75
1972	6.28
1973	8.29
1974	7.59
1975	8.18
1976	7.28
1977	7.44
1978	9.11
1979	8.53
1980	8.45
1981	7.41
1982	6.21
1983	6.45
1984	5.14
1985	5.04
1986	4.55
1987	5.38
1988	4.53
1989	6.72
1990	7.53
1991	7.75
1992	7.71
1993	8.00
1994	8.19
1995	9.17
1996	9.69
1997	10.07
1998	9.69
1999	9.96
2000	10.31
2001	10.58
2002	10.20
2003	10.67
2004	10.57
2005	10.41
2006	11.57
2007	10.75
2008	10.78
2009	7.94
2010	7.68
2011	8.23
2012	7.89
2013	8.47
2014	7.67
2015	7.97
2016	8.13
2017	7.77
2018	8.06
2019	9.44
2020	6.87
2021	7.31
2022	7.91
2023	8.07
2024	8.40

By source, 2024

Oil75.5%
Gas17.4%
Cement4.3%
Coal2.9%

Fossil fuels and industry, territorial; Global Carbon Budget via Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0). CO₂ per capita by country · Historical emissions

Compare with North America

Country	Population 2026	Growth	Fertility	Median age
Jamaica	2.8 million	−0.16%	1.33	33.3
United States	349 million	+0.49%	1.62	38.7
Mexico	133 million	+0.78%	1.85	30.0
Canada	40.5 million	+0.79%	1.33	40.8
Guatemala	19 million	+1.47%	2.23	23.8
Haiti	12 million	+1.08%	2.55	24.3
Dominican Republic	11.6 million	+0.75%	2.17	28.7
Honduras	11.2 million	+1.59%	2.42	24.6
Cuba	10.9 million	−0.42%	1.45	42.5

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Questions

What is the population of Jamaica in 2026?

2,833,404 on 1 July 2026, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection). That is 2.8 million people, −0.13% on 2025.

Is Jamaica's population growing or shrinking?

Shrinking: 3,673 fewer people in 2026 than in 2025.

When will Jamaica's population peak?

It already did: 2.8 million in 2023. The UN projects 2.5 million in 2050 and 1.1 million in 2100.

What is the fertility rate in Jamaica?

1.33 births per woman in 2026. A population replaces itself at about 2.1. Jamaica has been below that since 2006.

How many babies are born in Jamaica every day?

About 86 a day (31 thousand in 2026), against about 66 deaths a day.

What is the life expectancy in Jamaica?

71.9 years at birth in 2026: 74.4 for women and 69.3 for men, against a world average of 73.8.

How many men and women live in Jamaica?

About 1.4 million men and 1.4 million women in 2026, or 97.7 men for every 100 women.

What is the population density of Jamaica?

262 people per km² of land in 2026, on a total area of 10,991 km². The world average is 64.

What was the population of Jamaica in 2000?

2,607,826 (2.6 million), the UN estimate for 1 July 2000. It has grown by 9% since, to 2.8 million in 2026.

What will the population of Jamaica be in 2050?

About 2.5 million on the UN's medium projection (2,454,940), −13.4% from 2026; 1.1 million by 2100.

What are the largest cities in Jamaica?

Kingston (597 thousand), Portmore (347 thousand), Montego Bay (119 thousand), Mandeville (102 thousand), May Pen (80 thousand). UN figures for 2026, counting each city’s whole built-up area.

What is the GDP of Jamaica in 2026?

$23.9 billion at current prices, the 129th largest economy in the world, on the IMF’s World Economic Outlook (October 2026) figures; real growth of 0.0%.

What is Jamaica's GDP per capita?

$8,674 per person at market exchange rates in 2026, or Int$ 14,148 at purchasing power parity, which adjusts for local prices.

How much CO₂ does Jamaica emit?

8.4 million tonnes from fossil fuels and industry in 2024, 2.96 t per person and 0.02% of the world total; oil is the largest source (76%).

Source and method

United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant. Figures for 1950–2023 are UN estimates; later years are the medium-variant projection, which assumes fertility, mortality and migration follow their most likely paths. National statistics offices publish their own counts, which can differ. Reuse under CC BY 3.0 IGO. How we use the data.