Rural population, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Rural population, per capita was 0.4057 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population, per capita in Jamaica, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, rural population, per capita in Jamaica stood at 0.4057 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.7025 units per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.4057 units per person, in 2025.
That places Jamaica 88th out of 216 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Rural population, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.7025 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.6926 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.681 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.6684 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6551 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6415 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.6282 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.6155 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.604 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.5939 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.5857 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.5785 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.5715 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.5648 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.5585 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5525 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.5469 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5416 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5368 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5323 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5284 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5248 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5218 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5191 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.5168 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5147 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5128 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.511 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5092 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5074 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5055 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5034 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5012 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4989 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4967 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4943 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.492 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4897 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4874 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4851 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4828 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4807 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4785 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4764 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4744 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4723 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4703 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4683 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4663 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4644 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4625 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4604 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4575 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4545 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4513 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.448 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4445 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4408 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.437 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.433 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4289 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4246 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4201 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4155 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4107 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.4057 units per person | -1.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.4057 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3456 units per person, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.4057 units per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.2796 units per person, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6483 units per person | 0.5939 units per person | 0.7025 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5569 units per person | 0.5323 units per person | 0.5857 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5166 units per person | 0.5074 units per person | 0.5284 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4954 units per person | 0.4851 units per person | 0.5055 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4734 units per person | 0.4644 units per person | 0.4828 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.449 units per person | 0.433 units per person | 0.4625 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4176 units per person | 0.4057 units per person | 0.4289 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More agriculture & rural data for Jamaica
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0874 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 699.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2023)
- Rural population 40.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, per capita in Jamaica?
- Rural population, per capita in Jamaica was 0.4057 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rural population, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7025 units per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4057 units per person in 2025.
- How does Jamaica rank for rural population, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 88th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rural population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rural population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rural population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.