Population, female in Jamaica
Jamaica: Population, female was 1.43 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, female in Jamaica, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 1.43 million for population, female in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, female in Jamaica peaked at 1.44 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 865,120, in 1960.
Jamaica ranks 139th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 913,038 | 865,120 | 958,381 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.03 million | 968,950 | 1.09 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.16 million | 1.10 million | 1.20 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.26 million | 1.21 million | 1.31 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.35 million | 1.32 million | 1.38 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 million | 1.39 million | 1.42 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.43 million | 1.43 million | 1.44 million | 6 |
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More health data for Jamaica
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,308 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 24,044 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 23,267 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 23,487 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 22,723 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 23,435 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 22,662 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, female in Jamaica?
- Population, female in Jamaica was 1.43 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 865,120 in 1960.
- How does Jamaica rank for population, female?
- Jamaica ranks 139th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all female residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.