Population, male in Jamaica

Jamaica: Population, male was 1.40 million in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1.40 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
140th
of 218 countries
All-time high
1.40 million
in 2022
All-time low
784,885
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, male in Jamaica, 1960–2025

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population, male in Jamaica is 1.40 million, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, male in Jamaica peaked at 1.40 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 784,885, in 1960.

That places Jamaica 140th 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.

Population, male in Jamaica, year by year

Annual values for Population, male in Jamaica, 1960 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1960 784,885
1961 797,439 +1.6%
1962 810,231 +1.6%
1963 823,312 +1.6%
1964 836,591 +1.6%
1965 849,476 +1.5%
1966 861,698 +1.4%
1967 873,497 +1.4%
1968 885,038 +1.3%
1969 896,746 +1.3%
1970 909,246 +1.4%
1971 922,438 +1.5%
1972 936,331 +1.5%
1973 951,279 +1.6%
1974 966,318 +1.6%
1975 980,604 +1.5%
1976 994,181 +1.4%
1977 1.01 million +1.3%
1978 1.02 million +1.2%
1979 1.03 million +1.3%
1980 1.05 million +1.3%
1981 1.06 million +1.4%
1982 1.08 million +1.5%
1983 1.09 million +1.5%
1984 1.11 million +1.4%
1985 1.12 million +1.2%
1986 1.13 million +1.0%
1987 1.14 million +0.8%
1988 1.15 million +0.7%
1989 1.16 million +0.7%
1990 1.17 million +0.8%
1991 1.18 million +1.0%
1992 1.19 million +1.1%
1993 1.21 million +1.2%
1994 1.22 million +1.1%
1995 1.23 million +1.1%
1996 1.25 million +1.1%
1997 1.26 million +1.0%
1998 1.27 million +0.9%
1999 1.28 million +0.8%
2000 1.29 million +0.7%
2001 1.30 million +0.7%
2002 1.31 million +0.7%
2003 1.32 million +0.6%
2004 1.33 million +0.6%
2005 1.33 million +0.6%
2006 1.34 million +0.5%
2007 1.35 million +0.5%
2008 1.35 million +0.4%
2009 1.36 million +0.4%
2010 1.36 million +0.4%
2011 1.37 million +0.4%
2012 1.37 million +0.4%
2013 1.38 million +0.4%
2014 1.39 million +0.4%
2015 1.39 million +0.3%
2016 1.39 million +0.3%
2017 1.40 million +0.2%
2018 1.40 million +0.1%
2019 1.40 million +0.1%
2020 1.40 million +0.2%
2021 1.40 million +0.2%
2022 1.40 million +0.0%
2023 1.40 million -0.0%
2024 1.40 million -0.1%
2025 1.40 million -0.1%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 1.40 million is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.10 million, 45% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 1.40 million is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.45 million, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 841,891 784,885 896,746 10
1970s 971,923 909,246 1.03 million 10
1980s 1.11 million 1.05 million 1.16 million 10
1990s 1.23 million 1.17 million 1.28 million 10
2000s 1.33 million 1.29 million 1.36 million 10
2010s 1.38 million 1.36 million 1.40 million 10
2020s 1.40 million 1.40 million 1.40 million 6

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 137 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.50 million compare
  2. 138 Armenia 1.43 million compare
  3. 139 Gambia 1.41 million compare
  4. 141 Lithuania 1.36 million compare
  5. 142 Gabon 1.32 million compare
  6. 143 Botswana 1.28 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, male in Jamaica?
Population, male in Jamaica was 1.40 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, male recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 1.40 million in 2022.
What is the lowest population, male recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 784,885 in 1960.
How does Jamaica rank for population, male?
Jamaica ranks 140th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, male
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
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Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.