# Population density in Jamaica

Population density in Jamaica was 262.2 inhabitants per km² in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Place id: `jm`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Note: United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.
- Source: World Bank, Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population-density/jamaica
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population-density/jamaica.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population_density&place=jm

| Period | inhabitants per km² |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 262.2 |
| 2023 | 262.2 |
| 2022 | 262.2 |
| 2021 | 262 |
| 2020 | 261.4 |
| 2019 | 260.7 |
| 2018 | 260.4 |
| 2017 | 260 |
| 2016 | 259.5 |
| 2015 | 258.8 |
| 2014 | 258 |
| 2013 | 257 |
| 2012 | 256 |
| 2011 | 254.9 |
| 2010 | 253.8 |
| 2009 | 252.7 |
| 2008 | 251.7 |
| 2007 | 250.6 |
| 2006 | 249.4 |
| 2005 | 248.1 |
| 2004 | 246.7 |
| 2003 | 245.3 |
| 2002 | 243.8 |
| 2001 | 242.3 |
| 2000 | 240.8 |
| 1999 | 239.1 |
| 1998 | 237.3 |
| 1997 | 235.3 |
| 1996 | 233.1 |
| 1995 | 230.9 |
| 1994 | 228.6 |
| 1993 | 226.2 |
| 1992 | 223.9 |
| 1991 | 221.7 |
| 1990 | 219.7 |
| 1989 | 218.1 |
| 1988 | 216.6 |
| 1987 | 215.1 |
| 1986 | 213.5 |
| 1985 | 211.5 |
| 1984 | 209.1 |
| 1983 | 206.4 |
| 1982 | 203.5 |
| 1981 | 200.7 |
| 1980 | 198.1 |
| 1979 | 195.7 |
| 1978 | 193.4 |
| 1977 | 191.2 |
| 1976 | 188.9 |
| 1975 | 186.4 |
| 1974 | 183.8 |
| 1973 | 181.1 |
| 1972 | 178.4 |
| 1971 | 175.8 |
| 1970 | 173.4 |
| 1969 | 171.3 |
| 1968 | 169.3 |
| 1967 | 167.4 |
| 1966 | 165.4 |
| 1965 | 163.4 |
| 1964 | 161.2 |
| 1963 | 158.9 |
| 1962 | 156.7 |
| 1961 | 154.5 |