Urban population, female in Jamaica
Jamaica: Urban population, female was 28.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Jamaica, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, female in Jamaica is 28.5%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Jamaica peaked at 28.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 1980.
Jamaica ranks 98th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 24.5% | — |
| 1985 | 25.3% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 26.0% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 26.5% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 27.0% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 27.4% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 28.5% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.9% | 24.5% | 25.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 26.2% | 26.0% | 26.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 27.0% | 27.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 28.0% | 28.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 95 Albania 28.9% compare
- 96 North Macedonia 28.7% compare
- 97 Romania 28.5% compare
- 99 Kazakhstan 28.5% compare
- 100 Botswana 28.3% compare
- 101 Syrian Arab Republic 28.2% compare
More gender data for Jamaica
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 468.29 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.89 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 15,460 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 16,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,603 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 16,169 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 15,800 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 16,375 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 15,981 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 16,562 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Jamaica?
- Urban population, female in Jamaica was 28.5% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 1980.
- How does Jamaica rank for urban population, female?
- Jamaica ranks 98th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.