Urban population, male (% of total) in Jamaica
Jamaica: Urban population, male (% of total) was 26.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Jamaica, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 26.3% for urban population, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Jamaica peaked at 26.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 1980.
Jamaica ranks 111th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, male (% of total) in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22.2% | — |
| 1985 | 23.2% | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 23.5% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 24.1% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 24.9% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | +2.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 26.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 28.9%, 91% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 26.3% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32.1%, 82% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.7% | 22.2% | 23.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 23.8% | 23.5% | 24.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 24.9% | 25.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 25.7% | 26.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
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)
- Population 2,341 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,341 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.0684 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, male in Jamaica?
- Urban population, male in Jamaica was 26.3% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 1980.
- How does Jamaica rank for urban population, male?
- Jamaica ranks 111th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.