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Rural Population (As % of Total) fell 0.781% to 43.3% in Jamaica in 2021

Rural Population (As % of Total) (%), 2021
Society | Jamaica | February 1, 2023
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Rural population as a share of total population fell 0.781% to 43.3% in Jamaica in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.

Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Jamaica reached an all time high of 66.2% in 1960 and an all time low of 43.3% in 2021.

Jamaica has been ranked 71st within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.

Rural Population (As % of Total) Unit 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Bahamas % 17.3% 17.2% 17.1% 17.0% 16.9%
Cayman Islands % ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Cuba % 23.1% 23.1% 23.0% 23.0% 22.9%
Dominican Republic % 21.4% 20.6% 19.7% 18.9% 18.2%
Haiti % 47.6% 46.6% 45.7% 44.7% 43.8%
Jamaica % 45.2% 44.9% 44.6% 44.3% 44.0%
Mexico % 20.7% 20.4% 20.1% 19.8% 19.6%
Puerto Rico % 6.38% 6.40% 6.41% 6.42% 6.42%
USA % 18.3% 18.1% 17.9% 17.7% 17.5%