Share of urban population | Jamaica – yearly data, chart and table
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Source:
World bank,
World Urbanization Prospects UN
World bank
https://www.worldbank.org
https://www.worldbank.org
World Urbanization Prospects UN
https://population.un.org/
https://population.un.org/
Overview
The share of the urban population in the total population of Jamaica in 2024 was amounted to 57.76%. In 2023, the value was 57.38%. It has been growing in this country for already 64 years in a row. Since 1960, for the whole period of data from World Urbanization Prospects UN, this indicator has increased in 1.71 times. The lowest urban population proportion in Jamaica was recorded in 1960, with a value of 33.77%.
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About indicator
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The indicator is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Percentages urban are the numbers of persons residing in an area defined as ''urban'' per 100 total population. They are calculated by the Statistics Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Particular caution should be used in interpreting the figures for percentage urban for different countries. Countries differ in the way they classify population as "urban" or "rural." The population of a city or metropolitan area depends on the boundaries chosen.
