Jamaica — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Jamaica had an estimated population of 2,675,504 in 2005, with 25 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Jamaica today — population now 2,833,403, against 2,675,504 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 2,675,504 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 2,687,066 | 2,833,403 | +5% |
The two 2005 figures agree closely. Use the UN pair for a like-for-like change.
Agglomerations, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingston | 937,130 |
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingston | Kingston | 583,958 | 937,700 now |
| 2 | Spanish Town | Saint Catherine | 145,018 | 145,018 now |
| 3 | Portmore | Saint Catherine | 102,861 | 102,861 now |
| 4 | Montego Bay | Saint James | 82,867 | 82,867 now |
| 5 | Mandeville | Manchester | 47,115 | 47,115 now |
| 6 | May Pen | Clarendon | 44,755 | 44,755 now |
| 7 | Savanna la Mar | Westmoreland | 18,616 | 16,553 now |
| 8 | Half Way Tree | Saint Andrew | 18,552 | 18,552 now |
| 9 | Port Antonio | Portland | 14,234 | 14,400 now |
| 10 | Saint Annʿs Bay | Saint Ann | 12,685 | 13,671 now |
| 11 | Ocho Rios | Saint Ann | 9,450 | 26,503 now |
| 12 | Morant Bay | Saint Thomas | 9,368 | 9,368 now |
| 13 | Port Maria | Saint Mary | 7,906 | 7,906 now |
| 14 | Brownʿs Town | Saint Ann | 7,837 | — |
| 15 | Falmouth | Trelawney | 7,779 | 7,779 now |
| 16 | Bull Savanna | Saint Elizabeth | 6,962 | — |
| 17 | Lucea | Hanover | 6,289 | 7,377 now |
| 18 | Anotto Bay | Saint Mary | 5,672 | — |
| 19 | Bamboo | Saint Ann | 4,264 | 4,264 now |
| 20 | Black River | Saint Elizabeth | 4,229 | 4,229 now |
| 21 | Anchovy | Saint James | 4,161 | 4,161 now |
| 22 | Cambridge | Saint James | 3,930 | — |
| 23 | Maroon Town | Saint James | 3,643 | — |
| 24 | Albert Town | Trelawney | 3,449 | — |
| 25 | Discovery Bay | Saint Ann | 2,535 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Andrew | 555,995 |
| 2 | Saint Catherine | 529,218 |
| 3 | Clarendon | 243,857 |
| 4 | Manchester | 191,796 |
| 5 | Saint James | 180,498 |
| 6 | Saint Ann | 171,739 |
| 7 | Saint Elizabeth | 145,409 |
| 8 | Westmoreland | 141,393 |
| 9 | Saint Mary | 111,377 |
| 10 | Saint Thomas | 93,328 |
| 11 | Kingston | 90,822 |
| 12 | Portland | 80,787 |
| 13 | Trelawney | 72,683 |
| 14 | Hanover | 66,602 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.