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Years colonized in Jamaica

Jamaica: Years colonized was 454 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
454
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 159 countries
All-time high
454
in 1962
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Jamaica, 1462–2022

0100200300400500146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for years colonized in Jamaica is 454, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Jamaica peaked at 454 in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

That places Jamaica 3rd out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Jamaica, year by year

Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 1 —
1510 2 +100.0%
1511 3 +50.0%
1512 4 +33.3%
1513 5 +25.0%
1514 6 +20.0%
1515 7 +16.7%
1516 8 +14.3%
1517 9 +12.5%
1518 10 +11.1%
1519 11 +10.0%
1520 12 +9.1%
1521 13 +8.3%
1522 14 +7.7%
1523 15 +7.1%
1524 16 +6.7%
1525 17 +6.2%
1526 18 +5.9%
1527 19 +5.6%
1528 20 +5.3%
1529 21 +5.0%
1530 22 +4.8%
1531 23 +4.5%
1532 24 +4.3%
1533 25 +4.2%
1534 26 +4.0%
1535 27 +3.8%
1536 28 +3.7%
1537 29 +3.6%
1538 30 +3.4%
1539 31 +3.3%
1540 32 +3.2%
1541 33 +3.1%
1542 34 +3.0%
1543 35 +2.9%
1544 36 +2.9%
1545 37 +2.8%
1546 38 +2.7%
1547 39 +2.6%
1548 40 +2.6%
1549 41 +2.5%
1550 42 +2.4%
1551 43 +2.4%
1552 44 +2.3%
1553 45 +2.3%
1554 46 +2.2%
1555 47 +2.2%
1556 48 +2.1%
1557 49 +2.1%
1558 50 +2.0%
1559 51 +2.0%
1560 52 +2.0%
1561 53 +1.9%
1562 54 +1.9%
1563 55 +1.9%
1564 56 +1.8%
1565 57 +1.8%
1566 58 +1.8%
1567 59 +1.7%
1568 60 +1.7%
1569 61 +1.7%
1570 62 +1.6%
1571 63 +1.6%
1572 64 +1.6%
1573 65 +1.6%
1574 66 +1.5%
1575 67 +1.5%
1576 68 +1.5%
1577 69 +1.5%
1578 70 +1.4%
1579 71 +1.4%
1580 72 +1.4%
1581 73 +1.4%
1582 74 +1.4%
1583 75 +1.4%
1584 76 +1.3%
1585 77 +1.3%
1586 78 +1.3%
1587 79 +1.3%
1588 80 +1.3%
1589 81 +1.2%
1590 82 +1.2%
1591 83 +1.2%
1592 84 +1.2%
1593 85 +1.2%
1594 86 +1.2%
1595 87 +1.2%
1596 88 +1.1%
1597 89 +1.1%
1598 90 +1.1%
1599 91 +1.1%
1600 92 +1.1%
1601 93 +1.1%
1602 94 +1.1%
1603 95 +1.1%
1604 96 +1.1%
1605 97 +1.0%
1606 98 +1.0%
1607 99 +1.0%
1608 100 +1.0%
1609 101 +1.0%
1610 102 +1.0%
1611 103 +1.0%
1612 104 +1.0%
1613 105 +1.0%
1614 106 +1.0%
1615 107 +0.9%
1616 108 +0.9%
1617 109 +0.9%
1618 110 +0.9%
1619 111 +0.9%
1620 112 +0.9%
1621 113 +0.9%
1622 114 +0.9%
1623 115 +0.9%
1624 116 +0.9%
1625 117 +0.9%
1626 118 +0.9%
1627 119 +0.8%
1628 120 +0.8%
1629 121 +0.8%
1630 122 +0.8%
1631 123 +0.8%
1632 124 +0.8%
1633 125 +0.8%
1634 126 +0.8%
1635 127 +0.8%
1636 128 +0.8%
1637 129 +0.8%
1638 130 +0.8%
1639 131 +0.8%
1640 132 +0.8%
1641 133 +0.8%
1642 134 +0.8%
1643 135 +0.7%
1644 136 +0.7%
1645 137 +0.7%
1646 138 +0.7%
1647 139 +0.7%
1648 140 +0.7%
1649 141 +0.7%
1650 142 +0.7%
1651 143 +0.7%
1652 144 +0.7%
1653 145 +0.7%
1654 146 +0.7%
1655 147 +0.7%
1656 148 +0.7%
1657 149 +0.7%
1658 150 +0.7%
1659 151 +0.7%
1660 152 +0.7%
1661 153 +0.7%
1662 154 +0.7%
1663 155 +0.6%
1664 156 +0.6%
1665 157 +0.6%
1666 158 +0.6%
1667 159 +0.6%
1668 160 +0.6%
1669 161 +0.6%
1670 162 +0.6%
1671 163 +0.6%
1672 164 +0.6%
1673 165 +0.6%
1674 166 +0.6%
1675 167 +0.6%
1676 168 +0.6%
1677 169 +0.6%
1678 170 +0.6%
1679 171 +0.6%
1680 172 +0.6%
1681 173 +0.6%
1682 174 +0.6%
1683 175 +0.6%
1684 176 +0.6%
1685 177 +0.6%
1686 178 +0.6%
1687 179 +0.6%
1688 180 +0.6%
1689 181 +0.6%
1690 182 +0.6%
1691 183 +0.5%
1692 184 +0.5%
1693 185 +0.5%
1694 186 +0.5%
1695 187 +0.5%
1696 188 +0.5%
1697 189 +0.5%
1698 190 +0.5%
1699 191 +0.5%
1700 192 +0.5%
1701 193 +0.5%
1702 194 +0.5%
1703 195 +0.5%
1704 196 +0.5%
1705 197 +0.5%
1706 198 +0.5%
1707 199 +0.5%
1708 200 +0.5%
1709 201 +0.5%
1710 202 +0.5%
1711 203 +0.5%
1712 204 +0.5%
1713 205 +0.5%
1714 206 +0.5%
1715 207 +0.5%
1716 208 +0.5%
1717 209 +0.5%
1718 210 +0.5%
1719 211 +0.5%
1720 212 +0.5%
1721 213 +0.5%
1722 214 +0.5%
1723 215 +0.5%
1724 216 +0.5%
1725 217 +0.5%
1726 218 +0.5%
1727 219 +0.5%
1728 220 +0.5%
1729 221 +0.5%
1730 222 +0.5%
1731 223 +0.5%
1732 224 +0.4%
1733 225 +0.4%
1734 226 +0.4%
1735 227 +0.4%
1736 228 +0.4%
1737 229 +0.4%
1738 230 +0.4%
1739 231 +0.4%
1740 232 +0.4%
1741 233 +0.4%
1742 234 +0.4%
1743 235 +0.4%
1744 236 +0.4%
1745 237 +0.4%
1746 238 +0.4%
1747 239 +0.4%
1748 240 +0.4%
1749 241 +0.4%
1750 242 +0.4%
1751 243 +0.4%
1752 244 +0.4%
1753 245 +0.4%
1754 246 +0.4%
1755 247 +0.4%
1756 248 +0.4%
1757 249 +0.4%
1758 250 +0.4%
1759 251 +0.4%
1760 252 +0.4%
1761 253 +0.4%
1762 254 +0.4%
1763 255 +0.4%
1764 256 +0.4%
1765 257 +0.4%
1766 258 +0.4%
1767 259 +0.4%
1768 260 +0.4%
1769 261 +0.4%
1770 262 +0.4%
1771 263 +0.4%
1772 264 +0.4%
1773 265 +0.4%
1774 266 +0.4%
1775 267 +0.4%
1776 268 +0.4%
1777 269 +0.4%
1778 270 +0.4%
1779 271 +0.4%
1780 272 +0.4%
1781 273 +0.4%
1782 274 +0.4%
1783 275 +0.4%
1784 276 +0.4%
1785 277 +0.4%
1786 278 +0.4%
1787 279 +0.4%
1788 280 +0.4%
1789 281 +0.4%
1790 282 +0.4%
1791 283 +0.4%
1792 284 +0.4%
1793 285 +0.4%
1794 286 +0.4%
1795 287 +0.3%
1796 288 +0.3%
1797 289 +0.3%
1798 290 +0.3%
1799 291 +0.3%
1800 292 +0.3%
1801 293 +0.3%
1802 294 +0.3%
1803 295 +0.3%
1804 296 +0.3%
1805 297 +0.3%
1806 298 +0.3%
1807 299 +0.3%
1808 300 +0.3%
1809 301 +0.3%
1810 302 +0.3%
1811 303 +0.3%
1812 304 +0.3%
1813 305 +0.3%
1814 306 +0.3%
1815 307 +0.3%
1816 308 +0.3%
1817 309 +0.3%
1818 310 +0.3%
1819 311 +0.3%
1820 312 +0.3%
1821 313 +0.3%
1822 314 +0.3%
1823 315 +0.3%
1824 316 +0.3%
1825 317 +0.3%
1826 318 +0.3%
1827 319 +0.3%
1828 320 +0.3%
1829 321 +0.3%
1830 322 +0.3%
1831 323 +0.3%
1832 324 +0.3%
1833 325 +0.3%
1834 326 +0.3%
1835 327 +0.3%
1836 328 +0.3%
1837 329 +0.3%
1838 330 +0.3%
1839 331 +0.3%
1840 332 +0.3%
1841 333 +0.3%
1842 334 +0.3%
1843 335 +0.3%
1844 336 +0.3%
1845 337 +0.3%
1846 338 +0.3%
1847 339 +0.3%
1848 340 +0.3%
1849 341 +0.3%
1850 342 +0.3%
1851 343 +0.3%
1852 344 +0.3%
1853 345 +0.3%
1854 346 +0.3%
1855 347 +0.3%
1856 348 +0.3%
1857 349 +0.3%
1858 350 +0.3%
1859 351 +0.3%
1860 352 +0.3%
1861 353 +0.3%
1862 354 +0.3%
1863 355 +0.3%
1864 356 +0.3%
1865 357 +0.3%
1866 358 +0.3%
1867 359 +0.3%
1868 360 +0.3%
1869 361 +0.3%
1870 362 +0.3%
1871 363 +0.3%
1872 364 +0.3%
1873 365 +0.3%
1874 366 +0.3%
1875 367 +0.3%
1876 368 +0.3%
1877 369 +0.3%
1878 370 +0.3%
1879 371 +0.3%
1880 372 +0.3%
1881 373 +0.3%
1882 374 +0.3%
1883 375 +0.3%
1884 376 +0.3%
1885 377 +0.3%
1886 378 +0.3%
1887 379 +0.3%
1888 380 +0.3%
1889 381 +0.3%
1890 382 +0.3%
1891 383 +0.3%
1892 384 +0.3%
1893 385 +0.3%
1894 386 +0.3%
1895 387 +0.3%
1896 388 +0.3%
1897 389 +0.3%
1898 390 +0.3%
1899 391 +0.3%
1900 392 +0.3%
1901 393 +0.3%
1902 394 +0.3%
1903 395 +0.3%
1904 396 +0.3%
1905 397 +0.3%
1906 398 +0.3%
1907 399 +0.3%
1908 400 +0.3%
1909 401 +0.2%
1910 402 +0.2%
1911 403 +0.2%
1912 404 +0.2%
1913 405 +0.2%
1914 406 +0.2%
1915 407 +0.2%
1916 408 +0.2%
1917 409 +0.2%
1918 410 +0.2%
1919 411 +0.2%
1920 412 +0.2%
1921 413 +0.2%
1922 414 +0.2%
1923 415 +0.2%
1924 416 +0.2%
1925 417 +0.2%
1926 418 +0.2%
1927 419 +0.2%
1928 420 +0.2%
1929 421 +0.2%
1930 422 +0.2%
1931 423 +0.2%
1932 424 +0.2%
1933 425 +0.2%
1934 426 +0.2%
1935 427 +0.2%
1936 428 +0.2%
1937 429 +0.2%
1938 430 +0.2%
1939 431 +0.2%
1940 432 +0.2%
1941 433 +0.2%
1942 434 +0.2%
1943 435 +0.2%
1944 436 +0.2%
1945 437 +0.2%
1946 438 +0.2%
1947 439 +0.2%
1948 440 +0.2%
1949 441 +0.2%
1950 442 +0.2%
1951 443 +0.2%
1952 444 +0.2%
1953 445 +0.2%
1954 446 +0.2%
1955 447 +0.2%
1956 448 +0.2%
1957 449 +0.2%
1958 450 +0.2%
1959 451 +0.2%
1960 452 +0.2%
1961 453 +0.2%
1962 454 +0.2%
1963 454 +0.0%
1964 454 +0.0%
1965 454 +0.0%
1966 454 +0.0%
1967 454 +0.0%
1968 454 +0.0%
1969 454 +0.0%
1970 454 +0.0%
1971 454 +0.0%
1972 454 +0.0%
1973 454 +0.0%
1974 454 +0.0%
1975 454 +0.0%
1976 454 +0.0%
1977 454 +0.0%
1978 454 +0.0%
1979 454 +0.0%
1980 454 +0.0%
1981 454 +0.0%
1982 454 +0.0%
1983 454 +0.0%
1984 454 +0.0%
1985 454 +0.0%
1986 454 +0.0%
1987 454 +0.0%
1988 454 +0.0%
1989 454 +0.0%
1990 454 +0.0%
1991 454 +0.0%
1992 454 +0.0%
1993 454 +0.0%
1994 454 +0.0%
1995 454 +0.0%
1996 454 +0.0%
1997 454 +0.0%
1998 454 +0.0%
1999 454 +0.0%
2000 454 +0.0%
2001 454 +0.0%
2002 454 +0.0%
2003 454 +0.0%
2004 454 +0.0%
2005 454 +0.0%
2006 454 +0.0%
2007 454 +0.0%
2008 454 +0.0%
2009 454 +0.0%
2010 454 +0.0%
2011 454 +0.0%
2012 454 +0.0%
2013 454 +0.0%
2014 454 +0.0%
2015 454 +0.0%
2016 454 +0.0%
2017 454 +0.0%
2018 454 +0.0%
2019 454 +0.0%
2020 454 +0.0%
2021 454 +0.0%
2022 454 +0.0%

Jamaica compared with similar countries

  • Jamaica's 454 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198, 2.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Jamaica's 454 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Jamaica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1510 +100.0% 1 2
1511 +50.0% 2 3
1512 +33.3% 3 4
1513 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0.1 0 1 10
1510s 6.5 2 11 10
1520s 16.5 12 21 10
1530s 26.5 22 31 10
1540s 36.5 32 41 10
1550s 46.5 42 51 10
1560s 56.5 52 61 10
1570s 66.5 62 71 10
1580s 76.5 72 81 10
1590s 86.5 82 91 10
1600s 96.5 92 101 10
1610s 106.5 102 111 10
1620s 116.5 112 121 10
1630s 126.5 122 131 10
1640s 136.5 132 141 10
1650s 146.5 142 151 10
1660s 156.5 152 161 10
1670s 166.5 162 171 10
1680s 176.5 172 181 10
1690s 186.5 182 191 10
1700s 196.5 192 201 10
1710s 206.5 202 211 10
1720s 216.5 212 221 10
1730s 226.5 222 231 10
1740s 236.5 232 241 10
1750s 246.5 242 251 10
1760s 256.5 252 261 10
1770s 266.5 262 271 10
1780s 276.5 272 281 10
1790s 286.5 282 291 10
1800s 296.5 292 301 10
1810s 306.5 302 311 10
1820s 316.5 312 321 10
1830s 326.5 322 331 10
1840s 336.5 332 341 10
1850s 346.5 342 351 10
1860s 356.5 352 361 10
1870s 366.5 362 371 10
1880s 376.5 372 381 10
1890s 386.5 382 391 10
1900s 396.5 392 401 10
1910s 406.5 402 411 10
1920s 416.5 412 421 10
1930s 426.5 422 431 10
1940s 436.5 432 441 10
1950s 446.5 442 451 10
1960s 453.7 452 454 10
1970s 454 454 454 10
1980s 454 454 454 10
1990s 454 454 454 10
2000s 454 454 454 10
2010s 454 454 454 10
2020s 454 454 454 3

Countries ranked near Jamaica

  1. 1 Cape Verde 514 compare
  2. 2 Belize 458 compare
  3. 3 Sao Tome and Principe 454 compare
  4. 5 Ghana 426 compare
  5. 6 Angola 400 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Jamaica?
Years colonized in Jamaica was 454 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Jamaica?
The highest recorded value was 454 in 1962.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Jamaica?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Jamaica rank for years colonized?
Jamaica ranks 3rd out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Jamaica?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Jamaica data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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