🌆 Largest Cities in Jamaica

Cities of Jamaica with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).

📅 2026📏 people13 entries🇯🇲 See all of this country’s rankings →

Kingston45%

New Kingston28%

Spanish Town7%

Portmore5%

Montego Bay4%

Mandeville2.3%

May Pen

Ocho Rios

Old Harbour

Linstead

Half Way Tree

Barrett Town

Savanna-la-Mar

Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 2,069,735 (13 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank.

KingstonKingston

937,700

New KingstonSaint Andrew Parish

583,958

Spanish TownSaint Catherine Parish

145,018

PortmoreSaint Catherine Parish

102,861

Montego BaySaint James Parish

82,867

MandevilleManchester

47,115

May PenClarendon

44,755

Ocho RiosSaint Ann Parish

26,503

Old HarbourSaint Catherine Parish

26,024

LinsteadSaint Catherine Parish

20,660

Half Way TreeSaint Andrew Parish

18,552

Barrett TownSaint James Parish

17,169

Savanna-la-MarWestmoreland

16,553

Highlights

Within Jamaica, Kingston ranks first in 2026 with 937,700, followed by New Kingston (583,958) and Spanish Town (145,018).

Kingston is 1.6 times higher than New Kingston, the runner-up.

Across 13 entries, values run from 937,700 (Kingston) to 16,553 (Savanna-la-Mar), with a median of 44,755.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.