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Population in Australia compared to Jamaica: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Australia was 27,614,411 in 2025 vs 2,837,077 people in Jamaica in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Australia's population is 28,010,980 people compared to 2,834,177 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • Australia's population is 9.88 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Australia is ranked the 55th most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 140th.
  • The countries together account for 0.37% of the world: 0.34% for Australia vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
  • For the last 10 years, Australia has had an average growth rate of +1.49% per year vs +0.14% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Australia has increased from 20.5M people to 28M (37% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.93% growth).

Australia vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

Australia
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Australia Jamaica
2100 44,268,623 1,075,631
2099 44,045,424 1,095,039
2098 43,816,219 1,114,926
2097 43,573,042 1,135,331
2096 43,335,272 1,156,197
2095 43,106,279 1,177,632
2094 42,884,039 1,199,705
2093 42,648,686 1,222,447
2092 42,410,825 1,245,845
2091 42,168,735 1,269,943
2090 41,927,939 1,294,621
2089 41,695,112 1,319,987
2088 41,454,360 1,345,908
2087 41,226,316 1,372,420
2086 41,005,658 1,399,559
2085 40,792,190 1,427,403
2084 40,580,657 1,455,598
2083 40,356,871 1,483,973
2082 40,140,558 1,513,113
2081 39,916,925 1,542,698
2080 39,703,296 1,572,954
2079 39,489,029 1,603,471
2078 39,273,623 1,634,036
2077 39,056,566 1,665,130
2076 38,845,418 1,696,282
2075 38,632,596 1,727,653
2074 38,418,045 1,759,538
2073 38,207,153 1,791,310
2072 37,999,068 1,823,277
2071 37,792,119 1,855,059
2070 37,578,242 1,886,784
2069 37,359,215 1,918,215
2068 37,138,635 1,949,604
2067 36,919,449 1,980,685
2066 36,701,629 2,011,465
2065 36,492,733 2,042,697
2064 36,290,454 2,073,400
2063 36,076,918 2,103,669
2062 35,866,124 2,133,903
2061 35,656,154 2,163,699
2060 35,450,525 2,193,436
2059 35,244,589 2,222,680
2058 35,027,089 2,251,648
2057 34,817,156 2,279,932
2056 34,607,988 2,308,282
2055 34,393,278 2,336,168
2054 34,179,940 2,363,575
2053 33,970,136 2,390,213
2052 33,760,935 2,416,056
2051 33,546,695 2,441,297
2050 33,330,712 2,466,072
2049 33,115,090 2,490,883
2048 32,887,237 2,514,954
2047 32,671,939 2,538,499
2046 32,443,408 2,561,597
2045 32,220,633 2,583,931
2044 32,001,023 2,605,750
2043 31,780,612 2,626,741
2042 31,556,888 2,646,740
2041 31,336,104 2,665,673
2040 31,119,045 2,683,790
2039 30,906,074 2,701,261
2038 30,686,214 2,717,604
2037 30,471,145 2,733,406
2036 30,247,954 2,747,946
2035 30,023,790 2,761,103
2034 29,801,152 2,773,511
2033 29,576,548 2,784,591
2032 29,349,199 2,794,827
2031 29,115,445 2,803,535
2030 28,877,548 2,811,500
2029 28,638,212 2,818,414
2028 28,388,452 2,824,434
2027 28,135,058 2,829,732
2026 27,879,933 2,834,177
2025 27,614,411 2,837,077
2024 27,194,286 2,839,175
2023 26,659,922 2,839,786
2022 26,018,721 2,839,144
2021 25,685,412 2,837,682
2020 25,649,248 2,830,739
2019 25,334,826 2,823,271
2018 24,963,258 2,820,097
2017 24,592,588 2,815,764
2016 24,190,907 2,809,915
2015 23,815,995 2,802,534
2014 23,475,686 2,793,749
2013 23,128,129 2,783,687
2012 22,733,465 2,772,430
2011 22,340,024 2,760,494
2010 22,031,750 2,748,568
2009 21,691,653 2,736,995
2008 21,249,199 2,725,635
2007 20,827,622 2,713,800
2006 20,450,966 2,700,968
2005 20,176,844 2,687,066
2004 19,932,722 2,672,225
2003 19,720,737 2,656,623
2002 19,495,210 2,640,572
2001 19,274,701 2,624,403
2000 19,028,802 2,607,826
1999 18,812,264 2,589,795
1998 18,607,584 2,569,736
1997 18,423,037 2,547,848
1996 18,224,767 2,524,463
1995 18,004,882 2,500,151
1994 17,805,468 2,475,220
1993 17,634,808 2,449,916
1992 17,478,635 2,424,701
1991 17,284,036 2,400,869
1990 17,065,128 2,379,877
1989 16,814,416 2,361,916
1988 16,532,164 2,345,777
1987 16,263,874 2,329,813
1986 16,018,350 2,312,125
1985 15,788,312 2,290,656
1984 15,579,391 2,264,562
1983 15,393,472 2,234,832
1982 15,184,247 2,203,889
1981 14,923,260 2,173,818
1980 14,692,000 2,145,658
1979 14,514,000 2,119,486
1978 14,358,000 2,094,836
1977 14,192,000 2,070,657
1976 14,033,000 2,045,578
1975 13,893,000 2,018,981
1974 13,723,000 1,990,906
1973 13,380,000 1,961,219
1972 13,177,000 1,931,542
1971 12,937,000 1,903,728
1970 12,507,000 1,878,196
1969 12,263,000 1,855,127
1968 12,009,000 1,833,765
1967 11,799,000 1,812,865
1966 11,651,000 1,791,475
1965 11,388,000 1,769,192
1964 11,167,000 1,745,568
1963 10,950,000 1,721,099
1962 10,742,000 1,696,932
1961 10,483,000 1,673,261
1960 10,276,477 1,650,005

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Australia increased by 3,739,941 people (a 18.3% growth), while Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Australia gained 3,820,073 people (a 15.8% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth).

Australia was ranked 54th most populous country in 2006 and is 55th in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 140th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Australia's population will grow by 19% to 33,330,712 people with a rank change from 55th to 59th. The population of Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,072 people and rank change from 140th to 143rd.

Australia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 44.3M people, while Jamaica's population already peaked in 2023 at 2.84M people and is projected to decrease to 1.08M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Australia
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Australia Jamaica
2100 0.51% -1.77%
2099 0.52% -1.78%
2098 0.56% -1.8%
2097 0.55% -1.8%
2096 0.53% -1.82%
2095 0.52% -1.84%
2094 0.55% -1.86%
2093 0.56% -1.88%
2092 0.57% -1.9%
2091 0.57% -1.91%
2090 0.56% -1.92%
2089 0.58% -1.93%
2088 0.55% -1.93%
2087 0.54% -1.94%
2086 0.52% -1.95%
2085 0.52% -1.94%
2084 0.55% -1.91%
2083 0.54% -1.93%
2082 0.56% -1.92%
2081 0.54% -1.92%
2080 0.54% -1.9%
2079 0.55% -1.87%
2078 0.56% -1.87%
2077 0.54% -1.84%
2076 0.55% -1.82%
2075 0.56% -1.81%
2074 0.55% -1.77%
2073 0.55% -1.75%
2072 0.55% -1.71%
2071 0.57% -1.68%
2070 0.59% -1.64%
2069 0.59% -1.61%
2068 0.59% -1.57%
2067 0.59% -1.53%
2066 0.57% -1.53%
2065 0.56% -1.48%
2064 0.59% -1.44%
2063 0.59% -1.42%
2062 0.59% -1.38%
2061 0.58% -1.36%
2060 0.58% -1.32%
2059 0.62% -1.29%
2058 0.6% -1.24%
2057 0.6% -1.23%
2056 0.62% -1.19%
2055 0.62% -1.16%
2054 0.62% -1.11%
2053 0.62% -1.07%
2052 0.64% -1.03%
2051 0.65% -1%
2050 0.65% -1%
2049 0.69% -0.96%
2048 0.66% -0.93%
2047 0.7% -0.9%
2046 0.69% -0.86%
2045 0.69% -0.84%
2044 0.69% -0.8%
2043 0.71% -0.76%
2042 0.7% -0.71%
2041 0.7% -0.68%
2040 0.69% -0.65%
2039 0.72% -0.6%
2038 0.71% -0.58%
2037 0.74% -0.53%
2036 0.75% -0.48%
2035 0.75% -0.45%
2034 0.76% -0.4%
2033 0.77% -0.37%
2032 0.8% -0.31%
2031 0.82% -0.28%
2030 0.84% -0.25%
2029 0.88% -0.21%
2028 0.9% -0.19%
2027 0.92% -0.16%
2026 0.96% -0.1%
2025 1.54% -0.07%
2024 2% -0.02%
2023 2.46% 0.02%
2022 1.3% 0.05%
2021 0.14% 0.25%
2020 1.24% 0.26%
2019 1.49% 0.11%
2018 1.51% 0.15%
2017 1.66% 0.21%
2016 1.57% 0.26%
2015 1.45% 0.31%
2014 1.5% 0.36%
2013 1.74% 0.41%
2012 1.76% 0.43%
2011 1.4% 0.43%
2010 1.57% 0.42%
2009 2.08% 0.42%
2008 2.02% 0.44%
2007 1.84% 0.48%
2006 1.36% 0.52%
2005 1.22% 0.56%
2004 1.07% 0.59%
2003 1.16% 0.61%
2002 1.14% 0.62%
2001 1.29% 0.64%
2000 1.15% 0.7%
1999 1.1% 0.78%
1998 1% 0.86%
1997 1.09% 0.93%
1996 1.22% 0.97%
1995 1.12% 1.01%
1994 0.97% 1.03%
1993 0.89% 1.04%
1992 1.13% 0.99%
1991 1.28% 0.88%
1990 1.49% 0.76%
1989 1.71% 0.69%
1988 1.65% 0.69%
1987 1.53% 0.77%
1986 1.46% 0.94%
1985 1.34% 1.15%
1984 1.21% 1.33%
1983 1.38% 1.4%
1982 1.75% 1.38%
1981 1.57% 1.31%
1980 1.23% 1.23%
1979 1.09% 1.18%
1978 1.17% 1.17%
1977 1.13% 1.23%
1976 1.01% 1.32%
1975 1.24% 1.41%
1974 2.56% 1.51%
1973 1.54% 1.54%
1972 1.86% 1.46%
1971 3.44% 1.36%
1970 1.99% 1.24%
1969 2.12% 1.16%
1968 1.78% 1.15%
1967 1.27% 1.19%
1966 2.31% 1.26%
1965 1.98% 1.35%
1964 1.98% 1.42%
1963 1.94% 1.42%
1962 2.47% 1.41%
1961 2.01% 1.41%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Australia grew by 1.54%, while Jamaica's population declined by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Australia Jamaica
Current population
28010980
2834177
Population rank 55/197 140/197
Percent of world population 0.34% 0.03%
One net population change
1.25 minutes
4.19 hours
One birth every
1.81 minutes
16.2 minutes
One death every
2.81 minutes
22.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,151 -6
Annual growth/decline +420,125 -2,098
Annual growth/decline rate +1.54% -0.07%
Population growth rate rank 68/197 165/197
One migration net change every
3.84 minutes
47.7 minutes
Annual migration change +137,109 -11,053
Net migration rank 11/196 135/196
Foreign-born residents 8,111,404 24,007
Foreign-born residents rank 9/195 168/195
Foreign-born share of population 30.4% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 18/195 161/195

Natural population change vs migration

Australia
Natural

Migration
Jamaica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Australia Jamaica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 137,109 - -11,053
2024 103,773 138,510 9,210 -10,506
2023 104,641 140,232 10,072 -10,003
2022 111,881 140,972 11,215 -10,003
2021 138,701 116,768 6,382 -4,665
2020 133,376 44,447 12,170 0
2019 136,808 207,142 13,094 -10,335
2018 157,269 226,412 13,929 -10,335
2017 150,015 255,023 15,419 -10,335
2016 152,403 254,648 16,944 -10,335
2015 150,041 212,350 18,489 -10,335
2014 154,940 200,177 19,751 -10,335
2013 159,584 215,823 21,037 -10,335
2012 161,408 235,776 22,320 -10,498
2011 156,380 197,657 23,627 -11,577
2010 158,628 166,752 25,031 -13,248
2009 160,518 235,628 26,311 -14,941
2008 155,119 275,773 27,553 -16,191
2007 154,124 249,873 28,886 -16,588
2006 132,931 191,985 30,213 -16,840
2005 129,132 131,371 31,506 -17,071
2004 115,610 110,072 32,500 -17,256
2003 118,325 104,437 33,340 -17,380
2002 116,971 108,852 33,572 -17,428
2001 117,575 117,552 33,666 -17,466
2000 119,882 111,186 34,452 -17,498
1999 118,517 92,900 36,649 -17,542
1998 120,949 81,310 38,628 -17,623
1997 121,592 67,661 40,521 -17,756
1996 125,751 82,965 42,297 -18,285
1995 131,436 80,456 43,705 -19,092
1994 131,761 51,941 45,210 -19,960
1993 137,551 23,833 46,090 -20,731
1992 139,829 40,767 46,494 -21,426
1991 138,273 68,847 45,617 -23,014
1990 143,347 100,093 44,465 -25,085
1989 127,789 144,042 43,591 -27,049
1988 127,298 153,330 43,978 -28,247
1987 128,484 136,421 44,155 -27,958
1986 123,342 113,061 44,520 -25,339
1985 143,674 98,327 45,122 -21,371
1984 123,077 79,617 45,644 -17,211
1983 130,844 73,251 45,095 -14,065
1982 126,030 111,722 43,816 -12,952
1981 125,356 121,921 42,898 -13,619
1980 117,536 89,189 42,316 -15,277
1979 116,112 52,137 42,449 -17,143
1978 116,299 45,832 42,475 -18,483
1977 117,793 44,946 42,999 -18,630
1976 115,070 32,792 43,878 -18,084
1975 123,648 25,336 44,736 -17,340
1974 128,996 56,167 45,526 -16,769
1973 136,476 62,928 47,438 -16,822
1972 155,488 54,895 46,676 -17,934
1971 165,593 223,991 47,206 -20,322
1970 145,081 256,295 47,547 -23,371
1969 143,477 108,770 48,258 -26,304
1968 132,099 100,963 49,189 -28,424
1967 126,249 80,904 50,187 -29,147
1966 126,996 110,864 50,808 -29,065
1965 122,990 118,891 51,423 -28,611
1964 128,420 91,588 52,501 -28,066
1963 140,161 73,237 52,277 -27,757
1962 143,943 58,315 51,758 -27,936
1961 150,955 64,495 51,931 -28,416
1960 141,816 85,707 51,944 -28,952

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 43.5% of the population change in Australia is from natural causes (a gain of 1,338,908 people) and 56.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,736,504 people). In Jamaica 59.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 126,924 people) and 40.6% is from migration (a loss of 86,852 people).

As of 2024, 8,111,404 residents or 30.4% of the population were not native-born in Australia, compared to 24,007 people or 0.8% in Jamaica.

Biggest cities by population

Australia
City Population
Sydney 5.45M
Melbourne 5.35M
Brisbane 2.71M
Perth 2.14M
Adelaide 1.39M
Gold Coast 608K
Canberra 381K
Sunshine Coast 284K
Wollongong 262K
Ipswich 233K
Jamaica
City Population
Kingston 938K
Spanish Town 131K
Montego Bay 124K
May Pen 61.5K
Mandeville 48.3K
Old Harbour 28.7K
Linstead 22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar 22.6K
Port Antonio 14.8K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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