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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,372,341 in 2024 vs 2,839,175 people in Jamaica in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,339,590 people compared to 2,834,980 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • Jamaica's population is 2.12 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 139th.
  • The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
  • For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.37% per year vs +0.18% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has decreased from 1.35M people to 1.34M (0.54% decline), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.96% growth).

Estonia vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia Jamaica
2100 831,394 1,075,936
2099 836,965 1,095,350
2098 842,414 1,115,242
2097 847,873 1,135,653
2096 853,472 1,156,525
2095 859,044 1,177,966
2094 864,547 1,200,045
2093 870,136 1,222,794
2092 875,676 1,246,199
2091 881,282 1,270,303
2090 887,028 1,294,988
2089 892,857 1,320,362
2088 898,736 1,346,290
2087 904,914 1,372,809
2086 911,254 1,399,955
2085 917,722 1,427,808
2084 924,458 1,456,011
2083 931,259 1,484,393
2082 938,110 1,513,542
2081 944,978 1,543,136
2080 952,018 1,573,400
2079 959,194 1,603,926
2078 966,496 1,634,499
2077 973,883 1,665,602
2076 981,283 1,696,763
2075 988,735 1,728,143
2074 996,352 1,760,036
2073 1,004,078 1,791,818
2072 1,011,873 1,823,794
2071 1,019,779 1,855,585
2070 1,027,821 1,887,318
2069 1,035,828 1,918,759
2068 1,043,819 1,950,157
2067 1,051,892 1,981,247
2066 1,059,940 2,012,035
2065 1,068,064 2,043,276
2064 1,076,199 2,073,988
2063 1,084,303 2,104,265
2062 1,092,418 2,134,508
2061 1,100,514 2,164,312
2060 1,108,650 2,194,058
2059 1,116,534 2,223,310
2058 1,124,375 2,252,286
2057 1,132,033 2,280,579
2056 1,139,610 2,308,936
2055 1,147,117 2,336,830
2054 1,154,317 2,364,245
2053 1,161,452 2,390,891
2052 1,168,381 2,416,741
2051 1,175,291 2,441,989
2050 1,182,029 2,466,771
2049 1,188,633 2,491,589
2048 1,194,960 2,515,667
2047 1,201,294 2,539,219
2046 1,207,577 2,562,324
2045 1,213,815 2,584,663
2044 1,220,042 2,606,489
2043 1,226,162 2,627,486
2042 1,232,282 2,647,490
2041 1,238,386 2,666,429
2040 1,244,441 2,684,551
2039 1,250,581 2,702,027
2038 1,256,780 2,718,374
2037 1,263,149 2,734,180
2036 1,269,700 2,748,725
2035 1,276,331 2,761,886
2034 1,283,159 2,774,297
2033 1,290,037 2,785,381
2032 1,297,036 2,795,619
2031 1,304,102 2,804,329
2030 1,311,189 2,812,297
2029 1,318,225 2,819,213
2028 1,325,354 2,825,235
2027 1,332,492 2,830,534
2026 1,339,590 2,834,980
2025 1,358,931 2,837,881
2024 1,372,341 2,839,175
2023 1,370,286 2,839,786
2022 1,348,840 2,839,144
2021 1,330,932 2,837,682
2020 1,329,522 2,830,739
2019 1,326,898 2,823,271
2018 1,321,977 2,820,097
2017 1,317,384 2,815,764
2016 1,315,790 2,809,915
2015 1,315,407 2,802,534
2014 1,314,545 2,793,749
2013 1,317,997 2,783,687
2012 1,322,696 2,772,430
2011 1,327,439 2,760,494
2010 1,331,475 2,748,568
2009 1,334,515 2,736,995
2008 1,337,090 2,725,635
2007 1,340,680 2,713,800
2006 1,346,810 2,700,968
2005 1,354,775 2,687,066
2004 1,362,550 2,672,225
2003 1,370,720 2,656,623
2002 1,379,350 2,640,572
2001 1,388,115 2,624,403
2000 1,396,985 2,607,826
1999 1,390,244 2,589,795
1998 1,386,156 2,569,736
1997 1,399,535 2,547,848
1996 1,415,594 2,524,463
1995 1,436,634 2,500,151
1994 1,462,514 2,475,220
1993 1,494,128 2,449,916
1992 1,533,091 2,424,701
1991 1,561,314 2,400,869
1990 1,569,174 2,379,877
1989 1,568,131 2,361,916
1988 1,561,900 2,345,777
1987 1,552,221 2,329,813
1986 1,540,190 2,312,125
1985 1,528,781 2,290,656
1984 1,518,617 2,264,562
1983 1,508,745 2,234,832
1982 1,498,414 2,203,889
1981 1,487,666 2,173,818
1980 1,477,219 2,145,658
1979 1,468,333 2,119,486
1978 1,460,188 2,094,836
1977 1,450,211 2,070,657
1976 1,439,576 2,045,578
1975 1,429,352 2,018,981
1974 1,418,169 1,990,906
1973 1,405,951 1,961,219
1972 1,392,518 1,931,542
1971 1,376,955 1,903,728
1970 1,360,076 1,878,196
1969 1,345,249 1,855,127
1968 1,331,214 1,833,765
1967 1,318,946 1,812,865
1966 1,308,597 1,791,475
1965 1,294,566 1,769,192
1964 1,277,086 1,745,568
1963 1,258,857 1,721,099
1962 1,241,623 1,696,932
1961 1,225,077 1,673,261
1960 1,211,537 1,650,005

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Estonia decreased by 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline), while Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Estonia gained 23,800 people (a 1.81% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth).

Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2006 and is 155th in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 139th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Estonia's population will shrink by 11.8% to 1,182,029 people with a rank change from 155th to 159th. The population of Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,771 people and rank change from 139th to 143rd.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 26.7% of the population in Estonia and 40.1% in Jamaica.

Population growth rate by year

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Estonia Jamaica
2100 -0.67% -1.77%
2099 -0.65% -1.78%
2098 -0.64% -1.8%
2097 -0.66% -1.8%
2096 -0.65% -1.82%
2095 -0.64% -1.84%
2094 -0.64% -1.86%
2093 -0.63% -1.88%
2092 -0.64% -1.9%
2091 -0.65% -1.91%
2090 -0.65% -1.92%
2089 -0.65% -1.93%
2088 -0.68% -1.93%
2087 -0.7% -1.94%
2086 -0.7% -1.95%
2085 -0.73% -1.94%
2084 -0.73% -1.91%
2083 -0.73% -1.93%
2082 -0.73% -1.92%
2081 -0.74% -1.92%
2080 -0.75% -1.9%
2079 -0.76% -1.87%
2078 -0.76% -1.87%
2077 -0.75% -1.84%
2076 -0.75% -1.82%
2075 -0.76% -1.81%
2074 -0.77% -1.77%
2073 -0.77% -1.75%
2072 -0.78% -1.71%
2071 -0.78% -1.68%
2070 -0.77% -1.64%
2069 -0.77% -1.61%
2068 -0.77% -1.57%
2067 -0.76% -1.53%
2066 -0.76% -1.53%
2065 -0.76% -1.48%
2064 -0.75% -1.44%
2063 -0.74% -1.42%
2062 -0.74% -1.38%
2061 -0.73% -1.36%
2060 -0.71% -1.32%
2059 -0.7% -1.29%
2058 -0.68% -1.24%
2057 -0.66% -1.23%
2056 -0.65% -1.19%
2055 -0.62% -1.16%
2054 -0.61% -1.11%
2053 -0.59% -1.07%
2052 -0.59% -1.03%
2051 -0.57% -1%
2050 -0.56% -1%
2049 -0.53% -0.96%
2048 -0.53% -0.93%
2047 -0.52% -0.9%
2046 -0.51% -0.86%
2045 -0.51% -0.84%
2044 -0.5% -0.8%
2043 -0.5% -0.76%
2042 -0.49% -0.71%
2041 -0.49% -0.68%
2040 -0.49% -0.65%
2039 -0.49% -0.6%
2038 -0.5% -0.58%
2037 -0.52% -0.53%
2036 -0.52% -0.48%
2035 -0.53% -0.45%
2034 -0.53% -0.4%
2033 -0.54% -0.37%
2032 -0.54% -0.31%
2031 -0.54% -0.28%
2030 -0.53% -0.25%
2029 -0.54% -0.21%
2028 -0.54% -0.19%
2027 -0.53% -0.16%
2026 -1.42% -0.1%
2025 -0.98% -0.05%
2024 0.15% -0.02%
2023 1.59% 0.02%
2022 1.35% 0.05%
2021 0.11% 0.25%
2020 0.2% 0.26%
2019 0.37% 0.11%
2018 0.35% 0.15%
2017 0.12% 0.21%
2016 0.03% 0.26%
2015 0.07% 0.31%
2014 -0.26% 0.36%
2013 -0.36% 0.41%
2012 -0.36% 0.43%
2011 -0.3% 0.43%
2010 -0.23% 0.42%
2009 -0.19% 0.42%
2008 -0.27% 0.44%
2007 -0.46% 0.48%
2006 -0.59% 0.52%
2005 -0.57% 0.56%
2004 -0.6% 0.59%
2003 -0.63% 0.61%
2002 -0.63% 0.62%
2001 -0.63% 0.64%
2000 0.48% 0.7%
1999 0.29% 0.78%
1998 -0.96% 0.86%
1997 -1.13% 0.93%
1996 -1.46% 0.97%
1995 -1.77% 1.01%
1994 -2.12% 1.03%
1993 -2.54% 1.04%
1992 -1.81% 0.99%
1991 -0.5% 0.88%
1990 0.07% 0.76%
1989 0.4% 0.69%
1988 0.62% 0.69%
1987 0.78% 0.77%
1986 0.75% 0.94%
1985 0.67% 1.15%
1984 0.65% 1.33%
1983 0.69% 1.4%
1982 0.72% 1.38%
1981 0.71% 1.31%
1980 0.61% 1.23%
1979 0.56% 1.18%
1978 0.69% 1.17%
1977 0.74% 1.23%
1976 0.72% 1.32%
1975 0.79% 1.41%
1974 0.87% 1.51%
1973 0.96% 1.54%
1972 1.13% 1.46%
1971 1.24% 1.36%
1970 1.1% 1.24%
1969 1.05% 1.16%
1968 0.93% 1.15%
1967 0.79% 1.19%
1966 1.08% 1.26%
1965 1.37% 1.35%
1964 1.45% 1.42%
1963 1.39% 1.42%
1962 1.35% 1.41%
1961 1.12% 1.41%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Estonia grew by 0.15%, while Jamaica's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Estonia Jamaica
Current population
1339590
2834980
Population rank 155/197 139/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.03%
One net population change
4.26 hours
14.3 hours
One birth every
47.9 minutes
15.9 minutes
One death every
32.8 minutes
22.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +6 -2
Annual growth/decline +2,055 -611
Annual growth/decline rate +0.15% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 158/197 166/197
One migration net change every
39.5 minutes
47.7 minutes
Annual migration change -13,350 -11,053
Net migration rank 141/196 135/196
Foreign-born residents 203,046 24,007
Foreign-born residents rank 110/195 168/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 43/195 161/195

Natural population change vs migration

Estonia
Natural

Migration
Jamaica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Estonia Jamaica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,350 - -11,053
2024 - -7,742 - -10,506
2023 -5,070 5,717 10,072 -10,003
2022 -5,665 39,754 11,215 -10,003
2021 -5,324 7,043 6,382 -4,665
2020 -2,659 3,694 12,170 0
2019 -1,327 5,386 13,094 -10,335
2018 -1,322 7,089 13,929 -10,335
2017 -1,713 5,202 15,419 -10,335
2016 -1,316 1,081 16,944 -10,335
2015 -1,315 4,261 18,489 -10,335
2014 -1,972 -674 19,751 -10,335
2013 -1,713 -2,688 21,037 -10,335
2012 -1,455 -3,674 22,320 -10,498
2011 -531 -3,941 23,627 -11,577
2010 0 -3,781 25,031 -13,248
2009 -400 -2,089 26,311 -14,941
2008 -668 -2,034 27,553 -16,191
2007 -1,608 -2,941 28,886 -16,588
2006 -2,559 -5,351 30,213 -16,840
2005 -2,981 -5,208 31,506 -17,071
2004 -3,679 -3,681 32,500 -17,256
2003 -5,072 -3,705 33,340 -17,380
2002 -5,380 -2,889 33,572 -17,428
2001 -5,830 -3,280 33,666 -17,466
2000 -5,309 -3,083 34,452 -17,498
1999 -6,117 1,419 36,649 -17,542
1998 -7,208 -3,296 38,628 -17,623
1997 -6,018 -4,066 40,521 -17,756
1996 -5,662 -10,540 42,297 -18,285
1995 -7,327 -12,655 43,705 -19,092
1994 -8,044 -17,984 45,210 -19,960
1993 -5,976 -25,501 46,090 -20,731
1992 -1,993 -38,391 46,494 -21,426
1991 -312 -9,712 45,617 -23,014
1990 2,825 -2,660 44,465 -25,085
1989 5,803 -368 43,591 -27,049
1988 6,404 5,256 43,978 -28,247
1987 6,829 5,389 44,155 -27,958
1986 6,160 5,260 44,520 -25,339
1985 4,281 5,097 45,122 -21,371
1984 5,163 5,006 45,644 -17,211
1983 5,884 4,986 45,095 -14,065
1982 5,244 4,832 43,816 -12,952
1981 4,612 4,789 42,898 -13,619
1980 3,989 4,619 42,316 -15,277
1979 3,818 4,521 42,449 -17,143
1978 4,088 7,234 42,475 -18,483
1977 4,931 7,189 42,999 -18,630
1976 4,319 6,942 43,878 -18,084
1975 4,717 6,737 44,736 -17,340
1974 5,956 6,594 45,526 -16,769
1973 5,623 6,488 47,438 -16,822
1972 6,267 6,432 46,676 -17,934
1971 7,160 6,392 47,206 -20,322
1970 6,257 6,158 47,547 -23,371
1969 5,515 8,650 48,258 -26,304
1968 5,592 9,403 49,189 -28,424
1967 5,012 9,115 50,187 -29,147
1966 4,842 8,998 50,808 -29,065
1965 5,437 8,851 51,423 -28,611
1964 6,897 8,734 52,501 -28,066
1963 6,043 8,410 52,277 -27,757
1962 6,457 8,248 51,758 -27,936
1961 7,228 7,991 51,931 -28,416
1960 7,511 7,762 51,944 -28,952

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 26.1% of the population change in Estonia is from natural causes (a loss of 27,683 people) and 73.9% is from migration (a gain of 78,553 people). In Jamaica 61.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 137,465 people) and 38.7% is from migration (a loss of 86,681 people).

As of 2024, 203,046 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Estonia, compared to 24,007 people or 0.8% in Jamaica.

Biggest cities by population

Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
Parnu 41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve 33.4K
Viljandi 17.3K
Maardu 17K
Rakvere 15.7K
Kuressaare 13.2K
Sillamae 12.4K
Jamaica
City Population
Kingston 938K
Spanish Town 131K
Montego Bay 124K
Half Way Tree 96.5K
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 (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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