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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of France was 68,551,653 in 2024 vs 2,839,175 people in Jamaica in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,788,006 people compared to 2,834,980 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • France's population is 24.3 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • France is ranked the 23rd most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 139th.
  • The countries together account for 0.86% of the world: 0.83% for France vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
  • For the last 10 years, France has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +0.18% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of France has increased from 63.6M people to 68.8M (8.12% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.96% growth).

France vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

France
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
France Jamaica
2100 70,613,012 1,075,936
2099 70,629,584 1,095,350
2098 70,639,488 1,115,242
2097 70,644,570 1,135,653
2096 70,651,179 1,156,525
2095 70,644,818 1,177,966
2094 70,628,949 1,200,045
2093 70,603,242 1,222,794
2092 70,580,656 1,246,199
2091 70,553,277 1,270,303
2090 70,520,528 1,294,988
2089 70,486,909 1,320,362
2088 70,447,851 1,346,290
2087 70,408,245 1,372,809
2086 70,365,710 1,399,955
2085 70,328,248 1,427,808
2084 70,285,895 1,456,011
2083 70,234,175 1,484,393
2082 70,193,367 1,513,542
2081 70,148,354 1,543,136
2080 70,107,021 1,573,400
2079 70,065,621 1,603,926
2078 70,025,358 1,634,499
2077 69,983,383 1,665,602
2076 69,940,036 1,696,763
2075 69,897,457 1,728,143
2074 69,862,353 1,760,036
2073 69,830,973 1,791,818
2072 69,804,981 1,823,794
2071 69,777,127 1,855,585
2070 69,764,791 1,887,318
2069 69,754,867 1,918,759
2068 69,756,896 1,950,157
2067 69,764,705 1,981,247
2066 69,773,902 2,012,035
2065 69,794,612 2,043,276
2064 69,818,938 2,073,988
2063 69,848,255 2,104,265
2062 69,886,879 2,134,508
2061 69,926,483 2,164,312
2060 69,968,809 2,194,058
2059 70,014,435 2,223,310
2058 70,057,256 2,252,286
2057 70,102,722 2,280,579
2056 70,146,920 2,308,936
2055 70,196,482 2,336,830
2054 70,236,369 2,364,245
2053 70,270,537 2,390,891
2052 70,295,830 2,416,741
2051 70,321,018 2,441,989
2050 70,335,872 2,466,771
2049 70,345,142 2,491,589
2048 70,343,943 2,515,667
2047 70,332,332 2,539,219
2046 70,314,243 2,562,324
2045 70,283,430 2,584,663
2044 70,244,405 2,606,489
2043 70,198,284 2,627,486
2042 70,137,343 2,647,490
2041 70,071,925 2,666,429
2040 70,006,064 2,684,551
2039 69,936,874 2,702,027
2038 69,858,693 2,718,374
2037 69,770,244 2,734,180
2036 69,681,800 2,748,725
2035 69,590,103 2,761,886
2034 69,496,656 2,774,297
2033 69,406,955 2,785,381
2032 69,316,572 2,795,619
2031 69,227,320 2,804,329
2030 69,136,856 2,812,297
2029 69,043,072 2,819,213
2028 68,951,924 2,825,235
2027 68,856,735 2,830,534
2026 68,762,523 2,834,980
2025 68,659,633 2,837,881
2024 68,551,653 2,839,175
2023 68,372,286 2,839,786
2022 68,184,457 2,839,144
2021 67,842,811 2,837,682
2020 67,601,110 2,830,739
2019 67,382,061 2,823,271
2018 67,158,348 2,820,097
2017 66,918,020 2,815,764
2016 66,724,104 2,809,915
2015 66,548,272 2,802,534
2014 66,312,067 2,793,749
2013 65,997,932 2,783,687
2012 65,657,659 2,772,430
2011 65,340,830 2,760,494
2010 65,026,211 2,748,568
2009 64,706,436 2,736,995
2008 64,375,116 2,725,635
2007 64,016,890 2,713,800
2006 63,622,342 2,700,968
2005 63,180,854 2,687,066
2004 62,707,588 2,672,225
2003 62,249,855 2,656,623
2002 61,812,142 2,640,572
2001 61,364,377 2,624,403
2000 60,918,661 2,607,826
1999 60,501,986 2,589,795
1998 60,190,684 2,569,736
1997 59,968,066 2,547,848
1996 59,754,504 2,524,463
1995 59,541,294 2,500,151
1994 59,324,863 2,475,220
1993 59,103,094 2,449,916
1992 58,846,584 2,424,701
1991 58,554,242 2,400,869
1990 58,261,012 2,379,877
1989 57,943,062 2,361,916
1988 57,598,186 2,345,777
1987 57,266,167 2,329,813
1986 56,956,002 2,312,125
1985 56,665,619 2,290,656
1984 56,383,085 2,264,562
1983 56,108,330 2,234,832
1982 55,806,789 2,203,889
1981 55,603,353 2,173,818
1980 55,274,184 2,145,658
1979 54,979,851 2,119,486
1978 54,734,030 2,094,836
1977 54,486,467 2,070,657
1976 54,232,383 2,045,578
1975 54,002,853 2,018,981
1974 53,746,571 1,990,906
1973 53,392,161 1,961,219
1972 52,962,356 1,931,542
1971 52,499,553 1,903,728
1970 52,007,169 1,878,196
1969 51,536,014 1,855,127
1968 51,112,980 1,833,765
1967 50,722,791 1,812,865
1966 50,311,637 1,791,475
1965 49,877,725 1,769,192
1964 49,401,492 1,745,568
1963 48,877,567 1,721,099
1962 48,389,516 1,696,932
1961 47,905,982 1,673,261
1960 47,412,964 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).

GeoRank.org/population/france/jamaica | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd 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) France's population will grow by 2.25% to 70,335,872 people with a rank change from 23rd to 30th. The population of Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,771 people and rank change from 139th to 143rd.

France is projected to reach its peak in 2096 at 70.7M 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

France
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
France Jamaica
2100 -0.02% -1.77%
2099 -0.01% -1.78%
2098 -0.007% -1.8%
2097 -0.009% -1.8%
2096 0.009% -1.82%
2095 0.02% -1.84%
2094 0.04% -1.86%
2093 0.03% -1.88%
2092 0.04% -1.9%
2091 0.05% -1.91%
2090 0.05% -1.92%
2089 0.06% -1.93%
2088 0.06% -1.93%
2087 0.06% -1.94%
2086 0.05% -1.95%
2085 0.06% -1.94%
2084 0.07% -1.91%
2083 0.06% -1.93%
2082 0.06% -1.92%
2081 0.06% -1.92%
2080 0.06% -1.9%
2079 0.06% -1.87%
2078 0.06% -1.87%
2077 0.06% -1.84%
2076 0.06% -1.82%
2075 0.05% -1.81%
2074 0.04% -1.77%
2073 0.04% -1.75%
2072 0.04% -1.71%
2071 0.02% -1.68%
2070 0.01% -1.64%
2069 -0.003% -1.61%
2068 -0.01% -1.57%
2067 -0.01% -1.53%
2066 -0.03% -1.53%
2065 -0.03% -1.48%
2064 -0.04% -1.44%
2063 -0.06% -1.42%
2062 -0.06% -1.38%
2061 -0.06% -1.36%
2060 -0.07% -1.32%
2059 -0.06% -1.29%
2058 -0.06% -1.24%
2057 -0.06% -1.23%
2056 -0.07% -1.19%
2055 -0.06% -1.16%
2054 -0.05% -1.11%
2053 -0.04% -1.07%
2052 -0.04% -1.03%
2051 -0.02% -1%
2050 -0.01% -1%
2049 0.002% -0.96%
2048 0.02% -0.93%
2047 0.03% -0.9%
2046 0.04% -0.86%
2045 0.06% -0.84%
2044 0.07% -0.8%
2043 0.09% -0.76%
2042 0.09% -0.71%
2041 0.09% -0.68%
2040 0.1% -0.65%
2039 0.11% -0.6%
2038 0.13% -0.58%
2037 0.13% -0.53%
2036 0.13% -0.48%
2035 0.13% -0.45%
2034 0.13% -0.4%
2033 0.13% -0.37%
2032 0.13% -0.31%
2031 0.13% -0.28%
2030 0.14% -0.25%
2029 0.13% -0.21%
2028 0.14% -0.19%
2027 0.14% -0.16%
2026 0.15% -0.1%
2025 0.16% -0.05%
2024 0.26% -0.02%
2023 0.28% 0.02%
2022 0.5% 0.05%
2021 0.36% 0.25%
2020 0.33% 0.26%
2019 0.33% 0.11%
2018 0.36% 0.15%
2017 0.29% 0.21%
2016 0.26% 0.26%
2015 0.36% 0.31%
2014 0.48% 0.36%
2013 0.52% 0.41%
2012 0.48% 0.43%
2011 0.48% 0.43%
2010 0.49% 0.42%
2009 0.51% 0.42%
2008 0.56% 0.44%
2007 0.62% 0.48%
2006 0.7% 0.52%
2005 0.75% 0.56%
2004 0.74% 0.59%
2003 0.71% 0.61%
2002 0.73% 0.62%
2001 0.73% 0.64%
2000 0.69% 0.7%
1999 0.52% 0.78%
1998 0.37% 0.86%
1997 0.36% 0.93%
1996 0.36% 0.97%
1995 0.36% 1.01%
1994 0.38% 1.03%
1993 0.44% 1.04%
1992 0.5% 0.99%
1991 0.5% 0.88%
1990 0.55% 0.76%
1989 0.6% 0.69%
1988 0.58% 0.69%
1987 0.54% 0.77%
1986 0.51% 0.94%
1985 0.5% 1.15%
1984 0.49% 1.33%
1983 0.54% 1.4%
1982 0.37% 1.38%
1981 0.6% 1.31%
1980 0.54% 1.23%
1979 0.45% 1.18%
1978 0.45% 1.17%
1977 0.47% 1.23%
1976 0.43% 1.32%
1975 0.48% 1.41%
1974 0.66% 1.51%
1973 0.81% 1.54%
1972 0.88% 1.46%
1971 0.95% 1.36%
1970 0.91% 1.24%
1969 0.83% 1.16%
1968 0.77% 1.15%
1967 0.82% 1.19%
1966 0.87% 1.26%
1965 0.96% 1.35%
1964 1.07% 1.42%
1963 1.01% 1.42%
1962 1.01% 1.41%
1961 1.04% 1.41%

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

GeoRank.org/population/france/jamaica | CC BY

In 2024, the population of France grew by 0.26%, while Jamaica's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

France Jamaica
Current population
68788006
2834980
Population rank 23/197 139/197
Percent of world population 0.83% 0.03%
One net population change
2.93 minutes
14.3 hours
One birth every
46.6 seconds
15.9 minutes
One death every
50.1 seconds
22.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +491 -2
Annual growth/decline +179,367 -611
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 152/197 166/197
One migration net change every
5.75 minutes
47.7 minutes
Annual migration change +91,737 -11,053
Net migration rank 18/196 135/196
Foreign-born residents 9,186,757 24,007
Foreign-born residents rank 5/195 168/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.8% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 49/195 161/195

Natural population change vs migration

France
Natural

Migration
Jamaica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
France Jamaica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 91,737 - -11,053
2024 - 90,527 - -10,506
2023 47,860 91,862 10,072 -10,003
2022 54,547 179,377 11,215 -10,003
2021 74,627 131,465 6,382 -4,665
2020 67,602 145,593 12,170 0
2019 141,503 71,972 13,094 -10,335
2018 147,749 132,925 13,929 -10,335
2017 160,604 102,984 15,419 -10,335
2016 193,500 15,548 16,944 -10,335
2015 206,300 -345 18,489 -10,335
2014 265,248 52,342 19,751 -10,335
2013 244,192 116,297 21,037 -10,335
2012 256,065 103,287 22,320 -10,498
2011 280,966 70,178 23,627 -11,577
2010 286,116 52,644 25,031 -13,248
2009 278,238 58,032 26,311 -14,941
2008 283,250 79,528 27,553 -16,191
2007 288,076 91,973 28,886 -16,588
2006 305,387 132,512 30,213 -16,840
2005 271,677 191,417 31,506 -17,071
2004 282,185 200,629 32,500 -17,256
2003 230,325 195,616 33,340 -17,380
2002 253,430 191,373 33,572 -17,428
2001 263,867 179,476 33,666 -17,466
2000 268,042 171,637 34,452 -17,498
1999 229,907 169,448 36,649 -17,542
1998 222,705 20,216 38,628 -17,623
1997 215,885 -15,255 40,521 -17,756
1996 221,092 -21,463 42,297 -18,285
1995 220,303 -17,128 43,705 -19,092
1994 201,704 -4,232 45,210 -19,960
1993 224,592 16,892 46,090 -20,731
1992 229,502 61,964 46,494 -21,426
1991 234,216 35,201 45,617 -23,014
1990 238,870 43,323 44,465 -25,085
1989 243,361 82,052 43,591 -27,049
1988 247,672 69,935 43,978 -28,247
1987 251,971 59,890 44,155 -27,958
1986 250,606 51,642 44,520 -25,339
1985 249,328 66,149 45,122 -21,371
1984 248,086 76,175 45,644 -17,211
1983 235,655 88,166 45,095 -14,065
1982 234,389 81,084 43,816 -12,952
1981 222,414 69,365 42,898 -13,619
1980 210,042 54,718 42,316 -15,277
1979 208,923 34,295 42,449 -17,143
1978 213,462 18,692 42,475 -18,483
1977 217,946 44,918 42,999 -18,630
1976 227,776 59,515 43,878 -18,084
1975 248,413 16,139 44,736 -17,340
1974 268,733 26,203 45,526 -16,769
1973 282,979 103,910 47,438 -16,822
1972 296,589 101,223 46,676 -17,934
1971 309,747 144,321 47,206 -20,322
1970 322,444 182,941 47,547 -23,371
1969 329,831 160,403 48,258 -26,304
1968 337,346 113,115 49,189 -28,424
1967 339,843 63,018 50,187 -29,147
1966 352,181 96,097 50,808 -29,065
1965 354,132 82,879 51,423 -28,611
1964 360,631 163,039 52,501 -28,066
1963 361,694 190,925 52,277 -27,757
1962 358,082 141,634 51,758 -27,936
1961 354,504 128,618 51,931 -28,416
1960 346,115 143,032 51,944 -28,952

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

GeoRank.org/population/france/jamaica | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 59.5% of the population change in France is from natural causes (a gain of 1,359,540 people) and 40.5% is from migration (a gain of 923,723 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, 9,186,757 residents or 13.8% of the population were not native-born in France, compared to 24,007 people or 0.8% in Jamaica.

Biggest cities by population

France
City Population
Paris 2.11M
Marseille 886K
Lyon 519K
Toulouse 515K
Nice 358K
Nantes 328K
Montpellier 310K
Strasbourg 294K
Bordeaux 268K
Lille 238K
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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