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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Germany was 83,516,593 in 2024 vs 2,839,175 people in Jamaica in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Germany's population is 82,575,542 people compared to 2,834,980 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • Germany's population is 29.1 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Germany is ranked the 19th most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 139th.
  • The countries together account for 1.03% of the world: 1% for Germany vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
  • For the last 10 years, Germany has had an average growth rate of +0.32% per year vs +0.18% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Germany has increased from 82.4M people to 82.6M (0.24% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.96% growth).

Germany vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

Germany
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Germany Jamaica
2100 69,929,981 1,075,936
2099 69,956,854 1,095,350
2098 69,973,838 1,115,242
2097 70,015,834 1,135,653
2096 70,046,713 1,156,525
2095 70,067,131 1,177,966
2094 70,085,911 1,200,045
2093 70,106,718 1,222,794
2092 70,132,132 1,246,199
2091 70,178,440 1,270,303
2090 70,240,137 1,294,988
2089 70,294,005 1,320,362
2088 70,352,443 1,346,290
2087 70,434,814 1,372,809
2086 70,532,124 1,399,955
2085 70,627,602 1,427,808
2084 70,722,960 1,456,011
2083 70,829,392 1,484,393
2082 70,932,273 1,513,542
2081 71,045,881 1,543,136
2080 71,171,519 1,573,400
2079 71,305,544 1,603,926
2078 71,445,484 1,634,499
2077 71,601,117 1,665,602
2076 71,757,525 1,696,763
2075 71,891,567 1,728,143
2074 72,046,795 1,760,036
2073 72,206,145 1,791,818
2072 72,356,324 1,823,794
2071 72,517,749 1,855,585
2070 72,664,462 1,887,318
2069 72,828,330 1,918,759
2068 72,993,859 1,950,157
2067 73,178,408 1,981,247
2066 73,370,207 2,012,035
2065 73,561,648 2,043,276
2064 73,762,096 2,073,988
2063 73,971,537 2,104,265
2062 74,198,775 2,134,508
2061 74,426,082 2,164,312
2060 74,678,280 2,194,058
2059 74,932,496 2,223,310
2058 75,206,278 2,252,286
2057 75,482,742 2,280,579
2056 75,756,281 2,308,936
2055 76,041,477 2,336,830
2054 76,325,196 2,364,245
2053 76,595,801 2,390,891
2052 76,839,962 2,416,741
2051 77,084,029 2,441,989
2050 77,325,459 2,466,771
2049 77,569,721 2,491,589
2048 77,818,888 2,515,667
2047 78,049,343 2,539,219
2046 78,272,834 2,562,324
2045 78,497,690 2,584,663
2044 78,722,126 2,606,489
2043 78,936,540 2,627,486
2042 79,130,312 2,647,490
2041 79,324,161 2,666,429
2040 79,536,735 2,684,551
2039 79,754,631 2,702,027
2038 79,978,474 2,718,374
2037 80,194,225 2,734,180
2036 80,425,162 2,748,725
2035 80,640,951 2,761,886
2034 80,844,719 2,774,297
2033 81,069,119 2,785,381
2032 81,286,326 2,795,619
2031 81,520,272 2,804,329
2030 81,736,996 2,812,297
2029 81,963,002 2,819,213
2028 82,178,048 2,825,235
2027 82,384,302 2,830,534
2026 82,575,542 2,834,980
2025 83,233,941 2,837,881
2024 83,516,593 2,839,175
2023 83,287,273 2,839,786
2022 83,177,813 2,839,144
2021 83,196,078 2,837,682
2020 83,160,871 2,830,739
2019 83,092,962 2,823,271
2018 82,905,782 2,820,097
2017 82,657,002 2,815,764
2016 82,348,669 2,809,915
2015 81,686,611 2,802,534
2014 80,982,500 2,793,749
2013 80,645,605 2,783,687
2012 80,425,823 2,772,430
2011 80,274,983 2,760,494
2010 81,776,930 2,748,568
2009 81,902,307 2,736,995
2008 82,110,097 2,725,635
2007 82,266,372 2,713,800
2006 82,376,451 2,700,968
2005 82,469,422 2,687,066
2004 82,516,260 2,672,225
2003 82,534,176 2,656,623
2002 82,488,495 2,640,572
2001 82,349,925 2,624,403
2000 82,211,508 2,607,826
1999 82,100,243 2,589,795
1998 82,047,195 2,569,736
1997 82,034,771 2,547,848
1996 81,914,831 2,524,463
1995 81,678,051 2,500,151
1994 81,438,348 2,475,220
1993 81,156,363 2,449,916
1992 80,624,598 2,424,701
1991 80,013,896 2,400,869
1990 79,433,029 2,379,877
1989 78,751,283 2,361,916
1988 78,144,619 2,345,777
1987 77,839,920 2,329,813
1986 77,720,436 2,312,125
1985 77,684,873 2,290,656
1984 77,858,685 2,264,562
1983 78,128,282 2,234,832
1982 78,333,366 2,203,889
1981 78,407,907 2,173,818
1980 78,288,576 2,145,658
1979 78,126,350 2,119,486
1978 78,091,820 2,094,836
1977 78,159,814 2,070,657
1976 78,336,950 2,045,578
1975 78,673,554 2,018,981
1974 78,967,433 1,990,906
1973 78,936,666 1,961,219
1972 78,688,452 1,931,542
1971 78,312,842 1,903,728
1970 78,169,289 1,878,196
1969 77,909,682 1,855,127
1968 77,294,314 1,833,765
1967 76,951,336 1,812,865
1966 76,600,311 1,791,475
1965 75,963,695 1,769,192
1964 75,318,337 1,745,568
1963 74,714,353 1,721,099
1962 74,025,784 1,696,932
1961 73,377,632 1,673,261
1960 72,814,900 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 Germany decreased by 27,782 people (a 0.03% decline), while Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Germany gained 226,873 people (a 0.28% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth).

Germany was ranked 14th most populous country in 2006 and is 19th 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) Germany's population will shrink by 6.36% to 77,325,459 people with a rank change from 19th to 25th. 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 13.1% of the population in Germany and 40.1% in Jamaica.

Population growth rate by year

Germany
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Germany Jamaica
2100 -0.04% -1.77%
2099 -0.02% -1.78%
2098 -0.06% -1.8%
2097 -0.04% -1.8%
2096 -0.03% -1.82%
2095 -0.03% -1.84%
2094 -0.03% -1.86%
2093 -0.04% -1.88%
2092 -0.07% -1.9%
2091 -0.09% -1.91%
2090 -0.08% -1.92%
2089 -0.08% -1.93%
2088 -0.12% -1.93%
2087 -0.14% -1.94%
2086 -0.14% -1.95%
2085 -0.13% -1.94%
2084 -0.15% -1.91%
2083 -0.15% -1.93%
2082 -0.16% -1.92%
2081 -0.18% -1.92%
2080 -0.19% -1.9%
2079 -0.2% -1.87%
2078 -0.22% -1.87%
2077 -0.22% -1.84%
2076 -0.19% -1.82%
2075 -0.22% -1.81%
2074 -0.22% -1.77%
2073 -0.21% -1.75%
2072 -0.22% -1.71%
2071 -0.2% -1.68%
2070 -0.23% -1.64%
2069 -0.23% -1.61%
2068 -0.25% -1.57%
2067 -0.26% -1.53%
2066 -0.26% -1.53%
2065 -0.27% -1.48%
2064 -0.28% -1.44%
2063 -0.31% -1.42%
2062 -0.31% -1.38%
2061 -0.34% -1.36%
2060 -0.34% -1.32%
2059 -0.36% -1.29%
2058 -0.37% -1.24%
2057 -0.36% -1.23%
2056 -0.38% -1.19%
2055 -0.37% -1.16%
2054 -0.35% -1.11%
2053 -0.32% -1.07%
2052 -0.32% -1.03%
2051 -0.31% -1%
2050 -0.31% -1%
2049 -0.32% -0.96%
2048 -0.3% -0.93%
2047 -0.29% -0.9%
2046 -0.29% -0.86%
2045 -0.29% -0.84%
2044 -0.27% -0.8%
2043 -0.24% -0.76%
2042 -0.24% -0.71%
2041 -0.27% -0.68%
2040 -0.27% -0.65%
2039 -0.28% -0.6%
2038 -0.27% -0.58%
2037 -0.29% -0.53%
2036 -0.27% -0.48%
2035 -0.25% -0.45%
2034 -0.28% -0.4%
2033 -0.27% -0.37%
2032 -0.29% -0.31%
2031 -0.27% -0.28%
2030 -0.28% -0.25%
2029 -0.26% -0.21%
2028 -0.25% -0.19%
2027 -0.23% -0.16%
2026 -0.79% -0.1%
2025 -0.34% -0.05%
2024 0.28% -0.02%
2023 0.13% 0.02%
2022 -0.02% 0.05%
2021 0.04% 0.25%
2020 0.08% 0.26%
2019 0.23% 0.11%
2018 0.3% 0.15%
2017 0.37% 0.21%
2016 0.81% 0.26%
2015 0.87% 0.31%
2014 0.42% 0.36%
2013 0.27% 0.41%
2012 0.19% 0.43%
2011 -1.84% 0.43%
2010 -0.15% 0.42%
2009 -0.25% 0.42%
2008 -0.19% 0.44%
2007 -0.13% 0.48%
2006 -0.11% 0.52%
2005 -0.06% 0.56%
2004 -0.02% 0.59%
2003 0.06% 0.61%
2002 0.17% 0.62%
2001 0.17% 0.64%
2000 0.14% 0.7%
1999 0.06% 0.78%
1998 0.02% 0.86%
1997 0.15% 0.93%
1996 0.29% 0.97%
1995 0.29% 1.01%
1994 0.35% 1.03%
1993 0.66% 1.04%
1992 0.76% 0.99%
1991 0.73% 0.88%
1990 0.87% 0.76%
1989 0.78% 0.69%
1988 0.39% 0.69%
1987 0.15% 0.77%
1986 0.05% 0.94%
1985 -0.22% 1.15%
1984 -0.35% 1.33%
1983 -0.26% 1.4%
1982 -0.1% 1.38%
1981 0.15% 1.31%
1980 0.21% 1.23%
1979 0.04% 1.18%
1978 -0.09% 1.17%
1977 -0.23% 1.23%
1976 -0.43% 1.32%
1975 -0.37% 1.41%
1974 0.04% 1.51%
1973 0.32% 1.54%
1972 0.48% 1.46%
1971 0.18% 1.36%
1970 0.33% 1.24%
1969 0.8% 1.16%
1968 0.45% 1.15%
1967 0.46% 1.19%
1966 0.84% 1.26%
1965 0.86% 1.35%
1964 0.81% 1.42%
1963 0.93% 1.42%
1962 0.88% 1.41%
1961 0.77% 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 Germany grew by 0.28%, while Jamaica's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Germany Jamaica
Current population
82575542
2834980
Population rank 19/197 139/197
Percent of world population 1% 0.03%
One net population change
2.29 minutes
14.3 hours
One birth every
45.6 seconds
15.9 minutes
One death every
30.8 seconds
22.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +628 -2
Annual growth/decline +229,320 -611
Annual growth/decline rate +0.28% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 151/197 166/197
One migration net change every
1.58 minutes
47.7 minutes
Annual migration change -334,072 -11,053
Net migration rank 192/196 135/196
Foreign-born residents 16,750,084 24,007
Foreign-born residents rank 2/195 168/195
Foreign-born share of population 19.8% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 31/195 161/195

Natural population change vs migration

Germany
Natural

Migration
Jamaica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Germany Jamaica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -334,072 - -11,053
2024 - 36,954 - -10,506
2023 -333,149 609,553 10,072 -10,003
2022 -324,394 981,552 11,215 -10,003
2021 -224,629 310,264 6,382 -4,665
2020 -216,218 203,468 12,170 0
2019 -157,877 319,082 13,094 -10,335
2018 -165,812 403,908 13,929 -10,335
2017 -148,783 452,988 15,419 -10,335
2016 -123,523 517,480 16,944 -10,335
2015 -187,879 1,175,283 18,489 -10,335
2014 -153,866 592,338 19,751 -10,335
2013 -209,679 462,384 21,037 -10,335
2012 -193,022 199,143 22,320 -10,498
2011 -184,632 295,282 23,627 -11,577
2010 -179,909 130,116 25,031 -13,248
2009 -188,375 46,533 26,311 -14,941
2008 -164,220 -23,341 27,553 -16,191
2007 -148,080 -24,772 28,886 -16,588
2006 -148,278 -489,056 30,213 -16,840
2005 -148,445 81,351 31,506 -17,071
2004 -107,271 81,735 32,500 -17,256
2003 -140,309 142,009 33,340 -17,380
2002 -123,733 218,795 33,572 -17,428
2001 -98,820 272,875 33,666 -17,466
2000 -73,990 174,594 34,452 -17,498
1999 -73,890 219,280 36,649 -17,542
1998 -65,637 -754,469 38,628 -17,623
1997 -49,221 93,281 40,521 -17,756
1996 -90,107 281,280 42,297 -18,285
1995 -114,349 398,077 43,705 -19,092
1994 -114,013 315,585 45,210 -19,960
1993 -105,503 462,096 46,090 -20,731
1992 -80,625 811,606 46,494 -21,426
1991 -80,014 602,638 45,617 -23,014
1990 -15,887 679,702 44,465 -25,085
1989 -23,625 761,002 43,591 -27,049
1988 -7,815 515,962 43,978 -28,247
1987 -31,136 174,272 44,155 -27,958
1986 -77,721 212,822 44,520 -25,339
1985 -116,527 103,556 45,122 -21,371
1984 -109,002 -150,771 45,644 -17,211
1983 -109,380 -81,349 45,095 -14,065
1982 -78,333 -58,121 43,816 -12,952
1981 -94,090 130,713 42,898 -13,619
1980 -86,117 324,203 42,316 -15,277
1979 -125,002 237,705 42,449 -17,143
1978 -140,566 117,167 42,475 -18,483
1977 -125,055 33,881 42,999 -18,630
1976 -164,508 -79,761 43,878 -18,084
1975 -212,418 -207,740 44,736 -17,340
1974 -150,038 -15,126 45,526 -16,769
1973 -149,980 386,881 47,438 -16,822
1972 -62,950 336,015 46,676 -17,934
1971 46,988 450,328 47,206 -20,322
1970 70,352 -273,498 47,547 -23,371
1969 155,820 584,017 48,258 -26,304
1968 239,612 293,307 49,189 -28,424
1967 353,977 -174,155 50,187 -29,147
1966 405,982 134,107 50,808 -29,065
1965 410,204 338,258 51,423 -28,611
1964 482,038 69,825 52,501 -28,066
1963 455,757 205,976 52,277 -27,757
1962 436,752 276,505 51,758 -27,936
1961 462,279 27,534 51,931 -28,416
1960 385,919 212,666 51,944 -28,952

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

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Over the last 10 years, 26.8% of the population change in Germany is from natural causes (a loss of 2,036,130 people) and 73.2% is from migration (a gain of 5,565,916 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, 16,750,084 residents or 19.8% of the population were not native-born in Germany, compared to 24,007 people or 0.8% in Jamaica.

Biggest cities by population

Germany
City Population
Berlin 3.78M
Hamburg 1.91M
Munich 1.51M
Cologne 1.09M
Frankfurt 776K
Stuttgart 633K
Dusseldorf 631K
Leipzig 620K
Dortmund 595K
Essen 587K
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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