The latest officially reported population of Grenada was 117,207 in 2024 vs 2,839,175 people in Jamaica in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Grenada's population is 117,407 people compared to 2,834,980 in Jamaica.
Population statistics:
- Jamaica's population is 24.1 times bigger than Grenada's.
- Grenada is ranked the 182nd most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 139th.
- The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.001% for Grenada vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
- For the last 10 years, Grenada has had an average growth rate of +0.29% per year vs +0.18% in Jamaica.
- Since 2006, the population of Grenada has increased from 110K people to 117K (6.6% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.96% growth).
Grenada vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
Grenada
|
Jamaica
|
|
| 2100 | 74,301 | 1,075,936 |
| 2099 | 75,076 | 1,095,350 |
| 2098 | 75,891 | 1,115,242 |
| 2097 | 76,702 | 1,135,653 |
| 2096 | 77,522 | 1,156,525 |
| 2095 | 78,365 | 1,177,966 |
| 2094 | 79,203 | 1,200,045 |
| 2093 | 80,057 | 1,222,794 |
| 2092 | 80,924 | 1,246,199 |
| 2091 | 81,811 | 1,270,303 |
| 2090 | 82,693 | 1,294,988 |
| 2089 | 83,618 | 1,320,362 |
| 2088 | 84,528 | 1,346,290 |
| 2087 | 85,457 | 1,372,809 |
| 2086 | 86,401 | 1,399,955 |
| 2085 | 87,318 | 1,427,808 |
| 2084 | 88,263 | 1,456,011 |
| 2083 | 89,200 | 1,484,393 |
| 2082 | 90,156 | 1,513,542 |
| 2081 | 91,112 | 1,543,136 |
| 2080 | 92,092 | 1,573,400 |
| 2079 | 93,055 | 1,603,926 |
| 2078 | 94,014 | 1,634,499 |
| 2077 | 94,978 | 1,665,602 |
| 2076 | 95,898 | 1,696,763 |
| 2075 | 96,813 | 1,728,143 |
| 2074 | 97,719 | 1,760,036 |
| 2073 | 98,595 | 1,791,818 |
| 2072 | 99,488 | 1,823,794 |
| 2071 | 100,347 | 1,855,585 |
| 2070 | 101,172 | 1,887,318 |
| 2069 | 101,976 | 1,918,759 |
| 2068 | 102,770 | 1,950,157 |
| 2067 | 103,535 | 1,981,247 |
| 2066 | 104,302 | 2,012,035 |
| 2065 | 105,054 | 2,043,276 |
| 2064 | 105,770 | 2,073,988 |
| 2063 | 106,459 | 2,104,265 |
| 2062 | 107,125 | 2,134,508 |
| 2061 | 107,748 | 2,164,312 |
| 2060 | 108,355 | 2,194,058 |
| 2059 | 108,955 | 2,223,310 |
| 2058 | 109,505 | 2,252,286 |
| 2057 | 110,062 | 2,280,579 |
| 2056 | 110,600 | 2,308,936 |
| 2055 | 111,129 | 2,336,830 |
| 2054 | 111,654 | 2,364,245 |
| 2053 | 112,136 | 2,390,891 |
| 2052 | 112,618 | 2,416,741 |
| 2051 | 113,083 | 2,441,989 |
| 2050 | 113,504 | 2,466,771 |
| 2049 | 113,891 | 2,491,589 |
| 2048 | 114,270 | 2,515,667 |
| 2047 | 114,638 | 2,539,219 |
| 2046 | 115,006 | 2,562,324 |
| 2045 | 115,342 | 2,584,663 |
| 2044 | 115,637 | 2,606,489 |
| 2043 | 115,929 | 2,627,486 |
| 2042 | 116,198 | 2,647,490 |
| 2041 | 116,433 | 2,666,429 |
| 2040 | 116,656 | 2,684,551 |
| 2039 | 116,850 | 2,702,027 |
| 2038 | 116,985 | 2,718,374 |
| 2037 | 117,120 | 2,734,180 |
| 2036 | 117,252 | 2,748,725 |
| 2035 | 117,340 | 2,761,886 |
| 2034 | 117,434 | 2,774,297 |
| 2033 | 117,483 | 2,785,381 |
| 2032 | 117,525 | 2,795,619 |
| 2031 | 117,524 | 2,804,329 |
| 2030 | 117,513 | 2,812,297 |
| 2029 | 117,481 | 2,819,213 |
| 2028 | 117,470 | 2,825,235 |
| 2027 | 117,429 | 2,830,534 |
| 2026 | 117,399 | 2,834,980 |
| 2025 | 117,312 | 2,837,881 |
| 2024 | 117,207 | 2,839,175 |
| 2023 | 117,081 | 2,839,786 |
| 2022 | 116,913 | 2,839,144 |
| 2021 | 116,688 | 2,837,682 |
| 2020 | 116,341 | 2,830,739 |
| 2019 | 115,981 | 2,823,271 |
| 2018 | 115,691 | 2,820,097 |
| 2017 | 115,438 | 2,815,764 |
| 2016 | 115,130 | 2,809,915 |
| 2015 | 114,676 | 2,802,534 |
| 2014 | 114,132 | 2,793,749 |
| 2013 | 113,487 | 2,783,687 |
| 2012 | 112,775 | 2,772,430 |
| 2011 | 112,079 | 2,760,494 |
| 2010 | 111,586 | 2,748,568 |
| 2009 | 111,254 | 2,736,995 |
| 2008 | 110,896 | 2,725,635 |
| 2007 | 110,522 | 2,713,800 |
| 2006 | 110,135 | 2,700,968 |
| 2005 | 109,734 | 2,687,066 |
| 2004 | 109,323 | 2,672,225 |
| 2003 | 108,884 | 2,656,623 |
| 2002 | 108,404 | 2,640,572 |
| 2001 | 107,987 | 2,624,403 |
| 2000 | 107,451 | 2,607,826 |
| 1999 | 106,727 | 2,589,795 |
| 1998 | 106,009 | 2,569,736 |
| 1997 | 105,293 | 2,547,848 |
| 1996 | 104,584 | 2,524,463 |
| 1995 | 103,869 | 2,500,151 |
| 1994 | 103,138 | 2,475,220 |
| 1993 | 102,382 | 2,449,916 |
| 1992 | 101,602 | 2,424,701 |
| 1991 | 100,793 | 2,400,869 |
| 1990 | 99,957 | 2,379,877 |
| 1989 | 99,121 | 2,361,916 |
| 1988 | 98,308 | 2,345,777 |
| 1987 | 97,526 | 2,329,813 |
| 1986 | 96,790 | 2,312,125 |
| 1985 | 96,111 | 2,290,656 |
| 1984 | 95,498 | 2,264,562 |
| 1983 | 94,948 | 2,234,832 |
| 1982 | 94,383 | 2,203,889 |
| 1981 | 94,052 | 2,173,818 |
| 1980 | 94,538 | 2,145,658 |
| 1979 | 95,490 | 2,119,486 |
| 1978 | 96,305 | 2,094,836 |
| 1977 | 97,017 | 2,070,657 |
| 1976 | 97,632 | 2,045,578 |
| 1975 | 98,126 | 2,018,981 |
| 1974 | 98,486 | 1,990,906 |
| 1973 | 98,709 | 1,961,219 |
| 1972 | 98,777 | 1,931,542 |
| 1971 | 98,648 | 1,903,728 |
| 1970 | 98,414 | 1,878,196 |
| 1969 | 98,204 | 1,855,127 |
| 1968 | 98,078 | 1,833,765 |
| 1967 | 98,066 | 1,812,865 |
| 1966 | 98,121 | 1,791,475 |
| 1965 | 98,067 | 1,769,192 |
| 1964 | 97,760 | 1,745,568 |
| 1963 | 97,195 | 1,721,099 |
| 1962 | 96,375 | 1,696,932 |
| 1961 | 95,335 | 1,673,261 |
| 1960 | 94,058 | 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 Grenada increased by 4,995 people (a 4.54% growth), while Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Grenada gained 2,277 people (a 1.98% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth).
Grenada was ranked 181st most populous country in 2006 and is 182nd 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) Grenada's population will shrink by 3.32% to 113,504 people and will still be ranked 182nd. The population of Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,771 people and rank change from 139th to 143rd.
Grenada is projected to reach its peak in 2032 at 118K 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
| Year | Growth rate | |
|---|---|---|
|
Grenada
|
Jamaica
|
|
| 2100 | -1.03% | -1.77% |
| 2099 | -1.07% | -1.78% |
| 2098 | -1.06% | -1.8% |
| 2097 | -1.06% | -1.8% |
| 2096 | -1.08% | -1.82% |
| 2095 | -1.06% | -1.84% |
| 2094 | -1.07% | -1.86% |
| 2093 | -1.07% | -1.88% |
| 2092 | -1.08% | -1.9% |
| 2091 | -1.07% | -1.91% |
| 2090 | -1.11% | -1.92% |
| 2089 | -1.08% | -1.93% |
| 2088 | -1.09% | -1.93% |
| 2087 | -1.09% | -1.94% |
| 2086 | -1.05% | -1.95% |
| 2085 | -1.07% | -1.94% |
| 2084 | -1.05% | -1.91% |
| 2083 | -1.06% | -1.93% |
| 2082 | -1.05% | -1.92% |
| 2081 | -1.06% | -1.92% |
| 2080 | -1.03% | -1.9% |
| 2079 | -1.02% | -1.87% |
| 2078 | -1.01% | -1.87% |
| 2077 | -0.96% | -1.84% |
| 2076 | -0.95% | -1.82% |
| 2075 | -0.93% | -1.81% |
| 2074 | -0.89% | -1.77% |
| 2073 | -0.9% | -1.75% |
| 2072 | -0.86% | -1.71% |
| 2071 | -0.82% | -1.68% |
| 2070 | -0.79% | -1.64% |
| 2069 | -0.77% | -1.61% |
| 2068 | -0.74% | -1.57% |
| 2067 | -0.73% | -1.53% |
| 2066 | -0.72% | -1.53% |
| 2065 | -0.68% | -1.48% |
| 2064 | -0.65% | -1.44% |
| 2063 | -0.62% | -1.42% |
| 2062 | -0.58% | -1.38% |
| 2061 | -0.56% | -1.36% |
| 2060 | -0.55% | -1.32% |
| 2059 | -0.5% | -1.29% |
| 2058 | -0.51% | -1.24% |
| 2057 | -0.49% | -1.23% |
| 2056 | -0.48% | -1.19% |
| 2055 | -0.47% | -1.16% |
| 2054 | -0.43% | -1.11% |
| 2053 | -0.43% | -1.07% |
| 2052 | -0.41% | -1.03% |
| 2051 | -0.37% | -1% |
| 2050 | -0.34% | -1% |
| 2049 | -0.33% | -0.96% |
| 2048 | -0.32% | -0.93% |
| 2047 | -0.32% | -0.9% |
| 2046 | -0.29% | -0.86% |
| 2045 | -0.26% | -0.84% |
| 2044 | -0.25% | -0.8% |
| 2043 | -0.23% | -0.76% |
| 2042 | -0.2% | -0.71% |
| 2041 | -0.19% | -0.68% |
| 2040 | -0.17% | -0.65% |
| 2039 | -0.12% | -0.6% |
| 2038 | -0.12% | -0.58% |
| 2037 | -0.11% | -0.53% |
| 2036 | -0.08% | -0.48% |
| 2035 | -0.08% | -0.45% |
| 2034 | -0.04% | -0.4% |
| 2033 | -0.04% | -0.37% |
| 2032 | 0.001% | -0.31% |
| 2031 | 0.009% | -0.28% |
| 2030 | 0.03% | -0.25% |
| 2029 | 0.009% | -0.21% |
| 2028 | 0.03% | -0.19% |
| 2027 | 0.03% | -0.16% |
| 2026 | 0.07% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.09% | -0.05% |
| 2024 | 0.11% | -0.02% |
| 2023 | 0.14% | 0.02% |
| 2022 | 0.19% | 0.05% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | 0.25% |
| 2020 | 0.31% | 0.26% |
| 2019 | 0.25% | 0.11% |
| 2018 | 0.22% | 0.15% |
| 2017 | 0.27% | 0.21% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | 0.26% |
| 2015 | 0.48% | 0.31% |
| 2014 | 0.57% | 0.36% |
| 2013 | 0.63% | 0.41% |
| 2012 | 0.62% | 0.43% |
| 2011 | 0.44% | 0.43% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | 0.42% |
| 2009 | 0.32% | 0.42% |
| 2008 | 0.34% | 0.44% |
| 2007 | 0.35% | 0.48% |
| 2006 | 0.37% | 0.52% |
| 2005 | 0.38% | 0.56% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | 0.59% |
| 2003 | 0.44% | 0.61% |
| 2002 | 0.39% | 0.62% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | 0.64% |
| 2000 | 0.68% | 0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.68% | 0.78% |
| 1998 | 0.68% | 0.86% |
| 1997 | 0.68% | 0.93% |
| 1996 | 0.69% | 0.97% |
| 1995 | 0.71% | 1.01% |
| 1994 | 0.74% | 1.03% |
| 1993 | 0.77% | 1.04% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | 0.99% |
| 1991 | 0.84% | 0.88% |
| 1990 | 0.84% | 0.76% |
| 1989 | 0.83% | 0.69% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | 0.69% |
| 1987 | 0.76% | 0.77% |
| 1986 | 0.71% | 0.94% |
| 1985 | 0.64% | 1.15% |
| 1984 | 0.58% | 1.33% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | 1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.35% | 1.38% |
| 1981 | -0.51% | 1.31% |
| 1980 | -1% | 1.23% |
| 1979 | -0.85% | 1.18% |
| 1978 | -0.73% | 1.17% |
| 1977 | -0.63% | 1.23% |
| 1976 | -0.5% | 1.32% |
| 1975 | -0.37% | 1.41% |
| 1974 | -0.23% | 1.51% |
| 1973 | -0.07% | 1.54% |
| 1972 | 0.13% | 1.46% |
| 1971 | 0.24% | 1.36% |
| 1970 | 0.21% | 1.24% |
| 1969 | 0.13% | 1.16% |
| 1968 | 0.01% | 1.15% |
| 1967 | -0.06% | 1.19% |
| 1966 | 0.06% | 1.26% |
| 1965 | 0.31% | 1.35% |
| 1964 | 0.58% | 1.42% |
| 1963 | 0.85% | 1.42% |
| 1962 | 1.09% | 1.41% |
| 1961 | 1.36% | 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 Grenada grew by 0.11%, while Jamaica's population declined by 0.02%.
Live population counters
|
Grenada
|
Jamaica
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
117407
|
2834980
|
| Population rank | 182/197 | 139/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.001% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
2.9 days
|
14.3 hours
|
| One birth every |
6.39 hours
|
15.9 minutes
|
| One death every |
8.45 hours
|
22.9 minutes
|
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | -2 |
| Annual growth/decline | +126 | -611 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.11% | -0.02% |
| Population growth rate rank | 159/197 | 166/197 |
| One migration net change every |
1.98 days
|
47.7 minutes
|
| Annual migration change | -185 | -11,053 |
| Net migration rank | 84/196 | 135/196 |
| Foreign-born residents | 7,340 | 24,007 |
| Foreign-born residents rank | 182/195 | 168/195 |
| Foreign-born share of population | 6.3% | 0.8% |
| Foreign-born share rank | 84/195 | 161/195 |
Natural population change vs migration
| Year | Population change | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Grenada
|
Jamaica
|
|||
| Natural | Migration | Natural | Migration | |
| 2025 | - | -185 | - | -11,053 |
| 2024 | - | -192 | - | -10,506 |
| 2023 | 334 | -190 | 10,072 | -10,003 |
| 2022 | 371 | -190 | 11,215 | -10,003 |
| 2021 | 343 | -69 | 6,382 | -4,665 |
| 2020 | 433 | 0 | 12,170 | 0 |
| 2019 | 462 | -181 | 13,094 | -10,335 |
| 2018 | 470 | -181 | 13,929 | -10,335 |
| 2017 | 402 | -181 | 15,419 | -10,335 |
| 2016 | 579 | -181 | 16,944 | -10,335 |
| 2015 | 684 | -181 | 18,489 | -10,335 |
| 2014 | 772 | -181 | 19,751 | -10,335 |
| 2013 | 878 | -181 | 21,037 | -10,335 |
| 2012 | 925 | -197 | 22,320 | -10,498 |
| 2011 | 954 | -285 | 23,627 | -11,577 |
| 2010 | 989 | -665 | 25,031 | -13,248 |
| 2009 | 1,024 | -675 | 26,311 | -14,941 |
| 2008 | 1,046 | -683 | 27,553 | -16,191 |
| 2007 | 1,059 | -681 | 28,886 | -16,588 |
| 2006 | 1,068 | -672 | 30,213 | -16,840 |
| 2005 | 1,075 | -672 | 31,506 | -17,071 |
| 2004 | 1,034 | -621 | 32,500 | -17,256 |
| 2003 | 1,074 | -605 | 33,340 | -17,380 |
| 2002 | 1,077 | -587 | 33,572 | -17,428 |
| 2001 | 1,082 | -737 | 33,666 | -17,466 |
| 2000 | 1,105 | -376 | 34,452 | -17,498 |
| 1999 | 1,092 | -374 | 36,649 | -17,542 |
| 1998 | 1,204 | -490 | 38,628 | -17,623 |
| 1997 | 1,480 | -772 | 40,521 | -17,756 |
| 1996 | 1,559 | -845 | 42,297 | -18,285 |
| 1995 | 1,580 | -856 | 43,705 | -19,092 |
| 1994 | 1,596 | -853 | 45,210 | -19,960 |
| 1993 | 1,641 | -878 | 46,090 | -20,731 |
| 1992 | 1,811 | -1,015 | 46,494 | -21,426 |
| 1991 | 1,953 | -1,130 | 45,617 | -23,014 |
| 1990 | 1,931 | -1,088 | 44,465 | -25,085 |
| 1989 | 2,084 | -1,254 | 43,591 | -27,049 |
| 1988 | 2,044 | -1,243 | 43,978 | -28,247 |
| 1987 | 2,345 | -1,587 | 44,155 | -27,958 |
| 1986 | 2,324 | -1,616 | 44,520 | -25,339 |
| 1985 | 2,215 | -1,555 | 45,122 | -21,371 |
| 1984 | 1,975 | -1,416 | 45,644 | -17,211 |
| 1983 | 1,817 | -1,274 | 45,095 | -14,065 |
| 1982 | 1,798 | -1,201 | 43,816 | -12,952 |
| 1981 | 1,625 | -1,571 | 42,898 | -13,619 |
| 1980 | 1,840 | -2,864 | 42,316 | -15,277 |
| 1979 | 1,871 | -2,743 | 42,449 | -17,143 |
| 1978 | 1,882 | -2,647 | 42,475 | -18,483 |
| 1977 | 1,974 | -2,642 | 42,999 | -18,630 |
| 1976 | 2,092 | -2,645 | 43,878 | -18,084 |
| 1975 | 2,224 | -2,651 | 44,736 | -17,340 |
| 1974 | 2,360 | -2,654 | 45,526 | -16,769 |
| 1973 | 2,464 | -2,615 | 47,438 | -16,822 |
| 1972 | 2,578 | -2,562 | 46,676 | -17,934 |
| 1971 | 2,705 | -2,463 | 47,206 | -20,322 |
| 1970 | 2,793 | -2,566 | 47,547 | -23,371 |
| 1969 | 2,948 | -2,759 | 48,258 | -26,304 |
| 1968 | 3,040 | -2,973 | 49,189 | -28,424 |
| 1967 | 3,158 | -3,201 | 50,187 | -29,147 |
| 1966 | 3,278 | -3,350 | 50,808 | -29,065 |
| 1965 | 3,399 | -3,221 | 51,423 | -28,611 |
| 1964 | 3,508 | -3,071 | 52,501 | -28,066 |
| 1963 | 3,601 | -2,906 | 52,277 | -27,757 |
| 1962 | 3,674 | -2,735 | 51,758 | -27,936 |
| 1961 | 3,703 | -2,565 | 51,931 | -28,416 |
| 1960 | 3,678 | -2,255 | 51,944 | -28,952 |
Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).
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Over the last 10 years, 76% of the population change in Grenada is from natural causes (a gain of 4,850 people) and 24% is from migration (a loss of 1,535 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, 7,340 residents or 6.3% of the population were not native-born in Grenada, compared to 24,007 people or 0.8% in Jamaica.
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Population differences between Grenada and Jamaica
|
Grenada
|
Jamaica
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 75.7 years | 71.9 years |
| Average age | 36.5 years | 34.9 years |
| Median age | 34.9 years | 33.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 50.1:49.9 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.49 births per woman | 1.36 births per woman |
| Population density | 894 ppl/mi² | 678 ppl/mi² |
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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:
- World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
- United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
- U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
- Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
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