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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Haiti was 11,772,557 in 2024 vs 2,839,175 people in Jamaica in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Haiti's population is 12,076,663 people compared to 2,834,980 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • Haiti's population is 4.26 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Haiti is ranked the 82nd most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 139th.
  • The countries together account for 0.18% of the world: 0.15% for Haiti vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
  • For the last 10 years, Haiti has had an average growth rate of +1.29% per year vs +0.18% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Haiti has increased from 9.22M people to 12.1M (31% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.96% growth).

Haiti vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

Haiti
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Haiti Jamaica
2100 15,259,049 1,075,936
2099 15,299,437 1,095,350
2098 15,338,455 1,115,242
2097 15,376,492 1,135,653
2096 15,413,214 1,156,525
2095 15,448,584 1,177,966
2094 15,482,530 1,200,045
2093 15,515,275 1,222,794
2092 15,546,829 1,246,199
2091 15,576,873 1,270,303
2090 15,605,593 1,294,988
2089 15,633,063 1,320,362
2088 15,658,679 1,346,290
2087 15,682,423 1,372,809
2086 15,704,764 1,399,955
2085 15,724,953 1,427,808
2084 15,743,346 1,456,011
2083 15,759,380 1,484,393
2082 15,773,768 1,513,542
2081 15,786,254 1,543,136
2080 15,796,710 1,573,400
2079 15,804,509 1,603,926
2078 15,810,531 1,634,499
2077 15,813,971 1,665,602
2076 15,814,939 1,696,763
2075 15,813,894 1,728,143
2074 15,810,308 1,760,036
2073 15,804,302 1,791,818
2072 15,795,380 1,823,794
2071 15,783,669 1,855,585
2070 15,769,538 1,887,318
2069 15,752,007 1,918,759
2068 15,731,378 1,950,157
2067 15,707,152 1,981,247
2066 15,679,510 2,012,035
2065 15,648,952 2,043,276
2064 15,614,758 2,073,988
2063 15,576,832 2,104,265
2062 15,535,522 2,134,508
2061 15,490,720 2,164,312
2060 15,442,338 2,194,058
2059 15,389,829 2,223,310
2058 15,333,225 2,252,286
2057 15,273,178 2,280,579
2056 15,210,219 2,308,936
2055 15,143,461 2,336,830
2054 15,072,996 2,364,245
2053 14,998,576 2,390,891
2052 14,920,449 2,416,741
2051 14,838,409 2,441,989
2050 14,752,631 2,466,771
2049 14,664,689 2,491,589
2048 14,573,517 2,515,667
2047 14,480,194 2,539,219
2046 14,384,177 2,562,324
2045 14,285,803 2,584,663
2044 14,184,902 2,606,489
2043 14,081,547 2,627,486
2042 13,975,641 2,647,490
2041 13,867,631 2,666,429
2040 13,758,146 2,684,551
2039 13,646,894 2,702,027
2038 13,532,882 2,718,374
2037 13,417,458 2,734,180
2036 13,300,237 2,748,725
2035 13,181,288 2,761,886
2034 13,060,482 2,774,297
2033 12,938,038 2,785,381
2032 12,813,730 2,795,619
2031 12,688,158 2,804,329
2030 12,561,034 2,812,297
2029 12,432,856 2,819,213
2028 12,303,271 2,825,235
2027 12,172,389 2,830,534
2026 12,041,170 2,834,980
2025 11,908,056 2,837,881
2024 11,772,557 2,839,175
2023 11,637,398 2,839,786
2022 11,503,606 2,839,144
2021 11,374,586 2,837,682
2020 11,243,848 2,830,739
2019 11,105,163 2,823,271
2018 10,962,362 2,820,097
2017 10,817,754 2,815,764
2016 10,671,457 2,809,915
2015 10,523,242 2,802,534
2014 10,373,235 2,793,749
2013 10,222,362 2,783,687
2012 10,069,771 2,772,430
2011 9,914,904 2,760,494
2010 9,803,294 2,748,568
2009 9,689,581 2,736,995
2008 9,530,774 2,725,635
2007 9,373,296 2,713,800
2006 9,216,562 2,700,968
2005 9,061,273 2,687,066
2004 8,910,263 2,672,225
2003 8,759,912 2,656,623
2002 8,607,641 2,640,572
2001 8,455,918 2,624,403
2000 8,303,151 2,607,826
1999 8,151,296 2,589,795
1998 8,002,143 2,569,736
1997 7,854,298 2,547,848
1996 7,707,557 2,524,463
1995 7,562,546 2,500,151
1994 7,419,771 2,475,220
1993 7,278,181 2,449,916
1992 7,136,571 2,424,701
1991 6,995,450 2,400,869
1990 6,854,441 2,379,877
1989 6,714,730 2,361,916
1988 6,578,145 2,345,777
1987 6,445,123 2,329,813
1986 6,316,122 2,312,125
1985 6,190,862 2,290,656
1984 6,069,230 2,264,562
1983 5,951,096 2,234,832
1982 5,835,937 2,203,889
1981 5,723,725 2,173,818
1980 5,614,493 2,145,658
1979 5,507,590 2,119,486
1978 5,402,580 2,094,836
1977 5,299,476 2,070,657
1976 5,198,357 2,045,578
1975 5,099,086 2,018,981
1974 5,001,796 1,990,906
1973 4,906,743 1,961,219
1972 4,813,868 1,931,542
1971 4,723,244 1,903,728
1970 4,635,124 1,878,196
1969 4,549,334 1,855,127
1968 4,465,328 1,833,765
1967 4,382,999 1,812,865
1966 4,302,639 1,791,475
1965 4,223,820 1,769,192
1964 4,146,244 1,745,568
1963 4,073,068 1,721,099
1962 4,001,575 1,696,932
1961 3,929,030 1,673,261
1960 3,858,443 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 Haiti increased by 1,454,895 people (a 15.8% growth), while Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Haiti gained 1,405,206 people (a 13.2% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth).

Haiti was ranked 87th most populous country in 2006 and is 82nd 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) Haiti's population will grow by 22.2% to 14,752,631 people with a rank change from 82nd to 87th. The population of Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,771 people and rank change from 139th to 143rd.

Haiti is projected to reach its peak in 2076 at 15.8M 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

Haiti
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Haiti Jamaica
2100 -0.26% -1.77%
2099 -0.25% -1.78%
2098 -0.25% -1.8%
2097 -0.24% -1.8%
2096 -0.23% -1.82%
2095 -0.22% -1.84%
2094 -0.21% -1.86%
2093 -0.2% -1.88%
2092 -0.19% -1.9%
2091 -0.18% -1.91%
2090 -0.18% -1.92%
2089 -0.16% -1.93%
2088 -0.15% -1.93%
2087 -0.14% -1.94%
2086 -0.13% -1.95%
2085 -0.12% -1.94%
2084 -0.1% -1.91%
2083 -0.09% -1.93%
2082 -0.08% -1.92%
2081 -0.07% -1.92%
2080 -0.05% -1.9%
2079 -0.04% -1.87%
2078 -0.02% -1.87%
2077 -0.006% -1.84%
2076 0.007% -1.82%
2075 0.02% -1.81%
2074 0.04% -1.77%
2073 0.06% -1.75%
2072 0.07% -1.71%
2071 0.09% -1.68%
2070 0.11% -1.64%
2069 0.13% -1.61%
2068 0.15% -1.57%
2067 0.18% -1.53%
2066 0.2% -1.53%
2065 0.22% -1.48%
2064 0.24% -1.44%
2063 0.27% -1.42%
2062 0.29% -1.38%
2061 0.31% -1.36%
2060 0.34% -1.32%
2059 0.37% -1.29%
2058 0.39% -1.24%
2057 0.41% -1.23%
2056 0.44% -1.19%
2055 0.47% -1.16%
2054 0.5% -1.11%
2053 0.52% -1.07%
2052 0.55% -1.03%
2051 0.58% -1%
2050 0.6% -1%
2049 0.63% -0.96%
2048 0.64% -0.93%
2047 0.67% -0.9%
2046 0.69% -0.86%
2045 0.71% -0.84%
2044 0.73% -0.8%
2043 0.76% -0.76%
2042 0.78% -0.71%
2041 0.8% -0.68%
2040 0.82% -0.65%
2039 0.84% -0.6%
2038 0.86% -0.58%
2037 0.88% -0.53%
2036 0.9% -0.48%
2035 0.92% -0.45%
2034 0.95% -0.4%
2033 0.97% -0.37%
2032 0.99% -0.31%
2031 1.01% -0.28%
2030 1.03% -0.25%
2029 1.05% -0.21%
2028 1.08% -0.19%
2027 1.09% -0.16%
2026 1.12% -0.1%
2025 1.15% -0.05%
2024 1.16% -0.02%
2023 1.16% 0.02%
2022 1.13% 0.05%
2021 1.16% 0.25%
2020 1.25% 0.26%
2019 1.3% 0.11%
2018 1.34% 0.15%
2017 1.37% 0.21%
2016 1.41% 0.26%
2015 1.45% 0.31%
2014 1.48% 0.36%
2013 1.52% 0.41%
2012 1.56% 0.43%
2011 1.14% 0.43%
2010 1.17% 0.42%
2009 1.67% 0.42%
2008 1.68% 0.44%
2007 1.7% 0.48%
2006 1.71% 0.52%
2005 1.69% 0.56%
2004 1.72% 0.59%
2003 1.77% 0.61%
2002 1.79% 0.62%
2001 1.84% 0.64%
2000 1.86% 0.7%
1999 1.86% 0.78%
1998 1.88% 0.86%
1997 1.9% 0.93%
1996 1.92% 0.97%
1995 1.92% 1.01%
1994 1.95% 1.03%
1993 1.98% 1.04%
1992 2.02% 0.99%
1991 2.06% 0.88%
1990 2.08% 0.76%
1989 2.08% 0.69%
1988 2.06% 0.69%
1987 2.04% 0.77%
1986 2.02% 0.94%
1985 2% 1.15%
1984 1.99% 1.33%
1983 1.97% 1.4%
1982 1.96% 1.38%
1981 1.95% 1.31%
1980 1.94% 1.23%
1979 1.94% 1.18%
1978 1.95% 1.17%
1977 1.95% 1.23%
1976 1.95% 1.32%
1975 1.95% 1.41%
1974 1.94% 1.51%
1973 1.93% 1.54%
1972 1.92% 1.46%
1971 1.9% 1.36%
1970 1.89% 1.24%
1969 1.88% 1.16%
1968 1.88% 1.15%
1967 1.87% 1.19%
1966 1.87% 1.26%
1965 1.87% 1.35%
1964 1.8% 1.42%
1963 1.79% 1.42%
1962 1.85% 1.41%
1961 1.83% 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 Haiti grew by 1.16%, while Jamaica's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Haiti Jamaica
Current population
12076663
2834980
Population rank 82/197 139/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 0.03%
One net population change
3.89 minutes
14.3 hours
One birth every
2.03 minutes
15.9 minutes
One death every
5.78 minutes
22.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +370 -2
Annual growth/decline +135,159 -611
Annual growth/decline rate +1.16% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 92/197 166/197
One migration net change every
16.4 minutes
47.7 minutes
Annual migration change -32,052 -11,053
Net migration rank 168/196 135/196
Foreign-born residents 19,581 24,007
Foreign-born residents rank 170/195 168/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.2% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 187/195 161/195

Natural population change vs migration

Haiti
Natural

Migration
Jamaica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Haiti Jamaica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -32,052 - -11,053
2024 - -31,747 - -10,506
2023 167,381 -31,786 10,072 -10,003
2022 164,214 -32,220 11,215 -10,003
2021 158,994 -32,952 6,382 -4,665
2020 169,264 -33,850 12,170 0
2019 176,550 -34,612 13,094 -10,335
2018 178,632 -34,976 13,929 -10,335
2017 180,310 -34,742 15,419 -10,335
2016 180,902 -33,879 16,944 -10,335
2015 182,063 -32,669 18,489 -10,335
2014 182,009 -31,390 19,751 -10,335
2013 181,457 -30,323 21,037 -10,335
2012 183,702 -29,658 22,320 -10,498
2011 184,695 -29,029 23,627 -11,577
2010 95,965 -28,416 25,031 -13,248
2009 187,804 -27,924 26,311 -14,941
2008 185,364 -27,630 27,553 -16,191
2007 184,223 -26,995 28,886 -16,588
2006 182,866 -26,629 30,213 -16,840
2005 180,618 -26,276 31,506 -17,071
2004 174,071 -26,399 32,500 -17,256
2003 179,543 -26,518 33,340 -17,380
2002 178,126 -26,626 33,572 -17,428
2001 178,741 -26,812 33,666 -17,466
2000 180,677 -27,075 34,452 -17,498
1999 177,421 -27,317 36,649 -17,542
1998 175,687 -27,476 38,628 -17,623
1997 174,962 -27,492 40,521 -17,756
1996 173,351 -27,348 42,297 -18,285
1995 171,852 -27,826 43,705 -19,092
1994 169,260 -27,744 45,210 -19,960
1993 169,240 -27,584 46,090 -20,731
1992 168,980 -27,415 46,494 -21,426
1991 167,919 -27,245 45,617 -23,014
1990 167,420 -26,075 44,465 -25,085
1989 163,947 -25,857 43,591 -27,049
1988 160,750 -25,662 43,978 -28,247
1987 156,468 -25,518 44,155 -27,958
1986 152,288 -25,257 44,520 -25,339
1985 148,364 -24,887 45,122 -21,371
1984 144,211 -24,427 45,644 -17,211
1983 140,422 -23,944 45,095 -14,065
1982 137,214 -23,375 43,816 -12,952
1981 133,695 -23,106 42,898 -13,619
1980 130,773 -22,900 42,316 -15,277
1979 128,206 -22,280 42,449 -17,143
1978 125,885 -21,809 42,475 -18,483
1977 123,520 -21,401 42,999 -18,630
1976 120,992 -20,870 43,878 -18,084
1975 118,508 -20,074 44,736 -17,340
1974 115,941 -19,792 45,526 -16,769
1973 113,223 -19,278 47,438 -16,822
1972 110,709 -18,916 46,676 -17,934
1971 107,968 -18,509 47,206 -20,322
1970 105,208 -18,425 47,547 -23,371
1969 103,133 -18,340 48,258 -26,304
1968 101,300 -18,087 49,189 -28,424
1967 99,266 -17,827 50,187 -29,147
1966 96,973 -17,690 50,808 -29,065
1965 95,754 -17,404 51,423 -28,611
1964 93,987 -17,179 52,501 -28,066
1963 86,394 -16,846 52,277 -27,757
1962 89,683 -16,253 51,758 -27,936
1961 87,563 -15,902 51,931 -28,416
1960 85,368 -15,862 51,944 -28,952

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

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Over the last 10 years, 83.9% of the population change in Haiti is from natural causes (a gain of 1,740,319 people) and 16.1% is from migration (a loss of 333,076 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, 19,581 residents or 0.2% of the population were not native-born in Haiti, compared to 24,007 people or 0.8% in Jamaica.

Biggest cities by population

Haiti
City Population
Port-au-Prince 987K
Carrefour 511K
Petion-Ville 377K
Gonaives 356K
Delmas 284K
Saint-Marc 267K
Cap-Haitien 190K
Miragoane 62.5K
Cerca-la-Source 56.5K
Anse-a-Veau 34.6K
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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