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

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The latest officially reported population of Haiti was 11,906,095 in 2025 vs 2,837,077 people in Jamaica in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Haiti's population is 12,106,577 people compared to 2,834,177 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • Haiti's population is 4.27 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Haiti is ranked the 82nd most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 140th.
  • 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 +1.26% per year vs +0.14% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Haiti has increased from 9.22M people to 12.1M (31.4% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.93% growth).

Haiti vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

Haiti
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Haiti Jamaica
2100 15,256,536 1,075,631
2099 15,296,917 1,095,039
2098 15,335,929 1,114,926
2097 15,373,959 1,135,331
2096 15,410,676 1,156,197
2095 15,446,039 1,177,632
2094 15,479,980 1,199,705
2093 15,512,720 1,222,447
2092 15,544,268 1,245,845
2091 15,574,307 1,269,943
2090 15,603,023 1,294,621
2089 15,630,488 1,319,987
2088 15,656,100 1,345,908
2087 15,679,840 1,372,420
2086 15,702,178 1,399,559
2085 15,722,363 1,427,403
2084 15,740,753 1,455,598
2083 15,756,784 1,483,973
2082 15,771,170 1,513,113
2081 15,783,654 1,542,698
2080 15,794,108 1,572,954
2079 15,801,906 1,603,471
2078 15,807,927 1,634,036
2077 15,811,367 1,665,130
2076 15,812,334 1,696,282
2075 15,811,289 1,727,653
2074 15,807,704 1,759,538
2073 15,801,699 1,791,310
2072 15,792,778 1,823,277
2071 15,781,069 1,855,059
2070 15,766,941 1,886,784
2069 15,749,412 1,918,215
2068 15,728,787 1,949,604
2067 15,704,565 1,980,685
2066 15,676,927 2,011,465
2065 15,646,375 2,042,697
2064 15,612,187 2,073,400
2063 15,574,267 2,103,669
2062 15,532,963 2,133,903
2061 15,488,168 2,163,699
2060 15,439,794 2,193,436
2059 15,387,295 2,222,680
2058 15,330,700 2,251,648
2057 15,270,662 2,279,932
2056 15,207,713 2,308,282
2055 15,140,966 2,336,168
2054 15,070,514 2,363,575
2053 14,996,105 2,390,213
2052 14,917,991 2,416,056
2051 14,835,965 2,441,297
2050 14,750,202 2,466,072
2049 14,662,274 2,490,883
2048 14,571,117 2,514,954
2047 14,477,810 2,538,499
2046 14,381,808 2,561,597
2045 14,283,450 2,583,931
2044 14,182,565 2,605,750
2043 14,079,228 2,626,741
2042 13,973,340 2,646,740
2041 13,865,347 2,665,673
2040 13,755,880 2,683,790
2039 13,644,647 2,701,261
2038 13,530,653 2,717,604
2037 13,415,248 2,733,406
2036 13,298,046 2,747,946
2035 13,179,117 2,761,103
2034 13,058,331 2,773,511
2033 12,935,907 2,784,591
2032 12,811,620 2,794,827
2031 12,686,068 2,803,535
2030 12,558,965 2,811,500
2029 12,430,808 2,818,414
2028 12,301,245 2,824,434
2027 12,170,384 2,829,732
2026 12,039,187 2,834,177
2025 11,906,095 2,837,077
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 1,435,120 people (a 13.4% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth).

Haiti was ranked 87th most populous country in 2006 and is 82nd in 2026. Jamaica was ranked 136th in 2006 and ranked 140th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Haiti's population will grow by 21.8% to 14,750,202 people with a rank change from 82nd to 86th. The population of Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,072 people and rank change from 140th 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 1.13% -0.07%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Haiti grew by 1.13%, while Jamaica's population declined by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Haiti Jamaica
Current population
12106577
2834177
Population rank 82/197 140/197
Percent of world population 0.15% 0.03%
One net population change
3.95 minutes
4.19 hours
One birth every
2.03 minutes
16.2 minutes
One death every
5.72 minutes
22.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +366 -6
Annual growth/decline +133,538 -2,098
Annual growth/decline rate +1.13% -0.07%
Population growth rate rank 92/197 165/197
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 166,463 -31,747 9,210 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 83.8% of the population change in Haiti is from natural causes (a gain of 1,724,773 people) and 16.2% is from migration (a loss of 333,433 people). In Jamaica 59.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 126,924 people) and 40.6% is from migration (a loss of 86,852 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
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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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