The latest officially reported population of Iceland was 404,610 in 2024 vs 2,839,175 people in Jamaica in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Iceland's population is 412,970 people compared to 2,837,071 in Jamaica.
Population statistics:
- Jamaica's population is 6.87 times bigger than Iceland's.
- Iceland is ranked the 172nd most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 140th.
- The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.005% for Iceland vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
- For the last 10 years, Iceland has had an average growth rate of +2.05% per year vs +0.18% in Jamaica.
- Since 2005, the population of Iceland has increased from 297K people to 413K (39.2% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.69M to 2.84M (5.58% growth).
- Iceland is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 445K people, while Jamaica's population already peaked in 2023 at 2.84M people and is projected to decrease to 1.07M people by 2100.
Iceland vs Jamaica: live population counter
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| Current population |
412970
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2837071
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| Population rank | 172/197 | 140/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.005% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
46.7 minutes
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14.3 hours
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| One birth every |
2.02 hours
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15.9 minutes
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| One death every |
3.37 hours
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22.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.47 hours
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50 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +3,543 | -10,506 |
| Daily growth/decline | +31 | -2 |
| Annual growth/decline | +11,261 | -611 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +2.86% | -0.02% |
| Population growth rate rank | 21/197 | 167/197 |
Iceland and Jamaica: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 175,574 | 1,650,005 | - | - |
| 1961 | 179,029 | 1,673,261 | 1.97% | 1.41% |
| 1962 | 182,378 | 1,696,932 | 1.87% | 1.41% |
| 1963 | 185,653 | 1,721,099 | 1.8% | 1.42% |
| 1964 | 188,983 | 1,745,568 | 1.79% | 1.42% |
| 1965 | 192,286 | 1,769,192 | 1.75% | 1.35% |
| 1966 | 195,570 | 1,791,475 | 1.71% | 1.26% |
| 1967 | 198,751 | 1,812,865 | 1.63% | 1.19% |
| 1968 | 201,488 | 1,833,765 | 1.38% | 1.15% |
| 1969 | 203,369 | 1,855,127 | 0.93% | 1.16% |
| 1970 | 204,438 | 1,878,196 | 0.53% | 1.24% |
| 1971 | 206,098 | 1,903,728 | 0.81% | 1.36% |
| 1972 | 209,137 | 1,931,542 | 1.47% | 1.46% |
| 1973 | 212,317 | 1,961,219 | 1.52% | 1.54% |
| 1974 | 215,209 | 1,990,906 | 1.36% | 1.51% |
| 1975 | 217,979 | 2,018,981 | 1.29% | 1.41% |
| 1976 | 220,154 | 2,045,578 | 1% | 1.32% |
| 1977 | 221,799 | 2,070,657 | 0.75% | 1.23% |
| 1978 | 223,537 | 2,094,836 | 0.78% | 1.17% |
| 1979 | 225,735 | 2,119,486 | 0.98% | 1.18% |
| 1980 | 228,138 | 2,145,658 | 1.06% | 1.23% |
| 1981 | 230,755 | 2,173,818 | 1.15% | 1.31% |
| 1982 | 233,860 | 2,203,889 | 1.35% | 1.38% |
| 1983 | 236,977 | 2,234,832 | 1.33% | 1.4% |
| 1984 | 239,511 | 2,264,562 | 1.07% | 1.33% |
| 1985 | 241,405 | 2,290,656 | 0.79% | 1.15% |
| 1986 | 243,180 | 2,312,125 | 0.74% | 0.94% |
| 1987 | 245,859 | 2,329,813 | 1.1% | 0.77% |
| 1988 | 249,740 | 2,345,777 | 1.58% | 0.69% |
| 1989 | 252,852 | 2,361,916 | 1.25% | 0.69% |
| 1990 | 254,826 | 2,379,877 | 0.78% | 0.76% |
| 1991 | 257,797 | 2,400,869 | 1.17% | 0.88% |
| 1992 | 261,057 | 2,424,701 | 1.26% | 0.99% |
| 1993 | 263,725 | 2,449,916 | 1.02% | 1.04% |
| 1994 | 266,021 | 2,475,220 | 0.87% | 1.03% |
| 1995 | 267,468 | 2,500,151 | 0.54% | 1.01% |
| 1996 | 268,916 | 2,524,463 | 0.54% | 0.97% |
| 1997 | 271,128 | 2,547,848 | 0.82% | 0.93% |
| 1998 | 274,047 | 2,569,736 | 1.08% | 0.86% |
| 1999 | 277,381 | 2,589,795 | 1.22% | 0.78% |
| 2000 | 281,205 | 2,607,826 | 1.38% | 0.7% |
| 2001 | 284,968 | 2,624,403 | 1.34% | 0.64% |
| 2002 | 287,523 | 2,640,572 | 0.9% | 0.62% |
| 2003 | 289,521 | 2,656,623 | 0.69% | 0.61% |
| 2004 | 292,074 | 2,672,225 | 0.88% | 0.59% |
| 2005 | 296,734 | 2,687,066 | 1.6% | 0.56% |
| 2006 | 303,782 | 2,700,968 | 2.38% | 0.52% |
| 2007 | 311,566 | 2,713,800 | 2.56% | 0.48% |
| 2008 | 317,414 | 2,725,635 | 1.88% | 0.44% |
| 2009 | 318,499 | 2,736,995 | 0.34% | 0.42% |
| 2010 | 318,041 | 2,748,568 | -0.14% | 0.42% |
| 2011 | 319,014 | 2,760,494 | 0.31% | 0.43% |
| 2012 | 320,716 | 2,772,430 | 0.53% | 0.43% |
| 2013 | 323,764 | 2,783,687 | 0.95% | 0.41% |
| 2014 | 327,386 | 2,793,749 | 1.12% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 330,815 | 2,802,534 | 1.05% | 0.31% |
| 2016 | 335,439 | 2,809,915 | 1.4% | 0.26% |
| 2017 | 343,400 | 2,815,764 | 2.37% | 0.21% |
| 2018 | 352,721 | 2,820,097 | 2.71% | 0.15% |
| 2019 | 360,563 | 2,823,271 | 2.22% | 0.11% |
| 2020 | 366,463 | 2,830,739 | 1.64% | 0.26% |
| 2021 | 372,520 | 2,837,682 | 1.65% | 0.25% |
| 2022 | 382,003 | 2,839,144 | 2.55% | 0.05% |
| 2023 | 393,349 | 2,839,786 | 2.97% | 0.02% |
| 2024 | 404,610 | 2,839,175 | 2.86% | -0.02% |
| 2025 | 409,614 | 2,837,071 | 1.24% | -0.07% |
| 2026 | 413,792 | 2,833,401 | 1.02% | -0.13% |
| 2027 | 417,406 | 2,828,530 | 0.87% | -0.17% |
| 2028 | 420,691 | 2,822,861 | 0.79% | -0.2% |
| 2029 | 423,592 | 2,816,391 | 0.69% | -0.23% |
| 2030 | 426,158 | 2,808,946 | 0.61% | -0.26% |
| 2031 | 428,479 | 2,800,607 | 0.54% | -0.3% |
| 2032 | 430,544 | 2,791,130 | 0.48% | -0.34% |
| 2033 | 432,406 | 2,780,468 | 0.43% | -0.38% |
| 2034 | 434,083 | 2,768,714 | 0.39% | -0.42% |
| 2035 | 435,646 | 2,755,929 | 0.36% | -0.46% |
| 2036 | 437,132 | 2,742,071 | 0.34% | -0.5% |
| 2037 | 438,466 | 2,726,892 | 0.31% | -0.55% |
| 2038 | 439,670 | 2,710,812 | 0.27% | -0.59% |
| 2039 | 440,754 | 2,693,901 | 0.25% | -0.62% |
| 2040 | 441,687 | 2,676,087 | 0.21% | -0.66% |
| 2041 | 442,487 | 2,657,558 | 0.18% | -0.69% |
| 2042 | 443,200 | 2,638,085 | 0.16% | -0.73% |
| 2043 | 443,884 | 2,617,576 | 0.15% | -0.78% |
| 2044 | 444,457 | 2,596,160 | 0.13% | -0.82% |
| 2045 | 444,812 | 2,574,074 | 0.08% | -0.85% |
| 2046 | 445,028 | 2,551,347 | 0.05% | -0.88% |
| 2047 | 445,183 | 2,528,004 | 0.03% | -0.91% |
| 2048 | 445,283 | 2,504,191 | 0.02% | -0.94% |
| 2049 | 445,335 | 2,479,744 | 0.01% | -0.98% |
| 2050 | 445,330 | 2,454,935 | -0.001% | -1% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Iceland increased by 34,081 people (a 11.5% growth), while Jamaica gained 115,468 people (a 4.3% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Iceland gained 82,155 (a 24.8% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 34,537 (a 1.23% growth).
Iceland was ranked 172nd most populous country in 2005 and is still 172nd in 2025. Jamaica was ranked 135th in 2005 and ranked 140th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Iceland's population will grow by 7.84% to 445,330 people with a rank change from 172nd to 173rd. The population of Jamaica will decrease by 13.5% to 2,454,935 people and rank change from 140th to 144th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Reykjavik | 140K |
| Kopavogur | 39.8K |
| Hafnarfjorur | 30.6K |
| Keflavik | 23.3K |
| Akureyri | 19.9K |
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| City | Population |
| Kingston | 580K |
| 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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Population differences between Iceland and Jamaica
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| Life expectancy | 83.2 years | 71.7 years |
| Average age | 38.8 years | 34.9 years |
| Median age | 37.1 years | 33.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 51.2:48.8 | 49.4:50.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.59 births per woman | 1.36 births per woman |
| Population density | 10.4 ppl/mi² | 679 ppl/mi² |
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