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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of India was 1,450,935,791 in 2024 vs 2,839,175 people in Jamaica in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current India's population is 1,480,351,380 people compared to 2,834,980 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • India's population is 522 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • India is ranked the 1st most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 139th.
  • The countries together account for 17.9% of the world: 17.9% for India vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
  • For the last 10 years, India has had an average growth rate of +1.03% per year vs +0.18% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of India has increased from 1.17B people to 1.48B (26.2% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.96% growth).

India vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

India
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
India Jamaica
2100 1,515,897,176 1,075,936
2099 1,523,583,618 1,095,350
2098 1,531,281,096 1,115,242
2097 1,538,914,978 1,135,653
2096 1,546,515,506 1,156,525
2095 1,554,100,337 1,177,966
2094 1,561,632,624 1,200,045
2093 1,569,112,481 1,222,794
2092 1,576,470,228 1,246,199
2091 1,583,793,450 1,270,303
2090 1,591,038,578 1,294,988
2089 1,598,165,996 1,320,362
2088 1,605,169,643 1,346,290
2087 1,612,023,916 1,372,809
2086 1,618,795,931 1,399,955
2085 1,625,424,591 1,427,808
2084 1,631,854,605 1,456,011
2083 1,638,132,423 1,484,393
2082 1,644,206,476 1,513,542
2081 1,650,106,942 1,543,136
2080 1,655,799,569 1,573,400
2079 1,661,261,962 1,603,926
2078 1,666,477,951 1,634,499
2077 1,671,444,317 1,665,602
2076 1,676,151,275 1,696,763
2075 1,680,606,119 1,728,143
2074 1,684,743,082 1,760,036
2073 1,688,579,113 1,791,818
2072 1,692,138,648 1,823,794
2071 1,695,351,098 1,855,585
2070 1,698,255,829 1,887,318
2069 1,700,813,392 1,918,759
2068 1,703,025,450 1,950,157
2067 1,704,872,725 1,981,247
2066 1,706,347,017 2,012,035
2065 1,707,540,131 2,043,276
2064 1,708,362,011 2,073,988
2063 1,708,845,280 2,104,265
2062 1,709,011,618 2,134,508
2061 1,708,866,368 2,164,312
2060 1,708,344,645 2,194,058
2059 1,707,488,768 2,223,310
2058 1,706,314,224 2,252,286
2057 1,704,805,210 2,280,579
2056 1,703,013,988 2,308,936
2055 1,700,890,479 2,336,830
2054 1,698,473,703 2,364,245
2053 1,695,661,388 2,390,891
2052 1,692,531,993 2,416,741
2051 1,689,057,795 2,441,989
2050 1,685,236,057 2,466,771
2049 1,681,083,344 2,491,589
2048 1,676,576,931 2,515,667
2047 1,671,678,054 2,539,219
2046 1,666,371,707 2,562,324
2045 1,660,667,112 2,584,663
2044 1,654,556,840 2,606,489
2043 1,648,067,988 2,627,486
2042 1,641,136,901 2,647,490
2041 1,633,771,970 2,666,429
2040 1,625,990,392 2,684,551
2039 1,617,818,911 2,702,027
2038 1,609,238,166 2,718,374
2037 1,600,212,760 2,734,180
2036 1,590,731,970 2,748,725
2035 1,580,864,963 2,761,886
2034 1,570,629,033 2,774,297
2033 1,560,043,145 2,785,381
2032 1,549,098,676 2,795,619
2031 1,537,810,507 2,804,329
2030 1,526,192,552 2,812,297
2029 1,514,274,850 2,819,213
2028 1,502,102,657 2,825,235
2027 1,489,628,314 2,830,534
2026 1,476,911,618 2,834,980
2025 1,463,993,377 2,837,881
2024 1,450,935,791 2,839,175
2023 1,438,069,596 2,839,786
2022 1,425,423,212 2,839,144
2021 1,414,203,896 2,837,682
2020 1,402,617,695 2,830,739
2019 1,389,030,312 2,823,271
2018 1,374,659,064 2,820,097
2017 1,359,657,400 2,815,764
2016 1,343,944,296 2,809,915
2015 1,328,024,498 2,802,534
2014 1,312,277,191 2,793,749
2013 1,295,829,511 2,783,687
2012 1,278,674,502 2,772,430
2011 1,261,224,954 2,760,494
2010 1,243,481,564 2,748,568
2009 1,225,524,753 2,736,995
2008 1,207,930,964 2,725,635
2007 1,190,676,021 2,713,800
2006 1,172,878,890 2,700,968
2005 1,154,676,322 2,687,066
2004 1,135,991,513 2,672,225
2003 1,116,803,006 2,656,623
2002 1,097,600,380 2,640,572
2001 1,077,898,575 2,624,403
2000 1,057,922,733 2,607,826
1999 1,038,225,823 2,589,795
1998 1,018,665,080 2,569,736
1997 999,133,762 2,547,848
1996 979,678,458 2,524,463
1995 960,301,044 2,500,151
1994 941,163,767 2,475,220
1993 922,118,387 2,449,916
1992 902,957,070 2,424,701
1991 883,927,600 2,400,869
1990 864,972,221 2,379,877
1989 846,039,529 2,361,916
1988 827,342,990 2,345,777
1987 808,931,270 2,329,813
1986 790,689,978 2,312,125
1985 772,647,793 2,290,656
1984 754,875,449 2,264,562
1983 737,372,681 2,234,832
1982 720,313,473 2,203,889
1981 703,696,250 2,173,818
1980 687,354,025 2,145,658
1979 671,155,747 2,119,486
1978 655,728,229 2,094,836
1977 640,801,103 2,070,657
1976 625,861,883 2,045,578
1975 611,309,535 2,018,981
1974 597,041,391 1,990,906
1973 583,465,598 1,961,219
1972 570,482,142 1,931,542
1971 558,096,387 1,903,728
1970 545,864,268 1,878,196
1969 533,880,544 1,855,127
1968 522,716,889 1,833,765
1967 511,606,372 1,812,865
1966 500,740,247 1,791,475
1965 490,140,146 1,769,192
1964 479,229,598 1,745,568
1963 468,138,575 1,721,099
1962 457,283,090 1,696,932
1961 446,564,729 1,673,261
1960 435,990,338 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 India increased by 171,065,406 people (a 14.6% growth), while Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, India gained 136,407,084 people (a 10.1% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth).

India was ranked 2nd most populous country in 2006 and is 1st 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) India's population will grow by 13.8% to 1,685,236,057 people and will still be ranked 1st. The population of Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,771 people and rank change from 139th to 143rd.

India is projected to reach its peak in 2062 at 1.71B 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

India
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
India Jamaica
2100 -0.5% -1.77%
2099 -0.5% -1.78%
2098 -0.5% -1.8%
2097 -0.49% -1.8%
2096 -0.49% -1.82%
2095 -0.48% -1.84%
2094 -0.48% -1.86%
2093 -0.47% -1.88%
2092 -0.46% -1.9%
2091 -0.46% -1.91%
2090 -0.45% -1.92%
2089 -0.44% -1.93%
2088 -0.43% -1.93%
2087 -0.42% -1.94%
2086 -0.41% -1.95%
2085 -0.39% -1.94%
2084 -0.38% -1.91%
2083 -0.37% -1.93%
2082 -0.36% -1.92%
2081 -0.34% -1.92%
2080 -0.33% -1.9%
2079 -0.31% -1.87%
2078 -0.3% -1.87%
2077 -0.28% -1.84%
2076 -0.27% -1.82%
2075 -0.25% -1.81%
2074 -0.23% -1.77%
2073 -0.21% -1.75%
2072 -0.19% -1.71%
2071 -0.17% -1.68%
2070 -0.15% -1.64%
2069 -0.13% -1.61%
2068 -0.11% -1.57%
2067 -0.09% -1.53%
2066 -0.07% -1.53%
2065 -0.05% -1.48%
2064 -0.03% -1.44%
2063 -0.01% -1.42%
2062 0.008% -1.38%
2061 0.03% -1.36%
2060 0.05% -1.32%
2059 0.07% -1.29%
2058 0.09% -1.24%
2057 0.11% -1.23%
2056 0.12% -1.19%
2055 0.14% -1.16%
2054 0.17% -1.11%
2053 0.18% -1.07%
2052 0.21% -1.03%
2051 0.23% -1%
2050 0.25% -1%
2049 0.27% -0.96%
2048 0.29% -0.93%
2047 0.32% -0.9%
2046 0.34% -0.86%
2045 0.37% -0.84%
2044 0.39% -0.8%
2043 0.42% -0.76%
2042 0.45% -0.71%
2041 0.48% -0.68%
2040 0.51% -0.65%
2039 0.53% -0.6%
2038 0.56% -0.58%
2037 0.6% -0.53%
2036 0.62% -0.48%
2035 0.65% -0.45%
2034 0.68% -0.4%
2033 0.71% -0.37%
2032 0.73% -0.31%
2031 0.76% -0.28%
2030 0.79% -0.25%
2029 0.81% -0.21%
2028 0.84% -0.19%
2027 0.86% -0.16%
2026 0.88% -0.1%
2025 0.9% -0.05%
2024 0.89% -0.02%
2023 0.89% 0.02%
2022 0.79% 0.05%
2021 0.83% 0.25%
2020 0.98% 0.26%
2019 1.05% 0.11%
2018 1.1% 0.15%
2017 1.17% 0.21%
2016 1.2% 0.26%
2015 1.2% 0.31%
2014 1.27% 0.36%
2013 1.34% 0.41%
2012 1.38% 0.43%
2011 1.43% 0.43%
2010 1.47% 0.42%
2009 1.46% 0.42%
2008 1.45% 0.44%
2007 1.52% 0.48%
2006 1.58% 0.52%
2005 1.64% 0.56%
2004 1.72% 0.59%
2003 1.75% 0.61%
2002 1.83% 0.62%
2001 1.89% 0.64%
2000 1.9% 0.7%
1999 1.92% 0.78%
1998 1.95% 0.86%
1997 1.99% 0.93%
1996 2.02% 0.97%
1995 2.03% 1.01%
1994 2.07% 1.03%
1993 2.12% 1.04%
1992 2.15% 0.99%
1991 2.19% 0.88%
1990 2.24% 0.76%
1989 2.26% 0.69%
1988 2.28% 0.69%
1987 2.31% 0.77%
1986 2.34% 0.94%
1985 2.35% 1.15%
1984 2.37% 1.33%
1983 2.37% 1.4%
1982 2.36% 1.38%
1981 2.38% 1.31%
1980 2.41% 1.23%
1979 2.35% 1.18%
1978 2.33% 1.17%
1977 2.39% 1.23%
1976 2.38% 1.32%
1975 2.39% 1.41%
1974 2.33% 1.51%
1973 2.28% 1.54%
1972 2.22% 1.46%
1971 2.24% 1.36%
1970 2.24% 1.24%
1969 2.14% 1.16%
1968 2.17% 1.15%
1967 2.17% 1.19%
1966 2.16% 1.26%
1965 2.28% 1.35%
1964 2.37% 1.42%
1963 2.37% 1.42%
1962 2.4% 1.41%
1961 2.43% 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 India grew by 0.89%, while Jamaica's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

India Jamaica
Current population
1480351380
2834980
Population rank 1/197 139/197
Percent of world population 17.9% 0.03%
One net population change
2.45 seconds
14.3 hours
One birth every
1.36 seconds
15.9 minutes
One death every
3.32 seconds
22.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +35,250 -2
Annual growth/decline +12,866,195 -611
Annual growth/decline rate +0.89% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 107/197 166/197
One migration net change every
1.06 minutes
47.7 minutes
Annual migration change -495,753 -11,053
Net migration rank 195/196 135/196
Foreign-born residents 4,796,255 24,007
Foreign-born residents rank 15/195 168/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.3% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 181/195 161/195

Natural population change vs migration

India
Natural

Migration
Jamaica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
India Jamaica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -495,753 - -11,053
2024 - -630,830 - -10,506
2023 13,711,993 -979,179 10,072 -10,003
2022 13,912,130 -1,353,478 11,215 -10,003
2021 10,227,523 -348,916 6,382 -4,665
2020 13,366,946 -73,806 12,170 0
2019 14,859,846 -978,969 13,094 -10,335
2018 15,451,168 -589,794 13,929 -10,335
2017 15,394,041 -251,642 15,419 -10,335
2016 16,202,593 81,248 16,944 -10,335
2015 16,211,195 -655,085 18,489 -10,335
2014 16,165,943 -227,263 19,751 -10,335
2013 17,107,541 -151,372 21,037 -10,335
2012 17,552,365 -198,935 22,320 -10,498
2011 17,793,362 -247,017 23,627 -11,577
2010 17,991,935 -50,905 25,031 -13,248
2009 18,286,055 -312,905 26,311 -14,941
2008 18,234,926 -1,020,047 27,553 -16,191
2007 18,331,648 -1,037,200 28,886 -16,588
2006 18,641,737 -342,177 30,213 -16,840
2005 19,034,839 -929,454 31,506 -17,071
2004 19,469,758 -206,660 32,500 -17,256
2003 19,720,507 -606,970 33,340 -17,380
2002 20,024,621 -732,419 33,572 -17,428
2001 20,182,573 -70,346 33,666 -17,466
2000 19,984,160 -143,960 34,452 -17,498
1999 19,648,424 -95,320 36,649 -17,542
1998 19,569,575 -1,049 38,628 -17,623
1997 19,494,098 880 40,521 -17,756
1996 19,442,699 -26,388 42,297 -18,285
1995 19,396,161 -57,297 43,705 -19,092
1994 19,310,798 -375,253 45,210 -19,960
1993 19,152,399 2,364 46,090 -20,731
1992 19,132,757 35,155 46,494 -21,426
1991 19,049,524 -157,911 45,617 -23,014
1990 18,893,588 125,514 44,465 -25,085
1989 18,848,915 -2,907 43,591 -27,049
1988 18,702,916 -155,676 43,978 -28,247
1987 18,496,213 -219,150 44,155 -27,958
1986 18,455,495 -249,545 44,520 -25,339
1985 17,968,697 -89,991 45,122 -21,371
1984 17,698,810 -32,313 45,644 -17,211
1983 17,219,127 119,694 45,095 -14,065
1982 16,790,507 -10,687 43,816 -12,952
1981 16,422,159 33,243 42,898 -13,619
1980 16,018,786 210,914 42,316 -15,277
1979 15,392,957 774,094 42,449 -17,143
1978 14,898,145 -210,444 42,475 -18,483
1977 14,575,662 590,626 42,999 -18,630
1976 14,435,504 275,984 43,878 -18,084
1975 13,958,642 434,205 44,736 -17,340
1974 13,795,836 347,869 45,526 -16,769
1973 13,412,707 -404,743 47,438 -16,822
1972 13,041,792 -82,816 46,676 -17,934
1971 12,787,104 -974,574 47,206 -20,322
1970 12,417,866 233,782 47,547 -23,371
1969 12,167,671 -851,844 48,258 -26,304
1968 12,006,807 -995,416 49,189 -28,424
1967 11,279,897 -70,314 50,187 -29,147
1966 11,089,894 -566,982 50,808 -29,065
1965 10,925,714 -248,299 51,423 -28,611
1964 11,285,378 -141,916 52,501 -28,066
1963 11,016,705 21,640 52,277 -27,757
1962 10,743,409 -70,514 51,758 -27,936
1961 10,468,816 295,177 51,931 -28,416
1960 10,237,489 146,955 51,944 -28,952

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

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Over the last 10 years, 96.4% of the population change in India is from natural causes (a gain of 145,503,378 people) and 3.56% is from migration (a loss of 5,376,884 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, 4,796,255 residents or 0.3% of the population were not native-born in India, compared to 24,007 people or 0.8% in Jamaica.

Biggest cities by population

India
City Population
Delhi 26.5M
Mumbai 15.4M
Bangalore 12.3M
Hyderabad 9.3M
Ahmedabad 7.64M
Chennai 6.6M
Pune 5.94M
Surat 5.94M
Kolkata 4.5M
Lucknow 3.38M
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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