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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Israel was 9,974,400 in 2024 vs 2,839,175 people in Jamaica in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Israel's population is 10,290,887 people compared to 2,834,980 in Jamaica.

Population statistics:

  • Israel's population is 3.63 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Israel is ranked the 95th most populous country in the world, while Jamaica is the 139th.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.12% for Israel vs 0.03% for Jamaica.
  • For the last 10 years, Israel has had an average growth rate of +1.96% per year vs +0.18% in Jamaica.
  • Since 2006, the population of Israel has increased from 7.05M people to 10.3M (45.9% growth), while Jamaica has grown from 2.7M to 2.83M (4.96% growth).

Israel vs Jamaica: population by year and forecast

Israel
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Israel Jamaica
2100 21,079,031 1,075,936
2099 20,971,907 1,095,350
2098 20,869,188 1,115,242
2097 20,764,637 1,135,653
2096 20,651,056 1,156,525
2095 20,537,392 1,177,966
2094 20,420,251 1,200,045
2093 20,294,077 1,222,794
2092 20,167,075 1,246,199
2091 20,038,540 1,270,303
2090 19,910,123 1,294,988
2089 19,788,579 1,320,362
2088 19,660,357 1,346,290
2087 19,527,597 1,372,809
2086 19,388,628 1,399,955
2085 19,246,899 1,427,808
2084 19,099,510 1,456,011
2083 18,955,502 1,484,393
2082 18,813,463 1,513,542
2081 18,667,367 1,543,136
2080 18,512,469 1,573,400
2079 18,362,060 1,603,926
2078 18,208,724 1,634,499
2077 18,053,774 1,665,602
2076 17,908,513 1,696,763
2075 17,761,880 1,728,143
2074 17,618,257 1,760,036
2073 17,477,875 1,791,818
2072 17,343,227 1,823,794
2071 17,195,556 1,855,585
2070 17,043,216 1,887,318
2069 16,890,521 1,918,759
2068 16,742,334 1,950,157
2067 16,593,617 1,981,247
2066 16,448,006 2,012,035
2065 16,297,575 2,043,276
2064 16,152,550 2,073,988
2063 15,997,249 2,104,265
2062 15,847,545 2,134,508
2061 15,695,962 2,164,312
2060 15,537,020 2,194,058
2059 15,383,512 2,223,310
2058 15,227,838 2,252,286
2057 15,069,709 2,280,579
2056 14,910,638 2,308,936
2055 14,746,579 2,336,830
2054 14,578,352 2,364,245
2053 14,414,886 2,390,891
2052 14,252,277 2,416,741
2051 14,090,930 2,441,989
2050 13,927,651 2,466,771
2049 13,765,178 2,491,589
2048 13,606,737 2,515,667
2047 13,448,310 2,539,219
2046 13,286,110 2,562,324
2045 13,126,049 2,584,663
2044 12,960,184 2,606,489
2043 12,796,533 2,627,486
2042 12,632,183 2,647,490
2041 12,471,494 2,666,429
2040 12,312,998 2,684,551
2039 12,152,920 2,702,027
2038 11,995,851 2,718,374
2037 11,841,052 2,734,180
2036 11,693,469 2,748,725
2035 11,543,041 2,761,886
2034 11,396,608 2,774,297
2033 11,252,344 2,785,381
2032 11,108,763 2,795,619
2031 10,961,050 2,804,329
2030 10,815,614 2,812,297
2029 10,675,258 2,819,213
2028 10,533,711 2,825,235
2027 10,393,227 2,830,534
2026 10,252,942 2,834,980
2025 10,113,937 2,837,881
2024 9,974,400 2,839,175
2023 9,849,000 2,839,786
2022 9,557,500 2,839,144
2021 9,371,400 2,837,682
2020 9,215,100 2,830,739
2019 9,054,000 2,823,271
2018 8,882,800 2,820,097
2017 8,713,300 2,815,764
2016 8,546,000 2,809,915
2015 8,380,100 2,802,534
2014 8,215,700 2,793,749
2013 8,059,500 2,783,687
2012 7,910,500 2,772,430
2011 7,765,800 2,760,494
2010 7,623,600 2,748,568
2009 7,485,600 2,736,995
2008 7,308,800 2,725,635
2007 7,180,100 2,713,800
2006 7,053,700 2,700,968
2005 6,930,100 2,687,066
2004 6,809,000 2,672,225
2003 6,689,700 2,656,623
2002 6,570,000 2,640,572
2001 6,439,000 2,624,403
2000 6,289,000 2,607,826
1999 6,125,000 2,589,795
1998 5,971,000 2,569,736
1997 5,836,000 2,547,848
1996 5,692,000 2,524,463
1995 5,545,000 2,500,151
1994 5,399,000 2,475,220
1993 5,261,000 2,449,916
1992 5,123,000 2,424,701
1991 4,949,000 2,400,869
1990 4,660,000 2,379,877
1989 4,518,000 2,361,916
1988 4,442,000 2,345,777
1987 4,369,000 2,329,813
1986 4,299,000 2,312,125
1985 4,233,000 2,290,656
1984 4,159,000 2,264,562
1983 4,105,000 2,234,832
1982 4,031,000 2,203,889
1981 3,956,000 2,173,818
1980 3,878,000 2,145,658
1979 3,786,000 2,119,486
1978 3,690,000 2,094,836
1977 3,613,000 2,070,657
1976 3,533,000 2,045,578
1975 3,455,000 2,018,981
1974 3,377,000 1,990,906
1973 3,278,000 1,961,219
1972 3,148,000 1,931,542
1971 3,069,000 1,903,728
1970 2,974,000 1,878,196
1969 2,877,000 1,855,127
1968 2,803,000 1,833,765
1967 2,745,000 1,812,865
1966 2,629,000 1,791,475
1965 2,563,000 1,769,192
1964 2,475,000 1,745,568
1963 2,379,000 1,721,099
1962 2,293,000 1,696,932
1961 2,185,000 1,673,261
1960 2,114,020 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).

GeoRank.org/population/israel/jamaica | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Israel increased by 1,492,300 people (a 21.2% growth), while Jamaica gained 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Israel gained 1,744,887 people (a 20.4% growth), while Jamaica's population increased by 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth).

Israel was ranked 99th most populous country in 2006 and is 95th 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) Israel's population will grow by 35.3% to 13,927,651 people with a rank change from 95th to 88th. The population of Jamaica will decrease by 13% to 2,466,771 people and rank change from 139th to 143rd.

Israel is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.1M 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

Israel
Factual

Projection
Jamaica
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Israel Jamaica
2100 0.51% -1.77%
2099 0.49% -1.78%
2098 0.5% -1.8%
2097 0.55% -1.8%
2096 0.55% -1.82%
2095 0.57% -1.84%
2094 0.62% -1.86%
2093 0.63% -1.88%
2092 0.64% -1.9%
2091 0.64% -1.91%
2090 0.61% -1.92%
2089 0.65% -1.93%
2088 0.68% -1.93%
2087 0.72% -1.94%
2086 0.74% -1.95%
2085 0.77% -1.94%
2084 0.76% -1.91%
2083 0.75% -1.93%
2082 0.78% -1.92%
2081 0.84% -1.92%
2080 0.82% -1.9%
2079 0.84% -1.87%
2078 0.86% -1.87%
2077 0.81% -1.84%
2076 0.83% -1.82%
2075 0.82% -1.81%
2074 0.8% -1.77%
2073 0.78% -1.75%
2072 0.86% -1.71%
2071 0.89% -1.68%
2070 0.9% -1.64%
2069 0.89% -1.61%
2068 0.9% -1.57%
2067 0.89% -1.53%
2066 0.92% -1.53%
2065 0.9% -1.48%
2064 0.97% -1.44%
2063 0.94% -1.42%
2062 0.97% -1.38%
2061 1.02% -1.36%
2060 1% -1.32%
2059 1.02% -1.29%
2058 1.05% -1.24%
2057 1.07% -1.23%
2056 1.11% -1.19%
2055 1.15% -1.16%
2054 1.13% -1.11%
2053 1.14% -1.07%
2052 1.15% -1.03%
2051 1.17% -1%
2050 1.18% -1%
2049 1.16% -0.96%
2048 1.18% -0.93%
2047 1.22% -0.9%
2046 1.22% -0.86%
2045 1.28% -0.84%
2044 1.28% -0.8%
2043 1.3% -0.76%
2042 1.29% -0.71%
2041 1.29% -0.68%
2040 1.32% -0.65%
2039 1.31% -0.6%
2038 1.31% -0.58%
2037 1.26% -0.53%
2036 1.3% -0.48%
2035 1.28% -0.45%
2034 1.28% -0.4%
2033 1.29% -0.37%
2032 1.35% -0.31%
2031 1.34% -0.28%
2030 1.31% -0.25%
2029 1.34% -0.21%
2028 1.35% -0.19%
2027 1.37% -0.16%
2026 1.37% -0.1%
2025 1.4% -0.05%
2024 1.27% -0.02%
2023 3.05% 0.02%
2022 1.99% 0.05%
2021 1.7% 0.25%
2020 1.78% 0.26%
2019 1.93% 0.11%
2018 1.95% 0.15%
2017 1.96% 0.21%
2016 1.98% 0.26%
2015 2% 0.31%
2014 1.94% 0.36%
2013 1.88% 0.41%
2012 1.86% 0.43%
2011 1.87% 0.43%
2010 1.84% 0.42%
2009 2.42% 0.42%
2008 1.79% 0.44%
2007 1.79% 0.48%
2006 1.78% 0.52%
2005 1.78% 0.56%
2004 1.78% 0.59%
2003 1.82% 0.61%
2002 2.03% 0.62%
2001 2.39% 0.64%
2000 2.68% 0.7%
1999 2.58% 0.78%
1998 2.31% 0.86%
1997 2.53% 0.93%
1996 2.65% 0.97%
1995 2.7% 1.01%
1994 2.62% 1.03%
1993 2.69% 1.04%
1992 3.52% 0.99%
1991 6.2% 0.88%
1990 3.14% 0.76%
1989 1.71% 0.69%
1988 1.67% 0.69%
1987 1.63% 0.77%
1986 1.56% 0.94%
1985 1.78% 1.15%
1984 1.32% 1.33%
1983 1.84% 1.4%
1982 1.9% 1.38%
1981 2.01% 1.31%
1980 2.43% 1.23%
1979 2.6% 1.18%
1978 2.13% 1.17%
1977 2.26% 1.23%
1976 2.26% 1.32%
1975 2.31% 1.41%
1974 3.02% 1.51%
1973 4.13% 1.54%
1972 2.57% 1.46%
1971 3.19% 1.36%
1970 3.37% 1.24%
1969 2.64% 1.16%
1968 2.11% 1.15%
1967 4.41% 1.19%
1966 2.58% 1.26%
1965 3.56% 1.35%
1964 4.04% 1.42%
1963 3.75% 1.42%
1962 4.94% 1.41%
1961 3.36% 1.41%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/israel/jamaica | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Israel grew by 1.27%, while Jamaica's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Israel Jamaica
Current population
10290887
2834980
Population rank 95/197 139/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.03%
One net population change
4.19 minutes
14.3 hours
One birth every
2.87 minutes
15.9 minutes
One death every
10.3 minutes
22.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +344 -2
Annual growth/decline +125,400 -611
Annual growth/decline rate +1.27% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 84/197 166/197
One migration net change every
46 minutes
47.7 minutes
Annual migration change +11,466 -11,053
Net migration rank 42/196 135/196
Foreign-born residents 2,091,569 24,007
Foreign-born residents rank 35/195 168/195
Foreign-born share of population 22.3% 0.8%
Foreign-born share rank 26/195 161/195

Natural population change vs migration

Israel
Natural

Migration
Jamaica
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Israel Jamaica
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 11,466 - -11,053
2024 - 10,612 - -10,506
2023 131,977 9,999 10,072 -10,003
2022 129,982 50,004 11,215 -10,003
2021 134,011 16,859 6,382 -4,665
2020 128,089 16,573 12,170 0
2019 135,810 16,134 13,094 -10,335
2018 140,348 15,615 13,929 -10,335
2017 138,541 14,518 15,419 -10,335
2016 136,736 24,308 16,944 -10,335
2015 134,082 29,735 18,489 -10,335
2014 133,916 25,303 19,751 -10,335
2013 129,758 17,075 21,037 -10,335
2012 128,941 16,549 22,320 -10,498
2011 125,030 10,470 23,627 -11,577
2010 126,552 12,906 25,031 -13,248
2009 122,015 7,269 26,311 -14,941
2008 117,672 7,974 27,553 -16,191
2007 111,292 9,654 28,886 -16,588
2006 109,332 11,446 30,213 -16,840
2005 105,338 10,975 31,506 -17,071
2004 106,901 8,494 32,500 -17,256
2003 106,366 6,684 33,340 -17,380
2002 101,178 17,420 33,572 -17,428
2001 99,160 38,643 33,666 -17,466
2000 98,737 63,409 34,452 -17,498
1999 94,325 78,422 36,649 -17,542
1998 93,744 52,713 38,628 -17,623
1997 88,707 60,297 40,521 -17,756
1996 86,518 66,811 42,297 -18,285
1995 82,066 61,800 43,705 -19,092
1994 79,365 57,273 45,210 -19,960
1993 77,337 49,345 46,090 -20,731
1992 77,357 57,522 46,494 -21,426
1991 73,740 153,141 45,617 -23,014
1990 71,764 178,732 44,465 -25,085
1989 68,674 14,192 43,591 -27,049
1988 71,072 1,675 43,978 -28,247
1987 69,904 7,511 44,155 -27,958
1986 70,073 -3,598 44,520 -25,339
1985 71,538 -3,686 45,122 -21,371
1984 70,703 10,933 45,644 -17,211
1983 70,196 689 45,095 -14,065
1982 68,931 16,563 43,816 -12,952
1981 67,647 16,021 42,898 -13,619
1980 68,253 16,284 42,316 -15,277
1979 68,148 15,591 42,449 -17,143
1978 67,158 15,556 42,475 -18,483
1977 70,092 12,747 42,999 -18,630
1976 74,899 10,459 43,878 -18,084
1975 70,828 11,726 44,736 -17,340
1974 68,891 11,929 45,526 -16,769
1973 65,560 14,310 47,438 -16,822
1972 62,960 27,415 46,676 -17,934
1971 64,449 52,632 47,206 -20,322
1970 56,506 56,173 47,547 -23,371
1969 53,800 59,928 48,258 -26,304
1968 51,014 60,804 49,189 -28,424
1967 47,488 59,483 50,187 -29,147
1966 50,477 57,347 50,808 -29,065
1965 49,979 54,694 51,423 -28,611
1964 48,015 54,050 52,501 -28,066
1963 44,964 53,877 52,277 -27,757
1962 43,337 52,313 51,758 -27,936
1961 42,170 34,482 51,931 -28,416
1960 44,818 10,990 51,944 -28,952

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

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Over the last 10 years, 86% of the population change in Israel is from natural causes (a gain of 1,343,492 people) and 14% is from migration (a gain of 219,048 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, 2,091,569 residents or 22.3% of the population were not native-born in Israel, compared to 24,007 people or 0.8% in Jamaica.

Biggest cities by population

Israel
City Population
Jerusalem 936K
Tel Aviv 468K
Haifa 283K
Rishon LeZion 250K
Petah Tikva 236K
Netanya 217K
Beersheba 209K
Holon 194K
Bnei Brak 194K
Ramat Gan 159K
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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