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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 123,975,371 people in Japan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 122,677,250 in Japan.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 43.3 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Japan is the 12th.
  • The countries together account for 1.51% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 1.48% for Japan.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs -0.25% in Japan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.05% decline).

Jamaica vs Japan: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Japan
2100 1,075,936 76,978,998
2099 1,095,350 77,363,458
2098 1,115,242 77,742,445
2097 1,135,653 78,118,375
2096 1,156,525 78,498,614
2095 1,177,966 78,875,245
2094 1,200,045 79,250,325
2093 1,222,794 79,628,057
2092 1,246,199 80,007,967
2091 1,270,303 80,383,529
2090 1,294,988 80,760,724
2089 1,320,362 81,140,553
2088 1,346,290 81,521,696
2087 1,372,809 81,908,373
2086 1,399,955 82,304,497
2085 1,427,808 82,709,534
2084 1,456,011 83,123,058
2083 1,484,393 83,544,006
2082 1,513,542 83,980,325
2081 1,543,136 84,429,305
2080 1,573,400 84,899,768
2079 1,603,926 85,387,247
2078 1,634,499 85,897,934
2077 1,665,602 86,434,291
2076 1,696,763 86,993,007
2075 1,728,143 87,577,777
2074 1,760,036 88,190,392
2073 1,791,818 88,834,763
2072 1,823,794 89,499,356
2071 1,855,585 90,184,464
2070 1,887,318 90,899,136
2069 1,918,759 91,625,421
2068 1,950,157 92,367,969
2067 1,981,247 93,113,499
2066 2,012,035 93,869,240
2065 2,043,276 94,633,430
2064 2,073,988 95,391,433
2063 2,104,265 96,148,081
2062 2,134,508 96,902,907
2061 2,164,312 97,654,031
2060 2,194,058 98,400,894
2059 2,223,310 99,144,216
2058 2,252,286 99,868,968
2057 2,280,579 100,585,601
2056 2,308,936 101,295,868
2055 2,336,830 101,989,736
2054 2,364,245 102,683,462
2053 2,390,891 103,359,083
2052 2,416,741 104,036,901
2051 2,441,989 104,706,698
2050 2,466,771 105,377,283
2049 2,491,589 106,053,011
2048 2,515,667 106,731,207
2047 2,539,219 107,419,237
2046 2,562,324 108,115,358
2045 2,584,663 108,820,982
2044 2,606,489 109,529,333
2043 2,627,486 110,245,586
2042 2,647,490 110,968,174
2041 2,666,429 111,704,629
2040 2,684,551 112,438,759
2039 2,702,027 113,175,948
2038 2,718,374 113,915,783
2037 2,734,180 114,662,374
2036 2,748,725 115,410,956
2035 2,761,886 116,162,381
2034 2,774,297 116,911,001
2033 2,785,381 117,652,676
2032 2,795,619 118,393,188
2031 2,804,329 119,127,425
2030 2,812,297 119,856,131
2029 2,819,213 120,574,242
2028 2,825,235 121,287,543
2027 2,830,534 121,989,133
2026 2,834,980 122,677,250
2025 2,837,881 123,339,586
2024 2,839,175 123,975,371
2023 2,839,786 124,516,650
2022 2,839,144 125,124,989
2021 2,837,682 125,681,593
2020 2,830,739 126,261,000
2019 2,823,271 126,633,000
2018 2,820,097 126,811,000
2017 2,815,764 126,972,000
2016 2,809,915 127,076,000
2015 2,802,534 127,141,000
2014 2,793,749 127,276,000
2013 2,783,687 127,445,000
2012 2,772,430 127,629,000
2011 2,760,494 127,833,000
2010 2,748,568 128,070,000
2009 2,736,995 128,047,000
2008 2,725,635 128,063,000
2007 2,713,800 128,001,000
2006 2,700,968 127,854,000
2005 2,687,066 127,773,000
2004 2,672,225 127,761,000
2003 2,656,623 127,718,000
2002 2,640,572 127,445,000
2001 2,624,403 127,149,000
2000 2,607,826 126,843,000
1999 2,589,795 126,631,000
1998 2,569,736 126,400,000
1997 2,547,848 126,057,000
1996 2,524,463 125,757,000
1995 2,500,151 125,472,000
1994 2,475,220 125,178,000
1993 2,449,916 124,829,000
1992 2,424,701 124,425,000
1991 2,400,869 123,964,000
1990 2,379,877 123,478,000
1989 2,361,916 123,069,000
1988 2,345,777 122,578,000
1987 2,329,813 122,069,000
1986 2,312,125 121,482,000
1985 2,290,656 120,837,000
1984 2,264,562 120,083,000
1983 2,234,832 119,307,000
1982 2,203,889 118,480,000
1981 2,173,818 117,661,000
1980 2,145,658 116,807,000
1979 2,119,486 115,890,000
1978 2,094,836 114,913,000
1977 2,070,657 113,872,000
1976 2,045,578 112,775,000
1975 2,018,981 111,573,000
1974 1,990,906 110,162,000
1973 1,961,219 108,707,000
1972 1,931,542 107,188,000
1971 1,903,728 105,697,000
1970 1,878,196 103,403,000
1969 1,855,127 102,219,000
1968 1,833,765 101,011,000
1967 1,812,865 99,879,000
1966 1,791,475 98,851,000
1965 1,769,192 97,952,000
1964 1,745,568 96,903,000
1963 1,721,099 95,900,000
1962 1,696,932 94,933,000
1961 1,673,261 94,055,000
1960 1,650,005 93,216,000

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 Jamaica increased by 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth), while Japan lost 778,000 people (a 0.61% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Japan's population decreased by 4,398,750 people (a 3.46% decline).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Japan was ranked 10th in 2006 and ranked 12th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Jamaica's population will shrink by 13% to 2,466,771 people with a rank change from 139th to 143rd. The population of Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,377,283 people and rank change from 12th to 17th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 40.1% of the population in Jamaica and 29.1% in Japan.

Population growth rate by year

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Japan
2100 -1.77% -0.5%
2099 -1.78% -0.49%
2098 -1.8% -0.48%
2097 -1.8% -0.48%
2096 -1.82% -0.48%
2095 -1.84% -0.47%
2094 -1.86% -0.47%
2093 -1.88% -0.47%
2092 -1.9% -0.47%
2091 -1.91% -0.47%
2090 -1.92% -0.47%
2089 -1.93% -0.47%
2088 -1.93% -0.47%
2087 -1.94% -0.48%
2086 -1.95% -0.49%
2085 -1.94% -0.5%
2084 -1.91% -0.5%
2083 -1.93% -0.52%
2082 -1.92% -0.53%
2081 -1.92% -0.55%
2080 -1.9% -0.57%
2079 -1.87% -0.59%
2078 -1.87% -0.62%
2077 -1.84% -0.64%
2076 -1.82% -0.67%
2075 -1.81% -0.69%
2074 -1.77% -0.73%
2073 -1.75% -0.74%
2072 -1.71% -0.76%
2071 -1.68% -0.79%
2070 -1.64% -0.79%
2069 -1.61% -0.8%
2068 -1.57% -0.8%
2067 -1.53% -0.81%
2066 -1.53% -0.81%
2065 -1.48% -0.79%
2064 -1.44% -0.79%
2063 -1.42% -0.78%
2062 -1.38% -0.77%
2061 -1.36% -0.76%
2060 -1.32% -0.75%
2059 -1.29% -0.73%
2058 -1.24% -0.71%
2057 -1.23% -0.7%
2056 -1.19% -0.68%
2055 -1.16% -0.68%
2054 -1.11% -0.65%
2053 -1.07% -0.65%
2052 -1.03% -0.64%
2051 -1% -0.64%
2050 -1% -0.64%
2049 -0.96% -0.64%
2048 -0.93% -0.64%
2047 -0.9% -0.64%
2046 -0.86% -0.65%
2045 -0.84% -0.65%
2044 -0.8% -0.65%
2043 -0.76% -0.65%
2042 -0.71% -0.66%
2041 -0.68% -0.65%
2040 -0.65% -0.65%
2039 -0.6% -0.65%
2038 -0.58% -0.65%
2037 -0.53% -0.65%
2036 -0.48% -0.65%
2035 -0.45% -0.64%
2034 -0.4% -0.63%
2033 -0.37% -0.63%
2032 -0.31% -0.62%
2031 -0.28% -0.61%
2030 -0.25% -0.6%
2029 -0.21% -0.59%
2028 -0.19% -0.58%
2027 -0.16% -0.56%
2026 -0.1% -0.54%
2025 -0.05% -0.51%
2024 -0.02% -0.43%
2023 0.02% -0.49%
2022 0.05% -0.44%
2021 0.25% -0.46%
2020 0.26% -0.29%
2019 0.11% -0.14%
2018 0.15% -0.13%
2017 0.21% -0.08%
2016 0.26% -0.05%
2015 0.31% -0.11%
2014 0.36% -0.13%
2013 0.41% -0.14%
2012 0.43% -0.16%
2011 0.43% -0.19%
2010 0.42% 0.02%
2009 0.42% -0.01%
2008 0.44% 0.05%
2007 0.48% 0.11%
2006 0.52% 0.06%
2005 0.56% 0.009%
2004 0.59% 0.03%
2003 0.61% 0.21%
2002 0.62% 0.23%
2001 0.64% 0.24%
2000 0.7% 0.17%
1999 0.78% 0.18%
1998 0.86% 0.27%
1997 0.93% 0.24%
1996 0.97% 0.23%
1995 1.01% 0.23%
1994 1.03% 0.28%
1993 1.04% 0.32%
1992 0.99% 0.37%
1991 0.88% 0.39%
1990 0.76% 0.33%
1989 0.69% 0.4%
1988 0.69% 0.42%
1987 0.77% 0.48%
1986 0.94% 0.53%
1985 1.15% 0.63%
1984 1.33% 0.65%
1983 1.4% 0.7%
1982 1.38% 0.7%
1981 1.31% 0.73%
1980 1.23% 0.79%
1979 1.18% 0.85%
1978 1.17% 0.91%
1977 1.23% 0.97%
1976 1.32% 1.08%
1975 1.41% 1.28%
1974 1.51% 1.34%
1973 1.54% 1.42%
1972 1.46% 1.41%
1971 1.36% 2.22%
1970 1.24% 1.16%
1969 1.16% 1.2%
1968 1.15% 1.13%
1967 1.19% 1.04%
1966 1.26% 0.92%
1965 1.35% 1.08%
1964 1.42% 1.05%
1963 1.42% 1.02%
1962 1.41% 0.93%
1961 1.41% 0.9%

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 Jamaica declined by 0.02%, while Japan's population declined by 0.43%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Japan
Current population
2834980
122677250
Population rank 139/197 12/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.48%
One net population change
14.3 hours
58.3 seconds
One birth every
15.9 minutes
42.2 seconds
One death every
22.9 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline -2 -1,483
Annual growth/decline -611 -541,279
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% -0.43%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 185/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
3.75 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 +140,579
Net migration rank 135/196 10/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 3,409,529
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 19/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 2.8%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 120/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Japan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Japan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - 140,579
2024 - -10,506 - 153,357
2023 10,072 -10,003 -871,617 175,003
2022 11,215 -10,003 -825,825 175,003
2021 6,382 -4,665 -640,976 -34,996
2020 12,170 0 -542,923 42,001
2019 13,094 -10,335 -531,858 318,190
2018 13,929 -10,335 -456,520 320,601
2017 15,419 -10,335 -406,310 322,564
2016 16,944 -10,335 -343,106 314,732
2015 18,489 -10,335 -292,424 168,896
2014 19,751 -10,335 -267,279 58,109
2013 21,037 -10,335 -242,146 66,449
2012 22,320 -10,498 -229,733 67,904
2011 23,627 -11,577 -204,533 97,720
2010 25,031 -13,248 -128,070 131,860
2009 26,311 -14,941 -76,828 125,450
2008 27,553 -16,191 -51,225 142,605
2007 28,886 -16,588 -25,600 138,024
2006 30,213 -16,840 12,785 130,065
2005 31,506 -17,071 -25,554 113,017
2004 32,500 -17,256 76,656 69,014
2003 33,340 -17,380 114,946 74,875
2002 33,572 -17,428 178,423 60,864
2001 33,666 -17,466 203,438 59,563
2000 34,452 -17,498 228,317 23,468
1999 36,649 -17,542 202,610 56,901
1998 38,628 -17,623 265,440 45,912
1997 40,521 -17,756 277,325 43,366
1996 42,297 -18,285 314,392 25,030
1995 43,705 -19,092 276,039 87,714
1994 45,210 -19,960 363,017 154,214
1993 46,090 -20,731 312,073 168,836
1992 46,494 -21,426 360,833 170,878
1991 45,617 -23,014 396,685 161,331
1990 44,465 -25,085 407,478 124,582
1989 43,591 -27,049 467,662 31,202
1988 43,978 -28,247 527,085 51,154
1987 44,155 -27,958 598,138 28,001
1986 44,520 -25,339 631,706 27,987
1985 45,122 -21,371 676,687 -141,323
1984 45,644 -17,211 756,523 -273,686
1983 45,095 -14,065 775,495 -269,755
1982 43,816 -12,952 805,664 -288,550
1981 42,898 -13,619 811,861 -278,525
1980 42,316 -15,277 864,372 -92,314
1979 42,449 -17,143 950,298 -57,692
1978 42,475 -18,483 1,011,234 -47,996
1977 42,999 -18,630 1,070,397 -49,082
1976 43,878 -18,084 1,127,750 -34,976
1975 44,736 -17,340 1,204,989 107
1974 45,526 -16,769 1,332,960 -10,145
1973 47,438 -16,822 1,391,449 -34,674
1972 46,676 -17,934 1,372,006 -73,980
1971 47,206 -20,322 1,331,782 -107,778
1970 47,547 -23,371 1,230,496 33,731
1969 48,258 -26,304 1,195,962 49,447
1968 49,189 -28,424 1,191,930 43,593
1967 50,187 -29,147 1,258,475 29,632
1966 50,808 -29,065 682,072 68,934
1965 51,423 -28,611 1,126,448 -50,667
1964 52,501 -28,066 1,046,553 -100,696
1963 52,277 -27,757 987,770 -100,742
1962 51,758 -27,936 901,864 -57,075
1961 51,931 -28,416 893,522 -58,882
1960 51,944 -28,952 894,874 -150,371

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

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Over the last 10 years, 61.3% of the population change in Jamaica is from natural causes (a gain of 137,465 people) and 38.7% is from migration (a loss of 86,681 people). In Japan 73.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 5,178,838 people) and 26.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,860,103 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 3,409,529 people or 2.8% in Japan.

Biggest cities by population

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
Japan
City Population
Tokyo 14.3M
Yokohama 3.76M
Osaka 2.75M
Nagoya 2.33M
Sapporo 1.96M
Fukuoka 1.6M
Kawasaki 1.54M
Kobe 1.52M
Kyoto 1.46M
Saitama 1.33M

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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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