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

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The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,837,077 in 2025 vs 123,366,734 people in Japan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,177 people compared to 122,704,252 in Japan.

Population statistics:

  • Japan's population is 43.3 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 140th 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 +0.14% per year vs -0.28% in Japan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.93% growth), while Japan has declined from 128M to 123M (4.03% decline).

Jamaica vs Japan: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Japan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Japan
2100 1,075,631 76,995,942
2099 1,095,039 77,380,486
2098 1,114,926 77,759,557
2097 1,135,331 78,135,569
2096 1,156,197 78,515,892
2095 1,177,632 78,892,606
2094 1,199,705 79,267,768
2093 1,222,447 79,645,584
2092 1,245,845 80,025,578
2091 1,269,943 80,401,222
2090 1,294,621 80,778,500
2089 1,319,987 81,158,413
2088 1,345,908 81,539,639
2087 1,372,420 81,926,401
2086 1,399,559 82,322,612
2085 1,427,403 82,727,738
2084 1,455,598 83,141,354
2083 1,483,973 83,562,394
2082 1,513,113 83,998,809
2081 1,542,698 84,447,888
2080 1,572,954 84,918,455
2079 1,603,471 85,406,042
2078 1,634,036 85,916,840
2077 1,665,130 86,453,316
2076 1,696,282 87,012,155
2075 1,727,653 87,597,053
2074 1,759,538 88,209,803
2073 1,791,310 88,854,316
2072 1,823,277 89,519,055
2071 1,855,059 90,204,314
2070 1,886,784 90,919,143
2069 1,918,215 91,645,589
2068 1,949,604 92,388,299
2067 1,980,685 93,133,993
2066 2,011,465 93,889,902
2065 2,042,697 94,654,259
2064 2,073,400 95,412,429
2063 2,103,669 96,169,244
2062 2,133,903 96,924,236
2061 2,163,699 97,675,525
2060 2,193,436 98,422,553
2059 2,222,680 99,166,038
2058 2,251,648 99,890,950
2057 2,279,932 100,607,740
2056 2,308,282 101,318,164
2055 2,336,168 102,012,184
2054 2,363,575 102,706,063
2053 2,390,213 103,381,833
2052 2,416,056 104,059,800
2051 2,441,297 104,729,745
2050 2,466,072 105,400,477
2049 2,490,883 106,076,354
2048 2,514,954 106,754,699
2047 2,538,499 107,442,881
2046 2,561,597 108,139,155
2045 2,583,931 108,844,934
2044 2,605,750 109,553,441
2043 2,626,741 110,269,851
2042 2,646,740 110,992,599
2041 2,665,673 111,729,216
2040 2,683,790 112,463,507
2039 2,701,261 113,200,859
2038 2,717,604 113,940,856
2037 2,733,406 114,687,611
2036 2,747,946 115,436,359
2035 2,761,103 116,187,949
2034 2,773,511 116,936,734
2033 2,784,591 117,678,572
2032 2,794,827 118,419,247
2031 2,803,535 119,153,646
2030 2,811,500 119,882,512
2029 2,818,414 120,600,781
2028 2,824,434 121,314,239
2027 2,829,732 122,015,984
2026 2,834,177 122,704,252
2025 2,837,077 123,366,734
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 (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 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 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth), while Japan's population decreased by 4,371,748 people (a 3.44% decline).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th 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 2,466,072 people with a rank change from 140th to 143rd. The population of Japan will decrease by 14.1% to 105,400,477 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 -0.07% -0.49%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Jamaica declined by 0.07%, while Japan's population declined by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Japan
Current population
2834177
122704252
Population rank 140/197 12/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.48%
One net population change
4.19 hours
52 seconds
One birth every
16.2 minutes
44.6 seconds
One death every
22.6 minutes
19.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline -6 -1,667
Annual growth/decline -2,098 -608,637
Annual growth/decline rate -0.07% -0.49%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 183/197
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 9,210 -10,506 -942,213 153,357
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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 59.4% of the population change in Jamaica is from natural causes (a gain of 126,924 people) and 40.6% is from migration (a loss of 86,852 people). In Japan 75% is from natural causes (a loss of 5,853,772 people) and 25% is from migration (a gain of 1,955,351 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
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 (1960–2025, 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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