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

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The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,837,077 in 2025 vs 11,520,684 people in Jordan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,177 people compared to 11,538,682 in Jordan.

Population statistics:

  • Jordan's population is 4.07 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Jordan is the 86th.
  • The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.14% for Jordan.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.14% per year vs +2.51% in Jordan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.93% growth), while Jordan has grown from 6.43M to 11.5M (79.5% growth).

Jamaica vs Jordan: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Jordan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Jordan
2100 1,075,631 21,206,553
2099 1,095,039 21,178,430
2098 1,114,926 21,136,891
2097 1,135,331 21,098,437
2096 1,156,197 21,064,975
2095 1,177,632 21,007,321
2094 1,199,705 20,974,918
2093 1,222,447 20,926,611
2092 1,245,845 20,877,529
2091 1,269,943 20,792,840
2090 1,294,621 20,727,978
2089 1,319,987 20,647,108
2088 1,345,908 20,577,895
2087 1,372,420 20,508,170
2086 1,399,559 20,445,139
2085 1,427,403 20,367,437
2084 1,455,598 20,300,378
2083 1,483,973 20,240,284
2082 1,513,113 20,154,852
2081 1,542,698 20,058,508
2080 1,572,954 19,973,775
2079 1,603,471 19,882,784
2078 1,634,036 19,796,696
2077 1,665,130 19,705,632
2076 1,696,282 19,612,748
2075 1,727,653 19,506,799
2074 1,759,538 19,410,797
2073 1,791,310 19,304,910
2072 1,823,277 19,196,165
2071 1,855,059 19,081,623
2070 1,886,784 18,959,207
2069 1,918,215 18,852,491
2068 1,949,604 18,714,102
2067 1,980,685 18,598,580
2066 2,011,465 18,463,790
2065 2,042,697 18,329,203
2064 2,073,400 18,207,553
2063 2,103,669 18,075,660
2062 2,133,903 17,928,211
2061 2,163,699 17,787,680
2060 2,193,436 17,650,270
2059 2,222,680 17,507,871
2058 2,251,648 17,365,332
2057 2,279,932 17,219,182
2056 2,308,282 17,087,058
2055 2,336,168 16,943,513
2054 2,363,575 16,811,253
2053 2,390,213 16,678,042
2052 2,416,056 16,520,680
2051 2,441,297 16,375,107
2050 2,466,072 16,206,530
2049 2,490,883 16,037,046
2048 2,514,954 15,855,898
2047 2,538,499 15,679,222
2046 2,561,597 15,498,944
2045 2,583,931 15,300,324
2044 2,605,750 15,103,912
2043 2,626,741 14,910,676
2042 2,646,740 14,717,433
2041 2,665,673 14,514,257
2040 2,683,790 14,292,997
2039 2,701,261 14,087,063
2038 2,717,604 13,878,186
2037 2,733,406 13,672,864
2036 2,747,946 13,476,107
2035 2,761,103 13,279,859
2034 2,773,511 13,086,605
2033 2,784,591 12,892,780
2032 2,794,827 12,696,870
2031 2,803,535 12,489,908
2030 2,811,500 12,291,219
2029 2,818,414 12,085,718
2028 2,824,434 11,870,652
2027 2,829,732 11,657,736
2026 2,834,177 11,412,941
2025 2,837,077 11,520,684
2024 2,839,175 11,552,876
2023 2,839,786 11,439,213
2022 2,839,144 11,256,263
2021 2,837,682 11,066,356
2020 2,830,739 10,865,228
2019 2,823,271 10,671,891
2018 2,820,097 10,462,306
2017 2,815,764 10,234,226
2016 2,809,915 10,006,367
2015 2,802,534 9,544,729
2014 2,793,749 8,791,710
2013 2,783,687 7,991,809
2012 2,772,430 7,587,127
2011 2,760,494 7,480,424
2010 2,748,568 7,297,043
2009 2,736,995 7,141,753
2008 2,725,635 6,989,866
2007 2,713,800 6,827,227
2006 2,700,968 6,427,371
2005 2,687,066 6,029,587
2004 2,672,225 5,882,061
2003 2,656,623 5,741,828
2002 2,640,572 5,616,066
2001 2,624,403 5,498,894
2000 2,607,826 5,386,945
1999 2,589,795 5,276,444
1998 2,569,736 5,164,284
1997 2,547,848 5,046,285
1996 2,524,463 4,912,516
1995 2,500,151 4,752,096
1994 2,475,220 4,561,406
1993 2,449,916 4,348,020
1992 2,424,701 4,127,693
1991 2,400,869 3,915,149
1990 2,379,877 3,621,908
1989 2,361,916 3,349,627
1988 2,345,777 3,193,039
1987 2,329,813 3,047,634
1986 2,312,125 2,909,887
1985 2,290,656 2,778,810
1984 2,264,562 2,654,688
1983 2,234,832 2,537,307
1982 2,203,889 2,426,927
1981 2,173,818 2,325,517
1980 2,145,658 2,234,186
1979 2,119,486 2,153,882
1978 2,094,836 2,083,595
1977 2,070,657 2,019,002
1976 2,045,578 1,958,177
1975 2,018,981 1,899,055
1974 1,990,906 1,839,182
1973 1,961,219 1,778,094
1972 1,931,542 1,714,555
1971 1,903,728 1,645,145
1970 1,878,196 1,565,163
1969 1,855,127 1,473,100
1968 1,833,765 1,372,460
1967 1,812,865 1,271,183
1966 1,791,475 1,178,360
1965 1,769,192 1,099,440
1964 1,745,568 1,035,640
1963 1,721,099 984,714
1962 1,696,932 940,554
1961 1,673,261 897,591
1960 1,650,005 853,471

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 Jordan gained 3,578,996 people (a 55.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth), while Jordan's population increased by 1,532,315 people (a 15.3% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Jordan was ranked 101st in 2006 and ranked 86th 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 Jordan will increase by 40.5% to 16,206,530 people and rank change from 86th to 79th.

Jordan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 21.2M 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

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Jordan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Jordan
2100 -1.77% 0.13%
2099 -1.78% 0.2%
2098 -1.8% 0.18%
2097 -1.8% 0.16%
2096 -1.82% 0.27%
2095 -1.84% 0.15%
2094 -1.86% 0.23%
2093 -1.88% 0.24%
2092 -1.9% 0.41%
2091 -1.91% 0.31%
2090 -1.92% 0.39%
2089 -1.93% 0.34%
2088 -1.93% 0.34%
2087 -1.94% 0.31%
2086 -1.95% 0.38%
2085 -1.94% 0.33%
2084 -1.91% 0.3%
2083 -1.93% 0.42%
2082 -1.92% 0.48%
2081 -1.92% 0.42%
2080 -1.9% 0.46%
2079 -1.87% 0.43%
2078 -1.87% 0.46%
2077 -1.84% 0.47%
2076 -1.82% 0.54%
2075 -1.81% 0.49%
2074 -1.77% 0.55%
2073 -1.75% 0.57%
2072 -1.71% 0.6%
2071 -1.68% 0.65%
2070 -1.64% 0.57%
2069 -1.61% 0.74%
2068 -1.57% 0.62%
2067 -1.53% 0.73%
2066 -1.53% 0.73%
2065 -1.48% 0.67%
2064 -1.44% 0.73%
2063 -1.42% 0.82%
2062 -1.38% 0.79%
2061 -1.36% 0.78%
2060 -1.32% 0.81%
2059 -1.29% 0.82%
2058 -1.24% 0.85%
2057 -1.23% 0.77%
2056 -1.19% 0.85%
2055 -1.16% 0.79%
2054 -1.11% 0.8%
2053 -1.07% 0.95%
2052 -1.03% 0.89%
2051 -1% 1.04%
2050 -1% 1.06%
2049 -0.96% 1.14%
2048 -0.93% 1.13%
2047 -0.9% 1.16%
2046 -0.86% 1.3%
2045 -0.84% 1.3%
2044 -0.8% 1.3%
2043 -0.76% 1.31%
2042 -0.71% 1.4%
2041 -0.68% 1.55%
2040 -0.65% 1.46%
2039 -0.6% 1.51%
2038 -0.58% 1.5%
2037 -0.53% 1.46%
2036 -0.48% 1.48%
2035 -0.45% 1.48%
2034 -0.4% 1.5%
2033 -0.37% 1.54%
2032 -0.31% 1.66%
2031 -0.28% 1.62%
2030 -0.25% 1.7%
2029 -0.21% 1.81%
2028 -0.19% 1.83%
2027 -0.16% 2.14%
2026 -0.1% -0.94%
2025 -0.07% -0.28%
2024 -0.02% 0.99%
2023 0.02% 1.63%
2022 0.05% 1.72%
2021 0.25% 1.85%
2020 0.26% 1.81%
2019 0.11% 2%
2018 0.15% 2.23%
2017 0.21% 2.28%
2016 0.26% 4.84%
2015 0.31% 8.57%
2014 0.36% 10%
2013 0.41% 5.33%
2012 0.43% 1.43%
2011 0.43% 2.51%
2010 0.42% 2.17%
2009 0.42% 2.17%
2008 0.44% 2.38%
2007 0.48% 6.22%
2006 0.52% 6.6%
2005 0.56% 2.51%
2004 0.59% 2.44%
2003 0.61% 2.24%
2002 0.62% 2.13%
2001 0.64% 2.08%
2000 0.7% 2.09%
1999 0.78% 2.17%
1998 0.86% 2.34%
1997 0.93% 2.72%
1996 0.97% 3.38%
1995 1.01% 4.18%
1994 1.03% 4.91%
1993 1.04% 5.34%
1992 0.99% 5.43%
1991 0.88% 8.1%
1990 0.76% 8.13%
1989 0.69% 4.9%
1988 0.69% 4.77%
1987 0.77% 4.73%
1986 0.94% 4.72%
1985 1.15% 4.68%
1984 1.33% 4.63%
1983 1.4% 4.55%
1982 1.38% 4.36%
1981 1.31% 4.09%
1980 1.23% 3.73%
1979 1.18% 3.37%
1978 1.17% 3.2%
1977 1.23% 3.11%
1976 1.32% 3.11%
1975 1.41% 3.26%
1974 1.51% 3.44%
1973 1.54% 3.71%
1972 1.46% 4.22%
1971 1.36% 5.11%
1970 1.24% 6.25%
1969 1.16% 7.33%
1968 1.15% 7.97%
1967 1.19% 7.88%
1966 1.26% 7.18%
1965 1.35% 6.16%
1964 1.42% 5.17%
1963 1.42% 4.7%
1962 1.41% 4.79%
1961 1.41% 5.17%

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 Jordan's population declined by 0.28%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Jordan
Current population
2834177
11538682
Population rank 140/197 86/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.14%
One net population change
4.19 hours
16.4 minutes
One birth every
16.2 minutes
2.22 minutes
One death every
22.6 minutes
14.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 -88
Annual growth/decline -2,098 -32,192
Annual growth/decline rate -0.07% -0.28%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 177/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
1.74 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 -303,267
Net migration rank 135/196 190/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 5,280,168
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 13/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 45.7%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 10/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Jordan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Jordan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -303,267
2024 9,210 -10,506 200,223 -156,369
2023 10,072 -10,003 200,895 -17,445
2022 11,215 -10,003 199,900 -17,445
2021 6,382 -4,665 190,795 6,573
2020 12,170 0 198,138 6,745
2019 13,094 -10,335 204,933 -23,156
2018 13,929 -10,335 205,333 32,062
2017 15,419 -10,335 205,903 12,873
2016 16,944 -10,335 205,891 31,046
2015 18,489 -10,335 195,495 490,844
2014 19,751 -10,335 184,169 635,528
2013 21,037 -10,335 170,473 609,631
2012 22,320 -10,498 175,437 -146,181
2011 23,627 -11,577 177,076 7,057
2010 25,031 -13,248 177,748 4,872
2009 26,311 -14,941 177,651 -49,687
2008 27,553 -16,191 175,048 767
2007 28,886 -16,588 167,574 -18,108
2006 30,213 -16,840 147,643 502,609
2005 31,506 -17,071 141,816 3,500
2004 32,500 -17,256 141,752 7,979
2003 33,340 -17,380 142,443 -11,699
2002 33,572 -17,428 139,250 -18,463
2001 33,666 -17,466 136,450 -22,896
2000 34,452 -17,498 136,414 -26,077
1999 36,649 -17,542 138,201 -27,530
1998 38,628 -17,623 140,696 -27,036
1997 40,521 -17,756 145,358 -23,021
1996 42,297 -18,285 147,852 -2,655
1995 43,705 -19,092 147,652 27,991
1994 45,210 -19,960 144,199 61,533
1993 46,090 -20,731 139,467 81,576
1992 46,494 -21,426 134,241 85,376
1991 45,617 -23,014 129,642 75,824
1990 44,465 -25,085 114,912 266,100
1989 43,591 -27,049 112,608 50,941
1988 43,978 -28,247 109,754 39,873
1987 44,155 -27,958 106,536 34,646
1986 44,520 -25,339 103,551 30,763
1985 45,122 -21,371 99,801 28,040
1984 45,644 -17,211 96,092 24,316
1983 45,095 -14,065 92,863 21,487
1982 43,816 -12,952 89,473 16,944
1981 42,898 -13,619 86,751 9,659
1980 42,316 -15,277 84,508 1,735
1979 42,449 -17,143 82,076 -7,706
1978 42,475 -18,483 79,908 -13,701
1977 42,999 -18,630 78,101 -15,132
1976 43,878 -18,084 75,981 -17,309
1975 44,736 -17,340 74,392 -14,822
1974 45,526 -16,769 72,212 -12,024
1973 47,438 -16,822 70,058 -8,072
1972 46,676 -17,934 67,707 -2,622
1971 47,206 -20,322 64,763 8,976
1970 47,547 -23,371 60,321 25,894
1969 48,258 -26,304 57,431 40,481
1968 49,189 -28,424 53,336 50,036
1967 50,187 -29,147 48,791 50,397
1966 50,808 -29,065 44,580 41,882
1965 51,423 -28,611 41,635 29,737
1964 52,501 -28,066 39,205 17,018
1963 52,277 -27,757 36,858 8,763
1962 51,758 -27,936 34,598 8,098
1961 51,931 -28,416 32,143 11,097
1960 51,944 -28,952 29,491 15,509

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 Jordan 84.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,007,506 people) and 15.4% is from migration (a gain of 365,728 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 5,280,168 people or 45.7% in Jordan.

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
Jordan
City Population
Amman 4.01M
Irbid 1.91M
Aqaba 140K
Al-Salt 108K
Jerash 50.7K
Al-Karak 32.2K
Ma'an 30K
Tafilah 23.5K

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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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