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

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The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,837,077 in 2025 vs 20,843,754 people in Kazakhstan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,177 people compared to 21,211,812 in Kazakhstan.

Population statistics:

  • Kazakhstan's population is 7.48 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Kazakhstan is the 65th.
  • The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.26% for Kazakhstan.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.14% per year vs +1.44% in Kazakhstan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.93% growth), while Kazakhstan has grown from 16.1M to 21.2M (31.7% growth).

Jamaica vs Kazakhstan: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Kazakhstan
2100 1,075,631 33,837,050
2099 1,095,039 33,761,154
2098 1,114,926 33,683,919
2097 1,135,331 33,603,915
2096 1,156,197 33,512,477
2095 1,177,632 33,413,253
2094 1,199,705 33,314,594
2093 1,222,447 33,213,155
2092 1,245,845 33,116,688
2091 1,269,943 33,013,240
2090 1,294,621 32,907,211
2089 1,319,987 32,798,108
2088 1,345,908 32,686,460
2087 1,372,420 32,563,627
2086 1,399,559 32,439,780
2085 1,427,403 32,315,125
2084 1,455,598 32,187,026
2083 1,483,973 32,051,485
2082 1,513,113 31,925,242
2081 1,542,698 31,787,284
2080 1,572,954 31,648,962
2079 1,603,471 31,514,214
2078 1,634,036 31,366,796
2077 1,665,130 31,219,906
2076 1,696,282 31,072,192
2075 1,727,653 30,923,546
2074 1,759,538 30,771,280
2073 1,791,310 30,625,478
2072 1,823,277 30,477,563
2071 1,855,059 30,326,181
2070 1,886,784 30,173,109
2069 1,918,215 30,013,948
2068 1,949,604 29,862,364
2067 1,980,685 29,712,186
2066 2,011,465 29,557,994
2065 2,042,697 29,396,139
2064 2,073,400 29,235,466
2063 2,103,669 29,071,908
2062 2,133,903 28,907,357
2061 2,163,699 28,738,535
2060 2,193,436 28,568,026
2059 2,222,680 28,391,809
2058 2,251,648 28,215,085
2057 2,279,932 28,037,220
2056 2,308,282 27,842,554
2055 2,336,168 27,643,057
2054 2,363,575 27,444,561
2053 2,390,213 27,234,548
2052 2,416,056 27,022,716
2051 2,441,297 26,809,526
2050 2,466,072 26,593,675
2049 2,490,883 26,376,242
2048 2,514,954 26,146,925
2047 2,538,499 25,911,330
2046 2,561,597 25,678,409
2045 2,583,931 25,442,326
2044 2,605,750 25,206,576
2043 2,626,741 24,971,131
2042 2,646,740 24,737,722
2041 2,665,673 24,507,695
2040 2,683,790 24,273,388
2039 2,701,261 24,047,108
2038 2,717,604 23,821,741
2037 2,733,406 23,600,163
2036 2,747,946 23,374,793
2035 2,761,103 23,151,259
2034 2,773,511 22,926,675
2033 2,784,591 22,700,937
2032 2,794,827 22,470,522
2031 2,803,535 22,247,053
2030 2,811,500 22,020,172
2029 2,818,414 21,792,016
2028 2,824,434 21,558,709
2027 2,829,732 21,326,341
2026 2,834,177 21,090,850
2025 2,837,077 20,843,754
2024 2,839,175 20,592,571
2023 2,839,786 20,330,104
2022 2,839,144 20,034,609
2021 2,837,682 19,743,603
2020 2,830,739 19,482,117
2019 2,823,271 19,209,555
2018 2,820,097 18,932,727
2017 2,815,764 18,651,931
2016 2,809,915 18,363,600
2015 2,802,534 18,084,169
2014 2,793,749 17,816,285
2013 2,783,687 17,556,502
2012 2,772,430 17,306,106
2011 2,760,494 17,066,002
2010 2,748,568 16,836,810
2009 2,736,995 16,619,846
2008 2,725,635 16,426,525
2007 2,713,800 16,257,214
2006 2,700,968 16,103,716
2005 2,687,066 15,968,117
2004 2,672,225 15,850,159
2003 2,656,623 15,747,380
2002 2,640,572 15,656,677
2001 2,624,403 15,575,550
2000 2,607,826 15,501,103
1999 2,589,795 15,455,874
1998 2,569,736 15,647,785
1997 2,547,848 16,043,251
1996 2,524,463 16,416,027
1995 2,500,151 16,730,536
1994 2,475,220 17,043,771
1993 2,449,916 17,274,487
1992 2,424,701 17,332,625
1991 2,400,869 17,278,600
1990 2,379,877 17,154,054
1989 2,361,916 16,997,013
1988 2,345,777 16,781,168
1987 2,329,813 16,527,715
1986 2,312,125 16,262,702
1985 2,290,656 16,031,090
1984 2,264,562 15,844,621
1983 2,234,832 15,665,551
1982 2,203,889 15,492,595
1981 2,173,818 15,323,082
1980 2,145,658 15,152,949
1979 2,119,486 14,978,696
1978 2,094,836 14,711,497
1977 2,070,657 14,353,265
1976 2,045,578 13,998,738
1975 2,018,981 13,700,843
1974 1,990,906 13,454,570
1973 1,961,219 13,208,121
1972 1,931,542 12,951,798
1971 1,903,728 12,684,813
1970 1,878,196 12,419,057
1969 1,855,127 12,156,212
1968 1,833,765 11,879,182
1967 1,812,865 11,584,428
1966 1,791,475 11,288,989
1965 1,769,192 10,993,183
1964 1,745,568 10,690,309
1963 1,721,099 10,377,466
1962 1,696,932 10,058,928
1961 1,673,261 9,742,085
1960 1,650,005 9,429,981

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 Kazakhstan gained 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth), while Kazakhstan's population increased by 2,848,212 people (a 15.5% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd in 2006 and ranked 65th 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 Kazakhstan will increase by 25.4% to 26,593,675 people and rank change from 65th to 64th.

Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.8M 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
Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Kazakhstan
2100 -1.77% 0.22%
2099 -1.78% 0.23%
2098 -1.8% 0.24%
2097 -1.8% 0.27%
2096 -1.82% 0.3%
2095 -1.84% 0.3%
2094 -1.86% 0.31%
2093 -1.88% 0.29%
2092 -1.9% 0.31%
2091 -1.91% 0.32%
2090 -1.92% 0.33%
2089 -1.93% 0.34%
2088 -1.93% 0.38%
2087 -1.94% 0.38%
2086 -1.95% 0.39%
2085 -1.94% 0.4%
2084 -1.91% 0.42%
2083 -1.93% 0.4%
2082 -1.92% 0.43%
2081 -1.92% 0.44%
2080 -1.9% 0.43%
2079 -1.87% 0.47%
2078 -1.87% 0.47%
2077 -1.84% 0.48%
2076 -1.82% 0.48%
2075 -1.81% 0.49%
2074 -1.77% 0.48%
2073 -1.75% 0.49%
2072 -1.71% 0.5%
2071 -1.68% 0.51%
2070 -1.64% 0.53%
2069 -1.61% 0.51%
2068 -1.57% 0.51%
2067 -1.53% 0.52%
2066 -1.53% 0.55%
2065 -1.48% 0.55%
2064 -1.44% 0.56%
2063 -1.42% 0.57%
2062 -1.38% 0.59%
2061 -1.36% 0.6%
2060 -1.32% 0.62%
2059 -1.29% 0.63%
2058 -1.24% 0.63%
2057 -1.23% 0.7%
2056 -1.19% 0.72%
2055 -1.16% 0.72%
2054 -1.11% 0.77%
2053 -1.07% 0.78%
2052 -1.03% 0.8%
2051 -1% 0.81%
2050 -1% 0.82%
2049 -0.96% 0.88%
2048 -0.93% 0.91%
2047 -0.9% 0.91%
2046 -0.86% 0.93%
2045 -0.84% 0.94%
2044 -0.8% 0.94%
2043 -0.76% 0.94%
2042 -0.71% 0.94%
2041 -0.68% 0.97%
2040 -0.65% 0.94%
2039 -0.6% 0.95%
2038 -0.58% 0.94%
2037 -0.53% 0.96%
2036 -0.48% 0.97%
2035 -0.45% 0.98%
2034 -0.4% 0.99%
2033 -0.37% 1.03%
2032 -0.31% 1%
2031 -0.28% 1.03%
2030 -0.25% 1.05%
2029 -0.21% 1.08%
2028 -0.19% 1.09%
2027 -0.16% 1.12%
2026 -0.1% 1.19%
2025 -0.07% 1.22%
2024 -0.02% 1.29%
2023 0.02% 1.47%
2022 0.05% 1.47%
2021 0.25% 1.34%
2020 0.26% 1.42%
2019 0.11% 1.46%
2018 0.15% 1.51%
2017 0.21% 1.57%
2016 0.26% 1.55%
2015 0.31% 1.5%
2014 0.36% 1.48%
2013 0.41% 1.45%
2012 0.43% 1.41%
2011 0.43% 1.36%
2010 0.42% 1.31%
2009 0.42% 1.18%
2008 0.44% 1.04%
2007 0.48% 0.95%
2006 0.52% 0.85%
2005 0.56% 0.74%
2004 0.59% 0.65%
2003 0.61% 0.58%
2002 0.62% 0.52%
2001 0.64% 0.48%
2000 0.7% 0.29%
1999 0.78% -1.23%
1998 0.86% -2.46%
1997 0.93% -2.27%
1996 0.97% -1.88%
1995 1.01% -1.84%
1994 1.03% -1.34%
1993 1.04% -0.34%
1992 0.99% 0.31%
1991 0.88% 0.73%
1990 0.76% 0.92%
1989 0.69% 1.29%
1988 0.69% 1.53%
1987 0.77% 1.63%
1986 0.94% 1.44%
1985 1.15% 1.18%
1984 1.33% 1.14%
1983 1.4% 1.12%
1982 1.38% 1.11%
1981 1.31% 1.12%
1980 1.23% 1.16%
1979 1.18% 1.82%
1978 1.17% 2.5%
1977 1.23% 2.53%
1976 1.32% 2.17%
1975 1.41% 1.83%
1974 1.51% 1.87%
1973 1.54% 1.98%
1972 1.46% 2.1%
1971 1.36% 2.14%
1970 1.24% 2.16%
1969 1.16% 2.33%
1968 1.15% 2.54%
1967 1.19% 2.62%
1966 1.26% 2.69%
1965 1.35% 2.83%
1964 1.42% 3.01%
1963 1.42% 3.17%
1962 1.41% 3.25%
1961 1.41% 3.31%

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 Kazakhstan's population grew by 1.22%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Kazakhstan
Current population
2834177
21211812
Population rank 140/197 65/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.26%
One net population change
4.19 hours
2.1 minutes
One birth every
16.2 minutes
1.31 minutes
One death every
22.6 minutes
3.81 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +688
Annual growth/decline -2,098 +251,183
Annual growth/decline rate -0.07% +1.22%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 85/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
59.7 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 -8,834
Net migration rank 135/196 130/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 2,089,797
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 36/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 10.1%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 66/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Kazakhstan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -8,834
2024 9,210 -10,506 264,079 -7,368
2023 10,072 -10,003 273,013 -4,822
2022 11,215 -10,003 277,019 45,755
2021 6,382 -4,665 269,026 -9,804
2020 12,170 0 272,458 -8,716
2019 13,094 -10,335 278,788 2,594
2018 13,929 -10,335 278,917 -6,644
2017 15,419 -10,335 268,066 21,248
2016 16,944 -10,335 277,878 9,478
2015 18,489 -10,335 273,523 -2,011
2014 19,751 -10,335 274,406 -10,170
2013 21,037 -10,335 259,239 -3,925
2012 22,320 -10,498 249,987 -4,512
2011 23,627 -11,577 237,883 -3,160
2010 25,031 -13,248 230,479 -6,840
2009 26,311 -14,941 218,036 -7,758
2008 27,553 -16,191 214,169 -37,796
2007 28,886 -16,588 188,486 -26,237
2006 30,213 -16,840 166,480 -21,728
2005 31,506 -17,071 146,619 -20,171
2004 32,500 -17,256 132,286 -22,841
2003 33,340 -17,380 112,137 -16,027
2002 33,572 -17,428 93,564 -8,272
2001 33,666 -17,466 84,279 -7,333
2000 34,452 -17,498 80,699 -8,754
1999 36,649 -17,542 79,536 -61,031
1998 38,628 -17,623 85,735 -488,075
1997 40,521 -17,756 92,778 -481,380
1996 42,297 -18,285 112,384 -469,331
1995 43,705 -19,092 140,721 -412,775
1994 45,210 -19,960 165,631 -520,028
1993 46,090 -20,731 185,649 -292,682
1992 46,494 -21,426 204,785 -214,015
1991 45,617 -23,014 221,581 -104,271
1990 44,465 -25,085 235,113 -103,336
1989 43,591 -27,049 254,394 -72,096
1988 43,978 -28,247 275,278 -25,892
1987 44,155 -27,958 290,227 -32,724
1986 44,520 -25,339 295,818 -23,297
1985 45,122 -21,371 293,834 -103,115
1984 45,644 -17,211 278,485 -96,266
1983 45,095 -14,065 260,471 -84,566
1982 43,816 -12,952 246,983 -76,976
1981 42,898 -13,619 243,652 -74,624
1980 42,316 -15,277 238,977 -67,731
1979 42,449 -17,143 237,442 -60,198
1978 42,475 -18,483 225,895 131,248
1977 42,999 -18,630 224,284 135,047
1976 43,878 -18,084 221,992 127,735
1975 44,736 -17,340 219,748 26,332
1974 45,526 -16,769 217,668 28,807
1973 47,438 -16,822 215,940 30,467
1972 46,676 -17,934 212,319 53,914
1971 47,206 -20,322 202,450 65,291
1970 47,547 -23,371 191,775 72,000
1969 48,258 -26,304 184,118 77,805
1968 49,189 -28,424 186,254 105,890
1967 50,187 -29,147 191,536 105,830
1966 50,808 -29,065 191,506 101,999
1965 51,423 -28,611 194,470 103,626
1964 52,501 -28,066 208,899 98,761
1963 52,277 -27,757 223,105 94,932
1962 51,758 -27,936 228,177 90,842
1961 51,931 -28,416 228,686 85,981
1960 51,944 -28,952 226,027 83,525

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 Kazakhstan 98.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,732,767 people) and 1.43% is from migration (a gain of 39,710 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 2,089,797 people or 10.1% in Kazakhstan.

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
Kazakhstan
City Population
Almaty 2.23M
Shymkent 1.19M
Nur-Sultan 1.08M
Karaganda 516K
Taraz 418K
Aktobe 388K
Semey 350K
Pavlodar 333K
Oskemen 333K
Atyrau 323K

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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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