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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 56,432,944 people in Kenya in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 58,955,623 in Kenya.

Population statistics:

  • Kenya's population is 20.8 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Kenya is the 25th.
  • The countries together account for 0.75% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.71% for Kenya.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +2.08% in Kenya.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Kenya has grown from 36.9M to 59M (59.8% growth).

Jamaica vs Kenya: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Kenya
2100 1,075,936 105,238,162
2099 1,095,350 105,257,438
2098 1,115,242 105,257,489
2097 1,135,653 105,250,948
2096 1,156,525 105,220,085
2095 1,177,966 105,175,623
2094 1,200,045 105,118,372
2093 1,222,794 105,046,907
2092 1,246,199 104,955,024
2091 1,270,303 104,846,805
2090 1,294,988 104,718,130
2089 1,320,362 104,573,271
2088 1,346,290 104,414,197
2087 1,372,809 104,243,505
2086 1,399,955 104,056,143
2085 1,427,808 103,854,891
2084 1,456,011 103,640,244
2083 1,484,393 103,407,124
2082 1,513,542 103,158,580
2081 1,543,136 102,889,291
2080 1,573,400 102,594,978
2079 1,603,926 102,286,967
2078 1,634,499 101,961,280
2077 1,665,602 101,613,181
2076 1,696,763 101,239,843
2075 1,728,143 100,849,423
2074 1,760,036 100,436,632
2073 1,791,818 100,001,277
2072 1,823,794 99,533,234
2071 1,855,585 99,042,264
2070 1,887,318 98,529,166
2069 1,918,759 97,992,232
2068 1,950,157 97,428,138
2067 1,981,247 96,842,744
2066 2,012,035 96,230,345
2065 2,043,276 95,598,937
2064 2,073,988 94,942,874
2063 2,104,265 94,266,124
2062 2,134,508 93,561,519
2061 2,164,312 92,837,768
2060 2,194,058 92,098,717
2059 2,223,310 91,343,602
2058 2,252,286 90,569,828
2057 2,280,579 89,783,087
2056 2,308,936 88,994,126
2055 2,336,830 88,192,182
2054 2,364,245 87,379,992
2053 2,390,891 86,552,281
2052 2,416,741 85,710,403
2051 2,441,989 84,850,558
2050 2,466,771 83,976,685
2049 2,491,589 83,090,517
2048 2,515,667 82,191,119
2047 2,539,219 81,274,836
2046 2,562,324 80,340,592
2045 2,584,663 79,389,433
2044 2,606,489 78,414,158
2043 2,627,486 77,418,567
2042 2,647,490 76,399,781
2041 2,666,429 75,363,853
2040 2,684,551 74,308,480
2039 2,702,027 73,241,028
2038 2,718,374 72,153,876
2037 2,734,180 71,058,753
2036 2,748,725 69,949,421
2035 2,761,886 68,831,151
2034 2,774,297 67,705,051
2033 2,785,381 66,569,532
2032 2,795,619 65,431,402
2031 2,804,329 64,289,540
2030 2,812,297 63,153,520
2029 2,819,213 62,021,378
2028 2,825,235 60,894,078
2027 2,830,534 59,770,115
2026 2,834,980 58,653,621
2025 2,837,881 57,540,609
2024 2,839,175 56,432,944
2023 2,839,786 55,339,003
2022 2,839,144 54,252,461
2021 2,837,682 53,219,166
2020 2,830,739 52,217,334
2019 2,823,271 51,202,827
2018 2,820,097 50,207,107
2017 2,815,764 49,197,766
2016 2,809,915 48,139,687
2015 2,802,534 47,088,526
2014 2,793,749 46,051,440
2013 2,783,687 44,986,791
2012 2,772,430 43,888,303
2011 2,760,494 42,758,461
2010 2,748,568 41,598,567
2009 2,736,995 40,408,891
2008 2,725,635 39,206,351
2007 2,713,800 38,036,349
2006 2,700,968 36,904,008
2005 2,687,066 35,796,484
2004 2,672,225 34,713,455
2003 2,656,623 33,652,223
2002 2,640,572 32,629,808
2001 2,624,403 31,619,170
2000 2,607,826 30,642,890
1999 2,589,795 29,733,408
1998 2,569,736 28,888,057
1997 2,547,848 28,101,768
1996 2,524,463 27,344,211
1995 2,500,151 26,601,751
1994 2,475,220 25,857,130
1993 2,449,916 25,117,188
1992 2,424,701 24,382,460
1991 2,400,869 23,646,514
1990 2,379,877 22,892,651
1989 2,361,916 22,118,434
1988 2,345,777 21,356,219
1987 2,329,813 20,616,096
1986 2,312,125 19,901,646
1985 2,290,656 19,201,768
1984 2,264,562 18,514,906
1983 2,234,832 17,846,374
1982 2,203,889 17,206,175
1981 2,173,818 16,601,507
1980 2,145,658 16,018,459
1979 2,119,486 15,460,666
1978 2,094,836 14,934,126
1977 2,070,657 14,428,819
1976 2,045,578 13,957,623
1975 2,018,981 13,511,671
1974 1,990,906 13,070,078
1973 1,961,219 12,634,835
1972 1,931,542 12,206,060
1971 1,903,728 11,788,904
1970 1,878,196 11,368,791
1969 1,855,127 10,939,695
1968 1,833,765 10,518,823
1967 1,812,865 10,111,057
1966 1,791,475 9,717,816
1965 1,769,192 9,338,078
1964 1,745,568 8,973,535
1963 1,721,099 8,627,971
1962 1,696,932 8,299,308
1961 1,673,261 7,987,770
1960 1,650,005 7,695,307

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/jamaica/kenya | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jamaica increased by 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth), while Kenya gained 11,235,679 people (a 30.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Kenya's population increased by 10,815,936 people (a 22.5% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Kenya was ranked 33rd in 2006 and ranked 25th 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 Kenya will increase by 42.4% to 83,976,685 people and rank change from 25th to 22nd.

Kenya is projected to reach its peak in 2098 at 105M 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
Kenya
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Kenya
2100 -1.77% -0.02%
2099 -1.78% -0%
2098 -1.8% 0.006%
2097 -1.8% 0.03%
2096 -1.82% 0.04%
2095 -1.84% 0.05%
2094 -1.86% 0.07%
2093 -1.88% 0.09%
2092 -1.9% 0.1%
2091 -1.91% 0.12%
2090 -1.92% 0.14%
2089 -1.93% 0.15%
2088 -1.93% 0.16%
2087 -1.94% 0.18%
2086 -1.95% 0.19%
2085 -1.94% 0.21%
2084 -1.91% 0.23%
2083 -1.93% 0.24%
2082 -1.92% 0.26%
2081 -1.92% 0.29%
2080 -1.9% 0.3%
2079 -1.87% 0.32%
2078 -1.87% 0.34%
2077 -1.84% 0.37%
2076 -1.82% 0.39%
2075 -1.81% 0.41%
2074 -1.77% 0.44%
2073 -1.75% 0.47%
2072 -1.71% 0.5%
2071 -1.68% 0.52%
2070 -1.64% 0.55%
2069 -1.61% 0.58%
2068 -1.57% 0.6%
2067 -1.53% 0.64%
2066 -1.53% 0.66%
2065 -1.48% 0.69%
2064 -1.44% 0.72%
2063 -1.42% 0.75%
2062 -1.38% 0.78%
2061 -1.36% 0.8%
2060 -1.32% 0.83%
2059 -1.29% 0.85%
2058 -1.24% 0.88%
2057 -1.23% 0.89%
2056 -1.19% 0.91%
2055 -1.16% 0.93%
2054 -1.11% 0.96%
2053 -1.07% 0.98%
2052 -1.03% 1.01%
2051 -1% 1.04%
2050 -1% 1.07%
2049 -0.96% 1.09%
2048 -0.93% 1.13%
2047 -0.9% 1.16%
2046 -0.86% 1.2%
2045 -0.84% 1.24%
2044 -0.8% 1.29%
2043 -0.76% 1.33%
2042 -0.71% 1.37%
2041 -0.68% 1.42%
2040 -0.65% 1.46%
2039 -0.6% 1.51%
2038 -0.58% 1.54%
2037 -0.53% 1.59%
2036 -0.48% 1.62%
2035 -0.45% 1.66%
2034 -0.4% 1.71%
2033 -0.37% 1.74%
2032 -0.31% 1.78%
2031 -0.28% 1.8%
2030 -0.25% 1.83%
2029 -0.21% 1.85%
2028 -0.19% 1.88%
2027 -0.16% 1.9%
2026 -0.1% 1.93%
2025 -0.05% 1.96%
2024 -0.02% 1.98%
2023 0.02% 2%
2022 0.05% 1.94%
2021 0.25% 1.92%
2020 0.26% 1.98%
2019 0.11% 1.98%
2018 0.15% 2.05%
2017 0.21% 2.2%
2016 0.26% 2.23%
2015 0.31% 2.25%
2014 0.36% 2.37%
2013 0.41% 2.5%
2012 0.43% 2.64%
2011 0.43% 2.79%
2010 0.42% 2.94%
2009 0.42% 3.07%
2008 0.44% 3.08%
2007 0.48% 3.07%
2006 0.52% 3.09%
2005 0.56% 3.12%
2004 0.59% 3.15%
2003 0.61% 3.13%
2002 0.62% 3.2%
2001 0.64% 3.19%
2000 0.7% 3.06%
1999 0.78% 2.93%
1998 0.86% 2.8%
1997 0.93% 2.77%
1996 0.97% 2.79%
1995 1.01% 2.88%
1994 1.03% 2.95%
1993 1.04% 3.01%
1992 0.99% 3.11%
1991 0.88% 3.29%
1990 0.76% 3.5%
1989 0.69% 3.57%
1988 0.69% 3.59%
1987 0.77% 3.59%
1986 0.94% 3.64%
1985 1.15% 3.71%
1984 1.33% 3.75%
1983 1.4% 3.72%
1982 1.38% 3.64%
1981 1.31% 3.64%
1980 1.23% 3.61%
1979 1.18% 3.53%
1978 1.17% 3.5%
1977 1.23% 3.38%
1976 1.32% 3.3%
1975 1.41% 3.38%
1974 1.51% 3.44%
1973 1.54% 3.51%
1972 1.46% 3.54%
1971 1.36% 3.7%
1970 1.24% 3.92%
1969 1.16% 4%
1968 1.15% 4.03%
1967 1.19% 4.05%
1966 1.26% 4.07%
1965 1.35% 4.06%
1964 1.42% 4.01%
1963 1.42% 3.96%
1962 1.41% 3.9%
1961 1.41% 3.8%

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 Kenya's population grew by 1.98%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Kenya
Current population
2834980
58955623
Population rank 139/197 25/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.71%
One net population change
14.3 hours
28.8 seconds
One birth every
15.9 minutes
21 seconds
One death every
22.9 minutes
1.32 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +2,997
Annual growth/decline -611 +1,093,941
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +1.98%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 53/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
19.3 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 -27,330
Net migration rank 135/196 160/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 992,536
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 61/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 136/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Kenya
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Kenya
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -27,330
2024 - -10,506 - -19,781
2023 10,072 -10,003 1,100,970 -10,003
2022 11,215 -10,003 1,092,102 -10,003
2021 6,382 -4,665 1,037,082 -52,552
2020 12,170 0 1,036,253 -17,111
2019 13,094 -10,335 1,071,777 -61,949
2018 13,929 -10,335 1,097,075 -115,436
2017 15,419 -10,335 1,105,769 -68,702
2016 16,944 -10,335 1,108,801 -29,728
2015 18,489 -10,335 1,119,200 -95,977
2014 19,751 -10,335 1,123,333 -72,415
2013 21,037 -10,335 1,136,006 -57,634
2012 22,320 -10,498 1,161,548 -42,928
2011 23,627 -11,577 1,185,863 -44,795
2010 25,031 -13,248 1,199,786 -21,069
2009 26,311 -14,941 1,193,598 7,096
2008 27,553 -16,191 1,174,818 29,612
2007 28,886 -16,588 1,147,063 -11,495
2006 30,213 -16,840 1,113,357 15,767
2005 31,506 -17,071 1,080,446 5,501
2004 32,500 -17,256 1,048,590 31,525
2003 33,340 -17,380 1,018,182 24,175
2002 33,572 -17,428 992,044 10,431
2001 33,666 -17,466 963,721 55,052
2000 34,452 -17,498 928,357 5,407
1999 36,649 -17,542 898,484 -13,257
1998 38,628 -17,623 875,511 -70,023
1997 40,521 -17,756 847,493 -80,443
1996 42,297 -18,285 827,326 -79,276
1995 43,705 -19,092 812,391 -75,506
1994 45,210 -19,960 792,702 -40,367
1993 46,090 -20,731 788,579 -61,054
1992 46,494 -21,426 785,018 -43,085
1991 45,617 -23,014 790,030 -60,087
1990 44,465 -25,085 789,087 -11,338
1989 43,591 -27,049 795,622 -24,949
1988 43,978 -28,247 785,652 -31,894
1987 44,155 -27,958 775,124 -48,633
1986 44,520 -25,339 755,606 -53,183
1985 45,122 -21,371 732,739 -35,400
1984 45,644 -17,211 709,639 -33,253
1983 45,095 -14,065 684,587 -23,905
1982 43,816 -12,952 663,109 -43,382
1981 42,898 -13,619 642,379 -52,761
1980 42,316 -15,277 616,390 -39,920
1979 42,449 -17,143 595,390 -56,280
1978 42,475 -18,483 574,695 -60,718
1977 42,999 -18,630 554,124 -57,493
1976 43,878 -18,084 536,740 -90,990
1975 44,736 -17,340 517,579 -71,421
1974 45,526 -16,769 500,008 -62,973
1973 47,438 -16,822 485,556 -52,102
1972 46,676 -17,934 472,557 -48,466
1971 47,206 -20,322 459,897 -49,671
1970 47,547 -23,371 443,065 -13,064
1969 48,258 -26,304 427,819 369
1968 49,189 -28,424 411,948 1,611
1967 50,187 -29,147 396,920 5,060
1966 50,808 -29,065 382,891 1,616
1965 51,423 -28,611 366,444 8,524
1964 52,501 -28,066 349,322 4,788
1963 52,277 -27,757 332,763 4,246
1962 51,758 -27,936 315,797 4,521
1961 51,931 -28,416 298,463 4,296
1960 51,944 -28,952 280,032 2,134

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 Kenya 95.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,892,362 people) and 4.67% is from migration (a loss of 533,876 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 992,536 people or 1.8% in Kenya.

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
Kenya
City Population
Nairobi 5.54M
Mombasa 1.21M
Kisumu 398K
Nakuru 308K
Eldoret 289K
Thika 279K
Malindi 120K
Machakos 114K
Mumias 100K
Meru 42.7K

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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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