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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 7,769,819 people in Laos in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 8,004,838 in Laos.

Population statistics:

  • Laos' population is 2.82 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Laos is the 103rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.1% for Laos.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +1.48% in Laos.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Laos has grown from 5.96M to 8M (34.2% growth).

Jamaica vs Laos: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Laos
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Laos
2100 1,075,936 9,342,607
2099 1,095,350 9,389,481
2098 1,115,242 9,435,427
2097 1,135,653 9,480,219
2096 1,156,525 9,524,052
2095 1,177,966 9,567,045
2094 1,200,045 9,609,471
2093 1,222,794 9,651,065
2092 1,246,199 9,691,590
2091 1,270,303 9,731,446
2090 1,294,988 9,770,116
2089 1,320,362 9,807,690
2088 1,346,290 9,844,143
2087 1,372,809 9,879,110
2086 1,399,955 9,912,903
2085 1,427,808 9,945,223
2084 1,456,011 9,975,614
2083 1,484,393 10,005,023
2082 1,513,542 10,032,558
2081 1,543,136 10,058,731
2080 1,573,400 10,083,222
2079 1,603,926 10,106,703
2078 1,634,499 10,128,372
2077 1,665,602 10,148,533
2076 1,696,763 10,165,829
2075 1,728,143 10,182,062
2074 1,760,036 10,196,505
2073 1,791,818 10,208,837
2072 1,823,794 10,218,581
2071 1,855,585 10,225,726
2070 1,887,318 10,231,909
2069 1,918,759 10,235,317
2068 1,950,157 10,235,668
2067 1,981,247 10,233,930
2066 2,012,035 10,228,744
2065 2,043,276 10,222,027
2064 2,073,988 10,212,674
2063 2,104,265 10,200,753
2062 2,134,508 10,186,526
2061 2,164,312 10,169,161
2060 2,194,058 10,149,107
2059 2,223,310 10,126,671
2058 2,252,286 10,100,989
2057 2,280,579 10,072,578
2056 2,308,936 10,041,736
2055 2,336,830 10,008,916
2054 2,364,245 9,972,602
2053 2,390,891 9,933,363
2052 2,416,741 9,891,383
2051 2,441,989 9,846,656
2050 2,466,771 9,799,766
2049 2,491,589 9,750,669
2048 2,515,667 9,697,931
2047 2,539,219 9,643,484
2046 2,562,324 9,586,249
2045 2,584,663 9,527,029
2044 2,606,489 9,465,046
2043 2,627,486 9,401,665
2042 2,647,490 9,334,890
2041 2,666,429 9,266,149
2040 2,684,551 9,195,755
2039 2,702,027 9,122,969
2038 2,718,374 9,046,689
2037 2,734,180 8,968,700
2036 2,748,725 8,888,903
2035 2,761,886 8,807,373
2034 2,774,297 8,723,937
2033 2,785,381 8,638,238
2032 2,795,619 8,550,017
2031 2,804,329 8,459,669
2030 2,812,297 8,367,305
2029 2,819,213 8,273,173
2028 2,825,235 8,176,811
2027 2,830,534 8,078,122
2026 2,834,980 7,977,666
2025 2,837,881 7,874,813
2024 2,839,175 7,769,819
2023 2,839,786 7,664,993
2022 2,839,144 7,559,007
2021 2,837,682 7,453,194
2020 2,830,739 7,346,533
2019 2,823,271 7,237,636
2018 2,820,097 7,128,045
2017 2,815,764 7,018,147
2016 2,809,915 6,908,802
2015 2,802,534 6,801,645
2014 2,793,749 6,703,172
2013 2,783,687 6,611,385
2012 2,772,430 6,518,978
2011 2,760,494 6,426,590
2010 2,748,568 6,334,194
2009 2,736,995 6,241,642
2008 2,725,635 6,148,969
2007 2,713,800 6,056,236
2006 2,700,968 5,963,200
2005 2,687,066 5,869,523
2004 2,672,225 5,781,626
2003 2,656,623 5,697,945
2002 2,640,572 5,610,889
2001 2,624,403 5,521,482
2000 2,607,826 5,431,212
1999 2,589,795 5,340,784
1998 2,569,736 5,248,266
1997 2,547,848 5,152,011
1996 2,524,463 5,045,678
1995 2,500,151 4,929,409
1994 2,475,220 4,809,220
1993 2,449,916 4,685,060
1992 2,424,701 4,559,646
1991 2,400,869 4,435,118
1990 2,379,877 4,311,955
1989 2,361,916 4,190,974
1988 2,345,777 4,072,601
1987 2,329,813 3,957,612
1986 2,312,125 3,846,715
1985 2,290,656 3,739,985
1984 2,264,562 3,637,843
1983 2,234,832 3,541,001
1982 2,203,889 3,450,026
1981 2,173,818 3,366,631
1980 2,145,658 3,292,573
1979 2,119,486 3,228,202
1978 2,094,836 3,171,740
1977 2,070,657 3,118,923
1976 2,045,578 3,064,876
1975 2,018,981 3,005,521
1974 1,990,906 2,939,761
1973 1,961,219 2,870,573
1972 1,931,542 2,801,660
1971 1,903,728 2,734,628
1970 1,878,196 2,669,702
1969 1,855,127 2,606,959
1968 1,833,765 2,546,377
1967 1,812,865 2,487,715
1966 1,791,475 2,431,084
1965 1,769,192 2,376,200
1964 1,745,568 2,322,826
1963 1,721,099 2,271,061
1962 1,696,932 2,219,910
1961 1,673,261 2,169,796
1960 1,650,005 2,121,514

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 Laos gained 945,602 people (a 15.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Laos' population increased by 1,096,036 people (a 15.9% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Laos was ranked 105th in 2006 and ranked 103rd 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 Laos will increase by 22.4% to 9,799,766 people and rank change from 103rd to 99th.

Laos is projected to reach its peak in 2068 at 10.2M 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
Laos
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Laos
2100 -1.77% -0.5%
2099 -1.78% -0.49%
2098 -1.8% -0.47%
2097 -1.8% -0.46%
2096 -1.82% -0.45%
2095 -1.84% -0.44%
2094 -1.86% -0.43%
2093 -1.88% -0.42%
2092 -1.9% -0.41%
2091 -1.91% -0.4%
2090 -1.92% -0.38%
2089 -1.93% -0.37%
2088 -1.93% -0.35%
2087 -1.94% -0.34%
2086 -1.95% -0.32%
2085 -1.94% -0.3%
2084 -1.91% -0.29%
2083 -1.93% -0.27%
2082 -1.92% -0.26%
2081 -1.92% -0.24%
2080 -1.9% -0.23%
2079 -1.87% -0.21%
2078 -1.87% -0.2%
2077 -1.84% -0.17%
2076 -1.82% -0.16%
2075 -1.81% -0.14%
2074 -1.77% -0.12%
2073 -1.75% -0.1%
2072 -1.71% -0.07%
2071 -1.68% -0.06%
2070 -1.64% -0.03%
2069 -1.61% -0.003%
2068 -1.57% 0.02%
2067 -1.53% 0.05%
2066 -1.53% 0.07%
2065 -1.48% 0.09%
2064 -1.44% 0.12%
2063 -1.42% 0.14%
2062 -1.38% 0.17%
2061 -1.36% 0.2%
2060 -1.32% 0.22%
2059 -1.29% 0.25%
2058 -1.24% 0.28%
2057 -1.23% 0.31%
2056 -1.19% 0.33%
2055 -1.16% 0.36%
2054 -1.11% 0.4%
2053 -1.07% 0.42%
2052 -1.03% 0.45%
2051 -1% 0.48%
2050 -1% 0.5%
2049 -0.96% 0.54%
2048 -0.93% 0.56%
2047 -0.9% 0.6%
2046 -0.86% 0.62%
2045 -0.84% 0.65%
2044 -0.8% 0.67%
2043 -0.76% 0.72%
2042 -0.71% 0.74%
2041 -0.68% 0.77%
2040 -0.65% 0.8%
2039 -0.6% 0.84%
2038 -0.58% 0.87%
2037 -0.53% 0.9%
2036 -0.48% 0.93%
2035 -0.45% 0.96%
2034 -0.4% 0.99%
2033 -0.37% 1.03%
2032 -0.31% 1.07%
2031 -0.28% 1.1%
2030 -0.25% 1.14%
2029 -0.21% 1.18%
2028 -0.19% 1.22%
2027 -0.16% 1.26%
2026 -0.1% 1.31%
2025 -0.05% 1.35%
2024 -0.02% 1.37%
2023 0.02% 1.4%
2022 0.05% 1.42%
2021 0.25% 1.45%
2020 0.26% 1.5%
2019 0.11% 1.54%
2018 0.15% 1.57%
2017 0.21% 1.58%
2016 0.26% 1.58%
2015 0.31% 1.47%
2014 0.36% 1.39%
2013 0.41% 1.42%
2012 0.43% 1.44%
2011 0.43% 1.46%
2010 0.42% 1.48%
2009 0.42% 1.51%
2008 0.44% 1.53%
2007 0.48% 1.56%
2006 0.52% 1.6%
2005 0.56% 1.52%
2004 0.59% 1.47%
2003 0.61% 1.55%
2002 0.62% 1.62%
2001 0.64% 1.66%
2000 0.7% 1.69%
1999 0.78% 1.76%
1998 0.86% 1.87%
1997 0.93% 2.11%
1996 0.97% 2.36%
1995 1.01% 2.5%
1994 1.03% 2.65%
1993 1.04% 2.75%
1992 0.99% 2.81%
1991 0.88% 2.86%
1990 0.76% 2.89%
1989 0.69% 2.91%
1988 0.69% 2.91%
1987 0.77% 2.88%
1986 0.94% 2.85%
1985 1.15% 2.81%
1984 1.33% 2.73%
1983 1.4% 2.64%
1982 1.38% 2.48%
1981 1.31% 2.25%
1980 1.23% 1.99%
1979 1.18% 1.78%
1978 1.17% 1.69%
1977 1.23% 1.76%
1976 1.32% 1.97%
1975 1.41% 2.24%
1974 1.51% 2.41%
1973 1.54% 2.46%
1972 1.46% 2.45%
1971 1.36% 2.43%
1970 1.24% 2.41%
1969 1.16% 2.38%
1968 1.15% 2.36%
1967 1.19% 2.33%
1966 1.26% 2.31%
1965 1.35% 2.3%
1964 1.42% 2.28%
1963 1.42% 2.3%
1962 1.41% 2.31%
1961 1.41% 2.28%

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 Laos' population grew by 1.37%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Laos
Current population
2834980
8004838
Population rank 139/197 103/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.1%
One net population change
14.3 hours
5.01 minutes
One birth every
15.9 minutes
3.22 minutes
One death every
22.9 minutes
11 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +287
Annual growth/decline -611 +104,826
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +1.37%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 77/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
49.5 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 -10,645
Net migration rank 135/196 134/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 51,446
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 149/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 166/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Laos
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Laos
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -10,645
2024 - -10,506 - -10,284
2023 10,072 -10,003 115,359 -10,003
2022 11,215 -10,003 116,620 -10,003
2021 6,382 -4,665 115,323 -10,305
2020 12,170 0 118,609 -10,305
2019 13,094 -10,335 119,797 -10,305
2018 13,929 -10,335 119,986 -10,305
2017 15,419 -10,335 120,515 -10,400
2016 16,944 -10,335 119,978 -11,401
2015 18,489 -10,335 118,723 -12,991
2014 19,751 -10,335 118,103 -26,881
2013 21,037 -10,335 119,845 -27,492
2012 22,320 -10,498 121,324 -28,871
2011 23,627 -11,577 122,863 -30,538
2010 25,031 -13,248 122,516 -30,046
2009 26,311 -14,941 122,174 -29,545
2008 27,553 -16,191 121,042 -28,318
2007 28,886 -16,588 119,980 -27,233
2006 30,213 -16,840 118,602 -25,286
2005 31,506 -17,071 118,165 -24,138
2004 32,500 -17,256 121,888 -40,120
2003 33,340 -17,380 122,158 -36,572
2002 33,572 -17,428 122,110 -33,595
2001 33,666 -17,466 123,847 -33,552
2000 34,452 -17,498 124,201 -33,965
1999 36,649 -17,542 127,255 -36,632
1998 38,628 -17,623 128,409 -33,997
1997 40,521 -17,756 130,388 -32,288
1996 42,297 -18,285 131,142 -16,574
1995 43,705 -19,092 132,241 -14,279
1994 45,210 -19,960 134,201 -11,782
1993 46,090 -20,731 135,295 -9,390
1992 46,494 -21,426 132,417 -7,502
1991 45,617 -23,014 129,523 -5,390
1990 44,465 -25,085 125,297 -3,100
1989 43,591 -27,049 121,044 -1,272
1988 43,978 -28,247 117,050 -80
1987 44,155 -27,958 113,005 0
1986 44,520 -25,339 109,266 -475
1985 45,122 -21,371 106,047 -1,376
1984 45,644 -17,211 102,318 -2,698
1983 45,095 -14,065 98,178 -4,108
1982 43,816 -12,952 94,058 -6,184
1981 42,898 -13,619 89,963 -11,061
1980 42,316 -15,277 86,548 -17,339
1979 42,449 -17,143 82,852 -23,317
1978 42,475 -18,483 80,604 -27,208
1977 42,999 -18,630 79,149 -26,908
1976 43,878 -18,084 77,575 -21,738
1975 44,736 -17,340 76,725 -13,858
1974 45,526 -16,769 74,652 -6,000
1973 47,438 -16,822 70,513 -774
1972 46,676 -17,934 68,095 0
1971 47,206 -20,322 65,959 0
1970 47,547 -23,371 63,896 0
1969 48,258 -26,304 61,595 0
1968 49,189 -28,424 59,567 0
1967 50,187 -29,147 57,763 0
1966 50,808 -29,065 55,494 0
1965 51,423 -28,611 54,268 0
1964 52,501 -28,066 52,482 0
1963 52,277 -27,757 51,056 0
1962 51,758 -27,936 51,244 0
1961 51,931 -28,416 48,992 0
1960 51,944 -28,952 47,575 0

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 Laos 90.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,183,013 people) and 9.41% is from migration (a loss of 122,899 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 51,446 people or 0.7% in Laos.

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
Laos
City Population
Vientiane 948K
Thakhek 90.8K
Luang Prabang 53.8K
Vang Vieng 25K

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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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