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

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The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,837,077 in 2025 vs 7,873,046 people in Laos in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,177 people compared to 8,027,464 in Laos.

Population statistics:

  • Laos' population is 2.83 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 140th 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 +0.14% per year vs +1.47% in Laos.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.93% growth), while Laos has grown from 5.96M to 8.03M (34.6% growth).

Jamaica vs Laos: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Laos
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Laos
2100 1,075,631 9,340,510
2099 1,095,039 9,387,374
2098 1,114,926 9,433,309
2097 1,135,331 9,478,091
2096 1,156,197 9,521,914
2095 1,177,632 9,564,898
2094 1,199,705 9,607,314
2093 1,222,447 9,648,899
2092 1,245,845 9,689,414
2091 1,269,943 9,729,262
2090 1,294,621 9,767,923
2089 1,319,987 9,805,489
2088 1,345,908 9,841,933
2087 1,372,420 9,876,893
2086 1,399,559 9,910,678
2085 1,427,403 9,942,991
2084 1,455,598 9,973,375
2083 1,483,973 10,002,778
2082 1,513,113 10,030,306
2081 1,542,698 10,056,473
2080 1,572,954 10,080,959
2079 1,603,471 10,104,434
2078 1,634,036 10,126,099
2077 1,665,130 10,146,255
2076 1,696,282 10,163,547
2075 1,727,653 10,179,776
2074 1,759,538 10,194,216
2073 1,791,310 10,206,546
2072 1,823,277 10,216,287
2071 1,855,059 10,223,430
2070 1,886,784 10,229,612
2069 1,918,215 10,233,020
2068 1,949,604 10,233,371
2067 1,980,685 10,231,633
2066 2,011,465 10,226,448
2065 2,042,697 10,219,732
2064 2,073,400 10,210,382
2063 2,103,669 10,198,463
2062 2,133,903 10,184,239
2061 2,163,699 10,166,878
2060 2,193,436 10,146,829
2059 2,222,680 10,124,398
2058 2,251,648 10,098,721
2057 2,279,932 10,070,317
2056 2,308,282 10,039,482
2055 2,336,168 10,006,669
2054 2,363,575 9,970,363
2053 2,390,213 9,931,133
2052 2,416,056 9,889,162
2051 2,441,297 9,844,445
2050 2,466,072 9,797,566
2049 2,490,883 9,748,481
2048 2,514,954 9,695,755
2047 2,538,499 9,641,319
2046 2,561,597 9,584,097
2045 2,583,931 9,524,890
2044 2,605,750 9,462,921
2043 2,626,741 9,399,555
2042 2,646,740 9,332,795
2041 2,665,673 9,264,069
2040 2,683,790 9,193,691
2039 2,701,261 9,120,921
2038 2,717,604 9,044,658
2037 2,733,406 8,966,687
2036 2,747,946 8,886,908
2035 2,761,103 8,805,396
2034 2,773,511 8,721,979
2033 2,784,591 8,636,299
2032 2,794,827 8,548,097
2031 2,803,535 8,457,770
2030 2,811,500 8,365,427
2029 2,818,414 8,271,316
2028 2,824,434 8,174,975
2027 2,829,732 8,076,308
2026 2,834,177 7,975,876
2025 2,837,077 7,873,046
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 (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 Laos gained 945,602 people (a 15.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth), while Laos' population increased by 1,118,662 people (a 16.2% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Laos was ranked 104th 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 2,466,072 people with a rank change from 140th to 143rd. The population of Laos will increase by 22.1% to 9,797,566 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 -0.07% 1.33%
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 (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 Laos' population grew by 1.33%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Laos
Current population
2834177
8027464
Population rank 140/197 103/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.1%
One net population change
4.19 hours
5.11 minutes
One birth every
16.2 minutes
3.23 minutes
One death every
22.6 minutes
10.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +283
Annual growth/decline -2,098 +103,227
Annual growth/decline rate -0.07% +1.33%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 76/197
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 9,210 -10,506 114,574 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Laos 91.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,179,484 people) and 8.27% is from migration (a loss of 106,302 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
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 (1960–2025, 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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