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

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The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,837,077 in 2025 vs 5,731,206 people in Liberia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,177 people compared to 5,916,561 in Liberia.

Population statistics:

  • Liberia's population is 2.09 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Liberia is the 116th.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.07% for Liberia.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.14% per year vs +2.09% in Liberia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.93% growth), while Liberia has grown from 3.49M to 5.92M (69.5% growth).

Jamaica vs Liberia: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Liberia
2100 1,075,631 12,784,957
2099 1,095,039 12,772,345
2098 1,114,926 12,753,452
2097 1,135,331 12,724,773
2096 1,156,197 12,692,036
2095 1,177,632 12,667,207
2094 1,199,705 12,641,522
2093 1,222,447 12,603,995
2092 1,245,845 12,579,473
2091 1,269,943 12,554,066
2090 1,294,621 12,509,480
2089 1,319,987 12,457,316
2088 1,345,908 12,425,766
2087 1,372,420 12,390,938
2086 1,399,559 12,328,007
2085 1,427,403 12,262,605
2084 1,455,598 12,214,581
2083 1,483,973 12,160,106
2082 1,513,113 12,118,849
2081 1,542,698 12,051,465
2080 1,572,954 11,973,445
2079 1,603,471 11,895,628
2078 1,634,036 11,820,198
2077 1,665,130 11,742,459
2076 1,696,282 11,653,806
2075 1,727,653 11,568,384
2074 1,759,538 11,466,229
2073 1,791,310 11,370,364
2072 1,823,277 11,284,839
2071 1,855,059 11,184,212
2070 1,886,784 11,094,537
2069 1,918,215 10,998,944
2068 1,949,604 10,915,300
2067 1,980,685 10,810,752
2066 2,011,465 10,718,452
2065 2,042,697 10,614,227
2064 2,073,400 10,517,857
2063 2,103,669 10,413,073
2062 2,133,903 10,305,739
2061 2,163,699 10,197,474
2060 2,193,436 10,088,502
2059 2,222,680 9,957,059
2058 2,251,648 9,854,358
2057 2,279,932 9,742,349
2056 2,308,282 9,621,132
2055 2,336,168 9,503,970
2054 2,363,575 9,399,455
2053 2,390,213 9,282,047
2052 2,416,056 9,170,319
2051 2,441,297 9,057,504
2050 2,466,072 8,948,808
2049 2,490,883 8,825,716
2048 2,514,954 8,702,515
2047 2,538,499 8,579,329
2046 2,561,597 8,453,730
2045 2,583,931 8,340,339
2044 2,605,750 8,218,270
2043 2,626,741 8,103,979
2042 2,646,740 7,969,742
2041 2,665,673 7,826,944
2040 2,683,790 7,696,136
2039 2,701,261 7,551,738
2038 2,717,604 7,419,716
2037 2,733,406 7,289,124
2036 2,747,946 7,144,012
2035 2,761,103 7,008,708
2034 2,773,511 6,881,558
2033 2,784,591 6,748,513
2032 2,794,827 6,617,506
2031 2,803,535 6,490,837
2030 2,811,500 6,374,102
2029 2,818,414 6,245,907
2028 2,824,434 6,118,823
2027 2,829,732 5,979,243
2026 2,834,177 5,850,359
2025 2,837,077 5,731,206
2024 2,839,175 5,612,817
2023 2,839,786 5,493,031
2022 2,839,144 5,373,294
2021 2,837,682 5,259,323
2020 2,830,739 5,149,463
2019 2,823,271 5,043,721
2018 2,820,097 4,944,726
2017 2,815,764 4,848,925
2016 2,809,915 4,755,608
2015 2,802,534 4,659,431
2014 2,793,749 4,564,293
2013 2,783,687 4,470,239
2012 2,772,430 4,373,043
2011 2,760,494 4,221,178
2010 2,748,568 4,058,890
2009 2,736,995 3,943,028
2008 2,725,635 3,821,003
2007 2,713,800 3,669,050
2006 2,700,968 3,490,787
2005 2,687,066 3,301,015
2004 2,672,225 3,156,892
2003 2,656,623 3,119,532
2002 2,640,572 3,094,782
2001 2,624,403 3,015,338
2000 2,607,826 2,928,117
1999 2,589,795 2,821,684
1998 2,569,736 2,670,124
1997 2,547,848 2,412,989
1996 2,524,463 2,232,289
1995 2,500,151 2,169,162
1994 2,475,220 2,149,928
1993 2,449,916 2,155,126
1992 2,424,701 2,072,461
1991 2,400,869 1,956,518
1990 2,379,877 2,223,667
1989 2,361,916 2,517,858
1988 2,345,777 2,446,941
1987 2,329,813 2,377,229
1986 2,312,125 2,308,511
1985 2,290,656 2,240,539
1984 2,264,562 2,173,312
1983 2,234,832 2,107,113
1982 2,203,889 2,045,073
1981 2,173,818 1,986,867
1980 2,145,658 1,929,253
1979 2,119,486 1,872,713
1978 2,094,836 1,818,247
1977 2,070,657 1,766,019
1976 2,045,578 1,717,060
1975 2,018,981 1,670,913
1974 1,990,906 1,626,362
1973 1,961,219 1,583,588
1972 1,931,542 1,542,670
1971 1,903,728 1,504,077
1970 1,878,196 1,466,676
1969 1,855,127 1,429,605
1968 1,833,765 1,393,530
1967 1,812,865 1,358,435
1966 1,791,475 1,324,383
1965 1,769,192 1,291,156
1964 1,745,568 1,258,745
1963 1,721,099 1,227,414
1962 1,696,932 1,197,039
1961 1,673,261 1,167,717
1960 1,650,005 1,139,522

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 Liberia gained 1,264,821 people (a 36.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth), while Liberia's population increased by 1,160,953 people (a 24.4% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Liberia was ranked 126th in 2006 and ranked 116th 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 Liberia will increase by 51.3% to 8,948,808 people and rank change from 116th to 107th.

Liberia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.8M 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
Liberia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Liberia
2100 -1.77% 0.1%
2099 -1.78% 0.15%
2098 -1.8% 0.23%
2097 -1.8% 0.26%
2096 -1.82% 0.2%
2095 -1.84% 0.2%
2094 -1.86% 0.3%
2093 -1.88% 0.19%
2092 -1.9% 0.2%
2091 -1.91% 0.36%
2090 -1.92% 0.42%
2089 -1.93% 0.25%
2088 -1.93% 0.28%
2087 -1.94% 0.51%
2086 -1.95% 0.53%
2085 -1.94% 0.39%
2084 -1.91% 0.45%
2083 -1.93% 0.34%
2082 -1.92% 0.56%
2081 -1.92% 0.65%
2080 -1.9% 0.65%
2079 -1.87% 0.64%
2078 -1.87% 0.66%
2077 -1.84% 0.76%
2076 -1.82% 0.74%
2075 -1.81% 0.89%
2074 -1.77% 0.84%
2073 -1.75% 0.76%
2072 -1.71% 0.9%
2071 -1.68% 0.81%
2070 -1.64% 0.87%
2069 -1.61% 0.77%
2068 -1.57% 0.97%
2067 -1.53% 0.86%
2066 -1.53% 0.98%
2065 -1.48% 0.92%
2064 -1.44% 1.01%
2063 -1.42% 1.04%
2062 -1.38% 1.06%
2061 -1.36% 1.08%
2060 -1.32% 1.32%
2059 -1.29% 1.04%
2058 -1.24% 1.15%
2057 -1.23% 1.26%
2056 -1.19% 1.23%
2055 -1.16% 1.11%
2054 -1.11% 1.26%
2053 -1.07% 1.22%
2052 -1.03% 1.25%
2051 -1% 1.21%
2050 -1% 1.39%
2049 -0.96% 1.42%
2048 -0.93% 1.44%
2047 -0.9% 1.49%
2046 -0.86% 1.36%
2045 -0.84% 1.49%
2044 -0.8% 1.41%
2043 -0.76% 1.68%
2042 -0.71% 1.82%
2041 -0.68% 1.7%
2040 -0.65% 1.91%
2039 -0.6% 1.78%
2038 -0.58% 1.79%
2037 -0.53% 2.03%
2036 -0.48% 1.93%
2035 -0.45% 1.85%
2034 -0.4% 1.97%
2033 -0.37% 1.98%
2032 -0.31% 1.95%
2031 -0.28% 1.83%
2030 -0.25% 2.05%
2029 -0.21% 2.08%
2028 -0.19% 2.33%
2027 -0.16% 2.2%
2026 -0.1% 2.08%
2025 -0.07% 2.11%
2024 -0.02% 2.18%
2023 0.02% 2.23%
2022 0.05% 2.17%
2021 0.25% 2.13%
2020 0.26% 2.1%
2019 0.11% 2%
2018 0.15% 1.98%
2017 0.21% 1.96%
2016 0.26% 2.06%
2015 0.31% 2.08%
2014 0.36% 2.1%
2013 0.41% 2.22%
2012 0.43% 3.6%
2011 0.43% 4%
2010 0.42% 2.94%
2009 0.42% 3.19%
2008 0.44% 4.14%
2007 0.48% 5.11%
2006 0.52% 5.75%
2005 0.56% 4.57%
2004 0.59% 1.2%
2003 0.61% 0.8%
2002 0.62% 2.63%
2001 0.64% 2.98%
2000 0.7% 3.77%
1999 0.78% 5.68%
1998 0.86% 10.7%
1997 0.93% 8.09%
1996 0.97% 2.91%
1995 1.01% 0.89%
1994 1.03% -0.24%
1993 1.04% 3.99%
1992 0.99% 5.93%
1991 0.88% -12%
1990 0.76% -11.7%
1989 0.69% 2.9%
1988 0.69% 2.93%
1987 0.77% 2.98%
1986 0.94% 3.03%
1985 1.15% 3.09%
1984 1.33% 3.14%
1983 1.4% 3.03%
1982 1.38% 2.93%
1981 1.31% 2.99%
1980 1.23% 3.02%
1979 1.18% 3%
1978 1.17% 2.96%
1977 1.23% 2.85%
1976 1.32% 2.76%
1975 1.41% 2.74%
1974 1.51% 2.7%
1973 1.54% 2.65%
1972 1.46% 2.57%
1971 1.36% 2.55%
1970 1.24% 2.59%
1969 1.16% 2.59%
1968 1.15% 2.58%
1967 1.19% 2.57%
1966 1.26% 2.57%
1965 1.35% 2.57%
1964 1.42% 2.55%
1963 1.42% 2.54%
1962 1.41% 2.51%
1961 1.41% 2.47%

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 Liberia's population grew by 2.11%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Liberia
Current population
2834177
5916561
Population rank 140/197 116/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.07%
One net population change
4.19 hours
4.45 minutes
One birth every
16.2 minutes
3.06 minutes
One death every
22.6 minutes
11.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +324
Annual growth/decline -2,098 +118,389
Annual growth/decline rate -0.07% +2.11%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 44/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
53.4 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 -9,870
Net migration rank 135/196 132/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 72,423
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 142/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 148/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Liberia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Liberia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -9,870
2024 9,210 -10,506 126,631 -7,779
2023 10,072 -10,003 125,730 -5,002
2022 11,215 -10,003 123,747 -5,003
2021 6,382 -4,665 121,038 -11,852
2020 12,170 0 120,632 -10,107
2019 13,094 -10,335 120,635 -19,678
2018 13,929 -10,335 120,231 -23,199
2017 15,419 -10,335 119,376 -24,807
2016 16,944 -10,335 118,852 -26,796
2015 18,489 -10,335 115,479 -15,182
2014 19,751 -10,335 116,667 -26,690
2013 21,037 -10,335 120,138 -22,010
2012 22,320 -10,498 121,973 -25,710
2011 23,627 -11,577 115,496 91,981
2010 25,031 -13,248 114,249 2,850
2009 26,311 -14,941 113,429 1,187
2008 27,553 -16,191 112,032 17,404
2007 28,886 -16,588 109,165 65,306
2006 30,213 -16,840 104,099 77,946
2005 31,506 -17,071 96,478 101,019
2004 32,500 -17,256 91,755 -1,001
2003 33,340 -17,380 87,534 -103,564
2002 33,572 -17,428 88,643 -23,110
2001 33,666 -17,466 86,217 7,142
2000 34,452 -17,498 83,143 -2,060
1999 36,649 -17,542 78,130 53,643
1998 38,628 -17,623 72,146 99,203
1997 40,521 -17,756 61,444 281,480
1996 42,297 -18,285 56,392 -37,922
1995 43,705 -19,092 53,407 54,372
1994 45,210 -19,960 52,101 -121,407
1993 46,090 -20,731 51,609 7,300
1992 46,494 -21,426 50,204 56,210
1991 45,617 -23,014 47,426 78,052
1990 44,465 -25,085 52,770 -712,544
1989 43,591 -27,049 63,238 8,156
1988 43,978 -28,247 62,703 7,734
1987 44,155 -27,958 62,147 6,840
1986 44,520 -25,339 61,924 6,534
1985 45,122 -21,371 59,988 7,487
1984 45,644 -17,211 59,460 7,513
1983 45,095 -14,065 57,562 7,861
1982 43,816 -12,952 56,127 2,530
1981 42,898 -13,619 55,003 2,757
1980 42,316 -15,277 53,452 4,016
1979 42,449 -17,143 52,125 3,500
1978 42,475 -18,483 49,813 3,500
1977 42,999 -18,630 47,582 3,555
1976 43,878 -18,084 45,528 1,246
1975 44,736 -17,340 43,478 2,037
1974 45,526 -16,769 41,499 2,086
1973 47,438 -16,822 39,694 2,272
1972 46,676 -17,934 37,860 2,018
1971 47,206 -20,322 36,015 1,293
1970 47,547 -23,371 35,196 2,285
1969 48,258 -26,304 34,677 1,982
1968 49,189 -28,424 33,536 1,964
1967 50,187 -29,147 32,519 2,177
1966 50,808 -29,065 31,454 1,953
1965 51,423 -28,611 30,618 2,431
1964 52,501 -28,066 29,592 2,189
1963 52,277 -27,757 28,708 2,165
1962 51,758 -27,936 27,679 2,189
1961 51,931 -28,416 26,670 2,115
1960 51,944 -28,952 25,713 1,886

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 Liberia 89% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,212,351 people) and 11% is from migration (a loss of 149,405 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 72,423 people or 1.3% in Liberia.

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
Liberia
City Population
Monrovia 1.02M
Sanniquellie 47.1K
Kakata 33.9K
Greenville 17.6K
Yekepa 11K

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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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