The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 677,012 people in Luxembourg in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,833,401 people compared to 691,571 in Luxembourg.
Population statistics:
- Jamaica's population is 4.1 times bigger than Luxembourg's.
- Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Luxembourg is the 164th.
- The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.008% for Luxembourg.
- For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +2.02% in Luxembourg.
- Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.9% growth), while Luxembourg has grown from 473K to 692K (46.3% growth).
- Luxembourg is projected to reach its peak in 2061 at 806K people, while Jamaica's population already peaked in 2023 at 2.84M people and is projected to decrease to 1.07M people by 2100.
Jamaica vs Luxembourg: live population counter
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| Current population |
2833401
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691571
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| Population rank | 139/197 | 164/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.008% |
| One net population change |
14.3 hours
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49.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
15.9 minutes
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1.38 hours
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| One death every |
22.9 minutes
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1.99 hours
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| One migration net change every |
50 minutes
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1.54 hours
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| Annual migration change | -10,506 | +5,677 |
| Daily growth/decline | -2 | +29 |
| Annual growth/decline | -611 | +10,582 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.02% | +1.59% |
| Population growth rate rank | 167/197 | 67/197 |
Jamaica and Luxembourg: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,650,005 | 313,970 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,673,261 | 316,845 | 1.41% | 0.92% |
| 1962 | 1,696,932 | 320,750 | 1.41% | 1.23% |
| 1963 | 1,721,099 | 324,100 | 1.42% | 1.04% |
| 1964 | 1,745,568 | 327,750 | 1.42% | 1.13% |
| 1965 | 1,769,192 | 331,500 | 1.35% | 1.14% |
| 1966 | 1,791,475 | 333,895 | 1.26% | 0.72% |
| 1967 | 1,812,865 | 334,995 | 1.19% | 0.33% |
| 1968 | 1,833,765 | 335,850 | 1.15% | 0.26% |
| 1969 | 1,855,127 | 337,500 | 1.16% | 0.49% |
| 1970 | 1,878,196 | 339,171 | 1.24% | 0.5% |
| 1971 | 1,903,728 | 342,421 | 1.36% | 0.96% |
| 1972 | 1,931,542 | 346,600 | 1.46% | 1.22% |
| 1973 | 1,961,219 | 350,450 | 1.54% | 1.11% |
| 1974 | 1,990,906 | 355,050 | 1.51% | 1.31% |
| 1975 | 2,018,981 | 358,950 | 1.41% | 1.1% |
| 1976 | 2,045,578 | 360,731 | 1.32% | 0.5% |
| 1977 | 2,070,657 | 361,358 | 1.23% | 0.17% |
| 1978 | 2,094,836 | 362,007 | 1.17% | 0.18% |
| 1979 | 2,119,486 | 362,856 | 1.18% | 0.23% |
| 1980 | 2,145,658 | 364,150 | 1.23% | 0.36% |
| 1981 | 2,173,818 | 365,225 | 1.31% | 0.3% |
| 1982 | 2,203,889 | 365,525 | 1.38% | 0.08% |
| 1983 | 2,234,832 | 365,622 | 1.4% | 0.03% |
| 1984 | 2,264,562 | 365,998 | 1.33% | 0.1% |
| 1985 | 2,290,656 | 366,706 | 1.15% | 0.19% |
| 1986 | 2,312,125 | 368,355 | 0.94% | 0.45% |
| 1987 | 2,329,813 | 370,750 | 0.77% | 0.65% |
| 1988 | 2,345,777 | 373,450 | 0.69% | 0.73% |
| 1989 | 2,361,916 | 377,100 | 0.69% | 0.98% |
| 1990 | 2,379,877 | 381,850 | 0.76% | 1.26% |
| 1991 | 2,400,869 | 387,000 | 0.88% | 1.35% |
| 1992 | 2,424,701 | 392,175 | 0.99% | 1.34% |
| 1993 | 2,449,916 | 397,475 | 1.04% | 1.35% |
| 1994 | 2,475,220 | 402,925 | 1.03% | 1.37% |
| 1995 | 2,500,151 | 408,625 | 1.01% | 1.41% |
| 1996 | 2,524,463 | 414,225 | 0.97% | 1.37% |
| 1997 | 2,547,848 | 419,450 | 0.93% | 1.26% |
| 1998 | 2,569,736 | 424,700 | 0.86% | 1.25% |
| 1999 | 2,589,795 | 430,475 | 0.78% | 1.36% |
| 2000 | 2,607,826 | 436,300 | 0.7% | 1.35% |
| 2001 | 2,624,403 | 441,525 | 0.64% | 1.2% |
| 2002 | 2,640,572 | 446,175 | 0.62% | 1.05% |
| 2003 | 2,656,623 | 451,630 | 0.61% | 1.22% |
| 2004 | 2,672,225 | 458,095 | 0.59% | 1.43% |
| 2005 | 2,687,066 | 465,158 | 0.56% | 1.54% |
| 2006 | 2,700,968 | 472,637 | 0.52% | 1.61% |
| 2007 | 2,713,800 | 479,993 | 0.48% | 1.56% |
| 2008 | 2,725,635 | 488,650 | 0.44% | 1.8% |
| 2009 | 2,736,995 | 497,783 | 0.42% | 1.87% |
| 2010 | 2,748,568 | 506,953 | 0.42% | 1.84% |
| 2011 | 2,760,494 | 518,347 | 0.43% | 2.25% |
| 2012 | 2,772,430 | 530,946 | 0.43% | 2.43% |
| 2013 | 2,783,687 | 543,360 | 0.41% | 2.34% |
| 2014 | 2,793,749 | 556,319 | 0.36% | 2.38% |
| 2015 | 2,802,534 | 569,604 | 0.31% | 2.39% |
| 2016 | 2,809,915 | 582,014 | 0.26% | 2.18% |
| 2017 | 2,815,764 | 596,336 | 0.21% | 2.46% |
| 2018 | 2,820,097 | 607,950 | 0.15% | 1.95% |
| 2019 | 2,823,271 | 620,001 | 0.11% | 1.98% |
| 2020 | 2,830,739 | 630,419 | 0.26% | 1.68% |
| 2021 | 2,837,682 | 640,064 | 0.25% | 1.53% |
| 2022 | 2,839,144 | 653,103 | 0.05% | 2.04% |
| 2023 | 2,839,786 | 666,430 | 0.02% | 2.04% |
| 2024 | 2,839,175 | 677,012 | -0.02% | 1.59% |
| 2025 | 2,837,071 | 684,467 | -0.07% | 1.1% |
| 2026 | 2,833,401 | 691,496 | -0.13% | 1.03% |
| 2027 | 2,828,530 | 698,375 | -0.17% | 0.99% |
| 2028 | 2,822,861 | 705,222 | -0.2% | 0.98% |
| 2029 | 2,816,391 | 711,761 | -0.23% | 0.93% |
| 2030 | 2,808,946 | 717,879 | -0.26% | 0.86% |
| 2031 | 2,800,607 | 723,679 | -0.3% | 0.81% |
| 2032 | 2,791,130 | 729,358 | -0.34% | 0.78% |
| 2033 | 2,780,468 | 734,839 | -0.38% | 0.75% |
| 2034 | 2,768,714 | 739,997 | -0.42% | 0.7% |
| 2035 | 2,755,929 | 745,000 | -0.46% | 0.68% |
| 2036 | 2,742,071 | 749,815 | -0.5% | 0.65% |
| 2037 | 2,726,892 | 754,334 | -0.55% | 0.6% |
| 2038 | 2,710,812 | 758,761 | -0.59% | 0.59% |
| 2039 | 2,693,901 | 763,128 | -0.62% | 0.58% |
| 2040 | 2,676,087 | 767,173 | -0.66% | 0.53% |
| 2041 | 2,657,558 | 770,954 | -0.69% | 0.49% |
| 2042 | 2,638,085 | 774,612 | -0.73% | 0.47% |
| 2043 | 2,617,576 | 778,001 | -0.78% | 0.44% |
| 2044 | 2,596,160 | 781,123 | -0.82% | 0.4% |
| 2045 | 2,574,074 | 784,141 | -0.85% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 2,551,347 | 786,968 | -0.88% | 0.36% |
| 2047 | 2,528,004 | 789,534 | -0.91% | 0.33% |
| 2048 | 2,504,191 | 791,997 | -0.94% | 0.31% |
| 2049 | 2,479,744 | 794,237 | -0.98% | 0.28% |
| 2050 | 2,454,935 | 796,129 | -1% | 0.24% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jamaica increased by 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth), while Luxembourg gained 109,377 people (a 23.1% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 23,486 (a 0.84% growth), while Luxembourg's population increased by 109,557 (a 18.8% growth).
Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Luxembourg was ranked 167th in 2006 and ranked 164th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Jamaica's population will shrink by 13.4% to 2,454,935 people with a rank change from 139th to 144th. The population of Luxembourg will increase by 15.1% to 796,129 people and will still be ranked 164th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Kingston | 580K |
| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Luxembourg | 136K |
| Esch-sur-Alzette | 37.5K |
| Differdange | 30.4K |
| Dudelange | 22K |
| Petange | 20.9K |
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Population differences between Jamaica and Luxembourg
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| Life expectancy | 71.9 years | 82.6 years |
| Average age | 34.9 years | 40.6 years |
| Median age | 33.3 years | 40.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.36 births per woman | 1.25 births per woman |
| Population density | 679 ppl/mi² | 681 ppl/mi² |
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