The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 677,717 people in Luxembourg in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,837,071 people compared to 690,832 in Luxembourg.
Population statistics:
- Jamaica's population is 4.11 times bigger than Luxembourg's.
- Jamaica is ranked the 140th 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 +2.03% in Luxembourg.
- Since 2005, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.69M people to 2.84M (5.58% growth), while Luxembourg has grown from 465K to 691K (48.5% 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 |
2837071
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690832
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| Population rank | 140/197 | 164/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.008% |
| One net population change |
14.3 hours
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46.6 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 | +31 |
| Annual growth/decline | -611 | +11,287 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.02% | +1.69% |
| Population growth rate rank | 167/197 | 68/197 |
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 | 677,717 | -0.02% | 1.69% |
| 2025 | 2,837,071 | 685,180 | -0.07% | 1.1% |
| 2026 | 2,833,401 | 692,217 | -0.13% | 1.03% |
| 2027 | 2,828,530 | 699,102 | -0.17% | 0.99% |
| 2028 | 2,822,861 | 705,956 | -0.2% | 0.98% |
| 2029 | 2,816,391 | 712,502 | -0.23% | 0.93% |
| 2030 | 2,808,946 | 718,627 | -0.26% | 0.86% |
| 2031 | 2,800,607 | 724,433 | -0.3% | 0.81% |
| 2032 | 2,791,130 | 730,118 | -0.34% | 0.78% |
| 2033 | 2,780,468 | 735,604 | -0.38% | 0.75% |
| 2034 | 2,768,714 | 740,767 | -0.42% | 0.7% |
| 2035 | 2,755,929 | 745,776 | -0.46% | 0.68% |
| 2036 | 2,742,071 | 750,596 | -0.5% | 0.65% |
| 2037 | 2,726,892 | 755,119 | -0.55% | 0.6% |
| 2038 | 2,710,812 | 759,551 | -0.59% | 0.59% |
| 2039 | 2,693,901 | 763,923 | -0.62% | 0.58% |
| 2040 | 2,676,087 | 767,972 | -0.66% | 0.53% |
| 2041 | 2,657,558 | 771,757 | -0.69% | 0.49% |
| 2042 | 2,638,085 | 775,418 | -0.73% | 0.47% |
| 2043 | 2,617,576 | 778,811 | -0.78% | 0.44% |
| 2044 | 2,596,160 | 781,936 | -0.82% | 0.4% |
| 2045 | 2,574,074 | 784,957 | -0.85% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 2,551,347 | 787,788 | -0.88% | 0.36% |
| 2047 | 2,528,004 | 790,356 | -0.91% | 0.33% |
| 2048 | 2,504,191 | 792,821 | -0.94% | 0.31% |
| 2049 | 2,479,744 | 795,064 | -0.98% | 0.28% |
| 2050 | 2,454,935 | 796,958 | -1% | 0.24% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Jamaica increased by 115,468 people (a 4.3% growth), while Luxembourg gained 104,446 people (a 22.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Jamaica gained 34,537 (a 1.23% growth), while Luxembourg's population increased by 121,228 (a 21.3% growth).
Jamaica was ranked 135th most populous country in 2005 and is 140th in 2025. Luxembourg was ranked 167th in 2005 and ranked 164th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Jamaica's population will shrink by 13.5% to 2,454,935 people with a rank change from 140th to 144th. The population of Luxembourg will increase by 15.4% to 796,958 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 | 71.7 years | 82.5 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 | 682 ppl/mi² |
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