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

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The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,837,077 in 2025 vs 32,740,678 people in Madagascar in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,177 people compared to 33,936,132 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • Madagascar's population is 12 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Madagascar is the 49th.
  • The countries together account for 0.44% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.41% for Madagascar.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.14% per year vs +2.57% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.93% growth), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.9M (72% growth).

Jamaica vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Madagascar
2100 1,075,631 86,179,580
2099 1,095,039 85,790,370
2098 1,114,926 85,386,169
2097 1,135,331 84,969,767
2096 1,156,197 84,541,363
2095 1,177,632 84,101,733
2094 1,199,705 83,648,271
2093 1,222,447 83,182,675
2092 1,245,845 82,705,710
2091 1,269,943 82,216,203
2090 1,294,621 81,717,468
2089 1,319,987 81,206,806
2088 1,345,908 80,683,320
2087 1,372,420 80,148,075
2086 1,399,559 79,603,046
2085 1,427,403 79,047,406
2084 1,455,598 78,482,616
2083 1,483,973 77,906,589
2082 1,513,113 77,321,070
2081 1,542,698 76,724,415
2080 1,572,954 76,117,046
2079 1,603,471 75,497,666
2078 1,634,036 74,865,716
2077 1,665,130 74,221,281
2076 1,696,282 73,566,810
2075 1,727,653 72,899,578
2074 1,759,538 72,220,039
2073 1,791,310 71,530,359
2072 1,823,277 70,828,530
2071 1,855,059 70,115,645
2070 1,886,784 69,394,756
2069 1,918,215 68,663,443
2068 1,949,604 67,921,934
2067 1,980,685 67,170,963
2066 2,011,465 66,411,266
2065 2,042,697 65,644,233
2064 2,073,400 64,867,634
2063 2,103,669 64,083,768
2062 2,133,903 63,292,113
2061 2,163,699 62,493,456
2060 2,193,436 61,688,314
2059 2,222,680 60,876,714
2058 2,251,648 60,061,091
2057 2,279,932 59,241,569
2056 2,308,282 58,416,388
2055 2,336,168 57,588,488
2054 2,363,575 56,757,952
2053 2,390,213 55,923,669
2052 2,416,056 55,086,396
2051 2,441,297 54,246,667
2050 2,466,072 53,403,817
2049 2,490,883 52,559,645
2048 2,514,954 51,714,462
2047 2,538,499 50,868,979
2046 2,561,597 50,023,282
2045 2,583,931 49,178,377
2044 2,605,750 48,333,861
2043 2,626,741 47,489,686
2042 2,646,740 46,646,849
2041 2,665,673 45,806,003
2040 2,683,790 44,966,710
2039 2,701,261 44,130,890
2038 2,717,604 43,296,592
2037 2,733,406 42,465,456
2036 2,747,946 41,636,814
2035 2,761,103 40,810,847
2034 2,773,511 39,989,445
2033 2,784,591 39,170,206
2032 2,794,827 38,353,879
2031 2,803,535 37,539,603
2030 2,811,500 36,729,526
2029 2,818,414 35,923,382
2028 2,824,434 35,120,762
2027 2,829,732 34,322,223
2026 2,834,177 33,528,352
2025 2,837,077 32,740,678
2024 2,839,175 31,964,956
2023 2,839,786 31,195,932
2022 2,839,144 30,437,261
2021 2,837,682 29,691,083
2020 2,830,739 28,953,556
2019 2,823,271 28,219,554
2018 2,820,097 27,494,926
2017 2,815,764 26,788,375
2016 2,809,915 26,099,952
2015 2,802,534 25,426,702
2014 2,793,749 24,764,348
2013 2,783,687 24,109,290
2012 2,772,430 23,462,438
2011 2,760,494 22,822,300
2010 2,748,568 22,183,340
2009 2,736,995 21,547,280
2008 2,725,635 20,923,840
2007 2,713,800 20,318,583
2006 2,700,968 19,730,909
2005 2,687,066 19,159,707
2004 2,672,225 18,606,608
2003 2,656,623 18,071,854
2002 2,640,572 17,549,913
2001 2,624,403 17,032,939
2000 2,607,826 16,516,338
1999 2,589,795 16,000,506
1998 2,569,736 15,489,364
1997 2,547,848 14,990,814
1996 2,524,463 14,510,711
1995 2,500,151 14,051,275
1994 2,475,220 13,613,850
1993 2,449,916 13,197,345
1992 2,424,701 12,800,870
1991 2,400,869 12,421,412
1990 2,379,877 12,055,639
1989 2,361,916 11,704,998
1988 2,345,777 11,369,462
1987 2,329,813 11,047,291
1986 2,312,125 10,736,857
1985 2,290,656 10,433,142
1984 2,264,562 10,134,550
1983 2,234,832 9,843,044
1982 2,203,889 9,557,671
1981 2,173,818 9,279,011
1980 2,145,658 9,006,032
1979 2,119,486 8,737,581
1978 2,094,836 8,475,864
1977 2,070,657 8,222,240
1976 2,045,578 7,976,831
1975 2,018,981 7,739,336
1974 1,990,906 7,509,726
1973 1,961,219 7,288,048
1972 1,931,542 7,074,398
1971 1,903,728 6,868,868
1970 1,878,196 6,672,003
1969 1,855,127 6,484,716
1968 1,833,765 6,306,493
1967 1,812,865 6,136,486
1966 1,791,475 5,974,279
1965 1,769,192 5,819,116
1964 1,745,568 5,669,863
1963 1,721,099 5,525,185
1962 1,696,932 5,384,150
1961 1,673,261 5,246,158
1960 1,650,005 5,111,029

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 Madagascar gained 6,369,043 people (a 32.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,836,180 people (a 30% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Madagascar was ranked 57th in 2006 and ranked 49th 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 Madagascar will increase by 57.4% to 53,403,817 people and rank change from 49th to 37th.

Madagascar is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 86.2M 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
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Madagascar
2100 -1.77% 0.45%
2099 -1.78% 0.47%
2098 -1.8% 0.49%
2097 -1.8% 0.51%
2096 -1.82% 0.52%
2095 -1.84% 0.54%
2094 -1.86% 0.56%
2093 -1.88% 0.58%
2092 -1.9% 0.6%
2091 -1.91% 0.61%
2090 -1.92% 0.63%
2089 -1.93% 0.65%
2088 -1.93% 0.67%
2087 -1.94% 0.68%
2086 -1.95% 0.7%
2085 -1.94% 0.72%
2084 -1.91% 0.74%
2083 -1.93% 0.76%
2082 -1.92% 0.78%
2081 -1.92% 0.8%
2080 -1.9% 0.82%
2079 -1.87% 0.84%
2078 -1.87% 0.87%
2077 -1.84% 0.89%
2076 -1.82% 0.92%
2075 -1.81% 0.94%
2074 -1.77% 0.96%
2073 -1.75% 0.99%
2072 -1.71% 1.02%
2071 -1.68% 1.04%
2070 -1.64% 1.07%
2069 -1.61% 1.09%
2068 -1.57% 1.12%
2067 -1.53% 1.14%
2066 -1.53% 1.17%
2065 -1.48% 1.2%
2064 -1.44% 1.22%
2063 -1.42% 1.25%
2062 -1.38% 1.28%
2061 -1.36% 1.31%
2060 -1.32% 1.33%
2059 -1.29% 1.36%
2058 -1.24% 1.38%
2057 -1.23% 1.41%
2056 -1.19% 1.44%
2055 -1.16% 1.46%
2054 -1.11% 1.49%
2053 -1.07% 1.52%
2052 -1.03% 1.55%
2051 -1% 1.58%
2050 -1% 1.61%
2049 -0.96% 1.63%
2048 -0.93% 1.66%
2047 -0.9% 1.69%
2046 -0.86% 1.72%
2045 -0.84% 1.75%
2044 -0.8% 1.78%
2043 -0.76% 1.81%
2042 -0.71% 1.84%
2041 -0.68% 1.87%
2040 -0.65% 1.89%
2039 -0.6% 1.93%
2038 -0.58% 1.96%
2037 -0.53% 1.99%
2036 -0.48% 2.02%
2035 -0.45% 2.05%
2034 -0.4% 2.09%
2033 -0.37% 2.13%
2032 -0.31% 2.17%
2031 -0.28% 2.21%
2030 -0.25% 2.24%
2029 -0.21% 2.29%
2028 -0.19% 2.33%
2027 -0.16% 2.37%
2026 -0.1% 2.41%
2025 -0.07% 2.43%
2024 -0.02% 2.47%
2023 0.02% 2.49%
2022 0.05% 2.51%
2021 0.25% 2.55%
2020 0.26% 2.6%
2019 0.11% 2.64%
2018 0.15% 2.64%
2017 0.21% 2.64%
2016 0.26% 2.65%
2015 0.31% 2.67%
2014 0.36% 2.72%
2013 0.41% 2.76%
2012 0.43% 2.8%
2011 0.43% 2.88%
2010 0.42% 2.95%
2009 0.42% 2.98%
2008 0.44% 2.98%
2007 0.48% 2.98%
2006 0.52% 2.98%
2005 0.56% 2.97%
2004 0.59% 2.96%
2003 0.61% 2.97%
2002 0.62% 3.04%
2001 0.64% 3.13%
2000 0.7% 3.22%
1999 0.78% 3.3%
1998 0.86% 3.33%
1997 0.93% 3.31%
1996 0.97% 3.27%
1995 1.01% 3.21%
1994 1.03% 3.16%
1993 1.04% 3.1%
1992 0.99% 3.05%
1991 0.88% 3.03%
1990 0.76% 3%
1989 0.69% 2.95%
1988 0.69% 2.92%
1987 0.77% 2.89%
1986 0.94% 2.91%
1985 1.15% 2.95%
1984 1.33% 2.96%
1983 1.4% 2.99%
1982 1.38% 3%
1981 1.31% 3.03%
1980 1.23% 3.07%
1979 1.18% 3.09%
1978 1.17% 3.08%
1977 1.23% 3.08%
1976 1.32% 3.07%
1975 1.41% 3.06%
1974 1.51% 3.04%
1973 1.54% 3.02%
1972 1.46% 2.99%
1971 1.36% 2.95%
1970 1.24% 2.89%
1969 1.16% 2.83%
1968 1.15% 2.77%
1967 1.19% 2.72%
1966 1.26% 2.67%
1965 1.35% 2.63%
1964 1.42% 2.62%
1963 1.42% 2.62%
1962 1.41% 2.63%
1961 1.41% 2.64%

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 Madagascar's population grew by 2.43%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Madagascar
Current population
2834177
33936132
Population rank 140/197 49/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.41%
One net population change
4.19 hours
40.8 seconds
One birth every
16.2 minutes
31.1 seconds
One death every
22.6 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +2,125
Annual growth/decline -2,098 +775,722
Annual growth/decline rate -0.07% +2.43%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 28/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
3.94 hours
Annual migration change -11,053 -2,227
Net migration rank 135/196 100/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 38,625
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 158/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 193/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Madagascar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Madagascar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -2,227
2024 9,210 -10,506 774,926 -1,795
2023 10,072 -10,003 766,391 -1,487
2022 11,215 -10,003 753,931 -1,487
2021 6,382 -4,665 741,416 -1,480
2020 12,170 0 736,607 -1,480
2019 13,094 -10,335 735,853 -2,976
2018 13,929 -10,335 719,267 -2,887
2017 15,419 -10,335 699,498 -2,784
2016 16,944 -10,335 682,801 -2,687
2015 18,489 -10,335 668,977 -2,594
2014 19,751 -10,335 660,837 -2,522
2013 21,037 -10,335 654,230 -2,445
2012 22,320 -10,498 644,255 -2,334
2011 23,627 -11,577 640,577 -2,219
2010 25,031 -13,248 641,543 -1,979
2009 26,311 -14,941 634,008 -1,429
2008 27,553 -16,191 615,580 -1,255
2007 28,886 -16,588 597,772 -1,563
2006 30,213 -16,840 581,489 -2,336
2005 31,506 -17,071 568,143 -4,869
2004 32,500 -17,256 556,319 -13,393
2003 33,340 -17,380 544,903 -18,345
2002 33,572 -17,428 535,518 -18,209
2001 33,666 -17,466 529,656 -13,014
2000 34,452 -17,498 520,860 -4,298
1999 36,649 -17,542 516,976 -1,891
1998 38,628 -17,623 508,408 -1,222
1997 40,521 -17,756 490,905 -986
1996 42,297 -18,285 471,453 -1,161
1995 43,705 -19,092 450,259 -1,670
1994 45,210 -19,960 428,169 -1,905
1993 46,090 -20,731 408,801 -2,063
1992 46,494 -21,426 388,430 -2,216
1991 45,617 -23,014 375,040 -2,330
1990 44,465 -25,085 360,621 -1,777
1989 43,591 -27,049 344,279 -1,848
1988 43,978 -28,247 330,510 -1,883
1987 44,155 -27,958 317,621 -1,896
1986 44,520 -25,339 307,074 -1,914
1985 45,122 -21,371 304,199 -1,947
1984 45,644 -17,211 296,892 -1,965
1983 45,095 -14,065 290,085 -1,979
1982 43,816 -12,952 284,733 -2,093
1981 42,898 -13,619 277,535 -2,864
1980 42,316 -15,277 275,287 -4,005
1979 42,449 -17,143 270,752 -5,126
1978 42,475 -18,483 263,684 -5,874
1977 42,999 -18,630 255,399 -5,957
1976 43,878 -18,084 247,026 -5,655
1975 44,736 -17,340 238,774 -5,173
1974 45,526 -16,769 230,233 -4,607
1973 47,438 -16,822 221,768 -4,037
1972 46,676 -17,934 213,138 -3,583
1971 47,206 -20,322 204,617 -3,118
1970 47,547 -23,371 194,889 -2,658
1969 48,258 -26,304 184,562 -2,216
1968 49,189 -28,424 175,869 -1,766
1967 50,187 -29,147 167,287 -1,383
1966 50,808 -29,065 159,483 -964
1965 51,423 -28,611 152,362 -550
1964 52,501 -28,066 146,894 -204
1963 52,277 -27,757 142,666 0
1962 51,758 -27,936 139,412 0
1961 51,931 -28,416 136,578 0
1960 51,944 -28,952 133,684 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 Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,279,667 people) and 0.3% is from migration (a loss of 21,657 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 38,625 people or 0.1% in Madagascar.

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
Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K

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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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