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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 31,964,956 people in Madagascar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 33,750,171 in Madagascar.

Population statistics:

  • Madagascar's population is 11.9 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th 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 +0.18% per year vs +2.6% in Madagascar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Madagascar has grown from 19.7M to 33.8M (71.1% growth).

Jamaica vs Madagascar: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Madagascar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Madagascar
2100 1,075,936 86,197,674
2099 1,095,350 85,808,382
2098 1,115,242 85,404,097
2097 1,135,653 84,987,607
2096 1,156,525 84,559,113
2095 1,177,966 84,119,392
2094 1,200,045 83,665,834
2093 1,222,794 83,200,140
2092 1,246,199 82,723,075
2091 1,270,303 82,233,465
2090 1,294,988 81,734,626
2089 1,320,362 81,223,857
2088 1,346,290 80,700,261
2087 1,372,809 80,164,903
2086 1,399,955 79,619,760
2085 1,427,808 79,064,003
2084 1,456,011 78,499,094
2083 1,484,393 77,922,946
2082 1,513,542 77,337,305
2081 1,543,136 76,740,524
2080 1,573,400 76,133,028
2079 1,603,926 75,513,518
2078 1,634,499 74,881,435
2077 1,665,602 74,236,865
2076 1,696,763 73,582,256
2075 1,728,143 72,914,884
2074 1,760,036 72,235,202
2073 1,791,818 71,545,378
2072 1,823,794 70,843,401
2071 1,855,585 70,130,366
2070 1,887,318 69,409,326
2069 1,918,759 68,677,859
2068 1,950,157 67,936,195
2067 1,981,247 67,185,066
2066 2,012,035 66,425,210
2065 2,043,276 65,658,016
2064 2,073,988 64,881,253
2063 2,104,265 64,097,223
2062 2,134,508 63,305,402
2061 2,164,312 62,506,578
2060 2,194,058 61,701,267
2059 2,223,310 60,889,495
2058 2,252,286 60,073,702
2057 2,280,579 59,254,008
2056 2,308,936 58,428,653
2055 2,336,830 57,600,579
2054 2,364,245 56,769,869
2053 2,390,891 55,935,411
2052 2,416,741 55,097,962
2051 2,441,989 54,258,057
2050 2,466,771 53,415,029
2049 2,491,589 52,570,680
2048 2,515,667 51,725,320
2047 2,539,219 50,879,659
2046 2,562,324 50,033,785
2045 2,584,663 49,188,703
2044 2,606,489 48,344,009
2043 2,627,486 47,499,657
2042 2,647,490 46,656,643
2041 2,666,429 45,815,621
2040 2,684,551 44,976,152
2039 2,702,027 44,140,155
2038 2,718,374 43,305,683
2037 2,734,180 42,474,372
2036 2,748,725 41,645,556
2035 2,761,886 40,819,415
2034 2,774,297 39,997,842
2033 2,785,381 39,178,430
2032 2,795,619 38,361,932
2031 2,804,329 37,547,484
2030 2,812,297 36,737,238
2029 2,819,213 35,930,925
2028 2,825,235 35,128,136
2027 2,830,534 34,329,429
2026 2,834,980 33,535,391
2025 2,837,881 32,747,552
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Madagascar's population increased by 7,650,219 people (a 29.3% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th 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 2,466,771 people with a rank change from 139th to 143rd. The population of Madagascar will increase by 58.3% to 53,415,029 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 -0.05% 2.45%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Jamaica declined by 0.02%, while Madagascar's population grew by 2.47%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Madagascar
Current population
2834980
33750171
Population rank 139/197 49/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.41%
One net population change
14.3 hours
41 seconds
One birth every
15.9 minutes
31.5 seconds
One death every
22.9 minutes
2.24 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +2,107
Annual growth/decline -611 +769,024
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +2.47%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 29/197
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 - -10,506 - -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 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 61.3% of the population change in Jamaica is from natural causes (a gain of 137,465 people) and 38.7% is from migration (a loss of 86,681 people). In Madagascar 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,165,578 people) and 0.31% is from migration (a loss of 22,384 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
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
Madagascar
City Population
Antananarivo 1.28M
Antsirabe 265K
Toamasina 225K
Toliara 169K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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