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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 21,655,286 people in Malawi in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 22,949,294 in Malawi.

Population statistics:

  • Malawi's population is 8.1 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Malawi is the 61st.
  • The countries together account for 0.31% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.28% for Malawi.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +2.7% in Malawi.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Malawi has grown from 13.2M to 22.9M (73.9% growth).

Jamaica vs Malawi: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Malawi
2100 1,075,936 59,786,744
2099 1,095,350 59,528,389
2098 1,115,242 59,275,876
2097 1,135,653 59,028,312
2096 1,156,525 58,761,888
2095 1,177,966 58,508,246
2094 1,200,045 58,240,422
2093 1,222,794 57,966,788
2092 1,246,199 57,672,738
2091 1,270,303 57,377,090
2090 1,294,988 57,060,476
2089 1,320,362 56,739,410
2088 1,346,290 56,397,330
2087 1,372,809 56,053,671
2086 1,399,955 55,706,928
2085 1,427,808 55,348,708
2084 1,456,011 54,997,097
2083 1,484,393 54,605,058
2082 1,513,542 54,206,477
2081 1,543,136 53,795,317
2080 1,573,400 53,372,779
2079 1,603,926 52,948,243
2078 1,634,499 52,521,908
2077 1,665,602 52,063,931
2076 1,696,763 51,600,404
2075 1,728,143 51,141,728
2074 1,760,036 50,684,368
2073 1,791,818 50,229,762
2072 1,823,794 49,769,904
2071 1,855,585 49,287,139
2070 1,887,318 48,797,935
2069 1,918,759 48,301,644
2068 1,950,157 47,792,308
2067 1,981,247 47,277,473
2066 2,012,035 46,752,024
2065 2,043,276 46,228,139
2064 2,073,988 45,701,844
2063 2,104,265 45,179,322
2062 2,134,508 44,638,764
2061 2,164,312 44,076,711
2060 2,194,058 43,508,702
2059 2,223,310 42,916,694
2058 2,252,286 42,344,863
2057 2,280,579 41,762,060
2056 2,308,936 41,184,161
2055 2,336,830 40,584,950
2054 2,364,245 39,994,696
2053 2,390,891 39,377,622
2052 2,416,741 38,766,890
2051 2,441,989 38,153,322
2050 2,466,771 37,545,865
2049 2,491,589 36,936,275
2048 2,515,667 36,339,833
2047 2,539,219 35,725,127
2046 2,562,324 35,107,179
2045 2,584,663 34,491,916
2044 2,606,489 33,862,279
2043 2,627,486 33,247,804
2042 2,647,490 32,636,511
2041 2,666,429 32,019,447
2040 2,684,551 31,402,305
2039 2,702,027 30,782,479
2038 2,718,374 30,166,708
2037 2,734,180 29,527,821
2036 2,748,725 28,896,515
2035 2,761,886 28,267,970
2034 2,774,297 27,643,367
2033 2,785,381 27,018,105
2032 2,795,619 26,404,071
2031 2,804,329 25,795,897
2030 2,812,297 25,181,820
2029 2,819,213 24,566,478
2028 2,825,235 23,968,071
2027 2,830,534 23,374,588
2026 2,834,980 22,791,601
2025 2,837,881 22,220,885
2024 2,839,175 21,655,286
2023 2,839,786 21,104,482
2022 2,839,144 20,568,728
2021 2,837,682 20,047,258
2020 2,830,739 19,533,888
2019 2,823,271 19,025,752
2018 2,820,097 18,528,081
2017 2,815,764 18,039,715
2016 2,809,915 17,557,739
2015 2,802,534 17,085,587
2014 2,793,749 16,621,538
2013 2,783,687 16,161,816
2012 2,772,430 15,709,577
2011 2,760,494 15,265,022
2010 2,748,568 14,826,463
2009 2,736,995 14,395,788
2008 2,725,635 13,976,417
2007 2,713,800 13,576,343
2006 2,700,968 13,198,701
2005 2,687,066 12,840,031
2004 2,672,225 12,500,737
2003 2,656,623 12,181,574
2002 2,640,572 11,880,440
2001 2,624,403 11,593,058
2000 2,607,826 11,315,942
1999 2,589,795 11,047,804
1998 2,569,736 10,792,876
1997 2,547,848 10,562,035
1996 2,524,463 10,352,228
1995 2,500,151 10,150,117
1994 2,475,220 10,164,894
1993 2,449,916 10,284,024
1992 2,424,701 10,135,079
1991 2,400,869 9,844,227
1990 2,379,877 9,545,852
1989 2,361,916 9,176,220
1988 2,345,777 8,753,262
1987 2,329,813 8,293,174
1986 2,312,125 7,906,480
1985 2,290,656 7,620,508
1984 2,264,562 7,332,810
1983 2,234,832 7,051,709
1982 2,203,889 6,778,879
1981 2,173,818 6,516,454
1980 2,145,658 6,265,529
1979 2,119,486 6,028,749
1978 2,094,836 5,810,132
1977 2,070,657 5,614,983
1976 2,045,578 5,443,384
1975 2,018,981 5,287,367
1974 1,990,906 5,141,337
1973 1,961,219 5,003,938
1972 1,931,542 4,874,475
1971 1,903,728 4,751,434
1970 1,878,196 4,633,944
1969 1,855,127 4,521,184
1968 1,833,765 4,411,054
1967 1,812,865 4,303,012
1966 1,791,475 4,197,926
1965 1,769,192 4,096,157
1964 1,745,568 3,997,305
1963 1,721,099 3,900,506
1962 1,696,932 3,806,307
1961 1,673,261 3,715,534
1960 1,650,005 3,628,134

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/jamaica/malawi | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jamaica increased by 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth), while Malawi gained 4,359,038 people (a 33% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Malawi's population increased by 5,391,555 people (a 30.7% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Malawi was ranked 69th in 2006 and ranked 61st 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 Malawi will increase by 63.6% to 37,545,865 people and rank change from 61st to 55th.

Malawi is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 59.8M 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
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Malawi
2100 -1.77% 0.43%
2099 -1.78% 0.43%
2098 -1.8% 0.42%
2097 -1.8% 0.45%
2096 -1.82% 0.43%
2095 -1.84% 0.46%
2094 -1.86% 0.47%
2093 -1.88% 0.51%
2092 -1.9% 0.52%
2091 -1.91% 0.55%
2090 -1.92% 0.57%
2089 -1.93% 0.61%
2088 -1.93% 0.61%
2087 -1.94% 0.62%
2086 -1.95% 0.65%
2085 -1.94% 0.64%
2084 -1.91% 0.72%
2083 -1.93% 0.74%
2082 -1.92% 0.76%
2081 -1.92% 0.79%
2080 -1.9% 0.8%
2079 -1.87% 0.81%
2078 -1.87% 0.88%
2077 -1.84% 0.9%
2076 -1.82% 0.9%
2075 -1.81% 0.9%
2074 -1.77% 0.91%
2073 -1.75% 0.92%
2072 -1.71% 0.98%
2071 -1.68% 1%
2070 -1.64% 1.03%
2069 -1.61% 1.07%
2068 -1.57% 1.09%
2067 -1.53% 1.12%
2066 -1.53% 1.13%
2065 -1.48% 1.15%
2064 -1.44% 1.16%
2063 -1.42% 1.21%
2062 -1.38% 1.28%
2061 -1.36% 1.31%
2060 -1.32% 1.38%
2059 -1.29% 1.35%
2058 -1.24% 1.4%
2057 -1.23% 1.4%
2056 -1.19% 1.48%
2055 -1.16% 1.48%
2054 -1.11% 1.57%
2053 -1.07% 1.58%
2052 -1.03% 1.61%
2051 -1% 1.62%
2050 -1% 1.65%
2049 -0.96% 1.64%
2048 -0.93% 1.72%
2047 -0.9% 1.76%
2046 -0.86% 1.78%
2045 -0.84% 1.86%
2044 -0.8% 1.85%
2043 -0.76% 1.87%
2042 -0.71% 1.93%
2041 -0.68% 1.97%
2040 -0.65% 2.01%
2039 -0.6% 2.04%
2038 -0.58% 2.16%
2037 -0.53% 2.18%
2036 -0.48% 2.22%
2035 -0.45% 2.26%
2034 -0.4% 2.31%
2033 -0.37% 2.33%
2032 -0.31% 2.36%
2031 -0.28% 2.44%
2030 -0.25% 2.5%
2029 -0.21% 2.5%
2028 -0.19% 2.54%
2027 -0.16% 2.56%
2026 -0.1% 2.57%
2025 -0.05% 2.61%
2024 -0.02% 2.61%
2023 0.02% 2.6%
2022 0.05% 2.6%
2021 0.25% 2.63%
2020 0.26% 2.67%
2019 0.11% 2.69%
2018 0.15% 2.71%
2017 0.21% 2.75%
2016 0.26% 2.76%
2015 0.31% 2.79%
2014 0.36% 2.84%
2013 0.41% 2.88%
2012 0.43% 2.91%
2011 0.43% 2.96%
2010 0.42% 2.99%
2009 0.42% 3%
2008 0.44% 2.95%
2007 0.48% 2.86%
2006 0.52% 2.79%
2005 0.56% 2.71%
2004 0.59% 2.62%
2003 0.61% 2.53%
2002 0.62% 2.48%
2001 0.64% 2.45%
2000 0.7% 2.43%
1999 0.78% 2.36%
1998 0.86% 2.19%
1997 0.93% 2.03%
1996 0.97% 1.99%
1995 1.01% -0.15%
1994 1.03% -1.16%
1993 1.04% 1.47%
1992 0.99% 2.95%
1991 0.88% 3.13%
1990 0.76% 4.03%
1989 0.69% 4.83%
1988 0.69% 5.55%
1987 0.77% 4.89%
1986 0.94% 3.75%
1985 1.15% 3.92%
1984 1.33% 3.99%
1983 1.4% 4.02%
1982 1.38% 4.03%
1981 1.31% 4%
1980 1.23% 3.93%
1979 1.18% 3.76%
1978 1.17% 3.48%
1977 1.23% 3.15%
1976 1.32% 2.95%
1975 1.41% 2.84%
1974 1.51% 2.75%
1973 1.54% 2.66%
1972 1.46% 2.59%
1971 1.36% 2.54%
1970 1.24% 2.49%
1969 1.16% 2.5%
1968 1.15% 2.51%
1967 1.19% 2.5%
1966 1.26% 2.48%
1965 1.35% 2.47%
1964 1.42% 2.48%
1963 1.42% 2.47%
1962 1.41% 2.44%
1961 1.41% 2.41%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/jamaica/malawi | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Jamaica declined by 0.02%, while Malawi's population grew by 2.61%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Malawi
Current population
2834980
22949294
Population rank 139/197 61/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.28%
One net population change
14.3 hours
57.3 seconds
One birth every
15.9 minutes
47.6 seconds
One death every
22.9 minutes
4.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +1,509
Annual growth/decline -611 +550,804
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +2.61%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 26/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
1.56 hours
Annual migration change -11,053 -5,628
Net migration rank 135/196 118/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 186,719
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 117/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 158/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Malawi
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Malawi
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -5,628
2024 - -10,506 - -1,507
2023 10,072 -10,003 549,096 -5,811
2022 11,215 -10,003 533,450 -5,231
2021 6,382 -4,665 517,400 -2,666
2020 12,170 0 514,659 -2,655
2019 13,094 -10,335 506,104 -1,837
2018 13,929 -10,335 494,348 -3,267
2017 15,419 -10,335 484,655 982
2016 16,944 -10,335 474,779 3,505
2015 18,489 -10,335 472,484 -6,471
2014 19,751 -10,335 472,418 -10,317
2013 21,037 -10,335 470,293 -12,934
2012 22,320 -10,498 460,684 -13,561
2011 23,627 -11,577 454,149 -12,170
2010 25,031 -13,248 444,468 -9,327
2009 26,311 -14,941 434,811 -8,590
2008 27,553 -16,191 421,781 -9,264
2007 28,886 -16,588 410,290 -22,680
2006 30,213 -16,840 397,123 -29,450
2005 31,506 -17,071 381,130 -31,462
2004 32,500 -17,256 361,133 -32,221
2003 33,340 -17,380 341,133 -31,729
2002 33,572 -17,428 322,863 -30,013
2001 33,666 -17,466 310,833 -28,933
2000 34,452 -17,498 300,439 -28,098
1999 36,649 -17,542 295,629 -31,686
1998 38,628 -17,623 285,407 -39,491
1997 40,521 -17,756 277,433 -61,646
1996 42,297 -18,285 270,048 -66,212
1995 43,705 -19,092 266,745 -66,366
1994 45,210 -19,960 275,439 -505,365
1993 46,090 -20,731 276,538 -284,867
1992 46,494 -21,426 269,066 37,142
1991 45,617 -23,014 260,193 15,291
1990 44,465 -25,085 250,159 71,111
1989 43,591 -27,049 237,967 180,031
1988 43,978 -28,247 226,911 201,011
1987 44,155 -27,958 220,566 271,693
1986 44,520 -25,339 218,519 62,615
1985 45,122 -21,371 216,179 74,625
1984 45,644 -17,211 212,146 72,435
1983 45,095 -14,065 209,422 68,197
1982 43,816 -12,952 205,386 62,661
1981 42,898 -13,619 199,436 57,376
1980 42,316 -15,277 192,746 52,294
1979 42,449 -17,143 182,123 46,388
1978 42,475 -18,483 172,503 36,225
1977 42,999 -18,630 161,930 19,638
1976 43,878 -18,084 153,422 8,206
1975 44,736 -17,340 145,254 5,162
1974 45,526 -16,769 137,819 3,833
1973 47,438 -16,822 131,529 1,623
1972 46,676 -17,934 125,728 48
1971 47,206 -20,322 121,015 -710
1970 47,547 -23,371 116,822 -2,147
1969 48,258 -26,304 113,120 -2,266
1968 49,189 -28,424 110,329 -924
1967 50,187 -29,147 106,668 0
1966 50,808 -29,065 103,512 0
1965 51,423 -28,611 100,040 0
1964 52,501 -28,066 97,658 0
1963 52,277 -27,757 95,933 0
1962 51,758 -27,936 92,463 0
1961 51,931 -28,416 89,091 0
1960 51,944 -28,952 85,718 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 Malawi 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,019,393 people) and 0.67% is from migration (a loss of 33,768 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 186,719 people or 0.9% in Malawi.

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
Malawi
City Population
Lilongwe 989K
Blantyre 800K
Mzuzu 150K
Zomba 101K
Mangochi 53.5K
Mzimba 26.1K
Mulanje 14.8K
Ntcheu 14.6K
Monkey Bay 14.6K

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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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