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

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The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,837,077 in 2025 vs 22,216,120 people in Malawi in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,177 people compared to 23,086,106 in Malawi.

Population statistics:

  • Malawi's population is 8.15 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 140th 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 +0.14% per year vs +2.67% in Malawi.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.93% growth), while Malawi has grown from 13.2M to 23.1M (74.9% growth).

Jamaica vs Malawi: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Malawi
2100 1,075,631 59,773,923
2099 1,095,039 59,515,624
2098 1,114,926 59,263,165
2097 1,135,331 59,015,654
2096 1,156,197 58,749,288
2095 1,177,632 58,495,699
2094 1,199,705 58,227,933
2093 1,222,447 57,954,358
2092 1,245,845 57,660,371
2091 1,269,943 57,364,786
2090 1,294,621 57,048,240
2089 1,319,987 56,727,243
2088 1,345,908 56,385,237
2087 1,372,420 56,041,651
2086 1,399,559 55,694,983
2085 1,427,403 55,336,839
2084 1,455,598 54,985,304
2083 1,483,973 54,593,349
2082 1,513,113 54,194,853
2081 1,542,698 53,783,781
2080 1,572,954 53,361,334
2079 1,603,471 52,936,889
2078 1,634,036 52,510,645
2077 1,665,130 52,052,767
2076 1,696,282 51,589,339
2075 1,727,653 51,130,762
2074 1,759,538 50,673,499
2073 1,791,310 50,218,991
2072 1,823,277 49,759,232
2071 1,855,059 49,276,570
2070 1,886,784 48,787,471
2069 1,918,215 48,291,287
2068 1,949,604 47,782,059
2067 1,980,685 47,267,335
2066 2,011,465 46,741,998
2065 2,042,697 46,218,226
2064 2,073,400 45,692,044
2063 2,103,669 45,169,634
2062 2,133,903 44,629,192
2061 2,163,699 44,067,259
2060 2,193,436 43,499,372
2059 2,222,680 42,907,491
2058 2,251,648 42,335,782
2057 2,279,932 41,753,105
2056 2,308,282 41,175,330
2055 2,336,168 40,576,247
2054 2,363,575 39,986,120
2053 2,390,213 39,369,178
2052 2,416,056 38,758,577
2051 2,441,297 38,145,141
2050 2,466,072 37,537,814
2049 2,490,883 36,928,354
2048 2,514,954 36,332,040
2047 2,538,499 35,717,466
2046 2,561,597 35,099,651
2045 2,583,931 34,484,520
2044 2,605,750 33,855,018
2043 2,626,741 33,240,675
2042 2,646,740 32,629,513
2041 2,665,673 32,012,581
2040 2,683,790 31,395,572
2039 2,701,261 30,775,878
2038 2,717,604 30,160,239
2037 2,733,406 29,521,489
2036 2,747,946 28,890,318
2035 2,761,103 28,261,909
2034 2,773,511 27,637,439
2033 2,784,591 27,012,311
2032 2,794,827 26,398,409
2031 2,803,535 25,790,366
2030 2,811,500 25,176,420
2029 2,818,414 24,561,210
2028 2,824,434 23,962,931
2027 2,829,732 23,369,575
2026 2,834,177 22,786,713
2025 2,837,077 22,216,120
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth), while Malawi's population increased by 5,528,367 people (a 31.5% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th 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 2,466,072 people with a rank change from 140th to 143rd. The population of Malawi will increase by 62.6% to 37,537,814 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 -0.07% 2.59%
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 (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 Malawi's population grew by 2.59%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Malawi
Current population
2834177
23086106
Population rank 140/197 61/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.28%
One net population change
4.19 hours
56.4 seconds
One birth every
16.2 minutes
46.8 seconds
One death every
22.6 minutes
4.59 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +1,537
Annual growth/decline -2,098 +560,834
Annual growth/decline rate -0.07% +2.59%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 23/197
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 9,210 -10,506 559,811 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Malawi 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,106,786 people) and 0.49% is from migration (a loss of 24,958 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
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
Mzimba 936K
Blantyre 800K
Mzuzu 150K
Zomba 101K
Mangochi 53.5K
Mulanje 14.8K
Ntcheu 14.6K
Monkey Bay 14.6K

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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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