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

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The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,837,077 in 2025 vs 35,977,838 people in Malaysia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,177 people compared to 36,600,906 in Malaysia.

Population statistics:

  • Malaysia's population is 12.9 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Malaysia is the 45th.
  • The countries together account for 0.47% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.44% for Malaysia.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.14% per year vs +1.45% in Malaysia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.93% growth), while Malaysia has grown from 26.4M to 36.6M (38.5% growth).

Jamaica vs Malaysia: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Malaysia
2100 1,075,631 44,342,183
2099 1,095,039 44,456,013
2098 1,114,926 44,568,480
2097 1,135,331 44,684,459
2096 1,156,197 44,803,334
2095 1,177,632 44,920,823
2094 1,199,705 45,035,868
2093 1,222,447 45,153,485
2092 1,245,845 45,267,003
2091 1,269,943 45,378,303
2090 1,294,621 45,489,767
2089 1,319,987 45,598,290
2088 1,345,908 45,706,098
2087 1,372,420 45,811,274
2086 1,399,559 45,914,874
2085 1,427,403 46,008,880
2084 1,455,598 46,099,604
2083 1,483,973 46,190,377
2082 1,513,113 46,272,999
2081 1,542,698 46,347,751
2080 1,572,954 46,423,514
2079 1,603,471 46,484,118
2078 1,634,036 46,537,169
2077 1,665,130 46,582,178
2076 1,696,282 46,607,029
2075 1,727,653 46,631,092
2074 1,759,538 46,646,324
2073 1,791,310 46,658,819
2072 1,823,277 46,658,396
2071 1,855,059 46,648,409
2070 1,886,784 46,633,600
2069 1,918,215 46,611,221
2068 1,949,604 46,588,049
2067 1,980,685 46,557,261
2066 2,011,465 46,518,384
2065 2,042,697 46,469,909
2064 2,073,400 46,405,405
2063 2,103,669 46,338,727
2062 2,133,903 46,260,178
2061 2,163,699 46,166,190
2060 2,193,436 46,064,001
2059 2,222,680 45,946,872
2058 2,251,648 45,825,593
2057 2,279,932 45,695,432
2056 2,308,282 45,554,612
2055 2,336,168 45,407,246
2054 2,363,575 45,241,331
2053 2,390,213 45,057,472
2052 2,416,056 44,862,361
2051 2,441,297 44,657,253
2050 2,466,072 44,434,221
2049 2,490,883 44,206,196
2048 2,514,954 43,963,591
2047 2,538,499 43,701,058
2046 2,561,597 43,427,087
2045 2,583,931 43,146,785
2044 2,605,750 42,855,667
2043 2,626,741 42,546,972
2042 2,646,740 42,229,093
2041 2,665,673 41,911,573
2040 2,683,790 41,587,509
2039 2,701,261 41,260,315
2038 2,717,604 40,918,517
2037 2,733,406 40,574,312
2036 2,747,946 40,223,758
2035 2,761,103 39,866,097
2034 2,773,511 39,505,672
2033 2,784,591 39,141,994
2032 2,794,827 38,762,420
2031 2,803,535 38,376,399
2030 2,811,500 37,985,824
2029 2,818,414 37,597,060
2028 2,824,434 37,198,261
2027 2,829,732 36,797,098
2026 2,834,177 36,393,693
2025 2,837,077 35,977,838
2024 2,839,175 35,557,673
2023 2,839,786 35,126,298
2022 2,839,144 34,695,493
2021 2,837,682 34,282,399
2020 2,830,739 33,889,558
2019 2,823,271 33,440,596
2018 2,820,097 32,910,967
2017 2,815,764 32,355,644
2016 2,809,915 31,789,685
2015 2,802,534 31,232,798
2014 2,793,749 30,696,137
2013 2,783,687 30,174,265
2012 2,772,430 29,662,831
2011 2,760,494 29,162,039
2010 2,748,568 28,655,776
2009 2,736,995 28,124,778
2008 2,725,635 27,570,059
2007 2,713,800 26,998,389
2006 2,700,968 26,417,909
2005 2,687,066 25,836,071
2004 2,672,225 25,256,772
2003 2,656,623 24,679,602
2002 2,640,572 24,102,477
2001 2,624,403 23,526,538
2000 2,607,826 22,967,816
1999 2,589,795 22,435,531
1998 2,569,736 21,906,713
1997 2,547,848 21,375,218
1996 2,524,463 20,850,087
1995 2,500,151 20,330,599
1994 2,475,220 19,820,446
1993 2,449,916 19,322,664
1992 2,424,701 18,834,572
1991 2,400,869 18,342,464
1990 2,379,877 17,833,171
1989 2,361,916 17,314,997
1988 2,345,777 16,796,605
1987 2,329,813 16,276,737
1986 2,312,125 15,760,419
1985 2,290,656 15,252,258
1984 2,264,562 14,759,009
1983 2,234,832 14,285,907
1982 2,203,889 13,832,798
1981 2,173,818 13,399,203
1980 2,145,658 12,983,363
1979 2,119,486 12,627,862
1978 2,094,836 12,328,157
1977 2,070,657 12,035,713
1976 2,045,578 11,750,097
1975 2,018,981 11,471,914
1974 1,990,906 11,200,906
1973 1,961,219 10,935,621
1972 1,931,542 10,676,835
1971 1,903,728 10,423,453
1970 1,878,196 10,178,802
1969 1,855,127 9,947,597
1968 1,833,765 9,725,281
1967 1,812,865 9,507,099
1966 1,791,475 9,284,688
1965 1,769,192 9,056,408
1964 1,745,568 8,828,406
1963 1,721,099 8,602,160
1962 1,696,932 8,380,172
1961 1,673,261 8,164,443
1960 1,650,005 7,956,197

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 Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,811,221 people (a 15.1% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th 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 Malaysia will increase by 21.4% to 44,434,221 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.

Malaysia is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 46.7M 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
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Malaysia
2100 -1.77% -0.26%
2099 -1.78% -0.25%
2098 -1.8% -0.26%
2097 -1.8% -0.27%
2096 -1.82% -0.26%
2095 -1.84% -0.26%
2094 -1.86% -0.26%
2093 -1.88% -0.25%
2092 -1.9% -0.25%
2091 -1.91% -0.25%
2090 -1.92% -0.24%
2089 -1.93% -0.24%
2088 -1.93% -0.23%
2087 -1.94% -0.23%
2086 -1.95% -0.2%
2085 -1.94% -0.2%
2084 -1.91% -0.2%
2083 -1.93% -0.18%
2082 -1.92% -0.16%
2081 -1.92% -0.16%
2080 -1.9% -0.13%
2079 -1.87% -0.11%
2078 -1.87% -0.1%
2077 -1.84% -0.05%
2076 -1.82% -0.05%
2075 -1.81% -0.03%
2074 -1.77% -0.03%
2073 -1.75% 0.001%
2072 -1.71% 0.02%
2071 -1.68% 0.03%
2070 -1.64% 0.05%
2069 -1.61% 0.05%
2068 -1.57% 0.07%
2067 -1.53% 0.08%
2066 -1.53% 0.1%
2065 -1.48% 0.14%
2064 -1.44% 0.14%
2063 -1.42% 0.17%
2062 -1.38% 0.2%
2061 -1.36% 0.22%
2060 -1.32% 0.25%
2059 -1.29% 0.26%
2058 -1.24% 0.28%
2057 -1.23% 0.31%
2056 -1.19% 0.32%
2055 -1.16% 0.37%
2054 -1.11% 0.41%
2053 -1.07% 0.43%
2052 -1.03% 0.46%
2051 -1% 0.5%
2050 -1% 0.52%
2049 -0.96% 0.55%
2048 -0.93% 0.6%
2047 -0.9% 0.63%
2046 -0.86% 0.65%
2045 -0.84% 0.68%
2044 -0.8% 0.73%
2043 -0.76% 0.75%
2042 -0.71% 0.76%
2041 -0.68% 0.78%
2040 -0.65% 0.79%
2039 -0.6% 0.84%
2038 -0.58% 0.85%
2037 -0.53% 0.87%
2036 -0.48% 0.9%
2035 -0.45% 0.91%
2034 -0.4% 0.93%
2033 -0.37% 0.98%
2032 -0.31% 1.01%
2031 -0.28% 1.03%
2030 -0.25% 1.03%
2029 -0.21% 1.07%
2028 -0.19% 1.09%
2027 -0.16% 1.11%
2026 -0.1% 1.16%
2025 -0.07% 1.18%
2024 -0.02% 1.23%
2023 0.02% 1.24%
2022 0.05% 1.2%
2021 0.25% 1.16%
2020 0.26% 1.34%
2019 0.11% 1.61%
2018 0.15% 1.72%
2017 0.21% 1.78%
2016 0.26% 1.78%
2015 0.31% 1.75%
2014 0.36% 1.73%
2013 0.41% 1.72%
2012 0.43% 1.72%
2011 0.43% 1.77%
2010 0.42% 1.89%
2009 0.42% 2.01%
2008 0.44% 2.12%
2007 0.48% 2.2%
2006 0.52% 2.25%
2005 0.56% 2.29%
2004 0.59% 2.34%
2003 0.61% 2.39%
2002 0.62% 2.45%
2001 0.64% 2.43%
2000 0.7% 2.37%
1999 0.78% 2.41%
1998 0.86% 2.49%
1997 0.93% 2.52%
1996 0.97% 2.56%
1995 1.01% 2.57%
1994 1.03% 2.58%
1993 1.04% 2.59%
1992 0.99% 2.68%
1991 0.88% 2.86%
1990 0.76% 2.99%
1989 0.69% 3.09%
1988 0.69% 3.19%
1987 0.77% 3.28%
1986 0.94% 3.33%
1985 1.15% 3.34%
1984 1.33% 3.31%
1983 1.4% 3.28%
1982 1.38% 3.24%
1981 1.31% 3.2%
1980 1.23% 2.82%
1979 1.18% 2.43%
1978 1.17% 2.43%
1977 1.23% 2.43%
1976 1.32% 2.42%
1975 1.41% 2.42%
1974 1.51% 2.43%
1973 1.54% 2.42%
1972 1.46% 2.43%
1971 1.36% 2.4%
1970 1.24% 2.32%
1969 1.16% 2.29%
1968 1.15% 2.29%
1967 1.19% 2.4%
1966 1.26% 2.52%
1965 1.35% 2.58%
1964 1.42% 2.63%
1963 1.42% 2.65%
1962 1.41% 2.64%
1961 1.41% 2.62%

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 Malaysia's population grew by 1.18%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Malaysia
Current population
2834177
36600906
Population rank 140/197 45/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.44%
One net population change
4.19 hours
1.25 minutes
One birth every
16.2 minutes
1.2 minutes
One death every
22.6 minutes
2.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +1,151
Annual growth/decline -2,098 +420,165
Annual growth/decline rate -0.07% +1.18%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 89/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
3.16 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 +166,615
Net migration rank 135/196 7/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 3,806,514
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 18/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 10.7%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 62/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Malaysia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Malaysia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - 166,615
2024 9,210 -10,506 252,068 174,770
2023 10,072 -10,003 254,806 181,071
2022 11,215 -10,003 237,560 188,154
2021 6,382 -4,665 212,002 188,506
2020 12,170 0 283,282 101,907
2019 13,094 -10,335 309,426 203,284
2018 13,929 -10,335 324,568 221,965
2017 15,419 -10,335 336,434 227,677
2016 16,944 -10,335 345,681 222,141
2015 18,489 -10,335 358,302 187,663
2014 19,751 -10,335 367,587 159,791
2013 21,037 -10,335 366,738 149,637
2012 22,320 -10,498 371,497 134,975
2011 23,627 -11,577 372,836 122,269
2010 25,031 -13,248 360,260 157,164
2009 26,311 -14,941 366,157 178,410
2008 27,553 -16,191 362,380 202,481
2007 28,886 -16,588 348,711 229,784
2006 30,213 -16,840 349,509 232,971
2005 31,506 -17,071 355,324 225,864
2004 32,500 -17,256 365,138 212,278
2003 33,340 -17,380 377,425 199,510
2002 33,572 -17,428 381,084 196,227
2001 33,666 -17,466 400,939 173,613
2000 34,452 -17,498 417,371 125,499
1999 36,649 -17,542 432,355 89,335
1998 38,628 -17,623 436,316 99,639
1997 40,521 -17,756 447,768 79,266
1996 42,297 -18,285 450,174 73,040
1995 43,705 -19,092 443,349 72,393
1994 45,210 -19,960 437,873 66,685
1993 46,090 -20,731 429,910 61,079
1992 46,494 -21,426 418,900 66,286
1991 45,617 -23,014 401,938 97,111
1990 44,465 -25,085 384,518 135,020
1989 43,591 -27,049 373,277 143,544
1988 43,978 -28,247 386,507 133,478
1987 44,155 -27,958 381,999 137,759
1986 44,520 -25,339 385,799 127,081
1985 45,122 -21,371 383,243 120,215
1984 45,644 -17,211 376,797 106,248
1983 45,095 -14,065 365,290 97,862
1982 43,816 -12,952 353,138 89,942
1981 42,898 -13,619 339,991 84,142
1980 42,316 -15,277 326,947 80,617
1979 42,449 -17,143 317,439 -13,980
1978 42,475 -18,483 311,027 -15,059
1977 42,999 -18,630 305,515 -16,601
1976 43,878 -18,084 300,615 -18,316
1975 44,736 -17,340 294,541 -20,480
1974 45,526 -16,769 289,880 -21,919
1973 47,438 -16,822 284,611 -21,995
1972 46,676 -17,934 276,263 -21,305
1971 47,206 -20,322 272,323 -20,535
1970 47,547 -23,371 269,341 -31,839
1969 48,258 -26,304 264,327 -39,420
1968 49,189 -28,424 260,705 -40,996
1967 50,187 -29,147 258,764 -42,108
1966 50,808 -29,065 262,162 -33,993
1965 51,423 -28,611 264,836 -36,456
1964 52,501 -28,066 266,406 -38,785
1963 52,277 -27,757 265,815 -40,952
1962 51,758 -27,936 262,140 -43,033
1961 51,931 -28,416 257,270 -44,916
1960 51,944 -28,952 251,090 -46,948

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 Malaysia 60.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,914,129 people) and 39.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,897,138 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 3,806,514 people or 10.7% in Malaysia.

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
Malaysia
City Population
Kuala Lumpur 9M
Klang 878K
Ipoh 867K
Johor Bahru 798K
George Town 794K
Shah Alam 741K
Subang Jaya 708K
Petaling Jaya 639K
Kuantan 608K
Sungai Petani 545K

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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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