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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 24,478,595 people in Mali in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 26,143,152 in Mali.

Population statistics:

  • Mali's population is 9.22 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Mali is the 58th.
  • The countries together account for 0.35% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.32% for Mali.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +3.12% in Mali.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Mali has grown from 14M to 26.1M (86.9% growth).

Jamaica vs Mali: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Mali
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Mali
2100 1,075,936 80,371,693
2099 1,095,350 80,051,982
2098 1,115,242 79,712,985
2097 1,135,653 79,363,373
2096 1,156,525 78,996,636
2095 1,177,966 78,611,169
2094 1,200,045 78,201,275
2093 1,222,794 77,780,277
2092 1,246,199 77,346,576
2091 1,270,303 76,892,849
2090 1,294,988 76,418,075
2089 1,320,362 75,924,551
2088 1,346,290 75,413,374
2087 1,372,809 74,882,872
2086 1,399,955 74,339,859
2085 1,427,808 73,778,163
2084 1,456,011 73,197,940
2083 1,484,393 72,596,727
2082 1,513,542 71,983,705
2081 1,543,136 71,348,537
2080 1,573,400 70,707,220
2079 1,603,926 70,044,626
2078 1,634,499 69,367,218
2077 1,665,602 68,675,750
2076 1,696,763 67,972,574
2075 1,728,143 67,256,565
2074 1,760,036 66,523,454
2073 1,791,818 65,776,035
2072 1,823,794 65,016,928
2071 1,855,585 64,239,726
2070 1,887,318 63,457,636
2069 1,918,759 62,664,074
2068 1,950,157 61,857,029
2067 1,981,247 61,042,577
2066 2,012,035 60,222,511
2065 2,043,276 59,400,594
2064 2,073,988 58,567,263
2063 2,104,265 57,727,308
2062 2,134,508 56,880,111
2061 2,164,312 56,026,848
2060 2,194,058 55,166,339
2059 2,223,310 54,304,533
2058 2,252,286 53,437,711
2057 2,280,579 52,565,517
2056 2,308,936 51,691,907
2055 2,336,830 50,813,138
2054 2,364,245 49,936,085
2053 2,390,891 49,053,898
2052 2,416,741 48,167,179
2051 2,441,989 47,280,403
2050 2,466,771 46,390,999
2049 2,491,589 45,505,968
2048 2,515,667 44,617,075
2047 2,539,219 43,730,396
2046 2,562,324 42,840,806
2045 2,584,663 41,951,176
2044 2,606,489 41,061,960
2043 2,627,486 40,172,937
2042 2,647,490 39,286,024
2041 2,666,429 38,406,403
2040 2,684,551 37,525,963
2039 2,702,027 36,652,557
2038 2,718,374 35,772,629
2037 2,734,180 34,902,845
2036 2,748,725 34,036,236
2035 2,761,886 33,178,665
2034 2,774,297 32,328,037
2033 2,785,381 31,486,276
2032 2,795,619 30,655,886
2031 2,804,329 29,833,522
2030 2,812,297 29,028,860
2029 2,819,213 28,235,559
2028 2,825,235 27,456,170
2027 2,830,534 26,690,187
2026 2,834,980 25,940,320
2025 2,837,881 25,201,616
2024 2,839,175 24,478,595
2023 2,839,786 23,769,127
2022 2,839,144 23,072,640
2021 2,837,682 22,388,630
2020 2,830,739 21,713,836
2019 2,823,271 21,068,405
2018 2,820,097 20,442,030
2017 2,815,764 19,813,011
2016 2,809,915 19,191,289
2015 2,802,534 18,593,022
2014 2,793,749 18,020,267
2013 2,783,687 17,459,615
2012 2,772,430 16,957,033
2011 2,760,494 16,469,049
2010 2,748,568 15,945,198
2009 2,736,995 15,435,539
2008 2,725,635 14,940,782
2007 2,713,800 14,457,775
2006 2,700,968 13,990,139
2005 2,687,066 13,538,647
2004 2,672,225 13,102,409
2003 2,656,623 12,684,955
2002 2,640,572 12,288,050
2001 2,624,403 11,912,158
2000 2,607,826 11,559,290
1999 2,589,795 11,227,415
1998 2,569,736 10,919,573
1997 2,547,848 10,646,495
1996 2,524,463 10,407,278
1995 2,500,151 10,185,365
1994 2,475,220 9,967,031
1993 2,449,916 9,754,786
1992 2,424,701 9,553,540
1991 2,400,869 9,362,888
1990 2,379,877 9,178,830
1989 2,361,916 8,999,938
1988 2,345,777 8,833,996
1987 2,329,813 8,681,164
1986 2,312,125 8,531,277
1985 2,290,656 8,374,663
1984 2,264,562 8,208,599
1983 2,234,832 8,034,400
1982 2,203,889 7,860,194
1981 2,173,818 7,692,766
1980 2,145,658 7,530,515
1979 2,119,486 7,375,266
1978 2,094,836 7,229,651
1977 2,070,657 7,090,979
1976 2,045,578 6,960,979
1975 2,018,981 6,837,261
1974 1,990,906 6,715,436
1973 1,961,219 6,597,106
1972 1,931,542 6,483,726
1971 1,903,728 6,377,944
1970 1,878,196 6,276,472
1969 1,855,127 6,177,704
1968 1,833,765 6,082,979
1967 1,812,865 5,990,906
1966 1,791,475 5,902,204
1965 1,769,192 5,815,487
1964 1,745,568 5,730,125
1963 1,721,099 5,646,605
1962 1,696,932 5,563,917
1961 1,673,261 5,482,283
1960 1,650,005 5,402,550

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/mali | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jamaica increased by 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth), while Mali gained 5,201,150 people (a 37.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Mali's population increased by 6,951,863 people (a 36.2% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Mali was ranked 66th in 2006 and ranked 58th 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 Mali will increase by 77.4% to 46,390,999 people and rank change from 58th to 46th.

Mali is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 80.4M 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
Mali
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Mali
2100 -1.77% 0.4%
2099 -1.78% 0.43%
2098 -1.8% 0.44%
2097 -1.8% 0.46%
2096 -1.82% 0.49%
2095 -1.84% 0.52%
2094 -1.86% 0.54%
2093 -1.88% 0.56%
2092 -1.9% 0.59%
2091 -1.91% 0.62%
2090 -1.92% 0.65%
2089 -1.93% 0.68%
2088 -1.93% 0.71%
2087 -1.94% 0.73%
2086 -1.95% 0.76%
2085 -1.94% 0.79%
2084 -1.91% 0.83%
2083 -1.93% 0.85%
2082 -1.92% 0.89%
2081 -1.92% 0.91%
2080 -1.9% 0.95%
2079 -1.87% 0.98%
2078 -1.87% 1.01%
2077 -1.84% 1.03%
2076 -1.82% 1.06%
2075 -1.81% 1.1%
2074 -1.77% 1.14%
2073 -1.75% 1.17%
2072 -1.71% 1.21%
2071 -1.68% 1.23%
2070 -1.64% 1.27%
2069 -1.61% 1.3%
2068 -1.57% 1.33%
2067 -1.53% 1.36%
2066 -1.53% 1.38%
2065 -1.48% 1.42%
2064 -1.44% 1.46%
2063 -1.42% 1.49%
2062 -1.38% 1.52%
2061 -1.36% 1.56%
2060 -1.32% 1.59%
2059 -1.29% 1.62%
2058 -1.24% 1.66%
2057 -1.23% 1.69%
2056 -1.19% 1.73%
2055 -1.16% 1.76%
2054 -1.11% 1.8%
2053 -1.07% 1.84%
2052 -1.03% 1.88%
2051 -1% 1.92%
2050 -1% 1.94%
2049 -0.96% 1.99%
2048 -0.93% 2.03%
2047 -0.9% 2.08%
2046 -0.86% 2.12%
2045 -0.84% 2.17%
2044 -0.8% 2.21%
2043 -0.76% 2.26%
2042 -0.71% 2.29%
2041 -0.68% 2.35%
2040 -0.65% 2.38%
2039 -0.6% 2.46%
2038 -0.58% 2.49%
2037 -0.53% 2.55%
2036 -0.48% 2.58%
2035 -0.45% 2.63%
2034 -0.4% 2.67%
2033 -0.37% 2.71%
2032 -0.31% 2.76%
2031 -0.28% 2.77%
2030 -0.25% 2.81%
2029 -0.21% 2.84%
2028 -0.19% 2.87%
2027 -0.16% 2.89%
2026 -0.1% 2.93%
2025 -0.05% 2.95%
2024 -0.02% 2.98%
2023 0.02% 3.02%
2022 0.05% 3.06%
2021 0.25% 3.11%
2020 0.26% 3.06%
2019 0.11% 3.06%
2018 0.15% 3.17%
2017 0.21% 3.24%
2016 0.26% 3.22%
2015 0.31% 3.18%
2014 0.36% 3.21%
2013 0.41% 2.96%
2012 0.43% 2.96%
2011 0.43% 3.29%
2010 0.42% 3.3%
2009 0.42% 3.31%
2008 0.44% 3.34%
2007 0.48% 3.34%
2006 0.52% 3.33%
2005 0.56% 3.33%
2004 0.59% 3.29%
2003 0.61% 3.23%
2002 0.62% 3.16%
2001 0.64% 3.05%
2000 0.7% 2.96%
1999 0.78% 2.82%
1998 0.86% 2.56%
1997 0.93% 2.3%
1996 0.97% 2.18%
1995 1.01% 2.19%
1994 1.03% 2.18%
1993 1.04% 2.11%
1992 0.99% 2.04%
1991 0.88% 2.01%
1990 0.76% 1.99%
1989 0.69% 1.88%
1988 0.69% 1.76%
1987 0.77% 1.76%
1986 0.94% 1.87%
1985 1.15% 2.02%
1984 1.33% 2.17%
1983 1.4% 2.22%
1982 1.38% 2.18%
1981 1.31% 2.15%
1980 1.23% 2.1%
1979 1.18% 2.01%
1978 1.17% 1.96%
1977 1.23% 1.87%
1976 1.32% 1.81%
1975 1.41% 1.81%
1974 1.51% 1.79%
1973 1.54% 1.75%
1972 1.46% 1.66%
1971 1.36% 1.62%
1970 1.24% 1.6%
1969 1.16% 1.56%
1968 1.15% 1.54%
1967 1.19% 1.5%
1966 1.26% 1.49%
1965 1.35% 1.49%
1964 1.42% 1.48%
1963 1.42% 1.49%
1962 1.41% 1.49%
1961 1.41% 1.48%

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 Mali's population grew by 2.98%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Mali
Current population
2834980
26143152
Population rank 139/197 58/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.32%
One net population change
14.3 hours
44.5 seconds
One birth every
15.9 minutes
33.1 seconds
One death every
22.9 minutes
2.56 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +1,944
Annual growth/decline -611 +709,468
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +2.98%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 15/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
11 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 -48,019
Net migration rank 135/196 173/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 545,323
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 76/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 2.2%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 131/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Mali
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Mali
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -48,019
2024 - -10,506 - -46,880
2023 10,072 -10,003 746,398 -39,953
2022 11,215 -10,003 726,465 -39,951
2021 6,382 -4,665 703,674 -22,210
2020 12,170 0 683,053 -14,962
2019 13,094 -10,335 667,110 -44,373
2018 13,929 -10,335 670,723 -40,710
2017 15,419 -10,335 661,973 -33,942
2016 16,944 -10,335 645,652 -30,251
2015 18,489 -10,335 630,006 -48,872
2014 19,751 -10,335 614,419 -50,068
2013 21,037 -10,335 597,887 -40,951
2012 22,320 -10,498 588,748 -140,507
2011 23,627 -11,577 570,899 -43,160
2010 25,031 -13,248 554,447 -34,483
2009 26,311 -14,941 533,730 -34,383
2008 27,553 -16,191 514,665 -24,509
2007 28,886 -16,588 495,800 -19,945
2006 30,213 -16,840 477,665 -18,247
2005 31,506 -17,071 460,964 -17,413
2004 32,500 -17,256 439,717 -10,796
2003 33,340 -17,380 417,766 -11,768
2002 33,572 -17,428 396,732 -8,914
2001 33,666 -17,466 376,472 -12,507
2000 34,452 -17,498 359,159 -17,395
1999 36,649 -17,542 343,705 -21,702
1998 38,628 -17,623 323,940 -30,255
1997 40,521 -17,756 308,429 -55,978
1996 42,297 -18,285 293,953 -67,974
1995 43,705 -19,092 285,598 -67,763
1994 45,210 -19,960 282,356 -63,533
1993 46,090 -20,731 274,480 -68,816
1992 46,494 -21,426 267,605 -70,789
1991 45,617 -23,014 261,656 -77,172
1990 44,465 -25,085 252,308 -68,668
1989 43,591 -27,049 249,929 -75,771
1988 43,978 -28,247 245,682 -87,952
1987 44,155 -27,958 238,871 -90,940
1986 44,520 -25,339 233,799 -81,970
1985 45,122 -21,371 224,734 -63,347
1984 45,644 -17,211 218,078 -47,331
1983 45,095 -14,065 211,795 -34,132
1982 43,816 -12,952 204,892 -34,140
1981 42,898 -13,619 198,227 -34,130
1980 42,316 -15,277 190,560 -30,156
1979 42,449 -17,143 182,449 -32,353
1978 42,475 -18,483 172,652 -31,520
1977 42,999 -18,630 165,071 -28,853
1976 43,878 -18,084 157,778 -33,999
1975 44,736 -17,340 150,222 -26,572
1974 45,526 -16,769 142,448 -22,449
1973 47,438 -16,822 135,801 -19,137
1972 46,676 -17,934 129,687 -19,594
1971 47,206 -20,322 123,591 -22,127
1970 47,547 -23,371 118,952 -17,479
1969 48,258 -26,304 114,361 -18,302
1968 49,189 -28,424 111,403 -18,015
1967 50,187 -29,147 107,650 -16,900
1966 50,808 -29,065 103,684 -17,032
1965 51,423 -28,611 100,451 -13,662
1964 52,501 -28,066 97,166 -13,226
1963 52,277 -27,757 95,055 -11,951
1962 51,758 -27,936 93,101 -10,821
1961 51,931 -28,416 91,115 -10,139
1960 51,944 -28,952 88,802 -10,314

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 Mali 94.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,749,473 people) and 5.13% is from migration (a loss of 365,292 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 545,323 people or 2.2% in Mali.

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
Mali
City Population
Bamako 4.23M
Sikasso 214K
Segou 134K
Bougouni 59.7K
Markala 46K
Koulikoro 43.2K
Banamba 30.6K

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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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