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

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The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,837,077 in 2025 vs 25,198,821 people in Mali in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,177 people compared to 26,322,576 in Mali.

Population statistics:

  • Mali's population is 9.29 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 140th 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 +0.14% per year vs +3.1% in Mali.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.93% growth), while Mali has grown from 14M to 26.3M (88.2% growth).

Jamaica vs Mali: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Mali
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Mali
2100 1,075,631 80,362,778
2099 1,095,039 80,043,103
2098 1,114,926 79,704,143
2097 1,135,331 79,354,569
2096 1,156,197 78,987,874
2095 1,177,632 78,602,449
2094 1,199,705 78,192,601
2093 1,222,447 77,771,649
2092 1,245,845 77,337,997
2091 1,269,943 76,884,320
2090 1,294,621 76,409,599
2089 1,319,987 75,916,129
2088 1,345,908 75,405,009
2087 1,372,420 74,874,565
2086 1,399,559 74,331,613
2085 1,427,403 73,769,979
2084 1,455,598 73,189,821
2083 1,483,973 72,588,675
2082 1,513,113 71,975,720
2081 1,542,698 71,340,622
2080 1,572,954 70,699,377
2079 1,603,471 70,036,857
2078 1,634,036 69,359,523
2077 1,665,130 68,668,133
2076 1,696,282 67,965,034
2075 1,727,653 67,249,105
2074 1,759,538 66,516,075
2073 1,791,310 65,768,739
2072 1,823,277 65,009,716
2071 1,855,059 64,232,600
2070 1,886,784 63,450,597
2069 1,918,215 62,657,123
2068 1,949,604 61,850,168
2067 1,980,685 61,035,806
2066 2,011,465 60,215,831
2065 2,042,697 59,394,005
2064 2,073,400 58,560,766
2063 2,103,669 57,720,905
2062 2,133,903 56,873,801
2061 2,163,699 56,020,633
2060 2,193,436 55,160,220
2059 2,222,680 54,298,509
2058 2,251,648 53,431,783
2057 2,279,932 52,559,686
2056 2,308,282 51,686,173
2055 2,336,168 50,807,502
2054 2,363,575 49,930,546
2053 2,390,213 49,048,457
2052 2,416,056 48,161,836
2051 2,441,297 47,275,159
2050 2,466,072 46,385,854
2049 2,490,883 45,500,920
2048 2,514,954 44,612,126
2047 2,538,499 43,725,546
2046 2,561,597 42,836,054
2045 2,583,931 41,946,522
2044 2,605,750 41,057,406
2043 2,626,741 40,168,481
2042 2,646,740 39,281,666
2041 2,665,673 38,402,142
2040 2,683,790 37,521,801
2039 2,701,261 36,648,491
2038 2,717,604 35,768,661
2037 2,733,406 34,898,973
2036 2,747,946 34,032,460
2035 2,761,103 33,174,985
2034 2,773,511 32,324,451
2033 2,784,591 31,482,783
2032 2,794,827 30,652,485
2031 2,803,535 29,830,213
2030 2,811,500 29,025,640
2029 2,818,414 28,232,427
2028 2,824,434 27,453,124
2027 2,829,732 26,687,226
2026 2,834,177 25,937,442
2025 2,837,077 25,198,821
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth), while Mali's population increased by 7,131,287 people (a 37.2% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th 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 2,466,072 people with a rank change from 140th to 143rd. The population of Mali will increase by 76.2% to 46,385,854 people and rank change from 58th to 47th.

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 -0.07% 2.94%
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 (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 Mali's population grew by 2.94%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Mali
Current population
2834177
26322576
Population rank 140/197 58/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.32%
One net population change
4.19 hours
43.9 seconds
One birth every
16.2 minutes
32.6 seconds
One death every
22.6 minutes
2.52 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +1,973
Annual growth/decline -2,098 +720,226
Annual growth/decline rate -0.07% +2.94%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 14/197
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 9,210 -10,506 759,375 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Mali 95% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,894,429 people) and 4.99% is from migration (a loss of 362,104 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
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 226K
Segou 131K
Bougouni 59.7K
Markala 46K
Koulikoro 43.2K
Banamba 30.6K

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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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