The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 37,548 people in the Marshall Islands in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,837,071 people compared to 36,281 in the Marshall Islands.
Population statistics:
- Jamaica's population is 78.2 times bigger than the Marshall Islands'.
- Jamaica is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while the Marshall Islands is the 192nd.
- The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.0004% for the Marshall Islands.
- For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs -2.69% in the Marshall Islands.
- Since 2005, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.69M people to 2.84M (5.58% growth), while the Marshall Islands has declined from 51.9K to 36.3K (30.1% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 39.6% of the population in Jamaica and 32.4% in the Marshall Islands.
Jamaica vs Marshall Islands: live population counter
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| Current population |
2837071
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36281
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| Population rank | 140/197 | 192/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.03% | 0.0004% |
| One net population change |
14.3 hours
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6.85 hours
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| One birth every |
15.9 minutes
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10.7 hours
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| One death every |
22.9 minutes
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1.35 days
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| One migration net change every |
50 minutes
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4.96 hours
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| Annual migration change | -10,506 | -1,765 |
| Daily growth/decline | -2 | -4 |
| Annual growth/decline | -611 | -1,279 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.02% | -3.29% |
| Population growth rate rank | 167/197 | 197/197 |
Jamaica and the Marshall Islands: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 1,650,005 | 14,703 | - | - |
| 1961 | 1,673,261 | 15,219 | 1.41% | 3.51% |
| 1962 | 1,696,932 | 15,755 | 1.41% | 3.52% |
| 1963 | 1,721,099 | 16,302 | 1.42% | 3.47% |
| 1964 | 1,745,568 | 16,852 | 1.42% | 3.37% |
| 1965 | 1,769,192 | 17,402 | 1.35% | 3.26% |
| 1966 | 1,791,475 | 17,927 | 1.26% | 3.02% |
| 1967 | 1,812,865 | 18,655 | 1.19% | 4.06% |
| 1968 | 1,833,765 | 19,862 | 1.15% | 6.47% |
| 1969 | 1,855,127 | 21,305 | 1.16% | 7.27% |
| 1970 | 1,878,196 | 22,530 | 1.24% | 5.75% |
| 1971 | 1,903,728 | 23,366 | 1.36% | 3.71% |
| 1972 | 1,931,542 | 23,992 | 1.46% | 2.68% |
| 1973 | 1,961,219 | 24,581 | 1.54% | 2.45% |
| 1974 | 1,990,906 | 25,296 | 1.51% | 2.91% |
| 1975 | 2,018,981 | 26,154 | 1.41% | 3.39% |
| 1976 | 2,045,578 | 27,021 | 1.32% | 3.31% |
| 1977 | 2,070,657 | 27,906 | 1.23% | 3.28% |
| 1978 | 2,094,836 | 28,809 | 1.17% | 3.24% |
| 1979 | 2,119,486 | 29,738 | 1.18% | 3.22% |
| 1980 | 2,145,658 | 30,774 | 1.23% | 3.48% |
| 1981 | 2,173,818 | 32,017 | 1.31% | 4.04% |
| 1982 | 2,203,889 | 33,397 | 1.38% | 4.31% |
| 1983 | 2,234,832 | 34,811 | 1.4% | 4.23% |
| 1984 | 2,264,562 | 36,264 | 1.33% | 4.17% |
| 1985 | 2,290,656 | 37,761 | 1.15% | 4.13% |
| 1986 | 2,312,125 | 39,286 | 0.94% | 4.04% |
| 1987 | 2,329,813 | 40,828 | 0.77% | 3.93% |
| 1988 | 2,345,777 | 42,321 | 0.69% | 3.66% |
| 1989 | 2,361,916 | 43,586 | 0.69% | 2.99% |
| 1990 | 2,379,877 | 44,629 | 0.76% | 2.39% |
| 1991 | 2,400,869 | 45,568 | 0.88% | 2.1% |
| 1992 | 2,424,701 | 46,388 | 0.99% | 1.8% |
| 1993 | 2,449,916 | 47,093 | 1.04% | 1.52% |
| 1994 | 2,475,220 | 47,712 | 1.03% | 1.31% |
| 1995 | 2,500,151 | 48,266 | 1.01% | 1.16% |
| 1996 | 2,524,463 | 48,775 | 0.97% | 1.05% |
| 1997 | 2,547,848 | 49,259 | 0.93% | 0.99% |
| 1998 | 2,569,736 | 49,717 | 0.86% | 0.93% |
| 1999 | 2,589,795 | 50,202 | 0.78% | 0.98% |
| 2000 | 2,607,826 | 50,706 | 0.7% | 1% |
| 2001 | 2,624,403 | 51,123 | 0.64% | 0.82% |
| 2002 | 2,640,572 | 51,425 | 0.62% | 0.59% |
| 2003 | 2,656,623 | 51,639 | 0.61% | 0.42% |
| 2004 | 2,672,225 | 51,791 | 0.59% | 0.29% |
| 2005 | 2,687,066 | 51,906 | 0.56% | 0.22% |
| 2006 | 2,700,968 | 51,992 | 0.52% | 0.17% |
| 2007 | 2,713,800 | 52,035 | 0.48% | 0.08% |
| 2008 | 2,725,635 | 52,030 | 0.44% | -0.01% |
| 2009 | 2,736,995 | 52,019 | 0.42% | -0.02% |
| 2010 | 2,748,568 | 52,044 | 0.42% | 0.05% |
| 2011 | 2,760,494 | 51,907 | 0.43% | -0.26% |
| 2012 | 2,772,430 | 51,419 | 0.43% | -0.94% |
| 2013 | 2,783,687 | 50,681 | 0.41% | -1.44% |
| 2014 | 2,793,749 | 49,796 | 0.36% | -1.75% |
| 2015 | 2,802,534 | 48,800 | 0.31% | -2% |
| 2016 | 2,809,915 | 47,709 | 0.26% | -2.24% |
| 2017 | 2,815,764 | 46,529 | 0.21% | -2.47% |
| 2018 | 2,820,097 | 45,285 | 0.15% | -2.67% |
| 2019 | 2,823,271 | 44,007 | 0.11% | -2.82% |
| 2020 | 2,830,739 | 42,706 | 0.26% | -2.96% |
| 2021 | 2,837,682 | 41,367 | 0.25% | -3.14% |
| 2022 | 2,839,144 | 40,077 | 0.05% | -3.12% |
| 2023 | 2,839,786 | 38,827 | 0.02% | -3.12% |
| 2024 | 2,839,175 | 37,548 | -0.02% | -3.29% |
| 2025 | 2,837,071 | 36,281 | -0.07% | -3.37% |
| 2026 | 2,833,401 | 35,078 | -0.13% | -3.32% |
| 2027 | 2,828,530 | 33,976 | -0.17% | -3.14% |
| 2028 | 2,822,861 | 32,977 | -0.2% | -2.94% |
| 2029 | 2,816,391 | 32,054 | -0.23% | -2.8% |
| 2030 | 2,808,946 | 31,191 | -0.26% | -2.69% |
| 2031 | 2,800,607 | 30,420 | -0.3% | -2.47% |
| 2032 | 2,791,130 | 29,740 | -0.34% | -2.23% |
| 2033 | 2,780,468 | 29,142 | -0.38% | -2.01% |
| 2034 | 2,768,714 | 28,608 | -0.42% | -1.83% |
| 2035 | 2,755,929 | 28,147 | -0.46% | -1.61% |
| 2036 | 2,742,071 | 27,751 | -0.5% | -1.41% |
| 2037 | 2,726,892 | 27,405 | -0.55% | -1.25% |
| 2038 | 2,710,812 | 27,092 | -0.59% | -1.14% |
| 2039 | 2,693,901 | 26,836 | -0.62% | -0.94% |
| 2040 | 2,676,087 | 26,598 | -0.66% | -0.89% |
| 2041 | 2,657,558 | 26,396 | -0.69% | -0.76% |
| 2042 | 2,638,085 | 26,217 | -0.73% | -0.68% |
| 2043 | 2,617,576 | 26,054 | -0.78% | -0.62% |
| 2044 | 2,596,160 | 25,913 | -0.82% | -0.54% |
| 2045 | 2,574,074 | 25,777 | -0.85% | -0.52% |
| 2046 | 2,551,347 | 25,653 | -0.88% | -0.48% |
| 2047 | 2,528,004 | 25,543 | -0.91% | -0.43% |
| 2048 | 2,504,191 | 25,429 | -0.94% | -0.45% |
| 2049 | 2,479,744 | 25,311 | -0.98% | -0.46% |
| 2050 | 2,454,935 | 25,195 | -1% | -0.46% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Jamaica increased by 115,468 people (a 4.3% growth), while the Marshall Islands lost 3,106 people (a 5.98% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Jamaica gained 34,537 (a 1.23% growth), while the Marshall Islands' population decreased by -12,519 (a 25.7% decline).
Jamaica was ranked 135th most populous country in 2005 and is 140th in 2025. The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th in 2005 and ranked 192nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Jamaica's population will shrink by 13.5% to 2,454,935 people with a rank change from 140th to 144th. The population of the Marshall Islands will decrease by 30.6% to 25,195 people and rank change from 192nd to 193rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Kingston | 580K |
| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Majuro | 30K |
| Djarrit | 7.1K |
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Population differences between Jamaica and the Marshall Islands
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| Life expectancy | 71.7 years | 67.2 years |
| Average age | 34.9 years | 27.5 years |
| Median age | 33.3 years | 21.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 51.2:48.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.36 births per woman | 2.92 births per woman |
| Population density | 679 ppl/mi² | 540 ppl/mi² |
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