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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 5,169,395 people in Mauritania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 5,505,206 in Mauritania.

Population statistics:

  • Mauritania's population is 1.94 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Mauritania is the 122nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.07% for Mauritania.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +3% in Mauritania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Mauritania has grown from 3.01M to 5.51M (82.7% growth).

Jamaica vs Mauritania: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Mauritania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Mauritania
2100 1,075,936 17,309,980
2099 1,095,350 17,202,690
2098 1,115,242 17,090,030
2097 1,135,653 16,975,270
2096 1,156,525 16,857,252
2095 1,177,966 16,739,240
2094 1,200,045 16,617,272
2093 1,222,794 16,492,589
2092 1,246,199 16,366,098
2091 1,270,303 16,235,771
2090 1,294,988 16,103,700
2089 1,320,362 15,969,059
2088 1,346,290 15,831,339
2087 1,372,809 15,690,143
2086 1,399,955 15,547,605
2085 1,427,808 15,403,967
2084 1,456,011 15,257,740
2083 1,484,393 15,108,271
2082 1,513,542 14,958,279
2081 1,543,136 14,805,332
2080 1,573,400 14,651,508
2079 1,603,926 14,496,397
2078 1,634,499 14,337,117
2077 1,665,602 14,175,812
2076 1,696,763 14,013,255
2075 1,728,143 13,849,027
2074 1,760,036 13,684,146
2073 1,791,818 13,517,681
2072 1,823,794 13,349,376
2071 1,855,585 13,178,237
2070 1,887,318 13,007,812
2069 1,918,759 12,835,311
2068 1,950,157 12,662,862
2067 1,981,247 12,487,379
2066 2,012,035 12,311,503
2065 2,043,276 12,136,616
2064 2,073,988 11,958,955
2063 2,104,265 11,783,144
2062 2,134,508 11,606,044
2061 2,164,312 11,428,738
2060 2,194,058 11,251,427
2059 2,223,310 11,072,236
2058 2,252,286 10,892,076
2057 2,280,579 10,713,858
2056 2,308,936 10,536,935
2055 2,336,830 10,358,532
2054 2,364,245 10,179,658
2053 2,390,891 9,999,712
2052 2,416,741 9,819,098
2051 2,441,989 9,639,209
2050 2,466,771 9,461,249
2049 2,491,589 9,283,353
2048 2,515,667 9,104,299
2047 2,539,219 8,926,851
2046 2,562,324 8,748,845
2045 2,584,663 8,572,397
2044 2,606,489 8,397,189
2043 2,627,486 8,222,194
2042 2,647,490 8,048,139
2041 2,666,429 7,876,803
2040 2,684,551 7,706,696
2039 2,702,027 7,537,689
2038 2,718,374 7,369,184
2037 2,734,180 7,202,472
2036 2,748,725 7,036,729
2035 2,761,886 6,871,981
2034 2,774,297 6,708,364
2033 2,785,381 6,546,168
2032 2,795,619 6,385,827
2031 2,804,329 6,227,564
2030 2,812,297 6,070,865
2029 2,819,213 5,916,516
2028 2,825,235 5,764,060
2027 2,830,534 5,613,919
2026 2,834,980 5,464,898
2025 2,837,881 5,317,228
2024 2,839,175 5,169,395
2023 2,839,786 5,022,441
2022 2,839,144 4,875,637
2021 2,837,682 4,734,874
2020 2,830,739 4,600,131
2019 2,823,271 4,467,708
2018 2,820,097 4,337,685
2017 2,815,764 4,210,600
2016 2,809,915 4,086,657
2015 2,802,534 3,965,959
2014 2,793,749 3,848,514
2013 2,783,687 3,734,318
2012 2,772,430 3,619,034
2011 2,760,494 3,502,811
2010 2,748,568 3,390,965
2009 2,736,995 3,284,448
2008 2,725,635 3,183,269
2007 2,713,800 3,093,059
2006 2,700,968 3,013,660
2005 2,687,066 2,939,059
2004 2,672,225 2,868,664
2003 2,656,623 2,802,046
2002 2,640,572 2,738,655
2001 2,624,403 2,678,760
2000 2,607,826 2,613,441
1999 2,589,795 2,541,698
1998 2,569,736 2,474,651
1997 2,547,848 2,411,306
1996 2,524,463 2,358,188
1995 2,500,151 2,312,017
1994 2,475,220 2,249,454
1993 2,449,916 2,174,328
1992 2,424,701 2,088,135
1991 2,400,869 2,009,738
1990 2,379,877 1,951,878
1989 2,361,916 1,903,048
1988 2,345,777 1,855,859
1987 2,329,813 1,803,014
1986 2,312,125 1,751,835
1985 2,290,656 1,702,107
1984 2,264,562 1,653,693
1983 2,234,832 1,606,746
1982 2,203,889 1,561,176
1981 2,173,818 1,516,877
1980 2,145,658 1,474,043
1979 2,119,486 1,432,758
1978 2,094,836 1,392,713
1977 2,070,657 1,353,768
1976 2,045,578 1,315,336
1975 2,018,981 1,277,330
1974 1,990,906 1,240,188
1973 1,961,219 1,203,838
1972 1,931,542 1,168,355
1971 1,903,728 1,133,702
1970 1,878,196 1,099,806
1969 1,855,127 1,066,754
1968 1,833,765 1,034,739
1967 1,812,865 1,003,843
1966 1,791,475 974,157
1965 1,769,192 945,838
1964 1,745,568 918,955
1963 1,721,099 893,423
1962 1,696,932 869,184
1961 1,673,261 846,167
1960 1,650,005 824,298

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jamaica increased by 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth), while Mauritania gained 1,072,997 people (a 35.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Mauritania's population increased by 1,418,549 people (a 34.7% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Mauritania was ranked 132nd in 2006 and ranked 122nd 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 Mauritania will increase by 71.9% to 9,461,249 people and rank change from 122nd to 102nd.

Mauritania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 17.3M 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
Mauritania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Mauritania
2100 -1.77% 0.62%
2099 -1.78% 0.66%
2098 -1.8% 0.68%
2097 -1.8% 0.7%
2096 -1.82% 0.7%
2095 -1.84% 0.73%
2094 -1.86% 0.76%
2093 -1.88% 0.77%
2092 -1.9% 0.8%
2091 -1.91% 0.82%
2090 -1.92% 0.84%
2089 -1.93% 0.87%
2088 -1.93% 0.9%
2087 -1.94% 0.92%
2086 -1.95% 0.93%
2085 -1.94% 0.96%
2084 -1.91% 0.99%
2083 -1.93% 1%
2082 -1.92% 1.03%
2081 -1.92% 1.05%
2080 -1.9% 1.07%
2079 -1.87% 1.11%
2078 -1.87% 1.14%
2077 -1.84% 1.16%
2076 -1.82% 1.19%
2075 -1.81% 1.2%
2074 -1.77% 1.23%
2073 -1.75% 1.26%
2072 -1.71% 1.3%
2071 -1.68% 1.31%
2070 -1.64% 1.34%
2069 -1.61% 1.36%
2068 -1.57% 1.41%
2067 -1.53% 1.43%
2066 -1.53% 1.44%
2065 -1.48% 1.49%
2064 -1.44% 1.49%
2063 -1.42% 1.53%
2062 -1.38% 1.55%
2061 -1.36% 1.58%
2060 -1.32% 1.62%
2059 -1.29% 1.65%
2058 -1.24% 1.66%
2057 -1.23% 1.68%
2056 -1.19% 1.72%
2055 -1.16% 1.76%
2054 -1.11% 1.8%
2053 -1.07% 1.84%
2052 -1.03% 1.87%
2051 -1% 1.88%
2050 -1% 1.92%
2049 -0.96% 1.97%
2048 -0.93% 1.99%
2047 -0.9% 2.03%
2046 -0.86% 2.06%
2045 -0.84% 2.09%
2044 -0.8% 2.13%
2043 -0.76% 2.16%
2042 -0.71% 2.18%
2041 -0.68% 2.21%
2040 -0.65% 2.24%
2039 -0.6% 2.29%
2038 -0.58% 2.31%
2037 -0.53% 2.36%
2036 -0.48% 2.4%
2035 -0.45% 2.44%
2034 -0.4% 2.48%
2033 -0.37% 2.51%
2032 -0.31% 2.54%
2031 -0.28% 2.58%
2030 -0.25% 2.61%
2029 -0.21% 2.64%
2028 -0.19% 2.67%
2027 -0.16% 2.73%
2026 -0.1% 2.78%
2025 -0.05% 2.86%
2024 -0.02% 2.93%
2023 0.02% 3.01%
2022 0.05% 2.97%
2021 0.25% 2.93%
2020 0.26% 2.96%
2019 0.11% 3%
2018 0.15% 3.02%
2017 0.21% 3.03%
2016 0.26% 3.04%
2015 0.31% 3.05%
2014 0.36% 3.06%
2013 0.41% 3.19%
2012 0.43% 3.32%
2011 0.43% 3.3%
2010 0.42% 3.24%
2009 0.42% 3.18%
2008 0.44% 2.92%
2007 0.48% 2.63%
2006 0.52% 2.54%
2005 0.56% 2.45%
2004 0.59% 2.38%
2003 0.61% 2.31%
2002 0.62% 2.24%
2001 0.64% 2.5%
2000 0.7% 2.82%
1999 0.78% 2.71%
1998 0.86% 2.63%
1997 0.93% 2.25%
1996 0.97% 2%
1995 1.01% 2.78%
1994 1.03% 3.46%
1993 1.04% 4.13%
1992 0.99% 3.9%
1991 0.88% 2.96%
1990 0.76% 2.57%
1989 0.69% 2.54%
1988 0.69% 2.93%
1987 0.77% 2.92%
1986 0.94% 2.92%
1985 1.15% 2.93%
1984 1.33% 2.92%
1983 1.4% 2.92%
1982 1.38% 2.92%
1981 1.31% 2.91%
1980 1.23% 2.88%
1979 1.18% 2.88%
1978 1.17% 2.88%
1977 1.23% 2.92%
1976 1.32% 2.98%
1975 1.41% 2.99%
1974 1.51% 3.02%
1973 1.54% 3.04%
1972 1.46% 3.06%
1971 1.36% 3.08%
1970 1.24% 3.1%
1969 1.16% 3.09%
1968 1.15% 3.08%
1967 1.19% 3.05%
1966 1.26% 2.99%
1965 1.35% 2.93%
1964 1.42% 2.86%
1963 1.42% 2.79%
1962 1.41% 2.72%
1961 1.41% 2.65%

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 Mauritania's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Mauritania
Current population
2834980
5505206
Population rank 139/197 122/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.07%
One net population change
14.3 hours
3.58 minutes
One birth every
15.9 minutes
3.04 minutes
One death every
22.9 minutes
19 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +403
Annual growth/decline -611 +146,954
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 17/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
1.74 hours
Annual migration change -11,053 -5,044
Net migration rank 135/196 115/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 195,937
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 113/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 107/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Mauritania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Mauritania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -5,044
2024 - -10,506 - -2,185
2023 10,072 -10,003 145,164 2,999
2022 11,215 -10,003 142,451 2,999
2021 6,382 -4,665 137,557 -1,483
2020 12,170 0 134,899 -1,483
2019 13,094 -10,335 134,460 -3,019
2018 13,929 -10,335 131,584 -2,987
2017 15,419 -10,335 128,562 -3,001
2016 16,944 -10,335 125,342 -3,008
2015 18,489 -10,335 122,092 -3,019
2014 19,751 -10,335 118,792 -2,980
2013 21,037 -10,335 115,558 -2,987
2012 22,320 -10,498 113,489 4,515
2011 23,627 -11,577 111,165 3,272
2010 25,031 -13,248 108,121 1,128
2009 26,311 -14,941 105,273 -1,481
2008 27,553 -16,191 102,432 -3,860
2007 28,886 -16,588 98,895 -17,048
2006 30,213 -16,840 94,991 -18,033
2005 31,506 -17,071 90,940 -18,693
2004 32,500 -17,256 87,578 -19,042
2003 33,340 -17,380 83,804 -19,104
2002 33,572 -17,428 80,993 -18,903
2001 33,666 -17,466 78,769 -21,067
2000 34,452 -17,498 75,929 -2,997
1999 36,649 -17,542 73,554 -2,999
1998 38,628 -17,623 72,045 -8,504
1997 40,521 -17,756 71,327 -8,187
1996 42,297 -18,285 71,939 -28,840
1995 43,705 -19,092 72,244 -22,997
1994 45,210 -19,960 70,570 5,304
1993 46,090 -20,731 68,167 6,217
1992 46,494 -21,426 63,501 34,505
1991 45,617 -23,014 61,782 -2,997
1990 44,465 -25,085 59,934 -3,000
1989 43,591 -27,049 58,666 -17,941
1988 43,978 -28,247 56,654 -2,997
1987 44,155 -27,958 55,037 -2,998
1986 44,520 -25,339 53,313 -2,998
1985 45,122 -21,371 52,125 -2,998
1984 45,644 -17,211 50,705 -2,998
1983 45,095 -14,065 49,187 -2,998
1982 43,816 -12,952 47,947 -2,998
1981 42,898 -13,619 46,641 -2,998
1980 42,316 -15,277 45,026 -2,997
1979 42,449 -17,143 43,537 -2,997
1978 42,475 -18,483 42,539 -2,998
1977 42,999 -18,630 41,352 -2,999
1976 43,878 -18,084 40,149 -1,645
1975 44,736 -17,340 38,975 -1,472
1974 45,526 -16,769 38,106 -1,321
1973 47,438 -16,822 37,122 -1,201
1972 46,676 -17,934 36,184 -1,139
1971 47,206 -20,322 35,279 -1,014
1970 47,547 -23,371 34,382 -855
1969 48,258 -26,304 33,252 -688
1968 49,189 -28,424 32,029 -565
1967 50,187 -29,147 30,853 -514
1966 50,808 -29,065 29,502 -466
1965 51,423 -28,611 28,028 -434
1964 52,501 -28,066 26,565 -390
1963 52,277 -27,757 25,250 -362
1962 51,758 -27,936 23,927 -342
1961 51,931 -28,416 22,781 -332
1960 51,944 -28,952 21,604 -318

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 Mauritania 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,320,903 people) and 1.12% is from migration (a loss of 14,982 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 195,937 people or 3.8% in Mauritania.

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
Mauritania
City Population
Nouakchott 1.45M
Rosso 61.2K

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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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