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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 47 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.64% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Jamaica vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Mexico
2100 1,075,936 131,182,639
2099 1,095,350 131,943,283
2098 1,115,242 132,700,369
2097 1,135,653 133,455,010
2096 1,156,525 134,204,227
2095 1,177,966 134,949,218
2094 1,200,045 135,687,085
2093 1,222,794 136,415,232
2092 1,246,199 137,127,644
2091 1,270,303 137,833,985
2090 1,294,988 138,527,198
2089 1,320,362 139,208,862
2088 1,346,290 139,874,924
2087 1,372,809 140,530,483
2086 1,399,955 141,174,372
2085 1,427,808 141,805,496
2084 1,456,011 142,415,948
2083 1,484,393 143,009,187
2082 1,513,542 143,579,768
2081 1,543,136 144,138,842
2080 1,573,400 144,677,451
2079 1,603,926 145,195,172
2078 1,634,499 145,691,242
2077 1,665,602 146,165,064
2076 1,696,763 146,616,674
2075 1,728,143 147,046,928
2074 1,760,036 147,455,761
2073 1,791,818 147,841,295
2072 1,823,794 148,201,143
2071 1,855,585 148,534,057
2070 1,887,318 148,848,168
2069 1,918,759 149,134,711
2068 1,950,157 149,395,717
2067 1,981,247 149,630,386
2066 2,012,035 149,842,125
2065 2,043,276 150,029,268
2064 2,073,988 150,187,992
2063 2,104,265 150,319,846
2062 2,134,508 150,424,224
2061 2,164,312 150,502,250
2060 2,194,058 150,555,648
2059 2,223,310 150,577,220
2058 2,252,286 150,569,044
2057 2,280,579 150,535,337
2056 2,308,936 150,475,242
2055 2,336,830 150,384,336
2054 2,364,245 150,263,237
2053 2,390,891 150,110,615
2052 2,416,741 149,923,918
2051 2,441,989 149,705,066
2050 2,466,771 149,450,774
2049 2,491,589 149,166,038
2048 2,515,667 148,836,849
2047 2,539,219 148,478,965
2046 2,562,324 148,081,688
2045 2,584,663 147,647,318
2044 2,606,489 147,173,101
2043 2,627,486 146,667,761
2042 2,647,490 146,123,566
2041 2,666,429 145,543,650
2040 2,684,551 144,931,633
2039 2,702,027 144,286,278
2038 2,718,374 143,601,872
2037 2,734,180 142,883,005
2036 2,748,725 142,138,929
2035 2,761,886 141,359,885
2034 2,774,297 140,554,653
2033 2,785,381 139,713,048
2032 2,795,619 138,843,644
2031 2,804,329 137,947,334
2030 2,812,297 137,023,304
2029 2,819,213 136,071,720
2028 2,825,235 135,090,755
2027 2,830,534 134,081,337
2026 2,834,980 133,042,003
2025 2,837,881 131,970,909
2024 2,839,175 130,861,007
2023 2,839,786 129,739,759
2022 2,839,144 128,613,117
2021 2,837,682 127,648,148
2020 2,830,739 126,799,054
2019 2,823,271 125,762,982
2018 2,820,097 124,573,711
2017 2,815,764 123,400,057
2016 2,809,915 122,251,351
2015 2,802,534 121,072,306
2014 2,793,749 119,784,261
2013 2,783,687 118,343,573
2012 2,772,430 116,818,208
2011 2,760,494 115,243,504
2010 2,748,568 113,623,895
2009 2,736,995 111,999,721
2008 2,725,635 110,374,288
2007 2,713,800 108,774,360
2006 2,700,968 107,253,666
2005 2,687,066 105,811,504
2004 2,672,225 104,394,131
2003 2,656,623 102,978,515
2002 2,640,572 101,548,624
2001 2,624,403 100,099,099
2000 2,607,826 98,625,552
1999 2,589,795 97,115,707
1998 2,569,736 95,575,245
1997 2,547,848 94,021,207
1996 2,524,463 92,452,702
1995 2,500,151 90,862,455
1994 2,475,220 89,259,205
1993 2,449,916 87,653,807
1992 2,424,701 86,044,809
1991 2,400,869 84,430,572
1990 2,379,877 82,820,170
1989 2,361,916 81,247,182
1988 2,345,777 79,695,531
1987 2,329,813 78,136,651
1986 2,312,125 76,585,637
1985 2,290,656 75,043,414
1984 2,264,562 73,506,846
1983 2,234,832 71,971,240
1982 2,203,889 70,433,260
1981 2,173,818 68,892,108
1980 2,145,658 67,300,334
1979 2,119,486 65,648,865
1978 2,094,836 63,979,046
1977 2,070,657 62,308,493
1976 2,045,578 60,645,512
1975 2,018,981 58,982,400
1974 1,990,906 57,320,149
1973 1,961,219 55,667,284
1972 1,931,542 54,030,168
1971 1,903,728 52,412,558
1970 1,878,196 50,814,953
1969 1,855,127 49,233,194
1968 1,833,765 47,668,303
1967 1,812,865 46,129,608
1966 1,791,475 44,629,106
1965 1,769,192 43,174,477
1964 1,745,568 41,772,049
1963 1,721,099 40,424,065
1962 1,696,932 39,129,200
1961 1,673,261 37,890,118
1960 1,650,005 36,724,615

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/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jamaica increased by 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th 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 Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M 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
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Mexico
2100 -1.77% -0.58%
2099 -1.78% -0.57%
2098 -1.8% -0.57%
2097 -1.8% -0.56%
2096 -1.82% -0.55%
2095 -1.84% -0.54%
2094 -1.86% -0.53%
2093 -1.88% -0.52%
2092 -1.9% -0.51%
2091 -1.91% -0.5%
2090 -1.92% -0.49%
2089 -1.93% -0.48%
2088 -1.93% -0.47%
2087 -1.94% -0.46%
2086 -1.95% -0.45%
2085 -1.94% -0.43%
2084 -1.91% -0.41%
2083 -1.93% -0.4%
2082 -1.92% -0.39%
2081 -1.92% -0.37%
2080 -1.9% -0.36%
2079 -1.87% -0.34%
2078 -1.87% -0.32%
2077 -1.84% -0.31%
2076 -1.82% -0.29%
2075 -1.81% -0.28%
2074 -1.77% -0.26%
2073 -1.75% -0.24%
2072 -1.71% -0.22%
2071 -1.68% -0.21%
2070 -1.64% -0.19%
2069 -1.61% -0.17%
2068 -1.57% -0.16%
2067 -1.53% -0.14%
2066 -1.53% -0.12%
2065 -1.48% -0.11%
2064 -1.44% -0.09%
2063 -1.42% -0.07%
2062 -1.38% -0.05%
2061 -1.36% -0.04%
2060 -1.32% -0.01%
2059 -1.29% 0.005%
2058 -1.24% 0.02%
2057 -1.23% 0.04%
2056 -1.19% 0.06%
2055 -1.16% 0.08%
2054 -1.11% 0.1%
2053 -1.07% 0.12%
2052 -1.03% 0.15%
2051 -1% 0.17%
2050 -1% 0.19%
2049 -0.96% 0.22%
2048 -0.93% 0.24%
2047 -0.9% 0.27%
2046 -0.86% 0.29%
2045 -0.84% 0.32%
2044 -0.8% 0.34%
2043 -0.76% 0.37%
2042 -0.71% 0.4%
2041 -0.68% 0.42%
2040 -0.65% 0.45%
2039 -0.6% 0.48%
2038 -0.58% 0.5%
2037 -0.53% 0.52%
2036 -0.48% 0.55%
2035 -0.45% 0.57%
2034 -0.4% 0.6%
2033 -0.37% 0.63%
2032 -0.31% 0.65%
2031 -0.28% 0.67%
2030 -0.25% 0.7%
2029 -0.21% 0.73%
2028 -0.19% 0.75%
2027 -0.16% 0.78%
2026 -0.1% 0.81%
2025 -0.05% 0.85%
2024 -0.02% 0.86%
2023 0.02% 0.88%
2022 0.05% 0.76%
2021 0.25% 0.67%
2020 0.26% 0.82%
2019 0.11% 0.95%
2018 0.15% 0.95%
2017 0.21% 0.94%
2016 0.26% 0.97%
2015 0.31% 1.08%
2014 0.36% 1.22%
2013 0.41% 1.31%
2012 0.43% 1.37%
2011 0.43% 1.43%
2010 0.42% 1.45%
2009 0.42% 1.47%
2008 0.44% 1.47%
2007 0.48% 1.42%
2006 0.52% 1.36%
2005 0.56% 1.36%
2004 0.59% 1.37%
2003 0.61% 1.41%
2002 0.62% 1.45%
2001 0.64% 1.49%
2000 0.7% 1.55%
1999 0.78% 1.61%
1998 0.86% 1.65%
1997 0.93% 1.7%
1996 0.97% 1.75%
1995 1.01% 1.8%
1994 1.03% 1.83%
1993 1.04% 1.87%
1992 0.99% 1.91%
1991 0.88% 1.94%
1990 0.76% 1.94%
1989 0.69% 1.95%
1988 0.69% 2%
1987 0.77% 2.03%
1986 0.94% 2.06%
1985 1.15% 2.09%
1984 1.33% 2.13%
1983 1.4% 2.18%
1982 1.38% 2.24%
1981 1.31% 2.37%
1980 1.23% 2.52%
1979 1.18% 2.61%
1978 1.17% 2.68%
1977 1.23% 2.74%
1976 1.32% 2.82%
1975 1.41% 2.9%
1974 1.51% 2.97%
1973 1.54% 3.03%
1972 1.46% 3.09%
1971 1.36% 3.14%
1970 1.24% 3.21%
1969 1.16% 3.28%
1968 1.15% 3.34%
1967 1.19% 3.36%
1966 1.26% 3.37%
1965 1.35% 3.36%
1964 1.42% 3.33%
1963 1.42% 3.31%
1962 1.41% 3.27%
1961 1.41% 3.17%

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 Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Mexico
Current population
2834980
133323134
Population rank 139/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.61%
One net population change
14.3 hours
28.1 seconds
One birth every
15.9 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
22.9 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline -2 +3,072
Annual growth/decline -611 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 110/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 -108,037
Net migration rank 135/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -108,037
2024 - -10,506 - -104,581
2023 10,072 -10,003 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 11,215 -10,003 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 6,382 -4,665 936,682 -122,791
2020 12,170 0 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 13,094 -10,335 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 13,929 -10,335 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 15,419 -10,335 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 16,944 -10,335 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 18,489 -10,335 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 19,751 -10,335 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 21,037 -10,335 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 22,320 -10,498 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 23,627 -11,577 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 25,031 -13,248 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 26,311 -14,941 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 27,553 -16,191 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 28,886 -16,588 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 30,213 -16,840 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 31,506 -17,071 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 32,500 -17,256 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 33,340 -17,380 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 33,572 -17,428 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 33,666 -17,466 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 34,452 -17,498 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 36,649 -17,542 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 38,628 -17,623 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 40,521 -17,756 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 42,297 -18,285 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 43,705 -19,092 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 45,210 -19,960 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 46,090 -20,731 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 46,494 -21,426 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 45,617 -23,014 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 44,465 -25,085 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 43,591 -27,049 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 43,978 -28,247 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 44,155 -27,958 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 44,520 -25,339 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 45,122 -21,371 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 45,644 -17,211 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 45,095 -14,065 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 43,816 -12,952 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 42,898 -13,619 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 42,316 -15,277 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 42,449 -17,143 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 42,475 -18,483 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 42,999 -18,630 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 43,878 -18,084 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 44,736 -17,340 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 45,526 -16,769 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 47,438 -16,822 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 46,676 -17,934 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 47,206 -20,322 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 47,547 -23,371 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 48,258 -26,304 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 49,189 -28,424 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 50,187 -29,147 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 50,808 -29,065 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 51,423 -28,611 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 52,501 -28,066 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 52,277 -27,757 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 51,758 -27,936 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 51,931 -28,416 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 51,944 -28,952 1,206,955 -85,591

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 Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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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