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

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The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,837,077 in 2025 vs 131,946,900 people in Mexico in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,177 people compared to 133,551,566 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 47.1 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 140th 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 +0.14% per year vs +0.88% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.93% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 134M (24.5% growth).

Jamaica vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Mexico
2100 1,075,631 131,158,772
2099 1,095,039 131,919,278
2098 1,114,926 132,676,226
2097 1,135,331 133,430,730
2096 1,156,197 134,179,811
2095 1,177,632 134,924,667
2094 1,199,705 135,662,399
2093 1,222,447 136,390,414
2092 1,245,845 137,102,695
2091 1,269,943 137,808,909
2090 1,294,621 138,501,995
2089 1,319,987 139,183,536
2088 1,345,908 139,849,476
2087 1,372,420 140,504,916
2086 1,399,559 141,148,688
2085 1,427,403 141,779,696
2084 1,455,598 142,390,038
2083 1,483,973 142,983,168
2082 1,513,113 143,553,646
2081 1,542,698 144,112,618
2080 1,572,954 144,651,130
2079 1,603,471 145,168,756
2078 1,634,036 145,664,735
2077 1,665,130 146,138,472
2076 1,696,282 146,589,999
2075 1,727,653 147,020,176
2074 1,759,538 147,428,934
2073 1,791,310 147,814,398
2072 1,823,277 148,174,180
2071 1,855,059 148,507,034
2070 1,886,784 148,821,087
2069 1,918,215 149,107,578
2068 1,949,604 149,368,537
2067 1,980,685 149,603,163
2066 2,011,465 149,814,864
2065 2,042,697 150,001,973
2064 2,073,400 150,160,667
2063 2,103,669 150,292,498
2062 2,133,903 150,396,857
2061 2,163,699 150,474,868
2060 2,193,436 150,528,257
2059 2,222,680 150,549,825
2058 2,251,648 150,541,650
2057 2,279,932 150,507,950
2056 2,308,282 150,447,865
2055 2,336,168 150,356,976
2054 2,363,575 150,235,899
2053 2,390,213 150,083,305
2052 2,416,056 149,896,641
2051 2,441,297 149,677,830
2050 2,466,072 149,423,583
2049 2,490,883 149,138,900
2048 2,514,954 148,809,771
2047 2,538,499 148,451,951
2046 2,561,597 148,054,747
2045 2,583,931 147,620,456
2044 2,605,750 147,146,325
2043 2,626,741 146,641,077
2042 2,646,740 146,096,981
2041 2,665,673 145,517,171
2040 2,683,790 144,905,265
2039 2,701,261 144,260,027
2038 2,717,604 143,575,746
2037 2,733,406 142,857,009
2036 2,747,946 142,113,069
2035 2,761,103 141,334,167
2034 2,773,511 140,529,082
2033 2,784,591 139,687,630
2032 2,794,827 138,818,384
2031 2,803,535 137,922,237
2030 2,811,500 136,998,375
2029 2,818,414 136,046,964
2028 2,824,434 135,066,178
2027 2,829,732 134,056,943
2026 2,834,177 133,017,798
2025 2,837,077 131,946,900
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th 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 2,466,072 people with a rank change from 140th to 143rd. The population of Mexico will increase by 11.9% to 149,423,583 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 -0.07% 0.83%
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 (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 Mexico's population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Mexico
Current population
2834177
133551566
Population rank 140/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.61%
One net population change
4.19 hours
29.1 seconds
One birth every
16.2 minutes
15.6 seconds
One death every
22.6 minutes
38.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -6 +2,975
Annual growth/decline -2,098 +1,085,893
Annual growth/decline rate -0.07% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 109/197
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 9,210 -10,506 1,209,810 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Mexico 87.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,702,326 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,752,309 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
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
Veracruz 8.06M
San Luis Potosi 2.82M
Tijuana 1.96M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M

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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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