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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 3,524,788 people in Mongolia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 3,620,317 in Mongolia.

Population statistics:

  • Mongolia's population is 1.28 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Mongolia is the 132nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.04% for Mongolia.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +1.79% in Mongolia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Mongolia has grown from 2.57M to 3.62M (41% growth).

Jamaica vs Mongolia: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Mongolia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Mongolia
2100 1,075,936 5,629,299
2099 1,095,350 5,623,066
2098 1,115,242 5,615,212
2097 1,135,653 5,606,511
2096 1,156,525 5,597,140
2095 1,177,966 5,585,917
2094 1,200,045 5,574,522
2093 1,222,794 5,562,381
2092 1,246,199 5,549,290
2091 1,270,303 5,535,819
2090 1,294,988 5,521,210
2089 1,320,362 5,505,877
2088 1,346,290 5,490,024
2087 1,372,809 5,474,226
2086 1,399,955 5,458,465
2085 1,427,808 5,441,196
2084 1,456,011 5,423,740
2083 1,484,393 5,405,563
2082 1,513,542 5,387,443
2081 1,543,136 5,368,417
2080 1,573,400 5,348,645
2079 1,603,926 5,328,073
2078 1,634,499 5,306,120
2077 1,665,602 5,285,225
2076 1,696,763 5,263,067
2075 1,728,143 5,240,553
2074 1,760,036 5,217,755
2073 1,791,818 5,194,484
2072 1,823,794 5,171,399
2071 1,855,585 5,147,939
2070 1,887,318 5,123,730
2069 1,918,759 5,100,078
2068 1,950,157 5,075,923
2067 1,981,247 5,051,712
2066 2,012,035 5,026,451
2065 2,043,276 5,001,559
2064 2,073,988 4,977,095
2063 2,104,265 4,952,721
2062 2,134,508 4,928,284
2061 2,164,312 4,903,616
2060 2,194,058 4,877,808
2059 2,223,310 4,851,900
2058 2,252,286 4,825,704
2057 2,280,579 4,798,069
2056 2,308,936 4,770,106
2055 2,336,830 4,741,145
2054 2,364,245 4,710,703
2053 2,390,891 4,678,720
2052 2,416,741 4,645,641
2051 2,441,989 4,611,080
2050 2,466,771 4,575,698
2049 2,491,589 4,538,221
2048 2,515,667 4,499,652
2047 2,539,219 4,459,534
2046 2,562,324 4,418,220
2045 2,584,663 4,375,263
2044 2,606,489 4,332,061
2043 2,627,486 4,288,836
2042 2,647,490 4,244,827
2041 2,666,429 4,200,917
2040 2,684,551 4,157,409
2039 2,702,027 4,114,122
2038 2,718,374 4,071,754
2037 2,734,180 4,029,761
2036 2,748,725 3,988,994
2035 2,761,886 3,949,374
2034 2,774,297 3,910,459
2033 2,785,381 3,872,505
2032 2,795,619 3,835,471
2031 2,804,329 3,799,194
2030 2,812,297 3,762,550
2029 2,819,213 3,725,673
2028 2,825,235 3,687,959
2027 2,830,534 3,649,213
2026 2,834,980 3,609,604
2025 2,837,881 3,568,196
2024 2,839,175 3,524,788
2023 2,839,786 3,481,145
2022 2,839,144 3,433,748
2021 2,837,682 3,383,741
2020 2,830,739 3,327,204
2019 2,823,271 3,267,673
2018 2,820,097 3,208,189
2017 2,815,764 3,148,917
2016 2,809,915 3,088,856
2015 2,802,534 3,026,864
2014 2,793,749 2,963,113
2013 2,783,687 2,899,011
2012 2,772,430 2,839,705
2011 2,760,494 2,786,317
2010 2,748,568 2,738,622
2009 2,736,995 2,691,115
2008 2,725,635 2,643,201
2007 2,713,800 2,601,850
2006 2,700,968 2,567,168
2005 2,687,066 2,536,407
2004 2,672,225 2,508,412
2003 2,656,623 2,480,374
2002 2,640,572 2,449,027
2001 2,624,403 2,417,751
2000 2,607,826 2,388,299
1999 2,589,795 2,356,813
1998 2,569,736 2,323,809
1997 2,547,848 2,291,750
1996 2,524,463 2,259,507
1995 2,500,151 2,224,945
1994 2,475,220 2,189,395
1993 2,449,916 2,165,130
1992 2,424,701 2,167,790
1991 2,400,869 2,165,342
1990 2,379,877 2,098,710
1989 2,361,916 2,124,185
1988 2,345,777 2,076,322
1987 2,329,813 2,022,800
1986 2,312,125 1,970,965
1985 2,290,656 1,921,514
1984 2,264,562 1,874,349
1983 2,234,832 1,829,092
1982 2,203,889 1,785,364
1981 2,173,818 1,742,857
1980 2,145,658 1,701,335
1979 2,119,486 1,660,659
1978 2,094,836 1,619,468
1977 2,070,657 1,576,245
1976 2,045,578 1,531,945
1975 2,018,981 1,488,296
1974 1,990,906 1,446,050
1973 1,961,219 1,405,502
1972 1,931,542 1,366,821
1971 1,903,728 1,330,071
1970 1,878,196 1,295,272
1969 1,855,127 1,262,284
1968 1,833,765 1,229,930
1967 1,812,865 1,196,996
1966 1,791,475 1,163,754
1965 1,769,192 1,131,177
1964 1,745,568 1,100,234
1963 1,721,099 1,071,362
1962 1,696,932 1,041,444
1961 1,673,261 1,009,284
1960 1,650,005 977,595

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 Mongolia gained 521,688 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Mongolia's population increased by 531,461 people (a 17.2% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Mongolia was ranked 137th in 2006 and ranked 132nd 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 Mongolia will increase by 26.4% to 4,575,698 people and rank change from 132nd to 130th.

Mongolia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.63M 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
Mongolia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Mongolia
2100 -1.77% 0.11%
2099 -1.78% 0.14%
2098 -1.8% 0.16%
2097 -1.8% 0.17%
2096 -1.82% 0.2%
2095 -1.84% 0.2%
2094 -1.86% 0.22%
2093 -1.88% 0.24%
2092 -1.9% 0.24%
2091 -1.91% 0.26%
2090 -1.92% 0.28%
2089 -1.93% 0.29%
2088 -1.93% 0.29%
2087 -1.94% 0.29%
2086 -1.95% 0.32%
2085 -1.94% 0.32%
2084 -1.91% 0.34%
2083 -1.93% 0.34%
2082 -1.92% 0.35%
2081 -1.92% 0.37%
2080 -1.9% 0.39%
2079 -1.87% 0.41%
2078 -1.87% 0.4%
2077 -1.84% 0.42%
2076 -1.82% 0.43%
2075 -1.81% 0.44%
2074 -1.77% 0.45%
2073 -1.75% 0.45%
2072 -1.71% 0.46%
2071 -1.68% 0.47%
2070 -1.64% 0.46%
2069 -1.61% 0.48%
2068 -1.57% 0.48%
2067 -1.53% 0.5%
2066 -1.53% 0.5%
2065 -1.48% 0.49%
2064 -1.44% 0.49%
2063 -1.42% 0.5%
2062 -1.38% 0.5%
2061 -1.36% 0.53%
2060 -1.32% 0.53%
2059 -1.29% 0.54%
2058 -1.24% 0.58%
2057 -1.23% 0.59%
2056 -1.19% 0.61%
2055 -1.16% 0.65%
2054 -1.11% 0.68%
2053 -1.07% 0.71%
2052 -1.03% 0.75%
2051 -1% 0.77%
2050 -1% 0.83%
2049 -0.96% 0.86%
2048 -0.93% 0.9%
2047 -0.9% 0.94%
2046 -0.86% 0.98%
2045 -0.84% 1%
2044 -0.8% 1.01%
2043 -0.76% 1.04%
2042 -0.71% 1.05%
2041 -0.68% 1.05%
2040 -0.65% 1.05%
2039 -0.6% 1.04%
2038 -0.58% 1.04%
2037 -0.53% 1.02%
2036 -0.48% 1%
2035 -0.45% 1%
2034 -0.4% 0.98%
2033 -0.37% 0.97%
2032 -0.31% 0.95%
2031 -0.28% 0.97%
2030 -0.25% 0.99%
2029 -0.21% 1.02%
2028 -0.19% 1.06%
2027 -0.16% 1.1%
2026 -0.1% 1.16%
2025 -0.05% 1.23%
2024 -0.02% 1.25%
2023 0.02% 1.38%
2022 0.05% 1.48%
2021 0.25% 1.7%
2020 0.26% 1.82%
2019 0.11% 1.85%
2018 0.15% 1.88%
2017 0.21% 1.94%
2016 0.26% 2.05%
2015 0.31% 2.15%
2014 0.36% 2.21%
2013 0.41% 2.09%
2012 0.43% 1.92%
2011 0.43% 1.74%
2010 0.42% 1.77%
2009 0.42% 1.81%
2008 0.44% 1.59%
2007 0.48% 1.35%
2006 0.52% 1.21%
2005 0.56% 1.12%
2004 0.59% 1.13%
2003 0.61% 1.28%
2002 0.62% 1.29%
2001 0.64% 1.23%
2000 0.7% 1.34%
1999 0.78% 1.42%
1998 0.86% 1.4%
1997 0.93% 1.43%
1996 0.97% 1.55%
1995 1.01% 1.62%
1994 1.03% 1.12%
1993 1.04% -0.12%
1992 0.99% 0.11%
1991 0.88% 3.17%
1990 0.76% -1.2%
1989 0.69% 2.31%
1988 0.69% 2.65%
1987 0.77% 2.63%
1986 0.94% 2.57%
1985 1.15% 2.52%
1984 1.33% 2.47%
1983 1.4% 2.45%
1982 1.38% 2.44%
1981 1.31% 2.44%
1980 1.23% 2.45%
1979 1.18% 2.54%
1978 1.17% 2.74%
1977 1.23% 2.89%
1976 1.32% 2.93%
1975 1.41% 2.92%
1974 1.51% 2.88%
1973 1.54% 2.83%
1972 1.46% 2.76%
1971 1.36% 2.69%
1970 1.24% 2.61%
1969 1.16% 2.63%
1968 1.15% 2.75%
1967 1.19% 2.86%
1966 1.26% 2.88%
1965 1.35% 2.81%
1964 1.42% 2.69%
1963 1.42% 2.87%
1962 1.41% 3.19%
1961 1.41% 3.24%

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 Mongolia's population grew by 1.25%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Mongolia
Current population
2834980
3620317
Population rank 139/197 132/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.04%
One net population change
14.3 hours
12 minutes
One birth every
15.9 minutes
7.95 minutes
One death every
22.9 minutes
27.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +120
Annual growth/decline -611 +43,643
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +1.25%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 86/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
4.63 days
Annual migration change -11,053 +79
Net migration rank 135/196 74/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 22,589
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 169/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 171/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Mongolia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Mongolia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - 79
2024 - -10,506 - 83
2023 10,072 -10,003 46,995 0
2022 11,215 -10,003 47,730 0
2021 6,382 -4,665 52,109 0
2020 12,170 0 60,888 0
2019 13,094 -10,335 61,433 8,660
2018 13,929 -10,335 60,635 7,811
2017 15,419 -10,335 57,940 6,831
2016 16,944 -10,335 62,086 5,633
2015 18,489 -10,335 64,473 4,307
2014 19,751 -10,335 66,078 2,921
2013 21,037 -10,335 62,618 1,505
2012 22,320 -10,498 55,942 351
2011 23,627 -11,577 50,711 -505
2010 25,031 -13,248 44,914 -6,444
2009 26,311 -14,941 48,876 -15,007
2008 27,553 -16,191 45,843 -17,277
2007 28,886 -16,588 39,636 -15,220
2006 30,213 -16,840 33,609 -11,934
2005 31,506 -17,071 29,290 -8,924
2004 32,500 -17,256 28,418 -8,148
2003 33,340 -17,380 28,827 -7,986
2002 33,572 -17,428 30,439 -8,934
2001 33,666 -17,466 32,052 -10,244
2000 34,452 -17,498 32,753 -11,241
1999 36,649 -17,542 32,283 -13,481
1998 38,628 -17,623 31,757 -10,315
1997 40,521 -17,756 32,403 -9,132
1996 42,297 -18,285 33,741 -8,626
1995 43,705 -19,092 34,473 -7,346
1994 45,210 -19,960 34,711 -5,449
1993 46,090 -20,731 36,924 -5,429
1992 46,494 -21,426 42,437 -8,404
1991 45,617 -23,014 47,884 -11,427
1990 44,465 -25,085 49,443 -11,881
1989 43,591 -27,049 51,420 -9,757
1988 43,978 -28,247 51,588 2,459
1987 44,155 -27,958 51,140 1,855
1986 44,520 -25,339 50,329 354
1985 45,122 -21,371 49,944 -1,719
1984 45,644 -17,211 48,562 -2,452
1983 45,095 -14,065 46,919 -2,522
1982 43,816 -12,952 45,179 -2,132
1981 42,898 -13,619 43,588 -1,615
1980 42,316 -15,277 42,343 -1,268
1979 42,449 -17,143 41,568 -1,296
1978 42,475 -18,483 40,276 1,833
1977 42,999 -18,630 38,995 5,354
1976 43,878 -18,084 37,670 6,577
1975 44,736 -17,340 36,490 6,556
1974 45,526 -16,769 35,297 6,153
1973 47,438 -16,822 33,993 5,647
1972 46,676 -17,934 32,727 4,999
1971 47,206 -20,322 31,536 4,238
1970 47,547 -23,371 30,558 3,263
1969 48,258 -26,304 29,781 2,366
1968 49,189 -28,424 29,017 3,535
1967 50,187 -29,147 28,178 5,139
1966 50,808 -29,065 27,338 5,837
1965 51,423 -28,611 26,364 5,610
1964 52,501 -28,066 25,317 4,599
1963 52,277 -27,757 24,142 3,687
1962 51,758 -27,936 22,960 9,049
1961 51,931 -28,416 21,873 10,440
1960 51,944 -28,952 20,726 10,334

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 Mongolia 94.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 580,367 people) and 5.87% is from migration (a gain of 36,163 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 22,589 people or 0.6% in Mongolia.

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
Mongolia
City Population
Ulaanbaatar 1.4M
Bulgan 12.3K

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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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