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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 38,081,173 people in Morocco in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 38,871,720 in Morocco.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 13.7 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Morocco is the 41st.
  • The countries together account for 0.5% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.47% for Morocco.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +1.09% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.3% growth).

Jamaica vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Morocco
2100 1,075,936 38,181,184
2099 1,095,350 38,411,679
2098 1,115,242 38,639,306
2097 1,135,653 38,863,211
2096 1,156,525 39,084,772
2095 1,177,966 39,302,453
2094 1,200,045 39,515,556
2093 1,222,794 39,726,709
2092 1,246,199 39,934,218
2091 1,270,303 40,138,565
2090 1,294,988 40,337,690
2089 1,320,362 40,532,151
2088 1,346,290 40,718,654
2087 1,372,809 40,902,624
2086 1,399,955 41,085,174
2085 1,427,808 41,264,970
2084 1,456,011 41,438,801
2083 1,484,393 41,604,865
2082 1,513,542 41,768,393
2081 1,543,136 41,927,610
2080 1,573,400 42,082,087
2079 1,603,926 42,233,228
2078 1,634,499 42,377,404
2077 1,665,602 42,515,702
2076 1,696,763 42,648,054
2075 1,728,143 42,775,325
2074 1,760,036 42,898,811
2073 1,791,818 43,017,234
2072 1,823,794 43,128,932
2071 1,855,585 43,232,517
2070 1,887,318 43,332,679
2069 1,918,759 43,423,419
2068 1,950,157 43,507,485
2067 1,981,247 43,586,077
2066 2,012,035 43,654,657
2065 2,043,276 43,723,648
2064 2,073,988 43,781,054
2063 2,104,265 43,828,593
2062 2,134,508 43,871,197
2061 2,164,312 43,902,710
2060 2,194,058 43,927,001
2059 2,223,310 43,942,510
2058 2,252,286 43,944,996
2057 2,280,579 43,939,695
2056 2,308,936 43,927,624
2055 2,336,830 43,902,661
2054 2,364,245 43,866,486
2053 2,390,891 43,819,100
2052 2,416,741 43,759,239
2051 2,441,989 43,688,144
2050 2,466,771 43,605,074
2049 2,491,589 43,517,919
2048 2,515,667 43,417,554
2047 2,539,219 43,308,462
2046 2,562,324 43,192,511
2045 2,584,663 43,065,569
2044 2,606,489 42,925,634
2043 2,627,486 42,780,215
2042 2,647,490 42,623,872
2041 2,666,429 42,456,113
2040 2,684,551 42,280,578
2039 2,702,027 42,098,906
2038 2,718,374 41,902,451
2037 2,734,180 41,700,541
2036 2,748,725 41,488,891
2035 2,761,886 41,266,216
2034 2,774,297 41,037,058
2033 2,785,381 40,795,454
2032 2,795,619 40,544,755
2031 2,804,329 40,280,535
2030 2,812,297 40,005,642
2029 2,819,213 39,720,087
2028 2,825,235 39,422,016
2027 2,830,534 39,109,148
2026 2,834,980 38,783,685
2025 2,837,881 38,442,658
2024 2,839,175 38,081,173
2023 2,839,786 37,712,505
2022 2,839,144 37,329,064
2021 2,837,682 36,954,442
2020 2,830,739 36,584,208
2019 2,823,271 36,210,898
2018 2,820,097 35,839,760
2017 2,815,764 35,446,392
2016 2,809,915 35,023,457
2015 2,802,534 34,607,588
2014 2,793,749 34,204,780
2013 2,783,687 33,787,571
2012 2,772,430 33,355,241
2011 2,760,494 32,912,588
2010 2,748,568 32,467,016
2009 2,736,995 32,030,778
2008 2,725,635 31,606,767
2007 2,713,800 31,186,468
2006 2,700,968 30,771,178
2005 2,687,066 30,358,144
2004 2,672,225 29,953,018
2003 2,656,623 29,571,415
2002 2,640,572 29,198,142
2001 2,624,403 28,814,643
2000 2,607,826 28,423,435
1999 2,589,795 28,027,179
1998 2,569,736 27,621,648
1997 2,547,848 27,213,337
1996 2,524,463 26,808,107
1995 2,500,151 26,399,429
1994 2,475,220 26,000,822
1993 2,449,916 25,614,586
1992 2,424,701 25,212,468
1991 2,400,869 24,799,014
1990 2,379,877 24,375,551
1989 2,361,916 23,939,414
1988 2,345,777 23,500,524
1987 2,329,813 23,054,392
1986 2,312,125 22,600,803
1985 2,290,656 22,113,953
1984 2,264,562 21,593,778
1983 2,234,832 21,060,696
1982 2,203,889 20,520,318
1981 2,173,818 19,985,401
1980 2,145,658 19,459,943
1979 2,119,486 18,955,589
1978 2,094,836 18,477,385
1977 2,070,657 18,014,756
1976 2,045,578 17,574,182
1975 2,018,981 17,150,786
1974 1,990,906 16,733,842
1973 1,961,219 16,326,269
1972 1,931,542 15,924,692
1971 1,903,728 15,527,225
1970 1,878,196 15,129,449
1969 1,855,127 14,734,255
1968 1,833,765 14,347,899
1967 1,812,865 13,968,175
1966 1,791,475 13,597,065
1965 1,769,192 13,239,171
1964 1,745,568 12,898,886
1963 1,721,099 12,577,502
1962 1,696,932 12,253,092
1961 1,673,261 11,931,085
1960 1,650,005 11,624,933

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/morocco | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jamaica increased by 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth), while Morocco gained 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Morocco's population increased by 3,848,263 people (a 11% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Morocco was ranked 37th in 2006 and ranked 41st 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 Morocco will increase by 12.2% to 43,605,074 people and rank change from 41st to 50th.

Morocco is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 43.9M 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
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Morocco
2100 -1.77% -0.6%
2099 -1.78% -0.59%
2098 -1.8% -0.58%
2097 -1.8% -0.57%
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% -0.49%
2090 -1.92% -0.48%
2089 -1.93% -0.46%
2088 -1.93% -0.45%
2087 -1.94% -0.44%
2086 -1.95% -0.44%
2085 -1.94% -0.42%
2084 -1.91% -0.4%
2083 -1.93% -0.39%
2082 -1.92% -0.38%
2081 -1.92% -0.37%
2080 -1.9% -0.36%
2079 -1.87% -0.34%
2078 -1.87% -0.33%
2077 -1.84% -0.31%
2076 -1.82% -0.3%
2075 -1.81% -0.29%
2074 -1.77% -0.28%
2073 -1.75% -0.26%
2072 -1.71% -0.24%
2071 -1.68% -0.23%
2070 -1.64% -0.21%
2069 -1.61% -0.19%
2068 -1.57% -0.18%
2067 -1.53% -0.16%
2066 -1.53% -0.16%
2065 -1.48% -0.13%
2064 -1.44% -0.11%
2063 -1.42% -0.1%
2062 -1.38% -0.07%
2061 -1.36% -0.06%
2060 -1.32% -0.04%
2059 -1.29% -0.006%
2058 -1.24% 0.01%
2057 -1.23% 0.03%
2056 -1.19% 0.06%
2055 -1.16% 0.08%
2054 -1.11% 0.11%
2053 -1.07% 0.14%
2052 -1.03% 0.16%
2051 -1% 0.19%
2050 -1% 0.2%
2049 -0.96% 0.23%
2048 -0.93% 0.25%
2047 -0.9% 0.27%
2046 -0.86% 0.29%
2045 -0.84% 0.33%
2044 -0.8% 0.34%
2043 -0.76% 0.37%
2042 -0.71% 0.4%
2041 -0.68% 0.42%
2040 -0.65% 0.43%
2039 -0.6% 0.47%
2038 -0.58% 0.48%
2037 -0.53% 0.51%
2036 -0.48% 0.54%
2035 -0.45% 0.56%
2034 -0.4% 0.59%
2033 -0.37% 0.62%
2032 -0.31% 0.66%
2031 -0.28% 0.69%
2030 -0.25% 0.72%
2029 -0.21% 0.76%
2028 -0.19% 0.8%
2027 -0.16% 0.84%
2026 -0.1% 0.89%
2025 -0.05% 0.95%
2024 -0.02% 0.98%
2023 0.02% 1.03%
2022 0.05% 1.01%
2021 0.25% 1.01%
2020 0.26% 1.03%
2019 0.11% 1.04%
2018 0.15% 1.11%
2017 0.21% 1.21%
2016 0.26% 1.2%
2015 0.31% 1.18%
2014 0.36% 1.23%
2013 0.41% 1.3%
2012 0.43% 1.34%
2011 0.43% 1.37%
2010 0.42% 1.36%
2009 0.42% 1.34%
2008 0.44% 1.35%
2007 0.48% 1.35%
2006 0.52% 1.36%
2005 0.56% 1.35%
2004 0.59% 1.29%
2003 0.61% 1.28%
2002 0.62% 1.33%
2001 0.64% 1.38%
2000 0.7% 1.41%
1999 0.78% 1.47%
1998 0.86% 1.5%
1997 0.93% 1.51%
1996 0.97% 1.55%
1995 1.01% 1.53%
1994 1.03% 1.51%
1993 1.04% 1.59%
1992 0.99% 1.67%
1991 0.88% 1.74%
1990 0.76% 1.82%
1989 0.69% 1.87%
1988 0.69% 1.94%
1987 0.77% 2.01%
1986 0.94% 2.2%
1985 1.15% 2.41%
1984 1.33% 2.53%
1983 1.4% 2.63%
1982 1.38% 2.68%
1981 1.31% 2.7%
1980 1.23% 2.66%
1979 1.18% 2.59%
1978 1.17% 2.57%
1977 1.23% 2.51%
1976 1.32% 2.47%
1975 1.41% 2.49%
1974 1.51% 2.5%
1973 1.54% 2.52%
1972 1.46% 2.56%
1971 1.36% 2.63%
1970 1.24% 2.68%
1969 1.16% 2.69%
1968 1.15% 2.72%
1967 1.19% 2.73%
1966 1.26% 2.7%
1965 1.35% 2.64%
1964 1.42% 2.56%
1963 1.42% 2.65%
1962 1.41% 2.7%
1961 1.41% 2.63%

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 Morocco's population grew by 0.98%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Morocco
Current population
2834980
38871720
Population rank 139/197 41/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.47%
One net population change
14.3 hours
1.43 minutes
One birth every
15.9 minutes
50.1 seconds
One death every
22.9 minutes
2.47 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +1,010
Annual growth/decline -611 +368,668
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +0.98%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 104/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
9.37 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 -56,254
Net migration rank 135/196 176/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 111,069
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 129/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 182/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Morocco
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Morocco
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -56,254
2024 - -10,506 - -46,802
2023 10,072 -10,003 417,213 -39,650
2022 11,215 -10,003 427,903 -38,594
2021 6,382 -4,665 407,829 -47,902
2020 12,170 0 415,999 -35,474
2019 13,094 -10,335 457,307 -91,217
2018 13,929 -10,335 464,375 -88,159
2017 15,419 -10,335 471,011 -60,472
2016 16,944 -10,335 474,637 -39,302
2015 18,489 -10,335 477,654 -81,248
2014 19,751 -10,335 481,295 -72,065
2013 21,037 -10,335 492,284 -67,096
2012 22,320 -10,498 504,698 -65,251
2011 23,627 -11,577 513,305 -67,447
2010 25,031 -13,248 515,804 -70,510
2009 26,311 -14,941 509,386 -82,203
2008 27,553 -16,191 499,766 -78,912
2007 28,886 -16,588 493,526 -73,759
2006 30,213 -16,840 483,200 -72,364
2005 31,506 -17,071 474,285 -59,024
2004 32,500 -17,256 461,756 -66,749
2003 33,340 -17,380 452,650 -84,460
2002 33,572 -17,428 446,147 -67,802
2001 33,666 -17,466 452,621 -63,967
2000 34,452 -17,498 461,341 -67,569
1999 36,649 -17,542 473,071 -74,343
1998 38,628 -17,623 492,604 -80,286
1997 40,521 -17,756 500,807 -96,502
1996 42,297 -18,285 501,499 -95,331
1995 43,705 -19,092 496,573 -85,386
1994 45,210 -19,960 501,426 -115,404
1993 46,090 -20,731 507,707 -121,254
1992 46,494 -21,426 525,680 -107,911
1991 45,617 -23,014 539,850 -130,717
1990 44,465 -25,085 535,506 -97,711
1989 43,591 -27,049 538,996 -104,509
1988 43,978 -28,247 545,800 -102,484
1987 44,155 -27,958 553,005 -104,029
1986 44,520 -25,339 558,105 -99,905
1985 45,122 -21,371 560,810 -45,336
1984 45,644 -17,211 564,159 -39,319
1983 45,095 -14,065 566,301 -24,988
1982 43,816 -12,952 564,904 -25,471
1981 42,898 -13,619 552,936 -22,553
1980 42,316 -15,277 534,448 -13,899
1979 42,449 -17,143 515,554 -27,374
1978 42,475 -18,483 498,834 -30,600
1977 42,999 -18,630 489,173 -32,161
1976 43,878 -18,084 482,130 -58,019
1975 44,736 -17,340 474,631 -51,968
1974 45,526 -16,769 464,147 -52,927
1973 47,438 -16,822 455,699 -51,772
1972 46,676 -17,934 446,449 -47,226
1971 47,206 -20,322 435,104 -39,385
1970 47,547 -23,371 426,015 -26,168
1969 48,258 -26,304 414,931 -24,389
1968 49,189 -28,424 407,437 -25,267
1967 50,187 -29,147 400,594 -23,309
1966 50,808 -29,065 391,881 -26,945
1965 51,423 -28,611 383,989 -33,139
1964 52,501 -28,066 375,835 -46,106
1963 52,277 -27,757 369,250 -56,214
1962 51,758 -27,936 363,843 -28,071
1961 51,931 -28,416 348,650 -40,413
1960 51,944 -28,952 323,499 -19,434

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 Morocco 88.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,495,223 people) and 11.7% is from migration (a loss of 594,083 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 111,069 people or 0.3% in Morocco.

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
Morocco
City Population
Casablanca 3.22M
Tangier 1.28M
Fez 1.17M
Marrakesh 1M
Sale 945K
Meknes 601K
Rabat 573K
Agadir 538K
Kenitra 508K
Oujda 506K

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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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