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

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The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,837,077 in 2025 vs 38,430,770 people in Morocco in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,177 people compared to 38,938,817 in Morocco.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 13.7 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 140th 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 +0.14% per year vs +1.06% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.93% growth), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.5% growth).

Jamaica vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Morocco
2100 1,075,631 38,169,376
2099 1,095,039 38,399,800
2098 1,114,926 38,627,357
2097 1,135,331 38,851,192
2096 1,156,197 39,072,685
2095 1,177,632 39,290,298
2094 1,199,705 39,503,336
2093 1,222,447 39,714,423
2092 1,245,845 39,921,868
2091 1,269,943 40,126,152
2090 1,294,621 40,325,215
2089 1,319,987 40,519,616
2088 1,345,908 40,706,061
2087 1,372,420 40,889,974
2086 1,399,559 41,072,468
2085 1,427,403 41,252,209
2084 1,455,598 41,425,986
2083 1,483,973 41,591,998
2082 1,513,113 41,755,476
2081 1,542,698 41,914,644
2080 1,572,954 42,069,073
2079 1,603,471 42,220,167
2078 1,634,036 42,364,299
2077 1,665,130 42,502,554
2076 1,696,282 42,634,865
2075 1,727,653 42,762,096
2074 1,759,538 42,885,545
2073 1,791,310 43,003,930
2072 1,823,277 43,115,594
2071 1,855,059 43,219,147
2070 1,886,784 43,319,278
2069 1,918,215 43,409,990
2068 1,949,604 43,494,031
2067 1,980,685 43,572,598
2066 2,011,465 43,641,156
2065 2,042,697 43,710,126
2064 2,073,400 43,767,514
2063 2,103,669 43,815,039
2062 2,133,903 43,857,629
2061 2,163,699 43,889,133
2060 2,193,436 43,913,417
2059 2,222,680 43,928,921
2058 2,251,648 43,931,406
2057 2,279,932 43,926,107
2056 2,308,282 43,914,039
2055 2,336,168 43,889,084
2054 2,363,575 43,852,920
2053 2,390,213 43,805,549
2052 2,416,056 43,745,706
2051 2,441,297 43,674,633
2050 2,466,072 43,591,589
2049 2,490,883 43,504,461
2048 2,514,954 43,404,127
2047 2,538,499 43,295,069
2046 2,561,597 43,179,153
2045 2,583,931 43,052,251
2044 2,605,750 42,912,359
2043 2,626,741 42,766,985
2042 2,646,740 42,610,691
2041 2,665,673 42,442,983
2040 2,683,790 42,267,502
2039 2,701,261 42,085,886
2038 2,717,604 41,889,492
2037 2,733,406 41,687,645
2036 2,747,946 41,476,060
2035 2,761,103 41,253,454
2034 2,773,511 41,024,367
2033 2,784,591 40,782,838
2032 2,794,827 40,532,216
2031 2,803,535 40,268,078
2030 2,811,500 39,993,270
2029 2,818,414 39,707,804
2028 2,824,434 39,409,825
2027 2,829,732 39,097,054
2026 2,834,177 38,771,691
2025 2,837,077 38,430,770
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 (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 Morocco gained 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth), while Morocco's population increased by 3,915,360 people (a 11.2% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th 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 2,466,072 people with a rank change from 140th to 143rd. The population of Morocco will increase by 11.9% to 43,591,589 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 -0.07% 0.92%
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 (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 Morocco's population grew by 0.92%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Morocco
Current population
2834177
38938817
Population rank 140/197 41/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.47%
One net population change
4.19 hours
1.51 minutes
One birth every
16.2 minutes
50.5 seconds
One death every
22.6 minutes
2.41 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +958
Annual growth/decline -2,098 +349,597
Annual growth/decline rate -0.07% +0.92%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 105/197
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 9,210 -10,506 406,555 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Morocco 88.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,420,483 people) and 11.4% is from migration (a loss of 568,820 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
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 (1960–2025, 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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