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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 54,500,091 people in Myanmar in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 55,292,116 in Myanmar.

Population statistics:

  • Myanmar's population is 19.5 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Myanmar is the 27th.
  • The countries together account for 0.7% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.67% for Myanmar.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +0.74% in Myanmar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Myanmar has grown from 47.8M to 55.3M (15.7% growth).

Jamaica vs Myanmar: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Myanmar
2100 1,075,936 49,949,080
2099 1,095,350 50,198,343
2098 1,115,242 50,447,153
2097 1,135,653 50,695,410
2096 1,156,525 50,944,916
2095 1,177,966 51,196,278
2094 1,200,045 51,446,607
2093 1,222,794 51,693,545
2092 1,246,199 51,939,182
2091 1,270,303 52,186,904
2090 1,294,988 52,430,723
2089 1,320,362 52,669,995
2088 1,346,290 52,907,277
2087 1,372,809 53,143,840
2086 1,399,955 53,378,681
2085 1,427,808 53,610,966
2084 1,456,011 53,838,657
2083 1,484,393 54,062,724
2082 1,513,542 54,285,392
2081 1,543,136 54,505,055
2080 1,573,400 54,722,128
2079 1,603,926 54,937,654
2078 1,634,499 55,150,792
2077 1,665,602 55,357,283
2076 1,696,763 55,562,845
2075 1,728,143 55,765,753
2074 1,760,036 55,964,774
2073 1,791,818 56,160,415
2072 1,823,794 56,349,733
2071 1,855,585 56,533,780
2070 1,887,318 56,713,930
2069 1,918,759 56,887,406
2068 1,950,157 57,055,818
2067 1,981,247 57,217,287
2066 2,012,035 57,373,788
2065 2,043,276 57,525,666
2064 2,073,988 57,671,683
2063 2,104,265 57,808,968
2062 2,134,508 57,938,764
2061 2,164,312 58,067,183
2060 2,194,058 58,186,565
2059 2,223,310 58,295,246
2058 2,252,286 58,392,324
2057 2,280,579 58,481,859
2056 2,308,936 58,565,952
2055 2,336,830 58,636,423
2054 2,364,245 58,697,613
2053 2,390,891 58,745,390
2052 2,416,741 58,783,172
2051 2,441,989 58,809,843
2050 2,466,771 58,824,293
2049 2,491,589 58,829,688
2048 2,515,667 58,823,499
2047 2,539,219 58,805,696
2046 2,562,324 58,775,337
2045 2,584,663 58,728,250
2044 2,606,489 58,671,458
2043 2,627,486 58,601,589
2042 2,647,490 58,516,227
2041 2,666,429 58,417,678
2040 2,684,551 58,306,713
2039 2,702,027 58,181,537
2038 2,718,374 58,041,212
2037 2,734,180 57,888,662
2036 2,748,725 57,724,649
2035 2,761,886 57,544,156
2034 2,774,297 57,348,842
2033 2,785,381 57,137,545
2032 2,795,619 56,910,400
2031 2,804,329 56,667,160
2030 2,812,297 56,407,549
2029 2,819,213 56,133,620
2028 2,825,235 55,840,949
2027 2,830,534 55,531,050
2026 2,834,980 55,203,523
2025 2,837,881 54,860,498
2024 2,839,175 54,500,091
2023 2,839,786 54,133,798
2022 2,839,144 53,756,787
2021 2,837,682 53,387,102
2020 2,830,739 53,016,522
2019 2,823,271 52,640,713
2018 2,820,097 52,272,247
2017 2,815,764 51,894,938
2016 2,809,915 51,495,696
2015 2,802,534 51,089,056
2014 2,793,749 50,681,634
2013 2,783,687 50,262,658
2012 2,772,430 49,837,446
2011 2,760,494 49,419,820
2010 2,748,568 49,024,382
2009 2,736,995 48,660,459
2008 2,725,635 48,390,793
2007 2,713,800 48,125,043
2006 2,700,968 47,785,135
2005 2,687,066 47,438,365
2004 2,672,225 47,068,772
2003 2,656,623 46,667,192
2002 2,640,572 46,232,653
2001 2,624,403 45,771,139
2000 2,607,826 45,290,841
1999 2,589,795 44,787,724
1998 2,569,736 44,257,793
1997 2,547,848 43,708,798
1996 2,524,463 43,154,860
1995 2,500,151 42,605,338
1994 2,475,220 42,055,143
1993 2,449,916 41,502,429
1992 2,424,701 40,950,342
1991 2,400,869 40,394,154
1990 2,379,877 39,817,251
1989 2,361,916 39,214,618
1988 2,345,777 38,600,927
1987 2,329,813 37,971,594
1986 2,312,125 37,314,878
1985 2,290,656 36,622,827
1984 2,264,562 35,899,313
1983 2,234,832 35,162,715
1982 2,203,889 34,482,965
1981 2,173,818 33,858,783
1980 2,145,658 33,227,204
1979 2,119,486 32,596,550
1978 2,094,836 31,972,976
1977 2,070,657 31,355,966
1976 2,045,578 30,758,811
1975 2,018,981 30,176,565
1974 1,990,906 29,598,167
1973 1,961,219 29,026,388
1972 1,931,542 28,428,324
1971 1,903,728 27,807,219
1970 1,878,196 27,193,016
1969 1,855,127 26,585,112
1968 1,833,765 25,989,662
1967 1,812,865 25,406,429
1966 1,791,475 24,836,496
1965 1,769,192 24,279,431
1964 1,745,568 23,737,315
1963 1,721,099 23,213,408
1962 1,696,932 22,704,719
1961 1,673,261 22,210,581
1960 1,650,005 21,730,250

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/myanmar | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jamaica increased by 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth), while Myanmar gained 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Myanmar's population increased by 3,796,420 people (a 7.37% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Myanmar was ranked 26th in 2006 and ranked 27th 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 Myanmar will increase by 6.39% to 58,824,293 people and rank change from 27th to 35th.

Myanmar is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 58.8M 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
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Myanmar
2100 -1.77% -0.5%
2099 -1.78% -0.49%
2098 -1.8% -0.49%
2097 -1.8% -0.49%
2096 -1.82% -0.49%
2095 -1.84% -0.49%
2094 -1.86% -0.48%
2093 -1.88% -0.47%
2092 -1.9% -0.47%
2091 -1.91% -0.47%
2090 -1.92% -0.45%
2089 -1.93% -0.45%
2088 -1.93% -0.45%
2087 -1.94% -0.44%
2086 -1.95% -0.43%
2085 -1.94% -0.42%
2084 -1.91% -0.41%
2083 -1.93% -0.41%
2082 -1.92% -0.4%
2081 -1.92% -0.4%
2080 -1.9% -0.39%
2079 -1.87% -0.39%
2078 -1.87% -0.37%
2077 -1.84% -0.37%
2076 -1.82% -0.36%
2075 -1.81% -0.36%
2074 -1.77% -0.35%
2073 -1.75% -0.34%
2072 -1.71% -0.33%
2071 -1.68% -0.32%
2070 -1.64% -0.3%
2069 -1.61% -0.3%
2068 -1.57% -0.28%
2067 -1.53% -0.27%
2066 -1.53% -0.26%
2065 -1.48% -0.25%
2064 -1.44% -0.24%
2063 -1.42% -0.22%
2062 -1.38% -0.22%
2061 -1.36% -0.21%
2060 -1.32% -0.19%
2059 -1.29% -0.17%
2058 -1.24% -0.15%
2057 -1.23% -0.14%
2056 -1.19% -0.12%
2055 -1.16% -0.1%
2054 -1.11% -0.08%
2053 -1.07% -0.06%
2052 -1.03% -0.05%
2051 -1% -0.02%
2050 -1% -0.009%
2049 -0.96% 0.01%
2048 -0.93% 0.03%
2047 -0.9% 0.05%
2046 -0.86% 0.08%
2045 -0.84% 0.1%
2044 -0.8% 0.12%
2043 -0.76% 0.15%
2042 -0.71% 0.17%
2041 -0.68% 0.19%
2040 -0.65% 0.22%
2039 -0.6% 0.24%
2038 -0.58% 0.26%
2037 -0.53% 0.28%
2036 -0.48% 0.31%
2035 -0.45% 0.34%
2034 -0.4% 0.37%
2033 -0.37% 0.4%
2032 -0.31% 0.43%
2031 -0.28% 0.46%
2030 -0.25% 0.49%
2029 -0.21% 0.52%
2028 -0.19% 0.56%
2027 -0.16% 0.59%
2026 -0.1% 0.63%
2025 -0.05% 0.66%
2024 -0.02% 0.68%
2023 0.02% 0.7%
2022 0.05% 0.69%
2021 0.25% 0.7%
2020 0.26% 0.71%
2019 0.11% 0.7%
2018 0.15% 0.73%
2017 0.21% 0.78%
2016 0.26% 0.8%
2015 0.31% 0.8%
2014 0.36% 0.83%
2013 0.41% 0.85%
2012 0.43% 0.85%
2011 0.43% 0.81%
2010 0.42% 0.75%
2009 0.42% 0.56%
2008 0.44% 0.55%
2007 0.48% 0.71%
2006 0.52% 0.73%
2005 0.56% 0.79%
2004 0.59% 0.86%
2003 0.61% 0.94%
2002 0.62% 1.01%
2001 0.64% 1.06%
2000 0.7% 1.12%
1999 0.78% 1.2%
1998 0.86% 1.26%
1997 0.93% 1.28%
1996 0.97% 1.29%
1995 1.01% 1.31%
1994 1.03% 1.33%
1993 1.04% 1.35%
1992 0.99% 1.38%
1991 0.88% 1.45%
1990 0.76% 1.54%
1989 0.69% 1.59%
1988 0.69% 1.66%
1987 0.77% 1.76%
1986 0.94% 1.89%
1985 1.15% 2.02%
1984 1.33% 2.09%
1983 1.4% 1.97%
1982 1.38% 1.84%
1981 1.31% 1.9%
1980 1.23% 1.93%
1979 1.18% 1.95%
1978 1.17% 1.97%
1977 1.23% 1.94%
1976 1.32% 1.93%
1975 1.41% 1.95%
1974 1.51% 1.97%
1973 1.54% 2.1%
1972 1.46% 2.23%
1971 1.36% 2.26%
1970 1.24% 2.29%
1969 1.16% 2.29%
1968 1.15% 2.3%
1967 1.19% 2.29%
1966 1.26% 2.29%
1965 1.35% 2.28%
1964 1.42% 2.26%
1963 1.42% 2.24%
1962 1.41% 2.22%
1961 1.41% 2.21%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/jamaica/myanmar | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Jamaica declined by 0.02%, while Myanmar's population grew by 0.68%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Myanmar
Current population
2834980
55292116
Population rank 139/197 27/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.67%
One net population change
14.3 hours
1.43 minutes
One birth every
15.9 minutes
34.9 seconds
One death every
22.9 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +1,004
Annual growth/decline -611 +366,293
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +0.68%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 118/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 -39,661
Net migration rank 135/196 172/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 79,052
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 139/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 194/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Myanmar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Myanmar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -39,661
2024 - -10,506 - -37,979
2023 10,072 -10,003 408,331 -34,989
2022 11,215 -10,003 415,647 -34,988
2021 6,382 -4,665 394,104 -35,370
2020 12,170 0 448,626 -66,213
2019 13,094 -10,335 469,924 -100,783
2018 13,929 -10,335 482,316 -114,598
2017 15,419 -10,335 492,276 -105,415
2016 16,944 -10,335 499,508 -87,907
2015 18,489 -10,335 495,769 -94,108
2014 19,751 -10,335 488,114 -74,901
2013 21,037 -10,335 487,648 -62,863
2012 22,320 -10,498 487,210 -61,536
2011 23,627 -11,577 492,271 -82,713
2010 25,031 -13,248 497,745 -116,481
2009 26,311 -14,941 505,144 -158,542
2008 27,553 -16,191 373,287 -180,533
2007 28,886 -16,588 523,745 -184,989
2006 30,213 -16,840 527,165 -186,098
2005 31,506 -17,071 537,429 -185,009
2004 32,500 -17,256 556,494 -169,736
2003 33,340 -17,380 582,173 -165,739
2002 33,572 -17,428 602,873 -150,232
2001 33,666 -17,466 601,524 -131,124
2000 34,452 -17,498 596,979 -106,772
1999 36,649 -17,542 597,916 -81,874
1998 38,628 -17,623 606,110 -62,281
1997 40,521 -17,756 613,103 -58,954
1996 42,297 -18,285 619,488 -65,766
1995 43,705 -19,092 620,376 -75,097
1994 45,210 -19,960 626,411 -71,359
1993 46,090 -20,731 633,576 -83,214
1992 46,494 -21,426 634,484 -80,661
1991 45,617 -23,014 637,622 -79,059
1990 44,465 -25,085 636,081 -40,859
1989 43,591 -27,049 636,610 -26,585
1988 43,978 -28,247 630,392 -13,046
1987 44,155 -27,958 652,960 -11,642
1986 44,520 -25,339 679,467 -7,351
1985 45,122 -21,371 705,905 6,074
1984 45,644 -17,211 723,623 11,433
1983 45,095 -14,065 719,710 18,427
1982 43,816 -12,952 701,212 -79,856
1981 42,898 -13,619 679,851 -52,839
1980 42,316 -15,277 673,815 -37,679
1979 42,449 -17,143 669,338 -44,174
1978 42,475 -18,483 658,068 -36,055
1977 42,999 -18,630 649,915 -37,879
1976 43,878 -18,084 642,829 -60,561
1975 44,736 -17,340 635,005 -52,763
1974 45,526 -16,769 628,458 -53,875
1973 47,438 -16,822 624,619 -55,659
1972 46,676 -17,934 616,411 10,735
1971 47,206 -20,322 608,784 6,306
1970 47,547 -23,371 595,337 17,997
1969 48,258 -26,304 584,979 17,491
1968 49,189 -28,424 571,123 17,293
1967 50,187 -29,147 559,577 18,470
1966 50,808 -29,065 546,378 15,453
1965 51,423 -28,611 533,443 18,847
1964 52,501 -28,066 516,334 15,600
1963 52,277 -27,757 501,548 14,350
1962 51,758 -27,936 487,925 13,546
1961 51,931 -28,416 474,818 11,972
1960 51,944 -28,952 465,049 8,807

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 Myanmar 86% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,594,615 people) and 14% is from migration (a loss of 749,272 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 79,052 people or 0.1% in Myanmar.

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
Myanmar
City Population
Yangon 6.87M
Mandalay 1.23M
Naypyidaw 1.16M
Hpa-an 422K
Mawlamyine 289K
Pathein 287K
Bago 284K
Taunggyi 265K
Myitkyina 243K
Myeik 222K

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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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