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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 3,030,131 people in Namibia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 3,173,089 in Namibia.

Population statistics:

  • Namibia's population is 1.12 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Namibia is the 134th.
  • The countries together account for 0.07% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.04% for Namibia.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +2.73% in Namibia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Namibia has grown from 1.99M to 3.17M (59.3% growth).

Jamaica vs Namibia: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Namibia
2100 1,075,936 5,958,153
2099 1,095,350 5,952,623
2098 1,115,242 5,947,142
2097 1,135,653 5,942,285
2096 1,156,525 5,938,162
2095 1,177,966 5,930,395
2094 1,200,045 5,922,248
2093 1,222,794 5,911,235
2092 1,246,199 5,899,026
2091 1,270,303 5,886,490
2090 1,294,988 5,871,938
2089 1,320,362 5,858,234
2088 1,346,290 5,842,720
2087 1,372,809 5,825,856
2086 1,399,955 5,806,643
2085 1,427,808 5,789,246
2084 1,456,011 5,771,050
2083 1,484,393 5,751,610
2082 1,513,542 5,730,648
2081 1,543,136 5,707,476
2080 1,573,400 5,682,842
2079 1,603,926 5,659,698
2078 1,634,499 5,634,313
2077 1,665,602 5,608,096
2076 1,696,763 5,580,829
2075 1,728,143 5,551,107
2074 1,760,036 5,522,025
2073 1,791,818 5,494,180
2072 1,823,794 5,464,749
2071 1,855,585 5,434,461
2070 1,887,318 5,403,822
2069 1,918,759 5,371,517
2068 1,950,157 5,336,950
2067 1,981,247 5,300,707
2066 2,012,035 5,263,191
2065 2,043,276 5,227,346
2064 2,073,988 5,190,323
2063 2,104,265 5,150,579
2062 2,134,508 5,109,760
2061 2,164,312 5,068,478
2060 2,194,058 5,023,587
2059 2,223,310 4,979,591
2058 2,252,286 4,933,964
2057 2,280,579 4,887,985
2056 2,308,936 4,840,537
2055 2,336,830 4,790,848
2054 2,364,245 4,741,942
2053 2,390,891 4,691,180
2052 2,416,741 4,639,835
2051 2,441,989 4,587,353
2050 2,466,771 4,533,502
2049 2,491,589 4,482,650
2048 2,515,667 4,430,309
2047 2,539,219 4,373,597
2046 2,562,324 4,318,050
2045 2,584,663 4,259,166
2044 2,606,489 4,202,338
2043 2,627,486 4,144,892
2042 2,647,490 4,088,713
2041 2,666,429 4,032,347
2040 2,684,551 3,976,987
2039 2,702,027 3,920,720
2038 2,718,374 3,862,015
2037 2,734,180 3,804,482
2036 2,748,725 3,747,072
2035 2,761,886 3,689,163
2034 2,774,297 3,631,737
2033 2,785,381 3,575,000
2032 2,795,619 3,516,310
2031 2,804,329 3,456,265
2030 2,812,297 3,395,964
2029 2,819,213 3,336,698
2028 2,825,235 3,277,428
2027 2,830,534 3,216,917
2026 2,834,980 3,156,839
2025 2,837,881 3,094,769
2024 2,839,175 3,030,131
2023 2,839,786 2,963,095
2022 2,839,144 2,889,662
2021 2,837,682 2,810,548
2020 2,830,739 2,728,762
2019 2,823,271 2,650,494
2018 2,820,097 2,577,327
2017 2,815,764 2,506,853
2016 2,809,915 2,439,213
2015 2,802,534 2,374,300
2014 2,793,749 2,312,139
2013 2,783,687 2,252,508
2012 2,772,430 2,194,654
2011 2,760,494 2,146,325
2010 2,748,568 2,109,811
2009 2,736,995 2,077,394
2008 2,725,635 2,047,056
2007 2,713,800 2,018,600
2006 2,700,968 1,991,888
2005 2,687,066 1,966,582
2004 2,672,225 1,942,082
2003 2,656,623 1,917,464
2002 2,640,572 1,889,970
2001 2,624,403 1,857,048
2000 2,607,826 1,818,647
1999 2,589,795 1,776,368
1998 2,569,736 1,732,745
1997 2,547,848 1,689,264
1996 2,524,463 1,646,103
1995 2,500,151 1,602,170
1994 2,475,220 1,556,304
1993 2,449,916 1,508,697
1992 2,424,701 1,461,322
1991 2,400,869 1,415,684
1990 2,379,877 1,369,303
1989 2,361,916 1,288,947
1988 2,345,777 1,209,696
1987 2,329,813 1,167,889
1986 2,312,125 1,131,081
1985 2,290,656 1,096,890
1984 2,264,562 1,065,989
1983 2,234,832 1,037,511
1982 2,203,889 1,010,308
1981 2,173,818 992,500
1980 2,145,658 981,434
1979 2,119,486 962,825
1978 2,094,836 947,269
1977 2,070,657 931,104
1976 2,045,578 906,566
1975 2,018,981 881,032
1974 1,990,906 854,320
1973 1,961,219 828,928
1972 1,931,542 804,399
1971 1,903,728 780,584
1970 1,878,196 757,868
1969 1,855,127 736,120
1968 1,833,765 715,542
1967 1,812,865 696,045
1966 1,791,475 677,655
1965 1,769,192 660,558
1964 1,745,568 644,530
1963 1,721,099 629,589
1962 1,696,932 615,759
1961 1,673,261 603,067
1960 1,650,005 591,465

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/namibia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jamaica increased by 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth), while Namibia gained 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Namibia's population increased by 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Namibia was ranked 143rd in 2006 and ranked 134th 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 Namibia will increase by 42.9% to 4,533,502 people and rank change from 134th to 131st.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M 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
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Namibia
2100 -1.77% 0.09%
2099 -1.78% 0.09%
2098 -1.8% 0.08%
2097 -1.8% 0.07%
2096 -1.82% 0.13%
2095 -1.84% 0.14%
2094 -1.86% 0.19%
2093 -1.88% 0.21%
2092 -1.9% 0.21%
2091 -1.91% 0.25%
2090 -1.92% 0.23%
2089 -1.93% 0.27%
2088 -1.93% 0.29%
2087 -1.94% 0.33%
2086 -1.95% 0.3%
2085 -1.94% 0.32%
2084 -1.91% 0.34%
2083 -1.93% 0.37%
2082 -1.92% 0.41%
2081 -1.92% 0.43%
2080 -1.9% 0.41%
2079 -1.87% 0.45%
2078 -1.87% 0.47%
2077 -1.84% 0.49%
2076 -1.82% 0.54%
2075 -1.81% 0.53%
2074 -1.77% 0.51%
2073 -1.75% 0.54%
2072 -1.71% 0.56%
2071 -1.68% 0.57%
2070 -1.64% 0.6%
2069 -1.61% 0.65%
2068 -1.57% 0.68%
2067 -1.53% 0.71%
2066 -1.53% 0.69%
2065 -1.48% 0.71%
2064 -1.44% 0.77%
2063 -1.42% 0.8%
2062 -1.38% 0.81%
2061 -1.36% 0.89%
2060 -1.32% 0.88%
2059 -1.29% 0.92%
2058 -1.24% 0.94%
2057 -1.23% 0.98%
2056 -1.19% 1.04%
2055 -1.16% 1.03%
2054 -1.11% 1.08%
2053 -1.07% 1.11%
2052 -1.03% 1.14%
2051 -1% 1.19%
2050 -1% 1.13%
2049 -0.96% 1.18%
2048 -0.93% 1.3%
2047 -0.9% 1.29%
2046 -0.86% 1.38%
2045 -0.84% 1.35%
2044 -0.8% 1.39%
2043 -0.76% 1.37%
2042 -0.71% 1.4%
2041 -0.68% 1.39%
2040 -0.65% 1.44%
2039 -0.6% 1.52%
2038 -0.58% 1.51%
2037 -0.53% 1.53%
2036 -0.48% 1.57%
2035 -0.45% 1.58%
2034 -0.4% 1.59%
2033 -0.37% 1.67%
2032 -0.31% 1.74%
2031 -0.28% 1.78%
2030 -0.25% 1.78%
2029 -0.21% 1.81%
2028 -0.19% 1.88%
2027 -0.16% 1.9%
2026 -0.1% 2.01%
2025 -0.05% 2.13%
2024 -0.02% 2.26%
2023 0.02% 2.54%
2022 0.05% 2.81%
2021 0.25% 3%
2020 0.26% 2.95%
2019 0.11% 2.84%
2018 0.15% 2.81%
2017 0.21% 2.77%
2016 0.26% 2.73%
2015 0.31% 2.69%
2014 0.36% 2.65%
2013 0.41% 2.64%
2012 0.43% 2.25%
2011 0.43% 1.73%
2010 0.42% 1.56%
2009 0.42% 1.48%
2008 0.44% 1.41%
2007 0.48% 1.34%
2006 0.52% 1.29%
2005 0.56% 1.26%
2004 0.59% 1.28%
2003 0.61% 1.45%
2002 0.62% 1.77%
2001 0.64% 2.11%
2000 0.7% 2.38%
1999 0.78% 2.52%
1998 0.86% 2.57%
1997 0.93% 2.62%
1996 0.97% 2.74%
1995 1.01% 2.95%
1994 1.03% 3.16%
1993 1.04% 3.24%
1992 0.99% 3.22%
1991 0.88% 3.39%
1990 0.76% 6.23%
1989 0.69% 6.55%
1988 0.69% 3.58%
1987 0.77% 3.25%
1986 0.94% 3.12%
1985 1.15% 2.9%
1984 1.33% 2.74%
1983 1.4% 2.69%
1982 1.38% 1.79%
1981 1.31% 1.13%
1980 1.23% 1.93%
1979 1.18% 1.64%
1978 1.17% 1.74%
1977 1.23% 2.71%
1976 1.32% 2.9%
1975 1.41% 3.13%
1974 1.51% 3.06%
1973 1.54% 3.05%
1972 1.46% 3.05%
1971 1.36% 3%
1970 1.24% 2.95%
1969 1.16% 2.88%
1968 1.15% 2.8%
1967 1.19% 2.71%
1966 1.26% 2.59%
1965 1.35% 2.49%
1964 1.42% 2.37%
1963 1.42% 2.25%
1962 1.41% 2.1%
1961 1.41% 1.96%

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 Namibia's population grew by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Namibia
Current population
2834980
3173089
Population rank 139/197 134/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.04%
One net population change
14.3 hours
7.84 minutes
One birth every
15.9 minutes
6.85 minutes
One death every
22.9 minutes
28.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +184
Annual growth/decline -611 +67,036
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +2.26%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 41/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
4.71 hours
Annual migration change -11,053 +1,866
Net migration rank 135/196 57/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 116,035
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 127/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 108/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Namibia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Namibia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - 1,866
2024 - -10,506 - 4,211
2023 10,072 -10,003 58,435 11,675
2022 11,215 -10,003 54,534 22,212
2021 6,382 -4,665 50,160 31,327
2020 12,170 0 55,034 27,056
2019 13,094 -10,335 54,769 19,676
2018 13,929 -10,335 53,970 17,920
2017 15,419 -10,335 52,975 16,080
2016 16,944 -10,335 52,228 14,002
2015 18,489 -10,335 50,846 12,755
2014 19,751 -10,335 49,581 11,134
2013 21,037 -10,335 47,801 10,748
2012 22,320 -10,498 46,204 10,957
2011 23,627 -11,577 43,557 -4,067
2010 25,031 -13,248 42,046 -8,518
2009 26,311 -14,941 39,942 -8,626
2008 27,553 -16,191 38,147 -8,775
2007 28,886 -16,588 36,430 -8,905
2006 30,213 -16,840 34,690 -8,792
2005 31,506 -17,071 32,909 -8,195
2004 32,500 -17,256 31,478 -7,192
2003 33,340 -17,380 31,115 -6,153
2002 33,572 -17,428 31,947 -1,913
2001 33,666 -17,466 32,942 2,869
2000 34,452 -17,498 35,280 5,709
1999 36,649 -17,542 37,233 6,333
1998 38,628 -17,623 37,500 6,180
1997 40,521 -17,756 37,256 6,023
1996 42,297 -18,285 37,177 5,866
1995 43,705 -19,092 39,119 5,712
1994 45,210 -19,960 41,316 5,578
1993 46,090 -20,731 42,861 5,464
1992 46,494 -21,426 43,945 2,487
1991 45,617 -23,014 44,523 309
1990 44,465 -25,085 43,956 3,969
1989 43,591 -27,049 37,715 75,072
1988 43,978 -28,247 34,798 10,916
1987 44,155 -27,958 33,340 4,559
1986 44,520 -25,339 31,764 3,953
1985 45,122 -21,371 30,575 2,090
1984 45,644 -17,211 29,395 -267
1983 45,095 -14,065 28,307 -481
1982 43,816 -12,952 27,474 -889
1981 42,898 -13,619 27,938 -18,901
1980 42,316 -15,277 28,142 -15,041
1979 42,449 -17,143 28,930 -4,818
1978 42,475 -18,483 29,821 -22,827
1977 42,999 -18,630 29,241 -3,907
1976 43,878 -18,084 28,785 -5,048
1975 44,736 -17,340 27,882 -553
1974 45,526 -16,769 26,844 -744
1973 47,438 -16,822 25,754 -1,066
1972 46,676 -17,934 24,606 -236
1971 47,206 -20,322 23,467 -208
1970 47,547 -23,371 22,414 -244
1969 48,258 -26,304 21,387 -57
1968 49,189 -28,424 20,470 -636
1967 50,187 -29,147 19,498 -339
1966 50,808 -29,065 18,635 -1,023
1965 51,423 -28,611 17,902 -1,327
1964 52,501 -28,066 17,134 -1,660
1963 52,277 -27,757 16,430 -2,016
1962 51,758 -27,936 15,656 -2,403
1961 51,931 -28,416 14,936 -2,807
1960 51,944 -28,952 14,307 -3,227

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 Namibia 74.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 532,532 people) and 25.7% is from migration (a gain of 183,837 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 116,035 people or 3.8% in Namibia.

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
Namibia
City Population
Windhoek 431K
Walvis Bay 103K
Swakopmund 75.9K
Otjiwarongo 49K
Rehoboth 40.8K
Tsumeb 35K
Gobabis 33.4K
Mariental 18.5K
Oshikango 12.4K
Omaruru 10.8K

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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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