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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 29,651,054 people in Nepal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 29,596,762 in Nepal.

Population statistics:

  • Nepal's population is 10.4 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Nepal is the 52nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.39% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.36% for Nepal.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +0.66% in Nepal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Nepal has grown from 26.6M to 29.6M (11.4% growth).

Jamaica vs Nepal: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Nepal
2100 1,075,936 31,902,377
2099 1,095,350 32,090,762
2098 1,115,242 32,277,789
2097 1,135,653 32,464,318
2096 1,156,525 32,647,891
2095 1,177,966 32,828,594
2094 1,200,045 33,009,460
2093 1,222,794 33,186,290
2092 1,246,199 33,361,327
2091 1,270,303 33,532,505
2090 1,294,988 33,699,660
2089 1,320,362 33,863,636
2088 1,346,290 34,022,597
2087 1,372,809 34,175,457
2086 1,399,955 34,322,945
2085 1,427,808 34,468,441
2084 1,456,011 34,605,513
2083 1,484,393 34,735,114
2082 1,513,542 34,856,938
2081 1,543,136 34,972,075
2080 1,573,400 35,080,783
2079 1,603,926 35,183,584
2078 1,634,499 35,277,254
2077 1,665,602 35,362,658
2076 1,696,763 35,440,746
2075 1,728,143 35,510,291
2074 1,760,036 35,573,094
2073 1,791,818 35,627,375
2072 1,823,794 35,670,886
2071 1,855,585 35,709,979
2070 1,887,318 35,739,580
2069 1,918,759 35,759,193
2068 1,950,157 35,770,405
2067 1,981,247 35,774,081
2066 2,012,035 35,770,220
2065 2,043,276 35,758,824
2064 2,073,988 35,737,661
2063 2,104,265 35,709,945
2062 2,134,508 35,669,839
2061 2,164,312 35,623,365
2060 2,194,058 35,567,728
2059 2,223,310 35,503,043
2058 2,252,286 35,427,419
2057 2,280,579 35,345,633
2056 2,308,936 35,253,644
2055 2,336,830 35,155,433
2054 2,364,245 35,050,330
2053 2,390,891 34,936,594
2052 2,416,741 34,816,009
2051 2,441,989 34,684,328
2050 2,466,771 34,546,267
2049 2,491,589 34,400,898
2048 2,515,667 34,250,249
2047 2,539,219 34,091,495
2046 2,562,324 33,921,975
2045 2,584,663 33,747,892
2044 2,606,489 33,566,784
2043 2,627,486 33,380,395
2042 2,647,490 33,186,321
2041 2,666,429 32,987,097
2040 2,684,551 32,781,189
2039 2,702,027 32,569,731
2038 2,718,374 32,349,742
2037 2,734,180 32,125,036
2036 2,748,725 31,892,962
2035 2,761,886 31,653,976
2034 2,774,297 31,407,460
2033 2,785,381 31,152,292
2032 2,795,619 30,890,627
2031 2,804,329 30,623,706
2030 2,812,297 30,349,201
2029 2,819,213 30,068,368
2028 2,825,235 29,780,585
2027 2,830,534 29,627,864
2026 2,834,980 29,585,230
2025 2,837,881 29,605,298
2024 2,839,175 29,651,054
2023 2,839,786 29,694,614
2022 2,839,144 29,715,436
2021 2,837,682 29,475,010
2020 2,830,739 28,966,574
2019 2,823,271 28,414,064
2018 2,820,097 28,079,689
2017 2,815,764 28,011,258
2016 2,809,915 27,955,462
2015 2,802,534 27,823,629
2014 2,793,749 27,672,370
2013 2,783,687 27,589,996
2012 2,772,430 27,534,915
2011 2,760,494 27,464,494
2010 2,748,568 27,341,952
2009 2,736,995 27,173,035
2008 2,725,635 26,990,037
2007 2,713,800 26,788,492
2006 2,700,968 26,565,425
2005 2,687,066 26,309,458
2004 2,672,225 26,016,656
2003 2,656,623 25,688,758
2002 2,640,572 25,328,981
2001 2,624,403 24,946,748
2000 2,607,826 24,546,509
1999 2,589,795 24,125,199
1998 2,569,736 23,680,357
1997 2,547,848 23,219,463
1996 2,524,463 22,741,862
1995 2,500,151 22,245,439
1994 2,475,220 21,717,479
1993 2,449,916 21,180,159
1992 2,424,701 20,609,707
1991 2,400,869 20,036,500
1990 2,379,877 19,524,573
1989 2,361,916 19,057,807
1988 2,345,777 18,638,661
1987 2,329,813 18,250,505
1986 2,312,125 17,868,124
1985 2,290,656 17,477,692
1984 2,264,562 17,085,242
1983 2,234,832 16,689,119
1982 2,203,889 16,297,987
1981 2,173,818 15,922,423
1980 2,145,658 15,553,105
1979 2,119,486 15,190,590
1978 2,094,836 14,839,695
1977 2,070,657 14,499,175
1976 2,045,578 14,177,649
1975 2,018,981 13,870,695
1974 1,990,906 13,568,435
1973 1,961,219 13,275,239
1972 1,931,542 12,989,099
1971 1,903,728 12,710,061
1970 1,878,196 12,436,190
1969 1,855,127 12,167,036
1968 1,833,765 11,906,266
1967 1,812,865 11,652,716
1966 1,791,475 11,408,710
1965 1,769,192 11,173,411
1964 1,745,568 10,946,392
1963 1,721,099 10,729,818
1962 1,696,932 10,521,116
1961 1,673,261 10,318,396
1960 1,650,005 10,123,658

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 Nepal gained 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Nepal's population increased by 1,641,300 people (a 5.87% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Nepal was ranked 43rd in 2006 and ranked 52nd 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 Nepal will increase by 16.7% to 34,546,267 people and rank change from 52nd to 58th.

Nepal is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 35.8M 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
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Nepal
2100 -1.77% -0.59%
2099 -1.78% -0.58%
2098 -1.8% -0.57%
2097 -1.8% -0.56%
2096 -1.82% -0.55%
2095 -1.84% -0.55%
2094 -1.86% -0.53%
2093 -1.88% -0.52%
2092 -1.9% -0.51%
2091 -1.91% -0.5%
2090 -1.92% -0.48%
2089 -1.93% -0.47%
2088 -1.93% -0.45%
2087 -1.94% -0.43%
2086 -1.95% -0.42%
2085 -1.94% -0.4%
2084 -1.91% -0.37%
2083 -1.93% -0.35%
2082 -1.92% -0.33%
2081 -1.92% -0.31%
2080 -1.9% -0.29%
2079 -1.87% -0.27%
2078 -1.87% -0.24%
2077 -1.84% -0.22%
2076 -1.82% -0.2%
2075 -1.81% -0.18%
2074 -1.77% -0.15%
2073 -1.75% -0.12%
2072 -1.71% -0.11%
2071 -1.68% -0.08%
2070 -1.64% -0.05%
2069 -1.61% -0.03%
2068 -1.57% -0.01%
2067 -1.53% 0.01%
2066 -1.53% 0.03%
2065 -1.48% 0.06%
2064 -1.44% 0.08%
2063 -1.42% 0.11%
2062 -1.38% 0.13%
2061 -1.36% 0.16%
2060 -1.32% 0.18%
2059 -1.29% 0.21%
2058 -1.24% 0.23%
2057 -1.23% 0.26%
2056 -1.19% 0.28%
2055 -1.16% 0.3%
2054 -1.11% 0.33%
2053 -1.07% 0.35%
2052 -1.03% 0.38%
2051 -1% 0.4%
2050 -1% 0.42%
2049 -0.96% 0.44%
2048 -0.93% 0.47%
2047 -0.9% 0.5%
2046 -0.86% 0.52%
2045 -0.84% 0.54%
2044 -0.8% 0.56%
2043 -0.76% 0.58%
2042 -0.71% 0.6%
2041 -0.68% 0.63%
2040 -0.65% 0.65%
2039 -0.6% 0.68%
2038 -0.58% 0.7%
2037 -0.53% 0.73%
2036 -0.48% 0.75%
2035 -0.45% 0.78%
2034 -0.4% 0.82%
2033 -0.37% 0.85%
2032 -0.31% 0.87%
2031 -0.28% 0.9%
2030 -0.25% 0.93%
2029 -0.21% 0.97%
2028 -0.19% 0.52%
2027 -0.16% 0.14%
2026 -0.1% -0.07%
2025 -0.05% -0.15%
2024 -0.02% -0.15%
2023 0.02% -0.07%
2022 0.05% 0.82%
2021 0.25% 1.76%
2020 0.26% 1.94%
2019 0.11% 1.19%
2018 0.15% 0.24%
2017 0.21% 0.2%
2016 0.26% 0.47%
2015 0.31% 0.55%
2014 0.36% 0.3%
2013 0.41% 0.2%
2012 0.43% 0.26%
2011 0.43% 0.45%
2010 0.42% 0.62%
2009 0.42% 0.68%
2008 0.44% 0.75%
2007 0.48% 0.84%
2006 0.52% 0.97%
2005 0.56% 1.13%
2004 0.59% 1.28%
2003 0.61% 1.42%
2002 0.62% 1.53%
2001 0.64% 1.63%
2000 0.7% 1.75%
1999 0.78% 1.88%
1998 0.86% 1.98%
1997 0.93% 2.1%
1996 0.97% 2.23%
1995 1.01% 2.43%
1994 1.03% 2.54%
1993 1.04% 2.77%
1992 0.99% 2.86%
1991 0.88% 2.62%
1990 0.76% 2.45%
1989 0.69% 2.25%
1988 0.69% 2.13%
1987 0.77% 2.14%
1986 0.94% 2.23%
1985 1.15% 2.3%
1984 1.33% 2.37%
1983 1.4% 2.4%
1982 1.38% 2.36%
1981 1.31% 2.37%
1980 1.23% 2.39%
1979 1.18% 2.36%
1978 1.17% 2.35%
1977 1.23% 2.27%
1976 1.32% 2.21%
1975 1.41% 2.23%
1974 1.51% 2.21%
1973 1.54% 2.2%
1972 1.46% 2.2%
1971 1.36% 2.2%
1970 1.24% 2.21%
1969 1.16% 2.19%
1968 1.15% 2.18%
1967 1.19% 2.14%
1966 1.26% 2.11%
1965 1.35% 2.07%
1964 1.42% 2.02%
1963 1.42% 1.98%
1962 1.41% 1.96%
1961 1.41% 1.92%

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 Nepal's population declined by 0.15%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Nepal
Current population
2834980
29596762
Population rank 139/197 52/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.36%
One net population change
14.3 hours
12.1 minutes
One birth every
15.9 minutes
54.9 seconds
One death every
22.9 minutes
2.55 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 -119
Annual growth/decline -611 -43,560
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% -0.15%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 174/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
1.45 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 -364,699
Net migration rank 135/196 193/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 470,719
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 82/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 1.6%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 142/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Nepal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Nepal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -364,699
2024 - -10,506 - -401,282
2023 10,072 -10,003 368,450 -409,782
2022 11,215 -10,003 379,021 -379,321
2021 6,382 -4,665 351,165 130,001
2020 12,170 0 373,553 162,139
2019 13,094 -10,335 387,113 182,203
2018 13,929 -10,335 394,576 -295,151
2017 15,419 -10,335 406,219 -368,787
2016 16,944 -10,335 415,921 -341,748
2015 18,489 -10,335 410,565 -221,062
2014 19,751 -10,335 423,166 -310,156
2013 21,037 -10,335 424,804 -373,064
2012 22,320 -10,498 430,151 -371,707
2011 23,627 -11,577 429,957 -347,552
2010 25,031 -13,248 432,631 -269,963
2009 26,311 -14,941 441,290 -266,144
2008 27,553 -16,191 452,353 -261,540
2007 28,886 -16,588 464,780 -252,526
2006 30,213 -16,840 475,335 -241,455
2005 31,506 -17,071 489,093 -211,024
2004 32,500 -17,256 504,853 -197,336
2003 33,340 -17,380 516,575 -168,314
2002 33,572 -17,428 525,045 -153,730
2001 33,666 -17,466 542,118 -148,973
2000 34,452 -17,498 554,506 -147,193
1999 36,649 -17,542 557,847 -122,551
1998 38,628 -17,623 562,787 -108,400
1997 40,521 -17,756 565,882 -98,454
1996 42,297 -18,285 580,099 -92,307
1995 43,705 -19,092 591,283 -86,232
1994 45,210 -19,960 578,293 -27,415
1993 46,090 -20,731 561,549 -37,782
1992 46,494 -21,426 533,029 84,113
1991 45,617 -23,014 512,233 17,056
1990 44,465 -25,085 495,202 -640
1989 43,591 -27,049 478,771 -39,808
1988 43,978 -28,247 463,581 -64,246
1987 44,155 -27,958 449,400 -72,437
1986 44,520 -25,339 434,802 -47,017
1985 45,122 -21,371 423,240 -30,154
1984 45,644 -17,211 411,122 -19,300
1983 45,095 -14,065 399,103 1,304
1982 43,816 -12,952 385,741 -3,898
1981 42,898 -13,619 374,145 -4,855
1980 42,316 -15,277 364,254 5,084
1979 42,449 -17,143 355,597 88
1978 42,475 -18,483 345,765 346
1977 42,999 -18,630 332,843 2,108
1976 43,878 -18,084 323,222 -15,119
1975 44,736 -17,340 312,479 -6,686
1974 45,526 -16,769 303,078 -4,361
1973 47,438 -16,822 288,750 -1,076
1972 46,676 -17,934 286,708 -2,107
1971 47,206 -20,322 280,752 -7,284
1970 47,547 -23,371 272,439 1,847
1969 48,258 -26,304 264,560 -527
1968 49,189 -28,424 258,259 -746
1967 50,187 -29,147 249,240 347
1966 50,808 -29,065 241,716 -3,306
1965 51,423 -28,611 233,726 -1,551
1964 52,501 -28,066 227,948 -6,087
1963 52,277 -27,757 219,586 -8,303
1962 51,758 -27,936 215,368 -9,249
1961 51,931 -28,416 209,917 -10,601
1960 51,944 -28,952 203,374 -13,223

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 Nepal 67.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,909,749 people) and 32.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,851,664 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 470,719 people or 1.6% in Nepal.

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
Nepal
City Population
Kathmandu 846K
Lalitpur 513K
Pokhara 354K
Birgunj 268K
Biratnagar 243K
Bheemdatta 105K
Dhangadhi 102K
Janakpur 97.8K
Hetauda 84.7K
Damak 75.1K

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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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