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Population in Jamaica compared to New Zealand: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 5,287,500 people in New Zealand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 5,374,272 in New Zealand.

Population statistics:

  • New Zealand's population is 1.9 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while New Zealand is the 124th.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.06% for New Zealand.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +1.6% in New Zealand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while New Zealand has grown from 4.18M to 5.37M (28.4% growth).

Jamaica vs New Zealand: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
New Zealand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica New Zealand
2100 1,075,936 5,918,837
2099 1,095,350 5,923,132
2098 1,115,242 5,927,206
2097 1,135,653 5,930,263
2096 1,156,525 5,932,907
2095 1,177,966 5,934,847
2094 1,200,045 5,936,183
2093 1,222,794 5,938,804
2092 1,246,199 5,939,085
2091 1,270,303 5,940,665
2090 1,294,988 5,941,752
2089 1,320,362 5,944,871
2088 1,346,290 5,945,635
2087 1,372,809 5,948,586
2086 1,399,955 5,951,745
2085 1,427,808 5,955,275
2084 1,456,011 5,959,115
2083 1,484,393 5,963,613
2082 1,513,542 5,966,943
2081 1,543,136 5,968,511
2080 1,573,400 5,971,082
2079 1,603,926 5,972,331
2078 1,634,499 5,972,928
2077 1,665,602 5,971,804
2076 1,696,763 5,971,386
2075 1,728,143 5,970,985
2074 1,760,036 5,969,834
2073 1,791,818 5,968,506
2072 1,823,794 5,964,548
2071 1,855,585 5,964,493
2070 1,887,318 5,963,811
2069 1,918,759 5,962,551
2068 1,950,157 5,960,918
2067 1,981,247 5,958,438
2066 2,012,035 5,954,539
2065 2,043,276 5,950,378
2064 2,073,988 5,946,851
2063 2,104,265 5,944,910
2062 2,134,508 5,940,838
2061 2,164,312 5,939,601
2060 2,194,058 5,936,094
2059 2,223,310 5,931,426
2058 2,252,286 5,925,816
2057 2,280,579 5,919,823
2056 2,308,936 5,913,287
2055 2,336,830 5,904,352
2054 2,364,245 5,894,795
2053 2,390,891 5,884,875
2052 2,416,741 5,876,162
2051 2,441,989 5,864,176
2050 2,466,771 5,852,896
2049 2,491,589 5,844,165
2048 2,515,667 5,833,178
2047 2,539,219 5,822,035
2046 2,562,324 5,809,860
2045 2,584,663 5,795,785
2044 2,606,489 5,780,884
2043 2,627,486 5,764,579
2042 2,647,490 5,746,528
2041 2,666,429 5,727,253
2040 2,684,551 5,708,874
2039 2,702,027 5,690,018
2038 2,718,374 5,669,959
2037 2,734,180 5,650,253
2036 2,748,725 5,630,126
2035 2,761,886 5,609,155
2034 2,774,297 5,588,315
2033 2,785,381 5,565,507
2032 2,795,619 5,542,488
2031 2,804,329 5,517,391
2030 2,812,297 5,491,320
2029 2,819,213 5,462,926
2028 2,825,235 5,432,752
2027 2,830,534 5,399,898
2026 2,834,980 5,364,771
2025 2,837,881 5,327,462
2024 2,839,175 5,287,500
2023 2,839,786 5,200,000
2022 2,839,144 5,081,700
2021 2,837,682 5,084,600
2020 2,830,739 5,072,400
2019 2,823,271 4,970,300
2018 2,820,097 4,900,600
2017 2,815,764 4,813,600
2016 2,809,915 4,714,100
2015 2,802,534 4,609,400
2014 2,793,749 4,516,500
2013 2,783,687 4,442,100
2012 2,772,430 4,408,100
2011 2,760,494 4,384,000
2010 2,748,568 4,350,700
2009 2,736,995 4,302,600
2008 2,725,635 4,259,800
2007 2,713,800 4,223,800
2006 2,700,968 4,184,600
2005 2,687,066 4,133,900
2004 2,672,225 4,087,500
2003 2,656,623 4,027,200
2002 2,640,572 3,948,500
2001 2,624,403 3,880,500
2000 2,607,826 3,857,700
1999 2,589,795 3,835,100
1998 2,569,736 3,815,000
1997 2,547,848 3,781,300
1996 2,524,463 3,732,000
1995 2,500,151 3,673,400
1994 2,475,220 3,620,000
1993 2,449,916 3,572,200
1992 2,424,701 3,531,700
1991 2,400,869 3,495,100
1990 2,379,877 3,329,800
1989 2,361,916 3,299,200
1988 2,345,777 3,283,400
1987 2,329,813 3,274,400
1986 2,312,125 3,246,300
1985 2,290,656 3,247,100
1984 2,264,562 3,227,100
1983 2,234,832 3,199,300
1982 2,203,889 3,156,100
1981 2,173,818 3,124,900
1980 2,145,658 3,112,900
1979 2,119,486 3,109,000
1978 2,094,836 3,121,200
1977 2,070,657 3,120,200
1976 2,045,578 3,110,500
1975 2,018,981 3,083,100
1974 1,990,906 3,023,700
1973 1,961,219 2,961,300
1972 1,931,542 2,903,900
1971 1,903,728 2,853,000
1970 1,878,196 2,810,700
1969 1,855,127 2,772,800
1968 1,833,765 2,748,100
1967 1,812,865 2,724,100
1966 1,791,475 2,675,900
1965 1,769,192 2,628,400
1964 1,745,568 2,585,400
1963 1,721,099 2,531,800
1962 1,696,932 2,482,000
1961 1,673,261 2,419,700
1960 1,650,005 2,371,800

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/new-zealand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jamaica increased by 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth), while New Zealand gained 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while New Zealand's population increased by 660,172 people (a 14% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. New Zealand was ranked 122nd in 2006 and ranked 124th 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 New Zealand will increase by 8.91% to 5,852,896 people and rank change from 124th to 122nd.

New Zealand is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 5.97M 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
New Zealand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica New Zealand
2100 -1.77% -0.07%
2099 -1.78% -0.07%
2098 -1.8% -0.05%
2097 -1.8% -0.04%
2096 -1.82% -0.03%
2095 -1.84% -0.02%
2094 -1.86% -0.04%
2093 -1.88% -0.005%
2092 -1.9% -0.03%
2091 -1.91% -0.02%
2090 -1.92% -0.05%
2089 -1.93% -0.01%
2088 -1.93% -0.05%
2087 -1.94% -0.05%
2086 -1.95% -0.06%
2085 -1.94% -0.06%
2084 -1.91% -0.08%
2083 -1.93% -0.06%
2082 -1.92% -0.03%
2081 -1.92% -0.04%
2080 -1.9% -0.02%
2079 -1.87% -0.01%
2078 -1.87% 0.02%
2077 -1.84% 0.007%
2076 -1.82% 0.007%
2075 -1.81% 0.02%
2074 -1.77% 0.02%
2073 -1.75% 0.07%
2072 -1.71% 0.001%
2071 -1.68% 0.01%
2070 -1.64% 0.02%
2069 -1.61% 0.03%
2068 -1.57% 0.04%
2067 -1.53% 0.07%
2066 -1.53% 0.07%
2065 -1.48% 0.06%
2064 -1.44% 0.03%
2063 -1.42% 0.07%
2062 -1.38% 0.02%
2061 -1.36% 0.06%
2060 -1.32% 0.08%
2059 -1.29% 0.09%
2058 -1.24% 0.1%
2057 -1.23% 0.11%
2056 -1.19% 0.15%
2055 -1.16% 0.16%
2054 -1.11% 0.17%
2053 -1.07% 0.15%
2052 -1.03% 0.2%
2051 -1% 0.19%
2050 -1% 0.15%
2049 -0.96% 0.19%
2048 -0.93% 0.19%
2047 -0.9% 0.21%
2046 -0.86% 0.24%
2045 -0.84% 0.26%
2044 -0.8% 0.28%
2043 -0.76% 0.31%
2042 -0.71% 0.34%
2041 -0.68% 0.32%
2040 -0.65% 0.33%
2039 -0.6% 0.35%
2038 -0.58% 0.35%
2037 -0.53% 0.36%
2036 -0.48% 0.37%
2035 -0.45% 0.37%
2034 -0.4% 0.41%
2033 -0.37% 0.42%
2032 -0.31% 0.45%
2031 -0.28% 0.47%
2030 -0.25% 0.52%
2029 -0.21% 0.56%
2028 -0.19% 0.61%
2027 -0.16% 0.65%
2026 -0.1% 0.7%
2025 -0.05% 0.76%
2024 -0.02% 1.68%
2023 0.02% 2.33%
2022 0.05% -0.06%
2021 0.25% 0.24%
2020 0.26% 2.05%
2019 0.11% 1.42%
2018 0.15% 1.81%
2017 0.21% 2.11%
2016 0.26% 2.27%
2015 0.31% 2.06%
2014 0.36% 1.67%
2013 0.41% 0.77%
2012 0.43% 0.55%
2011 0.43% 0.77%
2010 0.42% 1.12%
2009 0.42% 1%
2008 0.44% 0.85%
2007 0.48% 0.94%
2006 0.52% 1.23%
2005 0.56% 1.14%
2004 0.59% 1.5%
2003 0.61% 1.99%
2002 0.62% 1.75%
2001 0.64% 0.59%
2000 0.7% 0.59%
1999 0.78% 0.53%
1998 0.86% 0.89%
1997 0.93% 1.32%
1996 0.97% 1.6%
1995 1.01% 1.48%
1994 1.03% 1.34%
1993 1.04% 1.15%
1992 0.99% 1.05%
1991 0.88% 4.96%
1990 0.76% 0.93%
1989 0.69% 0.48%
1988 0.69% 0.27%
1987 0.77% 0.87%
1986 0.94% -0.02%
1985 1.15% 0.62%
1984 1.33% 0.87%
1983 1.4% 1.37%
1982 1.38% 1%
1981 1.31% 0.39%
1980 1.23% 0.13%
1979 1.18% -0.39%
1978 1.17% 0.03%
1977 1.23% 0.31%
1976 1.32% 0.89%
1975 1.41% 1.96%
1974 1.51% 2.11%
1973 1.54% 1.98%
1972 1.46% 1.78%
1971 1.36% 1.5%
1970 1.24% 1.37%
1969 1.16% 0.9%
1968 1.15% 0.88%
1967 1.19% 1.8%
1966 1.26% 1.81%
1965 1.35% 1.66%
1964 1.42% 2.12%
1963 1.42% 2.01%
1962 1.41% 2.57%
1961 1.41% 2.02%

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 New Zealand's population grew by 1.68%.

Live population counters

Jamaica New Zealand
Current population
2834980
5374272
Population rank 139/197 124/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.06%
One net population change
14.3 hours
6.01 minutes
One birth every
15.9 minutes
9.31 minutes
One death every
22.9 minutes
14 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +240
Annual growth/decline -611 +87,500
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +1.68%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 65/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
30.3 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 +17,403
Net migration rank 135/196 35/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 1,467,989
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 45/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 28.2%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 20/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
New Zealand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica New Zealand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - 17,403
2024 - -10,506 - 18,766
2023 10,072 -10,003 18,876 21,404
2022 11,215 -10,003 20,123 21,404
2021 6,382 -4,665 23,644 -14,944
2020 12,170 0 24,905 42,124
2019 13,094 -10,335 25,299 69,770
2018 13,929 -10,335 24,797 59,139
2017 15,419 -10,335 26,282 68,349
2016 16,944 -10,335 28,237 75,512
2015 18,489 -10,335 29,408 70,870
2014 19,751 -10,335 26,196 57,974
2013 21,037 -10,335 29,096 26,385
2012 22,320 -10,498 31,077 -1,015
2011 23,627 -11,577 31,302 -2,196
2010 25,031 -13,248 35,458 6,722
2009 26,311 -14,941 33,560 12,700
2008 27,553 -16,191 35,143 4,804
2007 28,886 -16,588 35,480 3,053
2006 30,213 -16,840 30,924 14,542
2005 31,506 -17,071 30,674 19,212
2004 32,500 -17,256 29,634 24,521
2003 33,340 -17,380 28,150 42,456
2002 33,572 -17,428 25,941 48,195
2001 33,666 -17,466 27,939 17,793
2000 34,452 -17,498 29,897 -6,604
1999 36,649 -17,542 28,916 -7,634
1998 38,628 -17,623 29,146 -1,387
1997 40,521 -17,756 30,137 12,040
1996 42,297 -18,285 28,997 25,169
1995 43,705 -19,092 29,828 26,743
1994 45,210 -19,960 30,372 20,420
1993 46,090 -20,731 31,685 12,638
1992 46,494 -21,426 32,067 6,460
1991 45,617 -23,014 33,518 31,156
1990 44,465 -25,085 33,298 70,432
1989 43,591 -27,049 30,749 -8,818
1988 43,978 -28,247 29,846 -17,005
1987 44,155 -27,958 27,603 -7,631
1986 44,520 -25,339 25,549 -10,234
1985 45,122 -21,371 24,126 -13,462
1984 45,644 -17,211 26,043 -901
1983 45,095 -14,065 24,315 11,464
1982 43,816 -12,952 24,207 7,982
1981 42,898 -13,619 25,374 -7,606
1980 42,316 -15,277 23,658 -15,423
1979 42,449 -17,143 26,675 -26,694
1978 42,475 -18,483 26,156 -28,783
1977 42,999 -18,630 28,020 -22,697
1976 43,878 -18,084 29,456 -9,138
1975 44,736 -17,340 31,355 13,196
1974 45,526 -16,769 33,896 27,580
1973 47,438 -16,822 35,239 28,261
1972 46,676 -17,934 38,244 17,779
1971 47,206 -20,322 40,000 7,547
1970 47,547 -23,371 37,101 4,511
1969 48,258 -26,304 38,098 -5,212
1968 49,189 -28,424 37,594 -11,853
1967 50,187 -29,147 37,974 -2,289
1966 50,808 -29,065 36,151 9,161
1965 51,423 -28,611 36,982 9,245
1964 52,501 -28,066 39,375 9,806
1963 52,277 -27,757 42,027 10,226
1962 51,758 -27,936 42,865 12,697
1961 51,931 -28,416 43,482 10,689
1960 51,944 -28,952 41,791 3,846

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 New Zealand 34.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 247,767 people) and 65.6% is from migration (a gain of 471,602 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 1,467,989 people or 28.2% in New Zealand.

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
New Zealand
City Population
Auckland 1.47M
Christchurch 383K
Wellington 216K
Hamilton 176K
Tauranga 151K
Dunedin 106K
Lower Hutt 103K
Palmerston North 81.5K
Napier 66.3K
Hibiscus Coast 59.8K

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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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