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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 6,916,140 people in Nicaragua in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 7,124,343 in Nicaragua.

Population statistics:

  • Nicaragua's population is 2.51 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Nicaragua is the 107th.
  • The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.09% for Nicaragua.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +1.33% in Nicaragua.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Nicaragua has grown from 5.42M to 7.12M (31.5% growth).

Jamaica vs Nicaragua: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Nicaragua
2100 1,075,936 8,688,116
2099 1,095,350 8,724,538
2098 1,115,242 8,760,232
2097 1,135,653 8,794,755
2096 1,156,525 8,828,433
2095 1,177,966 8,861,157
2094 1,200,045 8,892,755
2093 1,222,794 8,924,287
2092 1,246,199 8,954,488
2091 1,270,303 8,984,026
2090 1,294,988 9,012,075
2089 1,320,362 9,039,709
2088 1,346,290 9,065,862
2087 1,372,809 9,090,942
2086 1,399,955 9,115,336
2085 1,427,808 9,138,363
2084 1,456,011 9,160,205
2083 1,484,393 9,180,483
2082 1,513,542 9,199,639
2081 1,543,136 9,217,574
2080 1,573,400 9,233,677
2079 1,603,926 9,247,995
2078 1,634,499 9,260,269
2077 1,665,602 9,271,296
2076 1,696,763 9,280,355
2075 1,728,143 9,287,263
2074 1,760,036 9,293,340
2073 1,791,818 9,297,217
2072 1,823,794 9,298,930
2071 1,855,585 9,298,548
2070 1,887,318 9,296,541
2069 1,918,759 9,292,245
2068 1,950,157 9,285,519
2067 1,981,247 9,277,073
2066 2,012,035 9,266,063
2065 2,043,276 9,253,359
2064 2,073,988 9,238,451
2063 2,104,265 9,221,261
2062 2,134,508 9,201,687
2061 2,164,312 9,180,231
2060 2,194,058 9,156,164
2059 2,223,310 9,129,485
2058 2,252,286 9,100,437
2057 2,280,579 9,069,770
2056 2,308,936 9,037,076
2055 2,336,830 9,002,004
2054 2,364,245 8,964,646
2053 2,390,891 8,925,248
2052 2,416,741 8,883,323
2051 2,441,989 8,838,651
2050 2,466,771 8,791,647
2049 2,491,589 8,743,003
2048 2,515,667 8,691,701
2047 2,539,219 8,638,293
2046 2,562,324 8,583,244
2045 2,584,663 8,525,953
2044 2,606,489 8,466,669
2043 2,627,486 8,405,733
2042 2,647,490 8,342,871
2041 2,666,429 8,278,159
2040 2,684,551 8,211,510
2039 2,702,027 8,143,346
2038 2,718,374 8,072,943
2037 2,734,180 8,000,701
2036 2,748,725 7,926,969
2035 2,761,886 7,851,540
2034 2,774,297 7,774,327
2033 2,785,381 7,695,506
2032 2,795,619 7,615,273
2031 2,804,329 7,533,169
2030 2,812,297 7,449,842
2029 2,819,213 7,364,850
2028 2,825,235 7,278,061
2027 2,830,534 7,189,755
2026 2,834,980 7,100,090
2025 2,837,881 7,008,896
2024 2,839,175 6,916,140
2023 2,839,786 6,823,613
2022 2,839,144 6,730,654
2021 2,837,682 6,644,741
2020 2,830,739 6,565,267
2019 2,823,271 6,483,657
2018 2,820,097 6,400,080
2017 2,815,764 6,316,231
2016 2,809,915 6,232,666
2015 2,802,534 6,149,417
2014 2,793,749 6,066,492
2013 2,783,687 5,983,845
2012 2,772,430 5,901,287
2011 2,760,494 5,819,051
2010 2,748,568 5,737,450
2009 2,736,995 5,656,601
2008 2,725,635 5,576,593
2007 2,713,800 5,497,243
2006 2,700,968 5,418,855
2005 2,687,066 5,342,105
2004 2,672,225 5,272,912
2003 2,656,623 5,210,963
2002 2,640,572 5,149,909
2001 2,624,403 5,087,825
2000 2,607,826 5,022,633
1999 2,589,795 4,954,018
1998 2,569,736 4,883,655
1997 2,547,848 4,809,573
1996 2,524,463 4,729,974
1995 2,500,151 4,642,931
1994 2,475,220 4,549,316
1993 2,449,916 4,453,732
1992 2,424,701 4,357,026
1991 2,400,869 4,259,637
1990 2,379,877 4,162,559
1989 2,361,916 4,066,476
1988 2,345,777 3,972,320
1987 2,329,813 3,882,164
1986 2,312,125 3,794,157
1985 2,290,656 3,706,479
1984 2,264,562 3,619,104
1983 2,234,832 3,530,282
1982 2,203,889 3,438,745
1981 2,173,818 3,345,674
1980 2,145,658 3,252,403
1979 2,119,486 3,164,525
1978 2,094,836 3,080,314
1977 2,070,657 2,992,534
1976 2,045,578 2,903,851
1975 2,018,981 2,816,943
1974 1,990,906 2,732,075
1973 1,961,219 2,649,278
1972 1,931,542 2,573,578
1971 1,903,728 2,499,825
1970 1,878,196 2,423,065
1969 1,855,127 2,348,398
1968 1,833,765 2,275,836
1967 1,812,865 2,205,567
1966 1,791,475 2,137,820
1965 1,769,192 2,072,681
1964 1,745,568 2,010,176
1963 1,721,099 1,950,159
1962 1,696,932 1,892,320
1961 1,673,261 1,836,451
1960 1,650,005 1,782,370

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 Nicaragua gained 813,811 people (a 15% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Nicaragua's population increased by 891,677 people (a 14.3% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Nicaragua was ranked 109th in 2006 and ranked 107th 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 Nicaragua will increase by 23.4% to 8,791,647 people and rank change from 107th to 108th.

Nicaragua is projected to reach its peak in 2072 at 9.3M 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
Nicaragua
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Nicaragua
2100 -1.77% -0.42%
2099 -1.78% -0.41%
2098 -1.8% -0.39%
2097 -1.8% -0.38%
2096 -1.82% -0.37%
2095 -1.84% -0.36%
2094 -1.86% -0.35%
2093 -1.88% -0.34%
2092 -1.9% -0.33%
2091 -1.91% -0.31%
2090 -1.92% -0.31%
2089 -1.93% -0.29%
2088 -1.93% -0.28%
2087 -1.94% -0.27%
2086 -1.95% -0.25%
2085 -1.94% -0.24%
2084 -1.91% -0.22%
2083 -1.93% -0.21%
2082 -1.92% -0.19%
2081 -1.92% -0.17%
2080 -1.9% -0.15%
2079 -1.87% -0.13%
2078 -1.87% -0.12%
2077 -1.84% -0.1%
2076 -1.82% -0.07%
2075 -1.81% -0.07%
2074 -1.77% -0.04%
2073 -1.75% -0.02%
2072 -1.71% 0.004%
2071 -1.68% 0.02%
2070 -1.64% 0.05%
2069 -1.61% 0.07%
2068 -1.57% 0.09%
2067 -1.53% 0.12%
2066 -1.53% 0.14%
2065 -1.48% 0.16%
2064 -1.44% 0.19%
2063 -1.42% 0.21%
2062 -1.38% 0.23%
2061 -1.36% 0.26%
2060 -1.32% 0.29%
2059 -1.29% 0.32%
2058 -1.24% 0.34%
2057 -1.23% 0.36%
2056 -1.19% 0.39%
2055 -1.16% 0.42%
2054 -1.11% 0.44%
2053 -1.07% 0.47%
2052 -1.03% 0.51%
2051 -1% 0.53%
2050 -1% 0.56%
2049 -0.96% 0.59%
2048 -0.93% 0.62%
2047 -0.9% 0.64%
2046 -0.86% 0.67%
2045 -0.84% 0.7%
2044 -0.8% 0.72%
2043 -0.76% 0.75%
2042 -0.71% 0.78%
2041 -0.68% 0.81%
2040 -0.65% 0.84%
2039 -0.6% 0.87%
2038 -0.58% 0.9%
2037 -0.53% 0.93%
2036 -0.48% 0.96%
2035 -0.45% 0.99%
2034 -0.4% 1.02%
2033 -0.37% 1.05%
2032 -0.31% 1.09%
2031 -0.28% 1.12%
2030 -0.25% 1.15%
2029 -0.21% 1.19%
2028 -0.19% 1.23%
2027 -0.16% 1.26%
2026 -0.1% 1.3%
2025 -0.05% 1.34%
2024 -0.02% 1.36%
2023 0.02% 1.38%
2022 0.05% 1.29%
2021 0.25% 1.21%
2020 0.26% 1.26%
2019 0.11% 1.31%
2018 0.15% 1.33%
2017 0.21% 1.34%
2016 0.26% 1.35%
2015 0.31% 1.37%
2014 0.36% 1.38%
2013 0.41% 1.4%
2012 0.43% 1.41%
2011 0.43% 1.42%
2010 0.42% 1.43%
2009 0.42% 1.43%
2008 0.44% 1.44%
2007 0.48% 1.45%
2006 0.52% 1.44%
2005 0.56% 1.31%
2004 0.59% 1.19%
2003 0.61% 1.19%
2002 0.62% 1.22%
2001 0.64% 1.3%
2000 0.7% 1.39%
1999 0.78% 1.44%
1998 0.86% 1.54%
1997 0.93% 1.68%
1996 0.97% 1.87%
1995 1.01% 2.06%
1994 1.03% 2.15%
1993 1.04% 2.22%
1992 0.99% 2.29%
1991 0.88% 2.33%
1990 0.76% 2.36%
1989 0.69% 2.37%
1988 0.69% 2.32%
1987 0.77% 2.32%
1986 0.94% 2.37%
1985 1.15% 2.41%
1984 1.33% 2.52%
1983 1.4% 2.66%
1982 1.38% 2.78%
1981 1.31% 2.87%
1980 1.23% 2.78%
1979 1.18% 2.73%
1978 1.17% 2.93%
1977 1.23% 3.05%
1976 1.32% 3.09%
1975 1.41% 3.11%
1974 1.51% 3.13%
1973 1.54% 2.94%
1972 1.46% 2.95%
1971 1.36% 3.17%
1970 1.24% 3.18%
1969 1.16% 3.19%
1968 1.15% 3.19%
1967 1.19% 3.17%
1966 1.26% 3.14%
1965 1.35% 3.11%
1964 1.42% 3.08%
1963 1.42% 3.06%
1962 1.41% 3.04%
1961 1.41% 3.03%

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 Nicaragua's population grew by 1.36%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Nicaragua
Current population
2834980
7124343
Population rank 139/197 107/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.09%
One net population change
14.3 hours
5.68 minutes
One birth every
15.9 minutes
3.98 minutes
One death every
22.9 minutes
16.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +253
Annual growth/decline -611 +92,527
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +1.36%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 78/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
1.05 hours
Annual migration change -11,053 -8,371
Net migration rank 135/196 129/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 43,757
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 154/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 172/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Nicaragua
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Nicaragua
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -8,371
2024 - -10,506 - -8,189
2023 10,072 -10,003 100,921 -7,996
2022 11,215 -10,003 100,987 -7,996
2021 6,382 -4,665 89,213 -10,383
2020 12,170 0 90,515 -10,383
2019 13,094 -10,335 102,817 -19,730
2018 13,929 -10,335 104,814 -20,742
2017 15,419 -10,335 105,468 -21,849
2016 16,944 -10,335 106,585 -23,076
2015 18,489 -10,335 107,344 -24,353
2014 19,751 -10,335 108,420 -25,570
2013 21,037 -10,335 109,032 -26,587
2012 22,320 -10,498 110,065 -27,389
2011 23,627 -11,577 110,026 -28,221
2010 25,031 -13,248 110,475 -29,081
2009 26,311 -14,941 110,213 -29,913
2008 27,553 -16,191 110,395 -30,675
2007 28,886 -16,588 110,341 -31,357
2006 30,213 -16,840 110,073 -32,274
2005 31,506 -17,071 108,984 -33,280
2004 32,500 -17,256 106,904 -44,222
2003 33,340 -17,380 106,142 -44,931
2002 33,572 -17,428 105,805 -44,906
2001 33,666 -17,466 107,109 -43,837
2000 34,452 -17,498 109,192 -42,087
1999 36,649 -17,542 110,217 -40,095
1998 38,628 -17,623 108,862 -38,260
1997 40,521 -17,756 114,415 -36,851
1996 42,297 -18,285 116,849 -35,208
1995 43,705 -19,092 118,325 -25,889
1994 45,210 -19,960 119,565 -24,773
1993 46,090 -20,731 120,469 -24,091
1992 46,494 -21,426 121,204 -24,171
1991 45,617 -23,014 121,787 -24,028
1990 44,465 -25,085 120,677 -24,280
1989 43,591 -27,049 120,128 -24,364
1988 43,978 -28,247 117,299 -24,753
1987 44,155 -27,958 112,885 -25,127
1986 44,520 -25,339 113,054 -24,805
1985 45,122 -21,371 110,949 -23,840
1984 45,644 -17,211 110,133 -22,493
1983 45,095 -14,065 110,618 -20,620
1982 43,816 -12,952 112,468 -19,395
1981 42,898 -13,619 110,421 -17,353
1980 42,316 -15,277 108,604 -15,130
1979 42,449 -17,143 96,429 -14,152
1978 42,475 -18,483 98,419 -12,273
1977 42,999 -18,630 100,498 -11,082
1976 43,878 -18,084 98,100 -10,155
1975 44,736 -17,340 95,230 -9,349
1974 45,526 -16,769 92,505 -8,639
1973 47,438 -16,822 89,662 -7,947
1972 46,676 -17,934 76,906 -7,219
1971 47,206 -20,322 84,139 -6,328
1970 47,547 -23,371 81,127 -5,423
1969 48,258 -26,304 78,237 -4,592
1968 49,189 -28,424 75,458 -3,979
1967 50,187 -29,147 72,722 -3,666
1966 50,808 -29,065 69,883 -3,443
1965 51,423 -28,611 67,056 -3,231
1964 52,501 -28,066 64,227 -3,043
1963 52,277 -27,757 61,738 -2,881
1962 51,758 -27,936 59,547 -2,727
1961 51,931 -28,416 57,499 -2,579
1960 51,944 -28,952 55,664 -2,418

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 Nicaragua 85.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,017,084 people) and 14.5% is from migration (a loss of 172,078 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 43,757 people or 0.6% in Nicaragua.

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
Nicaragua
City Population
Managua 937K
Leon 174K
Masaya 140K
Matagalpa 133K
Chinandega 122K
Esteli 112K
Granada 105K
Jinotega 99.4K
Juigalpa 51.8K
San Juan del Sur 14.7K

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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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