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

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The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,837,077 in 2025 vs 27,917,831 people in Niger in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,177 people compared to 29,294,628 in Niger.

Population statistics:

  • Niger's population is 10.3 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Niger is the 53rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.39% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.35% for Niger.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.14% per year vs +3.45% in Niger.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.93% growth), while Niger has grown from 14.3M to 29.3M (105.3% growth).

Jamaica vs Niger: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Niger
2100 1,075,631 92,119,820
2099 1,095,039 91,758,864
2098 1,114,926 91,380,105
2097 1,135,331 90,979,507
2096 1,156,197 90,560,194
2095 1,177,632 90,121,433
2094 1,199,705 89,665,016
2093 1,222,447 89,186,290
2092 1,245,845 88,687,247
2091 1,269,943 88,169,255
2090 1,294,621 87,632,134
2089 1,319,987 87,075,435
2088 1,345,908 86,497,532
2087 1,372,420 85,901,116
2086 1,399,559 85,285,801
2085 1,427,403 84,648,237
2084 1,455,598 83,990,034
2083 1,483,973 83,310,768
2082 1,513,113 82,611,309
2081 1,542,698 81,895,814
2080 1,572,954 81,159,765
2079 1,603,471 80,409,054
2078 1,634,036 79,639,286
2077 1,665,130 78,852,089
2076 1,696,282 78,045,772
2075 1,727,653 77,223,494
2074 1,759,538 76,387,922
2073 1,791,310 75,535,687
2072 1,823,277 74,667,410
2071 1,855,059 73,784,579
2070 1,886,784 72,888,455
2069 1,918,215 71,975,811
2068 1,949,604 71,050,594
2067 1,980,685 70,111,034
2066 2,011,465 69,159,115
2065 2,042,697 68,199,397
2064 2,073,400 67,226,153
2063 2,103,669 66,242,857
2062 2,133,903 65,249,357
2061 2,163,699 64,246,142
2060 2,193,436 63,236,587
2059 2,222,680 62,219,239
2058 2,251,648 61,193,260
2057 2,279,932 60,161,411
2056 2,308,282 59,126,596
2055 2,336,168 58,084,470
2054 2,363,575 57,038,192
2053 2,390,213 55,989,073
2052 2,416,056 54,940,685
2051 2,441,297 53,889,624
2050 2,466,072 52,841,076
2049 2,490,883 51,793,560
2048 2,514,954 50,746,939
2047 2,538,499 49,703,518
2046 2,561,597 48,661,960
2045 2,583,931 47,622,548
2044 2,605,750 46,586,941
2043 2,626,741 45,557,790
2042 2,646,740 44,531,886
2041 2,665,673 43,511,370
2040 2,683,790 42,494,381
2039 2,701,261 41,482,338
2038 2,717,604 40,472,234
2037 2,733,406 39,463,944
2036 2,747,946 38,459,660
2035 2,761,103 37,458,584
2034 2,773,511 36,465,688
2033 2,784,591 35,476,260
2032 2,794,827 34,497,489
2031 2,803,535 33,527,117
2030 2,811,500 32,563,547
2029 2,818,414 31,610,576
2028 2,824,434 30,670,274
2027 2,829,732 29,741,014
2026 2,834,177 28,823,166
2025 2,837,077 27,917,831
2024 2,839,175 27,032,412
2023 2,839,786 26,159,867
2022 2,839,144 25,311,973
2021 2,837,682 24,502,140
2020 2,830,739 23,717,613
2019 2,823,271 22,947,757
2018 2,820,097 22,188,069
2017 2,815,764 21,435,446
2016 2,809,915 20,685,753
2015 2,802,534 19,939,498
2014 2,793,749 19,215,909
2013 2,783,687 18,519,898
2012 2,772,430 17,836,769
2011 2,760,494 17,176,283
2010 2,748,568 16,548,835
2009 2,736,995 15,943,675
2008 2,725,635 15,361,915
2007 2,713,800 14,803,610
2006 2,700,968 14,268,581
2005 2,687,066 13,756,192
2004 2,672,225 13,265,836
2003 2,656,623 12,796,984
2002 2,640,572 12,349,144
2001 2,624,403 11,920,647
2000 2,607,826 11,509,630
1999 2,589,795 11,117,411
1998 2,569,736 10,741,413
1997 2,547,848 10,383,969
1996 2,524,463 10,044,852
1995 2,500,151 9,714,529
1994 2,475,220 9,398,258
1993 2,449,916 9,100,789
1992 2,424,701 8,817,633
1991 2,400,869 8,546,900
1990 2,379,877 8,286,059
1989 2,361,916 8,034,780
1988 2,345,777 7,793,748
1987 2,329,813 7,561,150
1986 2,312,125 7,335,811
1985 2,290,656 7,118,457
1984 2,264,562 6,909,971
1983 2,234,832 6,708,644
1982 2,203,889 6,512,732
1981 2,173,818 6,322,006
1980 2,145,658 6,135,971
1979 2,119,486 5,955,556
1978 2,094,836 5,782,932
1977 2,070,657 5,619,716
1976 2,045,578 5,464,962
1975 2,018,981 5,317,019
1974 1,990,906 5,174,953
1973 1,961,219 5,037,865
1972 1,931,542 4,904,845
1971 1,903,728 4,776,225
1970 1,878,196 4,650,275
1969 1,855,127 4,525,725
1968 1,833,765 4,403,637
1967 1,812,865 4,283,590
1966 1,791,475 4,165,544
1965 1,769,192 4,049,695
1964 1,745,568 3,935,814
1963 1,721,099 3,823,873
1962 1,696,932 3,714,520
1961 1,673,261 3,608,162
1960 1,650,005 3,505,050

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jamaica increased by 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth), while Niger gained 6,417,172 people (a 45% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth), while Niger's population increased by 8,608,875 people (a 41.6% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Niger was ranked 64th in 2006 and ranked 53rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Jamaica's population will shrink by 13% to 2,466,072 people with a rank change from 140th to 143rd. The population of Niger will increase by 80.4% to 52,841,076 people and rank change from 53rd to 38th.

Niger is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 92.1M 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
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Niger
2100 -1.77% 0.39%
2099 -1.78% 0.41%
2098 -1.8% 0.44%
2097 -1.8% 0.46%
2096 -1.82% 0.49%
2095 -1.84% 0.51%
2094 -1.86% 0.54%
2093 -1.88% 0.56%
2092 -1.9% 0.59%
2091 -1.91% 0.61%
2090 -1.92% 0.64%
2089 -1.93% 0.67%
2088 -1.93% 0.69%
2087 -1.94% 0.72%
2086 -1.95% 0.75%
2085 -1.94% 0.78%
2084 -1.91% 0.82%
2083 -1.93% 0.85%
2082 -1.92% 0.87%
2081 -1.92% 0.91%
2080 -1.9% 0.93%
2079 -1.87% 0.97%
2078 -1.87% 1%
2077 -1.84% 1.03%
2076 -1.82% 1.06%
2075 -1.81% 1.09%
2074 -1.77% 1.13%
2073 -1.75% 1.16%
2072 -1.71% 1.2%
2071 -1.68% 1.23%
2070 -1.64% 1.27%
2069 -1.61% 1.3%
2068 -1.57% 1.34%
2067 -1.53% 1.38%
2066 -1.53% 1.41%
2065 -1.48% 1.45%
2064 -1.44% 1.48%
2063 -1.42% 1.52%
2062 -1.38% 1.56%
2061 -1.36% 1.6%
2060 -1.32% 1.64%
2059 -1.29% 1.68%
2058 -1.24% 1.72%
2057 -1.23% 1.75%
2056 -1.19% 1.79%
2055 -1.16% 1.83%
2054 -1.11% 1.87%
2053 -1.07% 1.91%
2052 -1.03% 1.95%
2051 -1% 1.98%
2050 -1% 2.02%
2049 -0.96% 2.06%
2048 -0.93% 2.1%
2047 -0.9% 2.14%
2046 -0.86% 2.18%
2045 -0.84% 2.22%
2044 -0.8% 2.26%
2043 -0.76% 2.3%
2042 -0.71% 2.35%
2041 -0.68% 2.39%
2040 -0.65% 2.44%
2039 -0.6% 2.5%
2038 -0.58% 2.55%
2037 -0.53% 2.61%
2036 -0.48% 2.67%
2035 -0.45% 2.72%
2034 -0.4% 2.79%
2033 -0.37% 2.84%
2032 -0.31% 2.89%
2031 -0.28% 2.96%
2030 -0.25% 3.01%
2029 -0.21% 3.07%
2028 -0.19% 3.12%
2027 -0.16% 3.18%
2026 -0.1% 3.24%
2025 -0.07% 3.28%
2024 -0.02% 3.34%
2023 0.02% 3.35%
2022 0.05% 3.31%
2021 0.25% 3.31%
2020 0.26% 3.35%
2019 0.11% 3.42%
2018 0.15% 3.51%
2017 0.21% 3.62%
2016 0.26% 3.74%
2015 0.31% 3.77%
2014 0.36% 3.76%
2013 0.41% 3.83%
2012 0.43% 3.85%
2011 0.43% 3.79%
2010 0.42% 3.8%
2009 0.42% 3.79%
2008 0.44% 3.77%
2007 0.48% 3.75%
2006 0.52% 3.72%
2005 0.56% 3.7%
2004 0.59% 3.66%
2003 0.61% 3.63%
2002 0.62% 3.59%
2001 0.64% 3.57%
2000 0.7% 3.53%
1999 0.78% 3.5%
1998 0.86% 3.44%
1997 0.93% 3.38%
1996 0.97% 3.4%
1995 1.01% 3.37%
1994 1.03% 3.27%
1993 1.04% 3.21%
1992 0.99% 3.17%
1991 0.88% 3.15%
1990 0.76% 3.13%
1989 0.69% 3.09%
1988 0.69% 3.08%
1987 0.77% 3.07%
1986 0.94% 3.05%
1985 1.15% 3.02%
1984 1.33% 3%
1983 1.4% 3.01%
1982 1.38% 3.02%
1981 1.31% 3.03%
1980 1.23% 3.03%
1979 1.18% 2.99%
1978 1.17% 2.9%
1977 1.23% 2.83%
1976 1.32% 2.78%
1975 1.41% 2.75%
1974 1.51% 2.72%
1973 1.54% 2.71%
1972 1.46% 2.69%
1971 1.36% 2.71%
1970 1.24% 2.75%
1969 1.16% 2.77%
1968 1.15% 2.8%
1967 1.19% 2.83%
1966 1.26% 2.86%
1965 1.35% 2.89%
1964 1.42% 2.93%
1963 1.42% 2.94%
1962 1.41% 2.95%
1961 1.41% 2.94%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Jamaica declined by 0.07%, while Niger's population grew by 3.28%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Niger
Current population
2834177
29294628
Population rank 140/197 53/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.35%
One net population change
4.19 hours
35.7 seconds
One birth every
16.2 minutes
28.2 seconds
One death every
22.6 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +2,426
Annual growth/decline -2,098 +885,419
Annual growth/decline rate -0.07% +3.28%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 9/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
1.14 hours
Annual migration change -11,053 -7,704
Net migration rank 135/196 126/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 449,236
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 85/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 140/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Niger
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Niger
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -7,704
2024 9,210 -10,506 883,987 -4,041
2023 10,072 -10,003 864,139 995
2022 11,215 -10,003 829,651 995
2021 6,382 -4,665 793,428 -4,405
2020 12,170 0 784,437 -4,402
2019 13,094 -10,335 775,474 -15,778
2018 13,929 -10,335 763,536 -3,830
2017 15,419 -10,335 752,384 -6,830
2016 16,944 -10,335 738,999 14,833
2015 18,489 -10,335 721,630 17,051
2014 19,751 -10,335 704,609 3,891
2013 21,037 -10,335 686,070 -2,543
2012 22,320 -10,498 664,009 18,714
2011 23,627 -11,577 645,175 -6,941
2010 25,031 -13,248 624,685 -8,033
2009 26,311 -14,941 602,671 -9,014
2008 27,553 -16,191 579,727 -9,847
2007 28,886 -16,588 556,808 -10,069
2006 30,213 -16,840 533,374 -10,054
2005 31,506 -17,071 511,167 -9,700
2004 32,500 -17,256 488,328 -9,070
2003 33,340 -17,380 467,295 -8,841
2002 33,572 -17,428 446,767 -9,550
2001 33,666 -17,466 428,417 -8,654
2000 34,452 -17,498 410,779 -8,522
1999 36,649 -17,542 394,212 -12,037
1998 38,628 -17,623 377,120 -7,298
1997 40,521 -17,756 358,745 -13,680
1996 42,297 -18,285 341,223 -8,057
1995 43,705 -19,092 323,630 3,843
1994 45,210 -19,960 306,026 -959
1993 46,090 -20,731 292,135 -2,269
1992 46,494 -21,426 278,690 -2,258
1991 45,617 -23,014 266,527 -1,500
1990 44,465 -25,085 256,594 73
1989 43,591 -27,049 245,278 613
1988 43,978 -28,247 237,296 -1,139
1987 44,155 -27,958 231,371 -2,338
1986 44,520 -25,339 224,365 -2,728
1985 45,122 -21,371 219,206 -6,126
1984 45,644 -17,211 213,111 -9,208
1983 45,095 -14,065 207,962 -9,209
1982 43,816 -12,952 202,012 -8,935
1981 42,898 -13,619 195,938 -7,559
1980 42,316 -15,277 189,251 -5,564
1979 42,449 -17,143 180,632 -3,495
1978 42,475 -18,483 171,614 -3,494
1977 42,999 -18,630 161,792 -3,476
1976 43,878 -18,084 154,489 -3,308
1975 44,736 -17,340 147,962 -3,254
1974 45,526 -16,769 142,606 -3,179
1973 47,438 -16,822 137,695 -2,942
1972 46,676 -17,934 133,813 -2,525
1971 47,206 -20,322 128,223 -2,277
1970 47,547 -23,371 128,184 -2,225
1969 48,258 -26,304 125,389 -2,245
1968 49,189 -28,424 123,301 -2,277
1967 50,187 -29,147 121,358 -2,289
1966 50,808 -29,065 119,314 -2,289
1965 51,423 -28,611 116,963 -2,289
1964 52,501 -28,066 115,386 -2,289
1963 52,277 -27,757 113,072 -2,289
1962 51,758 -27,936 110,280 -2,369
1961 51,931 -28,416 107,693 -2,893
1960 51,944 -28,952 105,081 -3,641

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 59.4% of the population change in Jamaica is from natural causes (a gain of 126,924 people) and 40.6% is from migration (a loss of 86,852 people). In Niger 99.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,907,665 people) and 0.07% is from migration (a loss of 5,412 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 449,236 people or 1.7% in Niger.

Biggest cities by population

Jamaica
City Population
Kingston 938K
Spanish Town 131K
Montego Bay 124K
May Pen 61.5K
Mandeville 48.3K
Old Harbour 28.7K
Linstead 22.8K
Savanna-la-Mar 22.6K
Port Antonio 14.8K
Niger
City Population
Niamey 1.5M
Maradi 267K
Zinder 236K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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