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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 27,032,412 people in Niger in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 29,080,898 in Niger.

Population statistics:

  • Niger's population is 10.3 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th 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 +0.18% per year vs +3.5% in Niger.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Niger has grown from 14.3M to 29.1M (103.8% growth).

Jamaica vs Niger: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Niger
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Niger
2100 1,075,936 92,149,803
2099 1,095,350 91,788,730
2098 1,115,242 91,409,848
2097 1,135,653 91,009,119
2096 1,156,525 90,589,670
2095 1,177,966 90,150,766
2094 1,200,045 89,694,201
2093 1,222,794 89,215,318
2092 1,246,199 88,716,114
2091 1,270,303 88,197,952
2090 1,294,988 87,660,657
2089 1,320,362 87,103,777
2088 1,346,290 86,525,686
2087 1,372,809 85,929,075
2086 1,399,955 85,313,560
2085 1,427,808 84,675,788
2084 1,456,011 84,017,371
2083 1,484,393 83,337,884
2082 1,513,542 82,638,198
2081 1,543,136 81,922,470
2080 1,573,400 81,186,181
2079 1,603,926 80,435,226
2078 1,634,499 79,665,207
2077 1,665,602 78,877,754
2076 1,696,763 78,071,174
2075 1,728,143 77,248,629
2074 1,760,036 76,412,785
2073 1,791,818 75,560,272
2072 1,823,794 74,691,713
2071 1,855,585 73,808,594
2070 1,887,318 72,912,178
2069 1,918,759 71,999,238
2068 1,950,157 71,073,720
2067 1,981,247 70,133,854
2066 2,012,035 69,181,625
2065 2,043,276 68,221,595
2064 2,073,988 67,248,034
2063 2,104,265 66,264,418
2062 2,134,508 65,270,595
2061 2,164,312 64,267,053
2060 2,194,058 63,257,169
2059 2,223,310 62,239,490
2058 2,252,286 61,213,177
2057 2,280,579 60,180,993
2056 2,308,936 59,145,841
2055 2,336,830 58,103,375
2054 2,364,245 57,056,756
2053 2,390,891 56,007,297
2052 2,416,741 54,958,567
2051 2,441,989 53,907,164
2050 2,466,771 52,858,275
2049 2,491,589 51,810,418
2048 2,515,667 50,763,456
2047 2,539,219 49,719,695
2046 2,562,324 48,677,799
2045 2,584,663 47,638,048
2044 2,606,489 46,602,104
2043 2,627,486 45,572,618
2042 2,647,490 44,546,381
2041 2,666,429 43,525,533
2040 2,684,551 42,508,212
2039 2,702,027 41,495,840
2038 2,718,374 40,485,407
2037 2,734,180 39,476,789
2036 2,748,725 38,472,178
2035 2,761,886 37,470,776
2034 2,774,297 36,477,557
2033 2,785,381 35,487,806
2032 2,795,619 34,508,717
2031 2,804,329 33,538,029
2030 2,812,297 32,574,145
2029 2,819,213 31,620,865
2028 2,825,235 30,680,257
2027 2,830,534 29,750,695
2026 2,834,980 28,832,547
2025 2,837,881 27,926,917
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Niger's population increased by 8,395,145 people (a 40.6% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th 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 2,466,771 people with a rank change from 139th to 143rd. The population of Niger will increase by 81.8% to 52,858,275 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 -0.05% 3.31%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Jamaica declined by 0.02%, while Niger's population grew by 3.34%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Niger
Current population
2834980
29080898
Population rank 139/197 53/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.35%
One net population change
14.3 hours
36.1 seconds
One birth every
15.9 minutes
28.8 seconds
One death every
22.9 minutes
2.27 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +2,391
Annual growth/decline -611 +872,545
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +3.34%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 10/197
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 - -10,506 - -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 2026-04-06).

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

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 Niger 100% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,728,287 people) and 0.03% is from migration (a gain of 2,520 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
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
Niger
City Population
Niamey 1.5M
Maradi 267K
Zinder 236K

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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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