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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 86 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 2.98% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Jamaica vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Nigeria
2100 1,075,936 481,678,166
2099 1,095,350 481,494,914
2098 1,115,242 481,219,866
2097 1,135,653 480,876,108
2096 1,156,525 480,460,381
2095 1,177,966 479,976,454
2094 1,200,045 479,432,855
2093 1,222,794 478,807,152
2092 1,246,199 478,097,591
2091 1,270,303 477,274,569
2090 1,294,988 476,367,086
2089 1,320,362 475,363,859
2088 1,346,290 474,268,867
2087 1,372,809 473,072,894
2086 1,399,955 471,769,229
2085 1,427,808 470,365,292
2084 1,456,011 468,843,169
2083 1,484,393 467,224,322
2082 1,513,542 465,509,151
2081 1,543,136 463,679,779
2080 1,573,400 461,741,930
2079 1,603,926 459,680,797
2078 1,634,499 457,513,367
2077 1,665,602 455,254,796
2076 1,696,763 452,885,729
2075 1,728,143 450,402,898
2074 1,760,036 447,825,224
2073 1,791,818 445,152,156
2072 1,823,794 442,375,349
2071 1,855,585 439,499,004
2070 1,887,318 436,539,777
2069 1,918,759 433,472,204
2068 1,950,157 430,320,190
2067 1,981,247 427,066,199
2066 2,012,035 423,736,078
2065 2,043,276 420,318,527
2064 2,073,988 416,811,285
2063 2,104,265 413,231,409
2062 2,134,508 409,583,480
2061 2,164,312 405,859,509
2060 2,194,058 402,073,494
2059 2,223,310 398,228,736
2058 2,252,286 394,315,883
2057 2,280,579 390,341,867
2056 2,308,936 386,298,064
2055 2,336,830 382,193,151
2054 2,364,245 378,030,342
2053 2,390,891 373,799,276
2052 2,416,741 369,501,634
2051 2,441,989 365,149,555
2050 2,466,771 360,734,783
2049 2,491,589 356,271,401
2048 2,515,667 351,752,501
2047 2,539,219 347,169,674
2046 2,562,324 342,532,578
2045 2,584,663 337,834,528
2044 2,606,489 333,076,416
2043 2,627,486 328,256,555
2042 2,647,490 323,388,886
2041 2,666,429 318,469,120
2040 2,684,551 313,492,800
2039 2,702,027 308,474,350
2038 2,718,374 303,423,786
2037 2,734,180 298,351,344
2036 2,748,725 293,250,795
2035 2,761,886 288,138,368
2034 2,774,297 283,018,151
2033 2,785,381 277,897,810
2032 2,795,619 272,769,123
2031 2,804,329 267,666,779
2030 2,812,297 262,583,487
2029 2,819,213 257,504,936
2028 2,825,235 252,465,743
2027 2,830,534 247,457,208
2026 2,834,980 242,477,499
2025 2,837,881 237,546,527
2024 2,839,175 232,679,478
2023 2,839,786 227,882,945
2022 2,839,144 223,150,896
2021 2,837,682 218,529,286
2020 2,830,739 213,996,181
2019 2,823,271 209,485,641
2018 2,820,097 204,938,755
2017 2,815,764 200,254,579
2016 2,809,915 195,443,700
2015 2,802,534 190,671,878
2014 2,793,749 185,896,915
2013 2,783,687 181,049,443
2012 2,772,430 176,200,625
2011 2,760,494 171,379,598
2010 2,748,568 166,642,886
2009 2,736,995 162,049,464
2008 2,725,635 157,595,014
2007 2,713,800 153,267,261
2006 2,700,968 149,077,334
2005 2,687,066 145,017,253
2004 2,672,225 141,057,045
2003 2,656,623 137,202,644
2002 2,640,572 133,471,989
2001 2,624,403 129,862,595
2000 2,607,826 126,382,494
1999 2,589,795 123,047,320
1998 2,569,736 119,846,254
1997 2,547,848 116,754,792
1996 2,524,463 113,754,779
1995 2,500,151 110,819,428
1994 2,475,220 107,935,714
1993 2,449,916 105,122,069
1992 2,424,701 102,372,770
1991 2,400,869 99,720,162
1990 2,379,877 97,120,925
1989 2,361,916 94,531,014
1988 2,345,777 92,020,090
1987 2,329,813 89,591,716
1986 2,312,125 87,235,953
1985 2,290,656 84,897,973
1984 2,264,562 82,526,443
1983 2,234,832 80,438,260
1982 2,203,889 78,378,701
1981 2,173,818 76,068,103
1980 2,145,658 73,764,641
1979 2,119,486 71,498,242
1978 2,094,836 69,326,532
1977 2,070,657 67,234,590
1976 2,045,578 65,258,009
1975 2,018,981 63,410,815
1974 1,990,906 61,679,144
1973 1,961,219 60,082,139
1972 1,931,542 58,601,748
1971 1,903,728 57,214,684
1970 1,878,196 55,893,838
1969 1,855,127 54,631,914
1968 1,833,765 53,432,783
1967 1,812,865 52,293,065
1966 1,791,475 51,188,234
1965 1,769,192 50,086,764
1964 1,745,568 49,012,016
1963 1,721,099 47,973,575
1962 1,696,932 46,965,292
1961 1,673,261 45,989,310
1960 1,650,005 45,053,782

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 Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Nigeria is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 482M 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
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Nigeria
2100 -1.77% 0.04%
2099 -1.78% 0.06%
2098 -1.8% 0.07%
2097 -1.8% 0.09%
2096 -1.82% 0.1%
2095 -1.84% 0.11%
2094 -1.86% 0.13%
2093 -1.88% 0.15%
2092 -1.9% 0.17%
2091 -1.91% 0.19%
2090 -1.92% 0.21%
2089 -1.93% 0.23%
2088 -1.93% 0.25%
2087 -1.94% 0.28%
2086 -1.95% 0.3%
2085 -1.94% 0.32%
2084 -1.91% 0.35%
2083 -1.93% 0.37%
2082 -1.92% 0.39%
2081 -1.92% 0.42%
2080 -1.9% 0.45%
2079 -1.87% 0.47%
2078 -1.87% 0.5%
2077 -1.84% 0.52%
2076 -1.82% 0.55%
2075 -1.81% 0.58%
2074 -1.77% 0.6%
2073 -1.75% 0.63%
2072 -1.71% 0.65%
2071 -1.68% 0.68%
2070 -1.64% 0.71%
2069 -1.61% 0.73%
2068 -1.57% 0.76%
2067 -1.53% 0.79%
2066 -1.53% 0.81%
2065 -1.48% 0.84%
2064 -1.44% 0.87%
2063 -1.42% 0.89%
2062 -1.38% 0.92%
2061 -1.36% 0.94%
2060 -1.32% 0.97%
2059 -1.29% 0.99%
2058 -1.24% 1.02%
2057 -1.23% 1.05%
2056 -1.19% 1.07%
2055 -1.16% 1.1%
2054 -1.11% 1.13%
2053 -1.07% 1.16%
2052 -1.03% 1.19%
2051 -1% 1.22%
2050 -1% 1.25%
2049 -0.96% 1.28%
2048 -0.93% 1.32%
2047 -0.9% 1.35%
2046 -0.86% 1.39%
2045 -0.84% 1.43%
2044 -0.8% 1.47%
2043 -0.76% 1.51%
2042 -0.71% 1.54%
2041 -0.68% 1.59%
2040 -0.65% 1.63%
2039 -0.6% 1.66%
2038 -0.58% 1.7%
2037 -0.53% 1.74%
2036 -0.48% 1.77%
2035 -0.45% 1.81%
2034 -0.4% 1.84%
2033 -0.37% 1.88%
2032 -0.31% 1.91%
2031 -0.28% 1.94%
2030 -0.25% 1.97%
2029 -0.21% 2%
2028 -0.19% 2.02%
2027 -0.16% 2.05%
2026 -0.1% 2.08%
2025 -0.05% 2.09%
2024 -0.02% 2.1%
2023 0.02% 2.12%
2022 0.05% 2.11%
2021 0.25% 2.12%
2020 0.26% 2.15%
2019 0.11% 2.22%
2018 0.15% 2.34%
2017 0.21% 2.46%
2016 0.26% 2.5%
2015 0.31% 2.57%
2014 0.36% 2.68%
2013 0.41% 2.75%
2012 0.43% 2.81%
2011 0.43% 2.84%
2010 0.42% 2.83%
2009 0.42% 2.83%
2008 0.44% 2.82%
2007 0.48% 2.81%
2006 0.52% 2.8%
2005 0.56% 2.81%
2004 0.59% 2.81%
2003 0.61% 2.8%
2002 0.62% 2.78%
2001 0.64% 2.75%
2000 0.7% 2.71%
1999 0.78% 2.67%
1998 0.86% 2.65%
1997 0.93% 2.64%
1996 0.97% 2.65%
1995 1.01% 2.67%
1994 1.03% 2.68%
1993 1.04% 2.69%
1992 0.99% 2.66%
1991 0.88% 2.68%
1990 0.76% 2.74%
1989 0.69% 2.73%
1988 0.69% 2.71%
1987 0.77% 2.7%
1986 0.94% 2.75%
1985 1.15% 2.87%
1984 1.33% 2.6%
1983 1.4% 2.63%
1982 1.38% 3.04%
1981 1.31% 3.12%
1980 1.23% 3.17%
1979 1.18% 3.13%
1978 1.17% 3.11%
1977 1.23% 3.03%
1976 1.32% 2.91%
1975 1.41% 2.81%
1974 1.51% 2.66%
1973 1.54% 2.53%
1972 1.46% 2.42%
1971 1.36% 2.36%
1970 1.24% 2.31%
1969 1.16% 2.24%
1968 1.15% 2.18%
1967 1.19% 2.16%
1966 1.26% 2.2%
1965 1.35% 2.19%
1964 1.42% 2.16%
1963 1.42% 2.15%
1962 1.41% 2.12%
1961 1.41% 2.08%

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 Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Nigeria
Current population
2834980
243824469
Population rank 139/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 2.94%
One net population change
14.3 hours
6.58 seconds
One birth every
15.9 minutes
4.2 seconds
One death every
22.9 minutes
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -2 +13,141
Annual growth/decline -611 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 48/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 -15,258
Net migration rank 135/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -15,258
2024 - -10,506 - -35,202
2023 10,072 -10,003 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 11,215 -10,003 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 6,382 -4,665 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 12,170 0 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 13,094 -10,335 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 13,929 -10,335 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 15,419 -10,335 4,706,183 78,685
2016 16,944 -10,335 4,761,594 75,265
2015 18,489 -10,335 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 19,751 -10,335 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 21,037 -10,335 4,811,751 40,201
2012 22,320 -10,498 4,774,508 71,138
2011 23,627 -11,577 4,728,363 67,808
2010 25,031 -13,248 4,629,173 47,966
2009 26,311 -14,941 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 27,553 -16,191 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 28,886 -16,588 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 30,213 -16,840 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 31,506 -17,071 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 32,500 -17,256 3,877,376 46,370
2003 33,340 -17,380 3,751,120 33,857
2002 33,572 -17,428 3,606,814 69,594
2001 33,666 -17,466 3,478,370 64,163
2000 34,452 -17,498 3,343,196 74,535
1999 36,649 -17,542 3,155,425 97,195
1998 38,628 -17,623 3,003,946 145,575
1997 40,521 -17,756 2,936,500 96,885
1996 42,297 -18,285 2,882,205 84,448
1995 43,705 -19,092 2,830,771 73,243
1994 45,210 -19,960 2,735,198 128,134
1993 46,090 -20,731 2,673,675 90,200
1992 46,494 -21,426 2,596,173 138,412
1991 45,617 -23,014 2,527,807 42,760
1990 44,465 -25,085 2,491,928 135,959
1989 43,591 -27,049 2,452,324 99,588
1988 43,978 -28,247 2,376,419 93,510
1987 44,155 -27,958 2,322,397 64,418
1986 44,520 -25,339 2,295,003 29,682
1985 45,122 -21,371 2,289,784 61,514
1984 45,644 -17,211 2,278,060 113,758
1983 45,095 -14,065 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 43,816 -12,952 2,233,401 101,116
1981 42,898 -13,619 2,179,884 106,723
1980 42,316 -15,277 2,121,618 198,672
1979 42,449 -17,143 2,074,807 137,721
1978 42,475 -18,483 2,019,621 111,258
1977 42,999 -18,630 1,923,917 129,075
1976 43,878 -18,084 1,827,289 72,889
1975 44,736 -17,340 1,718,623 75,603
1974 45,526 -16,769 1,624,813 44,281
1973 47,438 -16,822 1,525,485 -618
1972 46,676 -17,934 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 47,206 -20,322 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 47,547 -23,371 1,295,507 7,953
1969 48,258 -26,304 1,213,484 6,912
1968 49,189 -28,424 1,168,254 9,615
1967 50,187 -29,147 1,082,884 18,683
1966 50,808 -29,065 1,095,582 12,513
1965 51,423 -28,611 1,061,840 32,988
1964 52,501 -28,066 1,028,272 26,411
1963 52,277 -27,757 995,116 27,115
1962 51,758 -27,936 966,452 27,906
1961 51,931 -28,416 932,111 25,515
1960 51,944 -28,952 901,301 12,131

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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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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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