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Population in Jamaica compared to North Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,837,077 in 2025 vs 26,571,036 people in North Korea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,177 people compared to 26,668,308 in North Korea.

Population statistics:

  • North Korea's population is 9.41 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while North Korea is the 57th.
  • The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.32% for North Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.14% per year vs +0.39% in North Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.93% growth), while North Korea has grown from 24.5M to 26.7M (8.74% growth).

Jamaica vs North Korea: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
North Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica North Korea
2100 1,075,631 19,601,003
2099 1,095,039 19,729,897
2098 1,114,926 19,859,274
2097 1,135,331 19,989,589
2096 1,156,197 20,120,795
2095 1,177,632 20,252,653
2094 1,199,705 20,384,384
2093 1,222,447 20,516,457
2092 1,245,845 20,649,140
2091 1,269,943 20,781,939
2090 1,294,621 20,914,434
2089 1,319,987 21,046,685
2088 1,345,908 21,178,406
2087 1,372,420 21,310,103
2086 1,399,559 21,441,361
2085 1,427,403 21,571,843
2084 1,455,598 21,701,761
2083 1,483,973 21,830,989
2082 1,513,113 21,960,135
2081 1,542,698 22,088,774
2080 1,572,954 22,216,836
2079 1,603,471 22,344,442
2078 1,634,036 22,471,597
2077 1,665,130 22,598,635
2076 1,696,282 22,725,293
2075 1,727,653 22,852,140
2074 1,759,538 22,979,532
2073 1,791,310 23,107,165
2072 1,823,277 23,234,961
2071 1,855,059 23,363,260
2070 1,886,784 23,491,789
2069 1,918,215 23,621,167
2068 1,949,604 23,750,741
2067 1,980,685 23,880,460
2066 2,011,465 24,010,584
2065 2,042,697 24,140,518
2064 2,073,400 24,269,765
2063 2,103,669 24,397,924
2062 2,133,903 24,525,403
2061 2,163,699 24,651,788
2060 2,193,436 24,776,326
2059 2,222,680 24,898,430
2058 2,251,648 25,018,630
2057 2,279,932 25,135,871
2056 2,308,282 25,250,670
2055 2,336,168 25,361,704
2054 2,363,575 25,469,578
2053 2,390,213 25,574,137
2052 2,416,056 25,675,211
2051 2,441,297 25,772,870
2050 2,466,072 25,866,886
2049 2,490,883 25,957,363
2048 2,514,954 26,043,774
2047 2,538,499 26,126,594
2046 2,561,597 26,205,638
2045 2,583,931 26,281,344
2044 2,605,750 26,353,455
2043 2,626,741 26,422,173
2042 2,646,740 26,486,580
2041 2,665,673 26,547,651
2040 2,683,790 26,604,634
2039 2,701,261 26,656,882
2038 2,717,604 26,703,458
2037 2,733,406 26,744,185
2036 2,747,946 26,778,348
2035 2,761,103 26,805,065
2034 2,773,511 26,823,948
2033 2,784,591 26,834,263
2032 2,794,827 26,835,978
2031 2,803,535 26,827,992
2030 2,811,500 26,809,850
2029 2,818,414 26,782,161
2028 2,824,434 26,744,278
2027 2,829,732 26,696,504
2026 2,834,177 26,638,530
2025 2,837,077 26,571,036
2024 2,839,175 26,498,823
2023 2,839,786 26,418,204
2022 2,839,144 26,328,845
2021 2,837,682 26,232,534
2020 2,830,739 26,136,312
2019 2,823,271 26,037,632
2018 2,820,097 25,931,147
2017 2,815,764 25,817,709
2016 2,809,915 25,698,326
2015 2,802,534 25,575,350
2014 2,793,749 25,451,262
2013 2,783,687 25,329,451
2012 2,772,430 25,211,728
2011 2,760,494 25,097,874
2010 2,748,568 24,987,258
2009 2,736,995 24,878,332
2008 2,725,635 24,764,618
2007 2,713,800 24,646,383
2006 2,700,968 24,524,507
2005 2,687,066 24,396,433
2004 2,672,225 24,254,943
2003 2,656,623 24,090,380
2002 2,640,572 23,943,973
2001 2,624,403 23,815,358
2000 2,607,826 23,665,910
1999 2,589,795 23,497,599
1998 2,569,736 23,311,564
1997 2,547,848 23,110,830
1996 2,524,463 22,895,746
1995 2,500,151 22,669,304
1994 2,475,220 22,393,975
1993 2,449,916 22,073,352
1992 2,424,701 21,750,911
1991 2,400,869 21,428,638
1990 2,379,877 21,112,137
1989 2,361,916 20,804,367
1988 2,345,777 20,503,161
1987 2,329,813 20,205,483
1986 2,312,125 19,910,855
1985 2,290,656 19,620,388
1984 2,264,562 19,335,043
1983 2,234,832 19,054,034
1982 2,203,889 18,776,357
1981 2,173,818 18,501,295
1980 2,145,658 18,236,786
1979 2,119,486 17,983,470
1978 2,094,836 17,735,995
1977 2,070,657 17,492,798
1976 2,045,578 17,243,450
1975 2,018,981 16,971,055
1974 1,990,906 16,673,121
1973 1,961,219 16,350,367
1972 1,931,542 15,975,069
1971 1,903,728 15,572,457
1970 1,878,196 15,172,775
1969 1,855,127 14,767,615
1968 1,833,765 14,365,596
1967 1,812,865 13,958,350
1966 1,791,475 13,569,094
1965 1,769,192 13,219,369
1964 1,745,568 12,889,770
1963 1,721,099 12,567,057
1962 1,696,932 12,262,882
1961 1,673,261 11,990,713
1960 1,650,005 11,722,953

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jamaica increased by 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth), while North Korea gained 1,173,819 people (a 4.79% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth), while North Korea's population increased by 969,982 people (a 3.77% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. North Korea was ranked 46th in 2006 and ranked 57th 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 North Korea will decrease by 3.01% to 25,866,886 people and rank change from 57th to 66th.

North Korea is projected to reach its peak in 2032 at 26.8M 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
North Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica North Korea
2100 -1.77% -0.65%
2099 -1.78% -0.65%
2098 -1.8% -0.65%
2097 -1.8% -0.65%
2096 -1.82% -0.65%
2095 -1.84% -0.65%
2094 -1.86% -0.64%
2093 -1.88% -0.64%
2092 -1.9% -0.64%
2091 -1.91% -0.63%
2090 -1.92% -0.63%
2089 -1.93% -0.62%
2088 -1.93% -0.62%
2087 -1.94% -0.61%
2086 -1.95% -0.6%
2085 -1.94% -0.6%
2084 -1.91% -0.59%
2083 -1.93% -0.59%
2082 -1.92% -0.58%
2081 -1.92% -0.58%
2080 -1.9% -0.57%
2079 -1.87% -0.57%
2078 -1.87% -0.56%
2077 -1.84% -0.56%
2076 -1.82% -0.56%
2075 -1.81% -0.55%
2074 -1.77% -0.55%
2073 -1.75% -0.55%
2072 -1.71% -0.55%
2071 -1.68% -0.55%
2070 -1.64% -0.55%
2069 -1.61% -0.55%
2068 -1.57% -0.54%
2067 -1.53% -0.54%
2066 -1.53% -0.54%
2065 -1.48% -0.53%
2064 -1.44% -0.53%
2063 -1.42% -0.52%
2062 -1.38% -0.51%
2061 -1.36% -0.5%
2060 -1.32% -0.49%
2059 -1.29% -0.48%
2058 -1.24% -0.47%
2057 -1.23% -0.45%
2056 -1.19% -0.44%
2055 -1.16% -0.42%
2054 -1.11% -0.41%
2053 -1.07% -0.39%
2052 -1.03% -0.38%
2051 -1% -0.36%
2050 -1% -0.35%
2049 -0.96% -0.33%
2048 -0.93% -0.32%
2047 -0.9% -0.3%
2046 -0.86% -0.29%
2045 -0.84% -0.27%
2044 -0.8% -0.26%
2043 -0.76% -0.24%
2042 -0.71% -0.23%
2041 -0.68% -0.21%
2040 -0.65% -0.2%
2039 -0.6% -0.17%
2038 -0.58% -0.15%
2037 -0.53% -0.13%
2036 -0.48% -0.1%
2035 -0.45% -0.07%
2034 -0.4% -0.04%
2033 -0.37% -0.006%
2032 -0.31% 0.03%
2031 -0.28% 0.07%
2030 -0.25% 0.1%
2029 -0.21% 0.14%
2028 -0.19% 0.18%
2027 -0.16% 0.22%
2026 -0.1% 0.25%
2025 -0.07% 0.27%
2024 -0.02% 0.31%
2023 0.02% 0.34%
2022 0.05% 0.37%
2021 0.25% 0.37%
2020 0.26% 0.38%
2019 0.11% 0.41%
2018 0.15% 0.44%
2017 0.21% 0.46%
2016 0.26% 0.48%
2015 0.31% 0.49%
2014 0.36% 0.48%
2013 0.41% 0.47%
2012 0.43% 0.45%
2011 0.43% 0.44%
2010 0.42% 0.44%
2009 0.42% 0.46%
2008 0.44% 0.48%
2007 0.48% 0.5%
2006 0.52% 0.52%
2005 0.56% 0.58%
2004 0.59% 0.68%
2003 0.61% 0.61%
2002 0.62% 0.54%
2001 0.64% 0.63%
2000 0.7% 0.72%
1999 0.78% 0.8%
1998 0.86% 0.87%
1997 0.93% 0.94%
1996 0.97% 1%
1995 1.01% 1.23%
1994 1.03% 1.45%
1993 1.04% 1.48%
1992 0.99% 1.5%
1991 0.88% 1.5%
1990 0.76% 1.48%
1989 0.69% 1.47%
1988 0.69% 1.47%
1987 0.77% 1.48%
1986 0.94% 1.48%
1985 1.15% 1.48%
1984 1.33% 1.47%
1983 1.4% 1.48%
1982 1.38% 1.49%
1981 1.31% 1.45%
1980 1.23% 1.41%
1979 1.18% 1.4%
1978 1.17% 1.39%
1977 1.23% 1.45%
1976 1.32% 1.61%
1975 1.41% 1.79%
1974 1.51% 1.97%
1973 1.54% 2.35%
1972 1.46% 2.59%
1971 1.36% 2.63%
1970 1.24% 2.74%
1969 1.16% 2.8%
1968 1.15% 2.92%
1967 1.19% 2.87%
1966 1.26% 2.65%
1965 1.35% 2.56%
1964 1.42% 2.57%
1963 1.42% 2.48%
1962 1.41% 2.27%
1961 1.41% 2.28%

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

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In 2025, the population of Jamaica declined by 0.07%, while North Korea's population grew by 0.27%.

Live population counters

Jamaica North Korea
Current population
2834177
26668308
Population rank 140/197 57/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.32%
One net population change
4.19 hours
7.3 minutes
One birth every
16.2 minutes
1.54 minutes
One death every
22.6 minutes
2.01 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +198
Annual growth/decline -2,098 +72,213
Annual growth/decline rate -0.07% +0.27%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 146/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
3.15 hours
Annual migration change -11,053 -2,787
Net migration rank 135/196 104/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 50,439
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 150/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 189/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
North Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica North Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -2,787
2024 9,210 -10,506 79,496 -2,473
2023 10,072 -10,003 86,203 -1,997
2022 11,215 -10,003 96,495 -1,997
2021 6,382 -4,665 99,710 -1,585
2020 12,170 0 95,920 -1,585
2019 13,094 -10,335 106,208 -3,142
2018 13,929 -10,335 113,164 -3,225
2017 15,419 -10,335 120,181 -3,224
2016 16,944 -10,335 125,048 -3,222
2015 18,489 -10,335 127,365 -3,208
2014 19,751 -10,335 127,078 -3,042
2013 21,037 -10,335 122,519 -2,933
2012 22,320 -10,498 118,773 -2,919
2011 23,627 -11,577 114,798 -2,957
2010 25,031 -13,248 112,443 -3,053
2009 26,311 -14,941 111,530 -3,058
2008 27,553 -16,191 122,015 -3,051
2007 28,886 -16,588 120,521 -3,021
2006 30,213 -16,840 129,171 -2,948
2005 31,506 -17,071 132,765 -2,861
2004 32,500 -17,256 155,838 -2,758
2003 33,340 -17,380 178,775 -2,717
2002 33,572 -17,428 119,504 -2,763
2001 33,666 -17,466 143,321 -2,884
2000 34,452 -17,498 161,591 -3,142
1999 36,649 -17,542 181,613 -3,443
1998 38,628 -17,623 197,589 -3,706
1997 40,521 -17,756 211,325 -3,745
1996 42,297 -18,285 226,095 -3,512
1995 43,705 -19,092 233,381 -3,094
1994 45,210 -19,960 320,861 -517
1993 46,090 -20,731 320,880 0
1992 46,494 -21,426 324,002 0
1991 45,617 -23,014 320,551 0
1990 44,465 -25,085 312,460 0
1989 43,591 -27,049 303,078 0
1988 43,978 -28,247 299,305 0
1987 44,155 -27,958 296,030 0
1986 44,520 -25,339 293,227 0
1985 45,122 -21,371 287,714 0
1984 45,644 -17,211 282,987 0
1983 45,095 -14,065 279,046 0
1982 43,816 -12,952 276,332 0
1981 42,898 -13,619 273,800 0
1980 42,316 -15,277 255,206 0
1979 42,449 -17,143 251,409 0
1978 42,475 -18,483 243,533 0
1977 42,999 -18,630 242,870 0
1976 43,878 -18,084 255,841 0
1975 44,736 -17,340 288,966 0
1974 45,526 -16,769 306,902 0
1973 47,438 -16,822 338,600 0
1972 46,676 -17,934 411,997 0
1971 47,206 -20,322 393,220 0
1970 47,547 -23,371 406,129 0
1969 48,258 -26,304 404,189 0
1968 49,189 -28,424 399,837 0
1967 50,187 -29,147 414,632 0
1966 50,808 -29,065 363,882 0
1965 51,423 -28,611 335,587 0
1964 52,501 -28,066 323,623 0
1963 52,277 -27,757 321,805 0
1962 51,758 -27,936 286,534 0
1961 51,931 -28,416 257,788 0
1960 51,944 -28,952 277,717 0

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

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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 North Korea 97.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,049,790 people) and 2.39% is from migration (a loss of 25,658 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 50,439 people or 0.2% in North Korea.

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
North Korea
City Population
Pyongyang 2.86M
Hamhung 769K
Chongjin 668K
Sunchon 437K
Nampo 367K
Wonsan 363K
Sinuiju 359K
Tanchon 346K
Kaechon 320K
Kaesong 308K

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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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