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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 26,498,823 people in North Korea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 26,659,144 in North Korea.

Population statistics:

  • North Korea's population is 9.4 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th 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 +0.18% per year vs +0.41% in North Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while North Korea has grown from 24.5M to 26.7M (8.7% growth).

Jamaica vs North Korea: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
North Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica North Korea
2100 1,075,936 19,604,631
2099 1,095,350 19,733,548
2098 1,115,242 19,862,949
2097 1,135,653 19,993,288
2096 1,156,525 20,124,518
2095 1,177,966 20,256,401
2094 1,200,045 20,388,156
2093 1,222,794 20,520,253
2092 1,246,199 20,652,961
2091 1,270,303 20,785,785
2090 1,294,988 20,918,305
2089 1,320,362 21,050,580
2088 1,346,290 21,182,325
2087 1,372,809 21,314,047
2086 1,399,955 21,445,329
2085 1,427,808 21,575,835
2084 1,456,011 21,705,777
2083 1,484,393 21,835,029
2082 1,513,542 21,964,199
2081 1,543,136 22,092,862
2080 1,573,400 22,220,948
2079 1,603,926 22,348,577
2078 1,634,499 22,475,755
2077 1,665,602 22,602,817
2076 1,696,763 22,729,499
2075 1,728,143 22,856,369
2074 1,760,036 22,983,784
2073 1,791,818 23,111,441
2072 1,823,794 23,239,261
2071 1,855,585 23,367,583
2070 1,887,318 23,496,136
2069 1,918,759 23,625,538
2068 1,950,157 23,755,136
2067 1,981,247 23,884,879
2066 2,012,035 24,015,027
2065 2,043,276 24,144,985
2064 2,073,988 24,274,257
2063 2,104,265 24,402,439
2062 2,134,508 24,529,941
2061 2,164,312 24,656,350
2060 2,194,058 24,780,911
2059 2,223,310 24,903,037
2058 2,252,286 25,023,260
2057 2,280,579 25,140,523
2056 2,308,936 25,255,342
2055 2,336,830 25,366,397
2054 2,364,245 25,474,292
2053 2,390,891 25,578,870
2052 2,416,741 25,679,963
2051 2,441,989 25,777,639
2050 2,466,771 25,871,673
2049 2,491,589 25,962,167
2048 2,515,667 26,048,593
2047 2,539,219 26,131,429
2046 2,562,324 26,210,487
2045 2,584,663 26,286,208
2044 2,606,489 26,358,331
2043 2,627,486 26,427,062
2042 2,647,490 26,491,482
2041 2,666,429 26,552,564
2040 2,684,551 26,609,557
2039 2,702,027 26,661,815
2038 2,718,374 26,708,400
2037 2,734,180 26,749,134
2036 2,748,725 26,783,304
2035 2,761,886 26,810,026
2034 2,774,297 26,828,912
2033 2,785,381 26,839,229
2032 2,795,619 26,840,944
2031 2,804,329 26,832,957
2030 2,812,297 26,814,812
2029 2,819,213 26,787,117
2028 2,825,235 26,749,227
2027 2,830,534 26,701,444
2026 2,834,980 26,643,460
2025 2,837,881 26,575,953
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 (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 North Korea gained 1,173,819 people (a 4.79% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while North Korea's population increased by 960,818 people (a 3.74% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th 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 2,466,771 people with a rank change from 139th to 143rd. The population of North Korea will decrease by 2.95% to 25,871,673 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 -0.05% 0.29%
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 (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 North Korea's population grew by 0.31%.

Live population counters

Jamaica North Korea
Current population
2834980
26659144
Population rank 139/197 57/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.32%
One net population change
14.3 hours
6.52 minutes
One birth every
15.9 minutes
1.54 minutes
One death every
22.9 minutes
2.05 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +221
Annual growth/decline -611 +80,619
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +0.31%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 150/197
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 - -10,506 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 North Korea 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,097,372 people) and 2.33% is from migration (a loss of 26,227 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
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
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 (1960–2024, 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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