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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 5,281,538 people in Oman in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 5,761,708 in Oman.

Population statistics:

  • Oman's population is 2.03 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Oman is the 117th.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.07% for Oman.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +2.99% in Oman.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Oman has grown from 2.51M to 5.76M (129.1% growth).

Jamaica vs Oman: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Oman
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Oman
2100 1,075,936 12,326,703
2099 1,095,350 12,244,321
2098 1,115,242 12,161,347
2097 1,135,653 12,077,858
2096 1,156,525 11,994,015
2095 1,177,966 11,909,754
2094 1,200,045 11,825,095
2093 1,222,794 11,740,085
2092 1,246,199 11,654,790
2091 1,270,303 11,569,356
2090 1,294,988 11,483,782
2089 1,320,362 11,398,109
2088 1,346,290 11,312,508
2087 1,372,809 11,227,223
2086 1,399,955 11,141,991
2085 1,427,808 11,056,984
2084 1,456,011 10,972,191
2083 1,484,393 10,887,525
2082 1,513,542 10,802,994
2081 1,543,136 10,718,800
2080 1,573,400 10,634,723
2079 1,603,926 10,550,794
2078 1,634,499 10,466,970
2077 1,665,602 10,383,169
2076 1,696,763 10,299,342
2075 1,728,143 10,215,493
2074 1,760,036 10,131,547
2073 1,791,818 10,047,318
2072 1,823,794 9,962,612
2071 1,855,585 9,877,378
2070 1,887,318 9,791,853
2069 1,918,759 9,705,815
2068 1,950,157 9,619,166
2067 1,981,247 9,531,936
2066 2,012,035 9,443,967
2065 2,043,276 9,355,538
2064 2,073,988 9,266,470
2063 2,104,265 9,176,798
2062 2,134,508 9,086,390
2061 2,164,312 8,995,287
2060 2,194,058 8,903,536
2059 2,223,310 8,810,958
2058 2,252,286 8,717,538
2057 2,280,579 8,623,514
2056 2,308,936 8,528,891
2055 2,336,830 8,433,708
2054 2,364,245 8,338,102
2053 2,390,891 8,242,274
2052 2,416,741 8,146,407
2051 2,441,989 8,050,917
2050 2,466,771 7,955,842
2049 2,491,589 7,861,436
2048 2,515,667 7,767,655
2047 2,539,219 7,674,619
2046 2,562,324 7,582,158
2045 2,584,663 7,490,461
2044 2,606,489 7,399,381
2043 2,627,486 7,309,208
2042 2,647,490 7,219,941
2041 2,666,429 7,131,715
2040 2,684,551 7,044,649
2039 2,702,027 6,958,711
2038 2,718,374 6,873,682
2037 2,734,180 6,789,514
2036 2,748,725 6,706,116
2035 2,761,886 6,623,241
2034 2,774,297 6,540,718
2033 2,785,381 6,458,252
2032 2,795,619 6,375,523
2031 2,804,329 6,292,383
2030 2,812,297 6,208,520
2029 2,819,213 6,115,428
2028 2,825,235 6,010,434
2027 2,830,534 5,881,073
2026 2,834,980 5,717,450
2025 2,837,881 5,519,571
2024 2,839,175 5,281,538
2023 2,839,786 5,049,269
2022 2,839,144 4,730,226
2021 2,837,682 4,500,424
2020 2,830,739 4,522,497
2019 2,823,271 4,591,241
2018 2,820,097 4,597,877
2017 2,815,764 4,537,396
2016 2,809,915 4,390,877
2015 2,802,534 4,184,895
2014 2,793,749 4,002,439
2013 2,783,687 3,833,913
2012 2,772,430 3,547,106
2011 2,760,494 3,076,763
2010 2,748,568 2,757,446
2009 2,736,995 2,684,659
2008 2,725,635 2,626,529
2007 2,713,800 2,570,174
2006 2,700,968 2,514,795
2005 2,687,066 2,459,802
2004 2,672,225 2,404,821
2003 2,656,623 2,363,796
2002 2,640,572 2,337,140
2001 2,624,403 2,310,217
2000 2,607,826 2,282,131
1999 2,589,795 2,252,909
1998 2,569,736 2,222,489
1997 2,547,848 2,190,720
1996 2,524,463 2,156,926
1995 2,500,151 2,120,528
1994 2,475,220 2,081,834
1993 2,449,916 2,021,675
1992 2,424,701 1,938,238
1991 2,400,869 1,851,473
1990 2,379,877 1,763,954
1989 2,361,916 1,676,228
1988 2,345,777 1,588,568
1987 2,329,813 1,500,996
1986 2,312,125 1,413,419
1985 2,290,656 1,325,480
1984 2,264,562 1,247,716
1983 2,234,832 1,181,459
1982 2,203,889 1,117,678
1981 2,173,818 1,057,320
1980 2,145,658 1,001,248
1979 2,119,486 949,116
1978 2,094,836 900,304
1977 2,070,657 855,314
1976 2,045,578 814,701
1975 2,018,981 778,864
1974 1,990,906 746,988
1973 1,961,219 721,179
1972 1,931,542 700,593
1971 1,903,728 681,119
1970 1,878,196 662,680
1969 1,855,127 645,255
1968 1,833,765 628,798
1967 1,812,865 613,318
1966 1,791,475 598,804
1965 1,769,192 585,236
1964 1,745,568 572,577
1963 1,721,099 560,827
1962 1,696,932 549,941
1961 1,673,261 539,854
1960 1,650,005 530,485

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 Oman gained 1,876,082 people (a 74.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Oman's population increased by 1,370,831 people (a 31.2% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Oman was ranked 138th in 2006 and ranked 117th 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 Oman will increase by 38.1% to 7,955,842 people and rank change from 117th to 113th.

Oman is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 12.3M 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
Oman
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Oman
2100 -1.77% 0.67%
2099 -1.78% 0.68%
2098 -1.8% 0.69%
2097 -1.8% 0.7%
2096 -1.82% 0.71%
2095 -1.84% 0.72%
2094 -1.86% 0.72%
2093 -1.88% 0.73%
2092 -1.9% 0.74%
2091 -1.91% 0.75%
2090 -1.92% 0.75%
2089 -1.93% 0.76%
2088 -1.93% 0.76%
2087 -1.94% 0.76%
2086 -1.95% 0.77%
2085 -1.94% 0.77%
2084 -1.91% 0.78%
2083 -1.93% 0.78%
2082 -1.92% 0.79%
2081 -1.92% 0.79%
2080 -1.9% 0.8%
2079 -1.87% 0.8%
2078 -1.87% 0.81%
2077 -1.84% 0.81%
2076 -1.82% 0.82%
2075 -1.81% 0.83%
2074 -1.77% 0.84%
2073 -1.75% 0.85%
2072 -1.71% 0.86%
2071 -1.68% 0.87%
2070 -1.64% 0.89%
2069 -1.61% 0.9%
2068 -1.57% 0.92%
2067 -1.53% 0.93%
2066 -1.53% 0.95%
2065 -1.48% 0.96%
2064 -1.44% 0.98%
2063 -1.42% 0.99%
2062 -1.38% 1.01%
2061 -1.36% 1.03%
2060 -1.32% 1.05%
2059 -1.29% 1.07%
2058 -1.24% 1.09%
2057 -1.23% 1.11%
2056 -1.19% 1.13%
2055 -1.16% 1.15%
2054 -1.11% 1.16%
2053 -1.07% 1.18%
2052 -1.03% 1.19%
2051 -1% 1.2%
2050 -1% 1.2%
2049 -0.96% 1.21%
2048 -0.93% 1.21%
2047 -0.9% 1.22%
2046 -0.86% 1.22%
2045 -0.84% 1.23%
2044 -0.8% 1.23%
2043 -0.76% 1.24%
2042 -0.71% 1.24%
2041 -0.68% 1.24%
2040 -0.65% 1.23%
2039 -0.6% 1.24%
2038 -0.58% 1.24%
2037 -0.53% 1.24%
2036 -0.48% 1.25%
2035 -0.45% 1.26%
2034 -0.4% 1.28%
2033 -0.37% 1.3%
2032 -0.31% 1.32%
2031 -0.28% 1.35%
2030 -0.25% 1.52%
2029 -0.21% 1.75%
2028 -0.19% 2.2%
2027 -0.16% 2.86%
2026 -0.1% 3.59%
2025 -0.05% 4.51%
2024 -0.02% 4.6%
2023 0.02% 6.74%
2022 0.05% 5.11%
2021 0.25% -0.49%
2020 0.26% -1.5%
2019 0.11% -0.14%
2018 0.15% 1.33%
2017 0.21% 3.34%
2016 0.26% 4.92%
2015 0.31% 4.56%
2014 0.36% 4.4%
2013 0.41% 8.09%
2012 0.43% 15.3%
2011 0.43% 11.6%
2010 0.42% 2.71%
2009 0.42% 2.21%
2008 0.44% 2.19%
2007 0.48% 2.2%
2006 0.52% 2.24%
2005 0.56% 2.29%
2004 0.59% 1.74%
2003 0.61% 1.14%
2002 0.62% 1.17%
2001 0.64% 1.23%
2000 0.7% 1.3%
1999 0.78% 1.37%
1998 0.86% 1.45%
1997 0.93% 1.57%
1996 0.97% 1.72%
1995 1.01% 1.86%
1994 1.03% 2.98%
1993 1.04% 4.3%
1992 0.99% 4.69%
1991 0.88% 4.96%
1990 0.76% 5.23%
1989 0.69% 5.52%
1988 0.69% 5.83%
1987 0.77% 6.2%
1986 0.94% 6.63%
1985 1.15% 6.23%
1984 1.33% 5.61%
1983 1.4% 5.71%
1982 1.38% 5.71%
1981 1.31% 5.6%
1980 1.23% 5.49%
1979 1.18% 5.42%
1978 1.17% 5.26%
1977 1.23% 4.99%
1976 1.32% 4.6%
1975 1.41% 4.27%
1974 1.51% 3.58%
1973 1.54% 2.94%
1972 1.46% 2.86%
1971 1.36% 2.78%
1970 1.24% 2.7%
1969 1.16% 2.62%
1968 1.15% 2.52%
1967 1.19% 2.42%
1966 1.26% 2.32%
1965 1.35% 2.21%
1964 1.42% 2.1%
1963 1.42% 1.98%
1962 1.41% 1.87%
1961 1.41% 1.77%

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 Oman's population grew by 4.6%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Oman
Current population
2834980
5761708
Population rank 139/197 117/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.07%
One net population change
14.3 hours
2.26 minutes
One birth every
15.9 minutes
6.18 minutes
One death every
22.9 minutes
54.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +636
Annual growth/decline -611 +232,269
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +4.6%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 5/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
4.63 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 +113,734
Net migration rank 135/196 15/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 2,283,366
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 33/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 43.2%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 11/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Oman
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Oman
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - 113,734
2024 - -10,506 - 154,219
2023 10,072 -10,003 75,467 156,285
2022 11,215 -10,003 67,278 339,063
2021 6,382 -4,665 69,991 -16,726
2020 12,170 0 74,224 -171,635
2019 13,094 -10,335 77,394 -117,480
2018 13,929 -10,335 79,438 -52,630
2017 15,419 -10,335 82,408 11,751
2016 16,944 -10,335 81,350 117,538
2015 18,489 -10,335 79,241 133,842
2014 19,751 -10,335 76,258 75,557
2013 21,037 -10,335 71,905 113,335
2012 22,320 -10,498 65,572 322,812
2011 23,627 -11,577 59,689 492,609
2010 25,031 -13,248 57,619 28,717
2009 26,311 -14,941 52,007 7,226
2008 27,553 -16,191 47,146 9,877
2007 28,886 -16,588 44,207 11,478
2006 30,213 -16,840 43,969 11,103
2005 31,506 -17,071 44,688 10,231
2004 32,500 -17,256 45,651 9,394
2003 33,340 -17,380 46,273 -19,265
2002 33,572 -17,428 46,397 -20,098
2001 33,666 -17,466 46,651 -19,103
2000 34,452 -17,498 47,208 -18,588
1999 36,649 -17,542 48,053 -18,235
1998 38,628 -17,623 48,654 -17,626
1997 40,521 -17,756 49,510 -16,998
1996 42,297 -18,285 50,362 -15,286
1995 43,705 -19,092 51,139 -13,418
1994 45,210 -19,960 52,337 -12,665
1993 46,090 -20,731 53,439 27,204
1992 46,494 -21,426 54,471 31,756
1991 45,617 -23,014 55,382 31,927
1990 44,465 -25,085 56,000 31,722
1989 43,591 -27,049 56,202 31,528
1988 43,978 -28,247 56,142 31,456
1987 44,155 -27,958 55,933 31,608
1986 44,520 -25,339 55,324 32,289
1985 45,122 -21,371 54,609 33,666
1984 45,644 -17,211 52,253 14,993
1983 45,095 -14,065 49,646 15,617
1982 43,816 -12,952 46,939 15,359
1981 42,898 -13,619 44,176 14,239
1980 42,316 -15,277 41,109 12,626
1979 42,449 -17,143 38,022 12,511
1978 42,475 -18,483 35,141 11,946
1977 42,999 -18,630 32,342 10,554
1976 43,878 -18,084 30,032 8,299
1975 44,736 -17,340 27,699 5,632
1974 45,526 -16,769 25,543 4,880
1973 47,438 -16,822 24,195 -2,996
1972 46,676 -17,934 22,968 -2,996
1971 47,206 -20,322 21,973 -2,996
1970 47,547 -23,371 20,893 -2,996
1969 48,258 -26,304 19,949 -2,996
1968 49,189 -28,424 18,962 -2,996
1967 50,187 -29,147 17,990 -2,996
1966 50,808 -29,065 17,030 -2,996
1965 51,423 -28,611 16,103 -2,996
1964 52,501 -28,066 15,205 -2,996
1963 52,277 -27,757 14,283 -2,996
1962 51,758 -27,936 13,485 -2,996
1961 51,931 -28,416 12,690 -2,996
1960 51,944 -28,952 12,034 -2,996

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 Oman 61.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 763,049 people) and 38.4% is from migration (a gain of 475,565 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 2,283,366 people or 43.2% in Oman.

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
Oman
City Population
Muscat 1.42M
Seeb 471K
Salalah 332K
Nizwa 83.5K

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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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