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

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The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,837,077 in 2025 vs 255,219,554 people in Pakistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,177 people compared to 261,421,997 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 92.2 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.18% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 3.15% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.14% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.93% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 261M (45.5% growth).

Jamaica vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Pakistan
2100 1,075,631 514,639,086
2099 1,095,039 513,762,873
2098 1,114,926 512,834,641
2097 1,135,331 511,842,588
2096 1,156,197 510,743,323
2095 1,177,632 509,544,194
2094 1,199,705 508,236,117
2093 1,222,447 506,871,405
2092 1,245,845 505,433,117
2091 1,269,943 503,929,591
2090 1,294,621 502,369,089
2089 1,319,987 500,764,988
2088 1,345,908 499,040,109
2087 1,372,420 497,294,229
2086 1,399,559 495,416,407
2085 1,427,403 493,469,269
2084 1,455,598 491,457,322
2083 1,483,973 489,327,293
2082 1,513,113 487,086,584
2081 1,542,698 484,774,651
2080 1,572,954 482,358,125
2079 1,603,471 479,913,540
2078 1,634,036 477,377,443
2077 1,665,130 474,692,907
2076 1,696,282 471,877,807
2075 1,727,653 468,953,317
2074 1,759,538 465,972,364
2073 1,791,310 462,907,667
2072 1,823,277 459,752,452
2071 1,855,059 456,518,761
2070 1,886,784 453,190,545
2069 1,918,215 449,749,441
2068 1,949,604 446,219,879
2067 1,980,685 442,632,987
2066 2,011,465 438,970,919
2065 2,042,697 435,260,675
2064 2,073,400 431,484,424
2063 2,103,669 427,665,121
2062 2,133,903 423,724,764
2061 2,163,699 419,759,602
2060 2,193,436 415,724,868
2059 2,222,680 411,662,239
2058 2,251,648 407,514,159
2057 2,279,932 403,318,028
2056 2,308,282 399,031,614
2055 2,336,168 394,728,055
2054 2,363,575 390,385,410
2053 2,390,213 386,003,289
2052 2,416,056 381,568,312
2051 2,441,297 377,096,921
2050 2,466,072 372,554,619
2049 2,490,883 367,986,189
2048 2,514,954 363,386,382
2047 2,538,499 358,734,325
2046 2,561,597 354,003,639
2045 2,583,931 349,228,953
2044 2,605,750 344,443,561
2043 2,626,741 339,631,894
2042 2,646,740 334,801,403
2041 2,665,673 329,944,530
2040 2,683,790 325,107,264
2039 2,701,261 320,203,920
2038 2,717,604 315,273,196
2037 2,733,406 310,377,446
2036 2,747,946 305,472,156
2035 2,761,103 300,604,245
2034 2,773,511 295,748,602
2033 2,784,591 290,911,874
2032 2,794,827 286,130,352
2031 2,803,535 281,410,647
2030 2,811,500 276,766,735
2029 2,818,414 272,246,760
2028 2,824,434 267,784,548
2027 2,829,732 263,445,027
2026 2,834,177 259,285,315
2025 2,837,077 255,219,554
2024 2,839,175 251,269,164
2023 2,839,786 247,504,495
2022 2,839,144 243,700,667
2021 2,837,682 239,477,801
2020 2,830,739 235,001,746
2019 2,823,271 230,800,899
2018 2,820,097 226,928,892
2017 2,815,764 223,273,967
2016 2,809,915 220,138,869
2015 2,802,534 217,290,883
2014 2,793,749 214,264,647
2013 2,783,687 211,073,978
2012 2,772,430 207,667,125
2011 2,760,494 203,746,065
2010 2,748,568 199,239,047
2009 2,736,995 194,376,534
2008 2,725,635 189,499,113
2007 2,713,800 184,493,231
2006 2,700,968 179,682,690
2005 2,687,066 175,453,212
2004 2,672,225 171,286,000
2003 2,656,623 167,110,248
2002 2,640,572 163,222,549
2001 2,624,403 159,270,907
2000 2,607,826 154,879,127
1999 2,589,795 150,565,377
1998 2,569,736 146,522,356
1997 2,547,848 142,531,804
1996 2,524,463 138,557,092
1995 2,500,151 134,582,253
1994 2,475,220 130,748,083
1993 2,449,916 127,020,117
1992 2,424,701 123,546,848
1991 2,400,869 120,060,406
1990 2,379,877 116,155,576
1989 2,361,916 112,336,629
1988 2,345,777 108,724,739
1987 2,329,813 105,130,717
1986 2,312,125 101,606,764
1985 2,290,656 98,229,285
1984 2,264,562 95,164,936
1983 2,234,832 92,227,711
1982 2,203,889 89,089,246
1981 2,173,818 85,802,049
1980 2,145,658 82,291,010
1979 2,119,486 78,997,039
1978 2,094,836 76,307,379
1977 2,070,657 73,901,827
1976 2,045,578 71,620,254
1975 2,018,981 69,461,175
1974 1,990,906 67,415,487
1973 1,961,219 65,461,912
1972 1,931,542 63,583,194
1971 1,903,728 61,847,899
1970 1,878,196 60,166,719
1969 1,855,127 58,460,939
1968 1,833,765 56,810,507
1967 1,812,865 55,214,768
1966 1,791,475 53,678,667
1965 1,769,192 52,209,010
1964 1,745,568 50,799,999
1963 1,721,099 49,447,776
1962 1,696,932 48,156,128
1961 1,673,261 46,921,277
1960 1,650,005 45,709,310

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 Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 42.5% to 372,554,619 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M 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
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Pakistan
2100 -1.77% 0.17%
2099 -1.78% 0.18%
2098 -1.8% 0.19%
2097 -1.8% 0.22%
2096 -1.82% 0.24%
2095 -1.84% 0.26%
2094 -1.86% 0.27%
2093 -1.88% 0.28%
2092 -1.9% 0.3%
2091 -1.91% 0.31%
2090 -1.92% 0.32%
2089 -1.93% 0.35%
2088 -1.93% 0.35%
2087 -1.94% 0.38%
2086 -1.95% 0.39%
2085 -1.94% 0.41%
2084 -1.91% 0.44%
2083 -1.93% 0.46%
2082 -1.92% 0.48%
2081 -1.92% 0.5%
2080 -1.9% 0.51%
2079 -1.87% 0.53%
2078 -1.87% 0.57%
2077 -1.84% 0.6%
2076 -1.82% 0.62%
2075 -1.81% 0.64%
2074 -1.77% 0.66%
2073 -1.75% 0.69%
2072 -1.71% 0.71%
2071 -1.68% 0.73%
2070 -1.64% 0.77%
2069 -1.61% 0.79%
2068 -1.57% 0.81%
2067 -1.53% 0.83%
2066 -1.53% 0.85%
2065 -1.48% 0.88%
2064 -1.44% 0.89%
2063 -1.42% 0.93%
2062 -1.38% 0.94%
2061 -1.36% 0.97%
2060 -1.32% 0.99%
2059 -1.29% 1.02%
2058 -1.24% 1.04%
2057 -1.23% 1.07%
2056 -1.19% 1.09%
2055 -1.16% 1.11%
2054 -1.11% 1.14%
2053 -1.07% 1.16%
2052 -1.03% 1.19%
2051 -1% 1.22%
2050 -1% 1.24%
2049 -0.96% 1.27%
2048 -0.93% 1.3%
2047 -0.9% 1.34%
2046 -0.86% 1.37%
2045 -0.84% 1.39%
2044 -0.8% 1.42%
2043 -0.76% 1.44%
2042 -0.71% 1.47%
2041 -0.68% 1.49%
2040 -0.65% 1.53%
2039 -0.6% 1.56%
2038 -0.58% 1.58%
2037 -0.53% 1.61%
2036 -0.48% 1.62%
2035 -0.45% 1.64%
2034 -0.4% 1.66%
2033 -0.37% 1.67%
2032 -0.31% 1.68%
2031 -0.28% 1.68%
2030 -0.25% 1.66%
2029 -0.21% 1.67%
2028 -0.19% 1.65%
2027 -0.16% 1.6%
2026 -0.1% 1.59%
2025 -0.07% 1.57%
2024 -0.02% 1.52%
2023 0.02% 1.56%
2022 0.05% 1.76%
2021 0.25% 1.9%
2020 0.26% 1.82%
2019 0.11% 1.71%
2018 0.15% 1.64%
2017 0.21% 1.42%
2016 0.26% 1.31%
2015 0.31% 1.41%
2014 0.36% 1.51%
2013 0.41% 1.64%
2012 0.43% 1.92%
2011 0.43% 2.26%
2010 0.42% 2.5%
2009 0.42% 2.57%
2008 0.44% 2.71%
2007 0.48% 2.68%
2006 0.52% 2.41%
2005 0.56% 2.43%
2004 0.59% 2.5%
2003 0.61% 2.38%
2002 0.62% 2.48%
2001 0.64% 2.84%
2000 0.7% 2.87%
1999 0.78% 2.76%
1998 0.86% 2.8%
1997 0.93% 2.87%
1996 0.97% 2.95%
1995 1.01% 2.93%
1994 1.03% 2.93%
1993 1.04% 2.81%
1992 0.99% 2.9%
1991 0.88% 3.36%
1990 0.76% 3.4%
1989 0.69% 3.32%
1988 0.69% 3.42%
1987 0.77% 3.47%
1986 0.94% 3.44%
1985 1.15% 3.22%
1984 1.33% 3.18%
1983 1.4% 3.52%
1982 1.38% 3.83%
1981 1.31% 4.27%
1980 1.23% 4.17%
1979 1.18% 3.52%
1978 1.17% 3.26%
1977 1.23% 3.19%
1976 1.32% 3.11%
1975 1.41% 3.03%
1974 1.51% 2.98%
1973 1.54% 2.95%
1972 1.46% 2.81%
1971 1.36% 2.79%
1970 1.24% 2.92%
1969 1.16% 2.91%
1968 1.15% 2.89%
1967 1.19% 2.86%
1966 1.26% 2.81%
1965 1.35% 2.77%
1964 1.42% 2.73%
1963 1.42% 2.68%
1962 1.41% 2.63%
1961 1.41% 2.65%

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 Pakistan's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Pakistan
Current population
2834177
261421997
Population rank 140/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 3.15%
One net population change
4.19 hours
8.01 seconds
One birth every
16.2 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
22.6 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline -6 +10,823
Annual growth/decline -2,098 +3,950,390
Annual growth/decline rate -0.07% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 66/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -11,053 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 135/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -1,235,336
2024 9,210 -10,506 5,268,361 -1,401,173
2023 10,072 -10,003 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 11,215 -10,003 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 6,382 -4,665 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 12,170 0 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 13,094 -10,335 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 13,929 -10,335 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 15,419 -10,335 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 16,944 -10,335 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 18,489 -10,335 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 19,751 -10,335 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 21,037 -10,335 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 22,320 -10,498 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 23,627 -11,577 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 25,031 -13,248 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 26,311 -14,941 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 27,553 -16,191 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 28,886 -16,588 4,690,187 576,349
2006 30,213 -16,840 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 31,506 -17,071 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 32,500 -17,256 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 33,340 -17,380 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 33,572 -17,428 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 33,666 -17,466 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 34,452 -17,498 4,281,169 252,869
1999 36,649 -17,542 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 38,628 -17,623 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 40,521 -17,756 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 42,297 -18,285 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 43,705 -19,092 3,977,175 11,534
1994 45,210 -19,960 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 46,090 -20,731 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 46,494 -21,426 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 45,617 -23,014 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 44,465 -25,085 3,731,730 275,242
1989 43,591 -27,049 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 43,978 -28,247 3,554,755 38,139
1987 44,155 -27,958 3,448,813 146,364
1986 44,520 -25,339 3,341,643 111,045
1985 45,122 -21,371 3,233,315 68,860
1984 45,644 -17,211 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 45,095 -14,065 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 43,816 -12,952 2,934,689 294,252
1981 42,898 -13,619 2,790,454 555,032
1980 42,316 -15,277 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 42,449 -17,143 2,461,311 450,003
1978 42,475 -18,483 2,356,601 111,386
1977 42,999 -18,630 2,257,849 85,250
1976 43,878 -18,084 2,171,812 48,238
1975 44,736 -17,340 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 45,526 -16,769 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 47,438 -16,822 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 46,676 -17,934 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 47,206 -20,322 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 47,547 -23,371 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 48,258 -26,304 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 49,189 -28,424 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 50,187 -29,147 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 50,808 -29,065 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 51,423 -28,611 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 52,501 -28,066 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 52,277 -27,757 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 51,758 -27,936 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 51,931 -28,416 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 51,944 -28,952 1,217,147 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 Pakistan 78.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,374,771 people) and 21.4% is from migration (a loss of 13,992,308 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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