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Population in Jamaica compared to Papua New Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 10,576,502 people in Papua New Guinea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 11,002,753 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Papua New Guinea's population is 3.88 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
  • The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +2.23% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.1% growth).

Jamaica vs Papua New Guinea: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Papua New Guinea
2100 1,075,936 18,802,138
2099 1,095,350 18,790,040
2098 1,115,242 18,776,265
2097 1,135,653 18,758,897
2096 1,156,525 18,737,707
2095 1,177,966 18,714,219
2094 1,200,045 18,687,257
2093 1,222,794 18,658,233
2092 1,246,199 18,625,772
2091 1,270,303 18,590,001
2090 1,294,988 18,549,501
2089 1,320,362 18,510,463
2088 1,346,290 18,468,827
2087 1,372,809 18,424,378
2086 1,399,955 18,376,043
2085 1,427,808 18,325,641
2084 1,456,011 18,274,394
2083 1,484,393 18,218,709
2082 1,513,542 18,163,177
2081 1,543,136 18,104,285
2080 1,573,400 18,039,008
2079 1,603,926 17,975,778
2078 1,634,499 17,908,670
2077 1,665,602 17,840,781
2076 1,696,763 17,771,791
2075 1,728,143 17,699,428
2074 1,760,036 17,625,044
2073 1,791,818 17,548,128
2072 1,823,794 17,466,649
2071 1,855,585 17,381,598
2070 1,887,318 17,295,105
2069 1,918,759 17,205,503
2068 1,950,157 17,112,154
2067 1,981,247 17,015,090
2066 2,012,035 16,915,436
2065 2,043,276 16,812,946
2064 2,073,988 16,708,669
2063 2,104,265 16,604,296
2062 2,134,508 16,497,292
2061 2,164,312 16,386,905
2060 2,194,058 16,270,535
2059 2,223,310 16,152,614
2058 2,252,286 16,032,684
2057 2,280,579 15,909,649
2056 2,308,936 15,784,519
2055 2,336,830 15,656,542
2054 2,364,245 15,523,143
2053 2,390,891 15,389,244
2052 2,416,741 15,250,715
2051 2,441,989 15,110,389
2050 2,466,771 14,968,530
2049 2,491,589 14,821,865
2048 2,515,667 14,673,459
2047 2,539,219 14,522,926
2046 2,562,324 14,370,120
2045 2,584,663 14,213,585
2044 2,606,489 14,056,036
2043 2,627,486 13,897,765
2042 2,647,490 13,738,690
2041 2,666,429 13,577,382
2040 2,684,551 13,413,396
2039 2,702,027 13,247,486
2038 2,718,374 13,079,352
2037 2,734,180 12,909,735
2036 2,748,725 12,738,223
2035 2,761,886 12,566,543
2034 2,774,297 12,392,476
2033 2,785,381 12,218,246
2032 2,795,619 12,042,345
2031 2,804,329 11,865,316
2030 2,812,297 11,685,599
2029 2,819,213 11,504,890
2028 2,825,235 11,322,573
2027 2,830,534 11,138,409
2026 2,834,980 10,952,454
2025 2,837,881 10,765,048
2024 2,839,175 10,576,502
2023 2,839,786 10,389,635
2022 2,839,144 10,203,169
2021 2,837,682 10,012,896
2020 2,830,739 9,815,746
2019 2,823,271 9,609,010
2018 2,820,097 9,394,513
2017 2,815,764 9,178,714
2016 2,809,915 8,961,718
2015 2,802,534 8,743,246
2014 2,793,749 8,523,441
2013 2,783,687 8,302,698
2012 2,772,430 8,081,390
2011 2,760,494 7,859,346
2010 2,748,568 7,633,523
2009 2,736,995 7,406,438
2008 2,725,635 7,183,002
2007 2,713,800 6,963,345
2006 2,700,968 6,747,720
2005 2,687,066 6,535,905
2004 2,672,225 6,328,041
2003 2,656,623 6,123,997
2002 2,640,572 5,924,003
2001 2,624,403 5,728,435
2000 2,607,826 5,537,064
1999 2,589,795 5,349,333
1998 2,569,736 5,166,390
1997 2,547,848 4,987,883
1996 2,524,463 4,813,361
1995 2,500,151 4,644,278
1994 2,475,220 4,480,208
1993 2,449,916 4,320,872
1992 2,424,701 4,166,699
1991 2,400,869 4,021,837
1990 2,379,877 3,896,481
1989 2,361,916 3,796,078
1988 2,345,777 3,711,880
1987 2,329,813 3,632,543
1986 2,312,125 3,554,793
1985 2,290,656 3,478,936
1984 2,264,562 3,405,198
1983 2,234,832 3,333,633
1982 2,203,889 3,264,291
1981 2,173,818 3,197,019
1980 2,145,658 3,131,512
1979 2,119,486 3,067,341
1978 2,094,836 3,003,714
1977 2,070,657 2,940,327
1976 2,045,578 2,877,327
1975 2,018,981 2,814,820
1974 1,990,906 2,752,671
1973 1,961,219 2,690,629
1972 1,931,542 2,628,432
1971 1,903,728 2,566,421
1970 1,878,196 2,505,628
1969 1,855,127 2,446,927
1968 1,833,765 2,390,803
1967 1,812,865 2,337,532
1966 1,791,475 2,285,774
1965 1,769,192 2,235,820
1964 1,745,568 2,188,325
1963 1,721,099 2,141,376
1962 1,696,932 2,093,919
1961 1,673,261 2,046,127
1960 1,650,005 1,995,110

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/jamaica/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jamaica increased by 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth), while Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,041,035 people (a 22.8% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th 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 Papua New Guinea will increase by 36% to 14,968,530 people and rank change from 89th to 85th.

Papua New Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M 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
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Papua New Guinea
2100 -1.77% 0.06%
2099 -1.78% 0.07%
2098 -1.8% 0.09%
2097 -1.8% 0.11%
2096 -1.82% 0.13%
2095 -1.84% 0.14%
2094 -1.86% 0.16%
2093 -1.88% 0.17%
2092 -1.9% 0.19%
2091 -1.91% 0.22%
2090 -1.92% 0.21%
2089 -1.93% 0.23%
2088 -1.93% 0.24%
2087 -1.94% 0.26%
2086 -1.95% 0.28%
2085 -1.94% 0.28%
2084 -1.91% 0.31%
2083 -1.93% 0.31%
2082 -1.92% 0.33%
2081 -1.92% 0.36%
2080 -1.9% 0.35%
2079 -1.87% 0.37%
2078 -1.87% 0.38%
2077 -1.84% 0.39%
2076 -1.82% 0.41%
2075 -1.81% 0.42%
2074 -1.77% 0.44%
2073 -1.75% 0.47%
2072 -1.71% 0.49%
2071 -1.68% 0.5%
2070 -1.64% 0.52%
2069 -1.61% 0.55%
2068 -1.57% 0.57%
2067 -1.53% 0.59%
2066 -1.53% 0.61%
2065 -1.48% 0.62%
2064 -1.44% 0.63%
2063 -1.42% 0.65%
2062 -1.38% 0.67%
2061 -1.36% 0.72%
2060 -1.32% 0.73%
2059 -1.29% 0.75%
2058 -1.24% 0.77%
2057 -1.23% 0.79%
2056 -1.19% 0.82%
2055 -1.16% 0.86%
2054 -1.11% 0.87%
2053 -1.07% 0.91%
2052 -1.03% 0.93%
2051 -1% 0.95%
2050 -1% 0.99%
2049 -0.96% 1.01%
2048 -0.93% 1.04%
2047 -0.9% 1.06%
2046 -0.86% 1.1%
2045 -0.84% 1.12%
2044 -0.8% 1.14%
2043 -0.76% 1.16%
2042 -0.71% 1.19%
2041 -0.68% 1.22%
2040 -0.65% 1.25%
2039 -0.6% 1.29%
2038 -0.58% 1.31%
2037 -0.53% 1.35%
2036 -0.48% 1.37%
2035 -0.45% 1.4%
2034 -0.4% 1.43%
2033 -0.37% 1.46%
2032 -0.31% 1.49%
2031 -0.28% 1.54%
2030 -0.25% 1.57%
2029 -0.21% 1.61%
2028 -0.19% 1.65%
2027 -0.16% 1.7%
2026 -0.1% 1.74%
2025 -0.05% 1.78%
2024 -0.02% 1.8%
2023 0.02% 1.83%
2022 0.05% 1.9%
2021 0.25% 2.01%
2020 0.26% 2.15%
2019 0.11% 2.28%
2018 0.15% 2.35%
2017 0.21% 2.42%
2016 0.26% 2.5%
2015 0.31% 2.58%
2014 0.36% 2.66%
2013 0.41% 2.74%
2012 0.43% 2.83%
2011 0.43% 2.96%
2010 0.42% 3.07%
2009 0.42% 3.11%
2008 0.44% 3.15%
2007 0.48% 3.2%
2006 0.52% 3.24%
2005 0.56% 3.28%
2004 0.59% 3.33%
2003 0.61% 3.38%
2002 0.62% 3.41%
2001 0.64% 3.46%
2000 0.7% 3.51%
1999 0.78% 3.54%
1998 0.86% 3.58%
1997 0.93% 3.63%
1996 0.97% 3.64%
1995 1.01% 3.66%
1994 1.03% 3.69%
1993 1.04% 3.7%
1992 0.99% 3.6%
1991 0.88% 3.22%
1990 0.76% 2.64%
1989 0.69% 2.27%
1988 0.69% 2.18%
1987 0.77% 2.19%
1986 0.94% 2.18%
1985 1.15% 2.17%
1984 1.33% 2.15%
1983 1.4% 2.12%
1982 1.38% 2.1%
1981 1.31% 2.09%
1980 1.23% 2.09%
1979 1.18% 2.12%
1978 1.17% 2.16%
1977 1.23% 2.19%
1976 1.32% 2.22%
1975 1.41% 2.26%
1974 1.51% 2.31%
1973 1.54% 2.37%
1972 1.46% 2.42%
1971 1.36% 2.43%
1970 1.24% 2.4%
1969 1.16% 2.35%
1968 1.15% 2.28%
1967 1.19% 2.26%
1966 1.26% 2.23%
1965 1.35% 2.17%
1964 1.42% 2.19%
1963 1.42% 2.27%
1962 1.41% 2.34%
1961 1.41% 2.56%

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 Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Papua New Guinea
Current population
2834980
11002753
Population rank 139/197 89/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.13%
One net population change
14.3 hours
2.81 minutes
One birth every
15.9 minutes
2.06 minutes
One death every
22.9 minutes
7.76 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +512
Annual growth/decline -611 +186,867
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 59/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
1.29 days
Annual migration change -11,053 -284
Net migration rank 135/196 87/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 31,171
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 163/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 183/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Papua New Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Papua New Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -284
2024 - -10,506 - -707
2023 10,072 -10,003 187,637 -787
2022 11,215 -10,003 186,861 -787
2021 6,382 -4,665 183,766 10,703
2020 12,170 0 189,130 10,703
2019 13,094 -10,335 190,662 22,978
2018 13,929 -10,335 190,662 24,684
2017 15,419 -10,335 189,715 26,513
2016 16,944 -10,335 189,281 28,473
2015 18,489 -10,335 188,600 30,580
2014 19,751 -10,335 187,592 32,840
2013 21,037 -10,335 185,790 35,280
2012 22,320 -10,498 183,658 37,893
2011 23,627 -11,577 181,842 40,690
2010 25,031 -13,248 178,998 50,106
2009 26,311 -14,941 175,421 49,647
2008 27,553 -16,191 172,823 48,985
2007 28,886 -16,588 169,306 48,203
2006 30,213 -16,840 166,540 47,191
2005 31,506 -17,071 163,888 46,014
2004 32,500 -17,256 161,023 44,811
2003 33,340 -17,380 158,611 43,639
2002 33,572 -17,428 155,091 42,657
2001 33,666 -17,466 151,431 41,962
2000 34,452 -17,498 147,496 41,855
1999 36,649 -17,542 143,592 42,519
1998 38,628 -17,623 136,677 43,091
1997 40,521 -17,756 134,458 42,787
1996 42,297 -18,285 129,802 41,994
1995 43,705 -19,092 125,410 40,962
1994 45,210 -19,960 122,113 39,669
1993 46,090 -20,731 118,668 38,220
1992 46,494 -21,426 114,818 36,622
1991 45,617 -23,014 111,453 26,830
1990 44,465 -25,085 110,033 2,398
1989 43,591 -27,049 108,199 -19,824
1988 43,978 -28,247 106,256 -26,232
1987 44,155 -27,958 104,367 -25,720
1986 44,520 -25,339 102,346 -25,495
1985 45,122 -21,371 100,333 -25,470
1984 45,644 -17,211 98,103 -25,487
1983 45,095 -14,065 95,982 -25,465
1982 43,816 -12,952 93,522 -25,355
1981 42,898 -13,619 91,767 -25,383
1980 42,316 -15,277 90,266 -25,638
1979 42,449 -17,143 89,330 -25,618
1978 42,475 -18,483 88,747 -25,208
1977 42,999 -18,630 87,954 -24,722
1976 43,878 -18,084 86,965 -24,198
1975 44,736 -17,340 85,809 -23,562
1974 45,526 -16,769 84,829 -22,771
1973 47,438 -16,822 83,821 -21,803
1972 46,676 -17,934 82,672 -20,303
1971 47,206 -20,322 80,599 -18,945
1970 47,547 -23,371 78,712 -18,773
1969 48,258 -26,304 76,454 -18,994
1968 49,189 -28,424 73,983 -19,188
1967 50,187 -29,147 71,519 -19,767
1966 50,808 -29,065 69,206 -17,454
1965 51,423 -28,611 66,693 -18,532
1964 52,501 -28,066 64,558 -17,730
1963 52,277 -27,757 62,260 -15,189
1962 51,758 -27,936 59,974 -12,141
1961 51,931 -28,416 58,151 -10,409
1960 51,944 -28,952 56,326 -2,034

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 Papua New Guinea 91% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,906 people) and 8.98% is from migration (a gain of 185,900 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 31,171 people or 0.3% in Papua New Guinea.

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
Papua New Guinea
City Population
Port Moresby 317K
Lae 101K

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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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