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

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The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,837,077 in 2025 vs 10,762,817 people in Papua New Guinea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,177 people compared to 11,045,681 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Papua New Guinea's population is 3.9 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 140th 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 +0.14% per year vs +2.14% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.93% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.7% 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 1,075,631 18,798,240
2099 1,095,039 18,786,145
2098 1,114,926 18,772,372
2097 1,135,331 18,755,008
2096 1,156,197 18,733,822
2095 1,177,632 18,710,340
2094 1,199,705 18,683,383
2093 1,222,447 18,654,365
2092 1,245,845 18,621,911
2091 1,269,943 18,586,147
2090 1,294,621 18,545,656
2089 1,319,987 18,506,626
2088 1,345,908 18,464,999
2087 1,372,420 18,420,558
2086 1,399,559 18,372,233
2085 1,427,403 18,321,842
2084 1,455,598 18,270,605
2083 1,483,973 18,214,932
2082 1,513,113 18,159,412
2081 1,542,698 18,100,531
2080 1,572,954 18,035,268
2079 1,603,471 17,972,052
2078 1,634,036 17,904,957
2077 1,665,130 17,837,082
2076 1,696,282 17,768,107
2075 1,727,653 17,695,759
2074 1,759,538 17,621,390
2073 1,791,310 17,544,490
2072 1,823,277 17,463,028
2071 1,855,059 17,377,995
2070 1,886,784 17,291,519
2069 1,918,215 17,201,936
2068 1,949,604 17,108,606
2067 1,980,685 17,011,562
2066 2,011,465 16,911,929
2065 2,042,697 16,809,460
2064 2,073,400 16,705,205
2063 2,103,669 16,600,853
2062 2,133,903 16,493,872
2061 2,163,699 16,383,508
2060 2,193,436 16,267,162
2059 2,222,680 16,149,265
2058 2,251,648 16,029,360
2057 2,279,932 15,906,350
2056 2,308,282 15,781,247
2055 2,336,168 15,653,296
2054 2,363,575 15,519,925
2053 2,390,213 15,386,054
2052 2,416,056 15,247,553
2051 2,441,297 15,107,257
2050 2,466,072 14,965,427
2049 2,490,883 14,818,793
2048 2,514,954 14,670,417
2047 2,538,499 14,519,915
2046 2,561,597 14,367,141
2045 2,583,931 14,210,639
2044 2,605,750 14,053,122
2043 2,626,741 13,894,884
2042 2,646,740 13,735,841
2041 2,665,673 13,574,567
2040 2,683,790 13,410,615
2039 2,701,261 13,244,740
2038 2,717,604 13,076,640
2037 2,733,406 12,907,059
2036 2,747,946 12,735,582
2035 2,761,103 12,563,938
2034 2,773,511 12,389,907
2033 2,784,591 12,215,713
2032 2,794,827 12,039,848
2031 2,803,535 11,862,856
2030 2,811,500 11,683,177
2029 2,818,414 11,502,504
2028 2,824,434 11,320,226
2027 2,829,732 11,136,100
2026 2,834,177 10,950,183
2025 2,837,077 10,762,817
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,083,963 people (a 23.3% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th 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 2,466,072 people with a rank change from 140th to 143rd. The population of Papua New Guinea will increase by 35.5% to 14,965,427 people and rank change from 89th to 84th.

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 -0.07% 1.76%
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 (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 Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.76%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Papua New Guinea
Current population
2834177
11045681
Population rank 140/197 89/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.13%
One net population change
4.19 hours
2.83 minutes
One birth every
16.2 minutes
2.05 minutes
One death every
22.6 minutes
7.58 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +510
Annual growth/decline -2,098 +186,315
Annual growth/decline rate -0.07% +1.76%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 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 9,210 -10,506 187,595 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Papua New Guinea 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,909 people) and 7.48% is from migration (a gain of 152,353 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
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 (1960–2025, 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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