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

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The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,837,077 in 2025 vs 7,013,078 people in Paraguay in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,177 people compared to 7,138,671 in Paraguay.

Population statistics:

  • Paraguay's population is 2.52 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Paraguay is the 108th.
  • The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.09% for Paraguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.14% per year vs +1.32% in Paraguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.93% growth), while Paraguay has grown from 5.51M to 7.14M (29.7% growth).

Jamaica vs Paraguay: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Paraguay
2100 1,075,631 9,112,687
2099 1,095,039 9,133,083
2098 1,114,926 9,151,984
2097 1,135,331 9,170,087
2096 1,156,197 9,187,135
2095 1,177,632 9,203,013
2094 1,199,705 9,218,194
2093 1,222,447 9,232,470
2092 1,245,845 9,245,852
2091 1,269,943 9,258,741
2090 1,294,621 9,270,641
2089 1,319,987 9,282,170
2088 1,345,908 9,291,959
2087 1,372,420 9,300,904
2086 1,399,559 9,309,688
2085 1,427,403 9,317,464
2084 1,455,598 9,323,625
2083 1,483,973 9,329,231
2082 1,513,113 9,334,021
2081 1,542,698 9,338,192
2080 1,572,954 9,340,792
2079 1,603,471 9,342,369
2078 1,634,036 9,342,577
2077 1,665,130 9,341,699
2076 1,696,282 9,339,777
2075 1,727,653 9,336,119
2074 1,759,538 9,331,059
2073 1,791,310 9,324,304
2072 1,823,277 9,315,864
2071 1,855,059 9,306,098
2070 1,886,784 9,294,400
2069 1,918,215 9,281,039
2068 1,949,604 9,266,275
2067 1,980,685 9,250,050
2066 2,011,465 9,231,342
2065 2,042,697 9,211,132
2064 2,073,400 9,188,572
2063 2,103,669 9,163,581
2062 2,133,903 9,136,419
2061 2,163,699 9,107,921
2060 2,193,436 9,077,798
2059 2,222,680 9,045,532
2058 2,251,648 9,010,196
2057 2,279,932 8,973,356
2056 2,308,282 8,934,666
2055 2,336,168 8,894,376
2054 2,363,575 8,852,244
2053 2,390,213 8,808,628
2052 2,416,056 8,763,131
2051 2,441,297 8,716,069
2050 2,466,072 8,667,821
2049 2,490,883 8,617,987
2048 2,514,954 8,566,482
2047 2,538,499 8,513,601
2046 2,561,597 8,458,430
2045 2,583,931 8,402,494
2044 2,605,750 8,345,365
2043 2,626,741 8,287,161
2042 2,646,740 8,227,296
2041 2,665,673 8,166,606
2040 2,683,790 8,104,911
2039 2,701,261 8,041,701
2038 2,717,604 7,976,905
2037 2,733,406 7,911,144
2036 2,747,946 7,843,935
2035 2,761,103 7,775,617
2034 2,773,511 7,706,326
2033 2,784,591 7,635,458
2032 2,794,827 7,563,007
2031 2,803,535 7,489,427
2030 2,811,500 7,414,080
2029 2,818,414 7,337,101
2028 2,824,434 7,258,394
2027 2,829,732 7,178,461
2026 2,834,177 7,096,647
2025 2,837,077 7,013,078
2024 2,839,175 6,929,153
2023 2,839,786 6,844,146
2022 2,839,144 6,760,464
2021 2,837,682 6,684,182
2020 2,830,739 6,603,739
2019 2,823,271 6,515,058
2018 2,820,097 6,427,382
2017 2,815,764 6,338,660
2016 2,809,915 6,249,126
2015 2,802,534 6,159,103
2014 2,793,749 6,069,811
2013 2,783,687 5,982,445
2012 2,772,430 5,897,008
2011 2,760,494 5,814,626
2010 2,748,568 5,737,971
2009 2,736,995 5,671,236
2008 2,725,635 5,613,574
2007 2,713,800 5,559,386
2006 2,700,968 5,505,148
2005 2,687,066 5,448,097
2004 2,672,225 5,388,175
2003 2,656,623 5,326,436
2002 2,640,572 5,261,328
2001 2,624,403 5,187,689
2000 2,607,826 5,100,868
1999 2,589,795 5,003,135
1998 2,569,736 4,900,025
1997 2,547,848 4,794,412
1996 2,524,463 4,687,543
1995 2,500,151 4,579,806
1994 2,475,220 4,471,417
1993 2,449,916 4,362,696
1992 2,424,701 4,253,600
1991 2,400,869 4,144,364
1990 2,379,877 4,035,747
1989 2,361,916 3,927,802
1988 2,345,777 3,820,546
1987 2,329,813 3,714,889
1986 2,312,125 3,611,474
1985 2,290,656 3,510,671
1984 2,264,562 3,412,936
1983 2,234,832 3,318,068
1982 2,203,889 3,226,189
1981 2,173,818 3,137,604
1980 2,145,658 3,053,235
1979 2,119,486 2,973,968
1978 2,094,836 2,899,269
1977 2,070,657 2,827,874
1976 2,045,578 2,758,836
1975 2,018,981 2,691,648
1974 1,990,906 2,625,621
1973 1,961,219 2,561,102
1972 1,931,542 2,499,881
1971 1,903,728 2,442,537
1970 1,878,196 2,388,028
1969 1,855,127 2,334,992
1968 1,833,765 2,282,391
1967 1,812,865 2,229,994
1966 1,791,475 2,177,584
1965 1,769,192 2,125,177
1964 1,745,568 2,073,119
1963 1,721,099 2,021,909
1962 1,696,932 1,973,130
1961 1,673,261 1,927,394
1960 1,650,005 1,883,514

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 Paraguay gained 743,978 people (a 13.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth), while Paraguay's population increased by 889,545 people (a 14.2% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Paraguay was ranked 107th in 2006 and ranked 108th 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 Paraguay will increase by 21.4% to 8,667,821 people and rank change from 108th to 110th.

Paraguay is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 9.34M 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
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Paraguay
2100 -1.77% -0.22%
2099 -1.78% -0.21%
2098 -1.8% -0.2%
2097 -1.8% -0.19%
2096 -1.82% -0.17%
2095 -1.84% -0.16%
2094 -1.86% -0.15%
2093 -1.88% -0.14%
2092 -1.9% -0.14%
2091 -1.91% -0.13%
2090 -1.92% -0.12%
2089 -1.93% -0.11%
2088 -1.93% -0.1%
2087 -1.94% -0.09%
2086 -1.95% -0.08%
2085 -1.94% -0.07%
2084 -1.91% -0.06%
2083 -1.93% -0.05%
2082 -1.92% -0.04%
2081 -1.92% -0.03%
2080 -1.9% -0.02%
2079 -1.87% -0.002%
2078 -1.87% 0.009%
2077 -1.84% 0.02%
2076 -1.82% 0.04%
2075 -1.81% 0.05%
2074 -1.77% 0.07%
2073 -1.75% 0.09%
2072 -1.71% 0.1%
2071 -1.68% 0.13%
2070 -1.64% 0.14%
2069 -1.61% 0.16%
2068 -1.57% 0.18%
2067 -1.53% 0.2%
2066 -1.53% 0.22%
2065 -1.48% 0.25%
2064 -1.44% 0.27%
2063 -1.42% 0.3%
2062 -1.38% 0.31%
2061 -1.36% 0.33%
2060 -1.32% 0.36%
2059 -1.29% 0.39%
2058 -1.24% 0.41%
2057 -1.23% 0.43%
2056 -1.19% 0.45%
2055 -1.16% 0.48%
2054 -1.11% 0.5%
2053 -1.07% 0.52%
2052 -1.03% 0.54%
2051 -1% 0.56%
2050 -1% 0.58%
2049 -0.96% 0.6%
2048 -0.93% 0.62%
2047 -0.9% 0.65%
2046 -0.86% 0.67%
2045 -0.84% 0.68%
2044 -0.8% 0.7%
2043 -0.76% 0.73%
2042 -0.71% 0.74%
2041 -0.68% 0.76%
2040 -0.65% 0.79%
2039 -0.6% 0.81%
2038 -0.58% 0.83%
2037 -0.53% 0.86%
2036 -0.48% 0.88%
2035 -0.45% 0.9%
2034 -0.4% 0.93%
2033 -0.37% 0.96%
2032 -0.31% 0.98%
2031 -0.28% 1.02%
2030 -0.25% 1.05%
2029 -0.21% 1.08%
2028 -0.19% 1.11%
2027 -0.16% 1.15%
2026 -0.1% 1.19%
2025 -0.07% 1.21%
2024 -0.02% 1.24%
2023 0.02% 1.24%
2022 0.05% 1.14%
2021 0.25% 1.22%
2020 0.26% 1.36%
2019 0.11% 1.36%
2018 0.15% 1.4%
2017 0.21% 1.43%
2016 0.26% 1.46%
2015 0.31% 1.47%
2014 0.36% 1.46%
2013 0.41% 1.45%
2012 0.43% 1.42%
2011 0.43% 1.34%
2010 0.42% 1.18%
2009 0.42% 1.03%
2008 0.44% 0.97%
2007 0.48% 0.99%
2006 0.52% 1.05%
2005 0.56% 1.11%
2004 0.59% 1.16%
2003 0.61% 1.24%
2002 0.62% 1.42%
2001 0.64% 1.7%
2000 0.7% 1.95%
1999 0.78% 2.1%
1998 0.86% 2.2%
1997 0.93% 2.28%
1996 0.97% 2.35%
1995 1.01% 2.42%
1994 1.03% 2.49%
1993 1.04% 2.56%
1992 0.99% 2.64%
1991 0.88% 2.69%
1990 0.76% 2.75%
1989 0.69% 2.81%
1988 0.69% 2.84%
1987 0.77% 2.86%
1986 0.94% 2.87%
1985 1.15% 2.86%
1984 1.33% 2.86%
1983 1.4% 2.85%
1982 1.38% 2.82%
1981 1.31% 2.76%
1980 1.23% 2.67%
1979 1.18% 2.58%
1978 1.17% 2.52%
1977 1.23% 2.5%
1976 1.32% 2.5%
1975 1.41% 2.51%
1974 1.51% 2.52%
1973 1.54% 2.45%
1972 1.46% 2.35%
1971 1.36% 2.28%
1970 1.24% 2.27%
1969 1.16% 2.3%
1968 1.15% 2.35%
1967 1.19% 2.41%
1966 1.26% 2.47%
1965 1.35% 2.51%
1964 1.42% 2.53%
1963 1.42% 2.47%
1962 1.41% 2.37%
1961 1.41% 2.33%

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 Paraguay's population grew by 1.21%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Paraguay
Current population
2834177
7138671
Population rank 140/197 108/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.09%
One net population change
4.19 hours
6.28 minutes
One birth every
16.2 minutes
3.84 minutes
One death every
22.6 minutes
13.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +230
Annual growth/decline -2,098 +83,925
Annual growth/decline rate -0.07% +1.21%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 86/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
42.4 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 -12,423
Net migration rank 135/196 137/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 180,837
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 119/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 123/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Paraguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Paraguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -12,423
2024 9,210 -10,506 97,223 -12,451
2023 10,072 -10,003 97,748 -12,500
2022 11,215 -10,003 94,627 -12,500
2021 6,382 -4,665 78,667 -8,226
2020 12,170 0 98,667 -8,226
2019 13,094 -10,335 103,179 -16,263
2018 13,929 -10,335 104,908 -16,472
2017 15,419 -10,335 105,634 -16,630
2016 16,944 -10,335 106,804 -16,737
2015 18,489 -10,335 106,817 -16,834
2014 19,751 -10,335 105,585 -16,989
2013 21,037 -10,335 103,383 -17,232
2012 22,320 -10,498 102,508 -17,763
2011 23,627 -11,577 100,442 -20,427
2010 25,031 -13,248 99,456 -26,169
2009 26,311 -14,941 100,296 -40,112
2008 27,553 -16,191 99,821 -44,679
2007 28,886 -16,588 99,141 -45,914
2006 30,213 -16,840 99,808 -44,568
2005 31,506 -17,071 101,035 -42,173
2004 32,500 -17,256 101,896 -40,907
2003 33,340 -17,380 102,427 -39,941
2002 33,572 -17,428 104,658 -36,918
2001 33,666 -17,466 107,225 -27,676
2000 34,452 -17,498 109,979 -15,884
1999 36,649 -17,542 112,726 -11,362
1998 38,628 -17,623 114,122 -9,276
1997 40,521 -17,756 115,095 -8,704
1996 42,297 -18,285 115,623 -8,273
1995 43,705 -19,092 115,777 -7,653
1994 45,210 -19,960 115,662 -6,999
1993 46,090 -20,731 115,211 -6,431
1992 46,494 -21,426 115,442 -6,035
1991 45,617 -23,014 114,472 -5,420
1990 44,465 -25,085 112,864 -4,685
1989 43,591 -27,049 111,727 -4,009
1988 43,978 -28,247 110,348 -3,557
1987 44,155 -27,958 107,962 -3,445
1986 44,520 -25,339 105,776 -3,460
1985 45,122 -21,371 102,859 -3,562
1984 45,644 -17,211 99,937 -3,769
1983 45,095 -14,065 96,406 -2,845
1982 43,816 -12,952 92,917 -2,725
1981 42,898 -13,619 89,456 -2,477
1980 42,316 -15,277 84,568 -2,808
1979 42,449 -17,143 80,345 -3,570
1978 42,475 -18,483 76,691 -4,066
1977 42,999 -18,630 74,359 -4,201
1976 43,878 -18,084 71,973 -4,066
1975 44,736 -17,340 70,285 -3,807
1974 45,526 -16,769 69,059 -3,478
1973 47,438 -16,822 67,803 -4,346
1972 46,676 -17,934 66,625 -7,642
1971 47,206 -20,322 66,142 -10,446
1970 47,547 -23,371 65,905 -12,579
1969 48,258 -26,304 65,616 -12,859
1968 49,189 -28,424 65,575 -13,132
1967 50,187 -29,147 65,695 -13,346
1966 50,808 -29,065 66,002 -13,538
1965 51,423 -28,611 66,063 -13,715
1964 52,501 -28,066 65,681 -13,915
1963 52,277 -27,757 64,741 -14,086
1962 51,758 -27,936 63,079 -16,175
1961 51,931 -28,416 61,536 -16,972
1960 51,944 -28,952 60,009 -16,811

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 Paraguay 87.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 994,274 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 136,839 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 180,837 people or 2.6% in Paraguay.

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
Paraguay
City Population
Asuncion 462K
Ciudad del Este 350K
Luque 260K
San Lorenzo 225K
Pedro Juan Caballero 127K
Caaguazu 127K
Encarnacion 107K
Coronel Oviedo 52.4K
Concepcion 45.1K

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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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