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

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The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,837,077 in 2025 vs 34,576,665 people in Peru in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,177 people compared to 35,105,331 in Peru.

Population statistics:

  • Peru's population is 12.4 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Peru is the 48th.
  • The countries together account for 0.46% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.42% for Peru.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.14% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.93% growth), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 35.1M (23.9% growth).

Jamaica vs Peru: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Peru
2100 1,075,631 38,442,430
2099 1,095,039 38,609,486
2098 1,114,926 38,774,265
2097 1,135,331 38,937,509
2096 1,156,197 39,098,598
2095 1,177,632 39,257,494
2094 1,199,705 39,413,146
2093 1,222,447 39,567,920
2092 1,245,845 39,718,895
2091 1,269,943 39,867,036
2090 1,294,621 40,012,169
2089 1,319,987 40,153,701
2088 1,345,908 40,292,740
2087 1,372,420 40,428,045
2086 1,399,559 40,558,786
2085 1,427,403 40,685,268
2084 1,455,598 40,807,007
2083 1,483,973 40,923,102
2082 1,513,113 41,034,801
2081 1,542,698 41,140,743
2080 1,572,954 41,241,207
2079 1,603,471 41,334,845
2078 1,634,036 41,422,439
2077 1,665,130 41,503,511
2076 1,696,282 41,578,164
2075 1,727,653 41,645,808
2074 1,759,538 41,706,491
2073 1,791,310 41,759,277
2072 1,823,277 41,804,713
2071 1,855,059 41,842,534
2070 1,886,784 41,873,019
2069 1,918,215 41,895,381
2068 1,949,604 41,909,248
2067 1,980,685 41,914,729
2066 2,011,465 41,912,112
2065 2,042,697 41,901,353
2064 2,073,400 41,882,691
2063 2,103,669 41,855,037
2062 2,133,903 41,819,132
2061 2,163,699 41,774,412
2060 2,193,436 41,721,225
2059 2,222,680 41,659,921
2058 2,251,648 41,590,180
2057 2,279,932 41,511,131
2056 2,308,282 41,423,914
2055 2,336,168 41,327,613
2054 2,363,575 41,223,066
2053 2,390,213 41,109,699
2052 2,416,056 40,988,952
2051 2,441,297 40,860,060
2050 2,466,072 40,722,627
2049 2,490,883 40,577,434
2048 2,514,954 40,424,258
2047 2,538,499 40,261,875
2046 2,561,597 40,090,240
2045 2,583,931 39,910,095
2044 2,605,750 39,720,613
2043 2,626,741 39,523,731
2042 2,646,740 39,318,023
2041 2,665,673 39,103,923
2040 2,683,790 38,882,017
2039 2,701,261 38,652,110
2038 2,717,604 38,414,521
2037 2,733,406 38,168,782
2036 2,747,946 37,914,498
2035 2,761,103 37,652,693
2034 2,773,511 37,382,554
2033 2,784,591 37,105,048
2032 2,794,827 36,820,835
2031 2,803,535 36,529,111
2030 2,811,500 36,228,701
2029 2,818,414 35,919,668
2028 2,824,434 35,600,666
2027 2,829,732 35,271,163
2026 2,834,177 34,930,183
2025 2,837,077 34,576,665
2024 2,839,175 34,217,848
2023 2,839,786 33,845,617
2022 2,839,144 33,475,438
2021 2,837,682 33,155,882
2020 2,830,739 32,838,579
2019 2,823,271 32,449,303
2018 2,820,097 31,897,584
2017 2,815,764 31,324,637
2016 2,809,915 30,866,494
2015 2,802,534 30,457,600
2014 2,793,749 30,115,826
2013 2,783,687 29,817,919
2012 2,772,430 29,550,366
2011 2,760,494 29,304,086
2010 2,748,568 29,086,019
2009 2,736,995 28,896,811
2008 2,725,635 28,719,041
2007 2,713,800 28,530,699
2006 2,700,968 28,324,491
2005 2,687,066 28,101,180
2004 2,672,225 27,852,190
2003 2,656,623 27,580,490
2002 2,640,572 27,288,217
2001 2,624,403 26,964,601
2000 2,607,826 26,598,331
1999 2,589,795 26,186,504
1998 2,569,736 25,738,095
1997 2,547,848 25,274,147
1996 2,524,463 24,811,171
1995 2,500,151 24,348,919
1994 2,475,220 23,881,493
1993 2,449,916 23,413,783
1992 2,424,701 22,946,340
1991 2,400,869 22,483,775
1990 2,379,877 22,014,771
1989 2,361,916 21,532,589
1988 2,345,777 21,054,702
1987 2,329,813 20,582,320
1986 2,312,125 20,117,122
1985 2,290,656 19,648,204
1984 2,264,562 19,174,716
1983 2,234,832 18,705,957
1982 2,203,889 18,246,503
1981 2,173,818 17,798,805
1980 2,145,658 17,360,949
1979 2,119,486 16,933,139
1978 2,094,836 16,516,059
1977 2,070,657 16,109,806
1976 2,045,578 15,716,809
1975 2,018,981 15,333,957
1974 1,990,906 14,956,552
1973 1,961,219 14,582,867
1972 1,931,542 14,210,147
1971 1,903,728 13,838,067
1970 1,878,196 13,501,237
1969 1,855,127 13,166,767
1968 1,833,765 12,803,993
1967 1,812,865 12,448,814
1966 1,791,475 12,101,297
1965 1,769,192 11,761,085
1964 1,745,568 11,427,978
1963 1,721,099 11,102,099
1962 1,696,932 10,784,612
1961 1,673,261 10,475,123
1960 1,650,005 10,174,127

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 Peru gained 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth), while Peru's population increased by 4,238,837 people (a 13.7% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Peru was ranked 40th in 2006 and ranked 48th 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 Peru will increase by 16% to 40,722,627 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.

Peru is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 41.9M 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
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Peru
2100 -1.77% -0.43%
2099 -1.78% -0.42%
2098 -1.8% -0.42%
2097 -1.8% -0.41%
2096 -1.82% -0.4%
2095 -1.84% -0.39%
2094 -1.86% -0.39%
2093 -1.88% -0.38%
2092 -1.9% -0.37%
2091 -1.91% -0.36%
2090 -1.92% -0.35%
2089 -1.93% -0.35%
2088 -1.93% -0.33%
2087 -1.94% -0.32%
2086 -1.95% -0.31%
2085 -1.94% -0.3%
2084 -1.91% -0.28%
2083 -1.93% -0.27%
2082 -1.92% -0.26%
2081 -1.92% -0.24%
2080 -1.9% -0.23%
2079 -1.87% -0.21%
2078 -1.87% -0.2%
2077 -1.84% -0.18%
2076 -1.82% -0.16%
2075 -1.81% -0.15%
2074 -1.77% -0.13%
2073 -1.75% -0.11%
2072 -1.71% -0.09%
2071 -1.68% -0.07%
2070 -1.64% -0.05%
2069 -1.61% -0.03%
2068 -1.57% -0.01%
2067 -1.53% 0.006%
2066 -1.53% 0.03%
2065 -1.48% 0.04%
2064 -1.44% 0.07%
2063 -1.42% 0.09%
2062 -1.38% 0.11%
2061 -1.36% 0.13%
2060 -1.32% 0.15%
2059 -1.29% 0.17%
2058 -1.24% 0.19%
2057 -1.23% 0.21%
2056 -1.19% 0.23%
2055 -1.16% 0.25%
2054 -1.11% 0.28%
2053 -1.07% 0.29%
2052 -1.03% 0.32%
2051 -1% 0.34%
2050 -1% 0.36%
2049 -0.96% 0.38%
2048 -0.93% 0.4%
2047 -0.9% 0.43%
2046 -0.86% 0.45%
2045 -0.84% 0.48%
2044 -0.8% 0.5%
2043 -0.76% 0.52%
2042 -0.71% 0.55%
2041 -0.68% 0.57%
2040 -0.65% 0.59%
2039 -0.6% 0.62%
2038 -0.58% 0.64%
2037 -0.53% 0.67%
2036 -0.48% 0.7%
2035 -0.45% 0.72%
2034 -0.4% 0.75%
2033 -0.37% 0.77%
2032 -0.31% 0.8%
2031 -0.28% 0.83%
2030 -0.25% 0.86%
2029 -0.21% 0.9%
2028 -0.19% 0.93%
2027 -0.16% 0.98%
2026 -0.1% 1.02%
2025 -0.07% 1.05%
2024 -0.02% 1.1%
2023 0.02% 1.11%
2022 0.05% 0.96%
2021 0.25% 0.97%
2020 0.26% 1.2%
2019 0.11% 1.73%
2018 0.15% 1.83%
2017 0.21% 1.48%
2016 0.26% 1.34%
2015 0.31% 1.13%
2014 0.36% 1%
2013 0.41% 0.91%
2012 0.43% 0.84%
2011 0.43% 0.75%
2010 0.42% 0.65%
2009 0.42% 0.62%
2008 0.44% 0.66%
2007 0.48% 0.73%
2006 0.52% 0.79%
2005 0.56% 0.89%
2004 0.59% 0.99%
2003 0.61% 1.07%
2002 0.62% 1.2%
2001 0.64% 1.38%
2000 0.7% 1.57%
1999 0.78% 1.74%
1998 0.86% 1.84%
1997 0.93% 1.87%
1996 0.97% 1.9%
1995 1.01% 1.96%
1994 1.03% 2%
1993 1.04% 2.04%
1992 0.99% 2.06%
1991 0.88% 2.13%
1990 0.76% 2.24%
1989 0.69% 2.27%
1988 0.69% 2.3%
1987 0.77% 2.31%
1986 0.94% 2.39%
1985 1.15% 2.47%
1984 1.33% 2.51%
1983 1.4% 2.52%
1982 1.38% 2.52%
1981 1.31% 2.52%
1980 1.23% 2.53%
1979 1.18% 2.53%
1978 1.17% 2.52%
1977 1.23% 2.5%
1976 1.32% 2.5%
1975 1.41% 2.52%
1974 1.51% 2.56%
1973 1.54% 2.62%
1972 1.46% 2.69%
1971 1.36% 2.49%
1970 1.24% 2.54%
1969 1.16% 2.83%
1968 1.15% 2.85%
1967 1.19% 2.87%
1966 1.26% 2.89%
1965 1.35% 2.91%
1964 1.42% 2.94%
1963 1.42% 2.94%
1962 1.41% 2.95%
1961 1.41% 2.96%

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 Peru's population grew by 1.05%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Peru
Current population
2834177
35105331
Population rank 140/197 48/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.42%
One net population change
4.19 hours
1.47 minutes
One birth every
16.2 minutes
58.5 seconds
One death every
22.6 minutes
2.75 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +983
Annual growth/decline -2,098 +358,817
Annual growth/decline rate -0.07% +1.05%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 97/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
44.2 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 +11,931
Net migration rank 135/196 41/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 1,837,219
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 39/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 5.4%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 90/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Peru
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Peru
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - 11,931
2024 9,210 -10,506 347,517 18,406
2023 10,072 -10,003 353,788 24,783
2022 11,215 -10,003 327,859 33,982
2021 6,382 -4,665 235,440 41,868
2020 12,170 0 301,950 55,375
2019 13,094 -10,335 346,981 74,270
2018 13,929 -10,335 343,123 339,067
2017 15,419 -10,335 349,333 114,382
2016 16,944 -10,335 355,859 96,740
2015 18,489 -10,335 362,781 2,421
2014 19,751 -10,335 368,708 -50,383
2013 21,037 -10,335 372,694 -95,214
2012 22,320 -10,498 376,501 -118,863
2011 23,627 -11,577 383,268 -148,339
2010 25,031 -13,248 382,510 -181,302
2009 26,311 -14,941 396,522 -219,314
2008 27,553 -16,191 413,640 -235,307
2007 28,886 -16,588 435,122 -236,745
2006 30,213 -16,840 445,884 -231,851
2005 31,506 -17,071 454,199 -221,652
2004 32,500 -17,256 459,617 -194,171
2003 33,340 -17,380 459,243 -181,276
2002 33,572 -17,428 463,709 -157,158
2001 33,666 -17,466 470,154 -129,481
2000 34,452 -17,498 484,222 -92,353
1999 36,649 -17,542 487,095 -55,325
1998 38,628 -17,623 489,436 -24,388
1997 40,521 -17,756 495,348 -32,515
1996 42,297 -18,285 501,855 -38,749
1995 43,705 -19,092 507,894 -46,499
1994 45,210 -19,960 512,735 -39,299
1993 46,090 -20,731 513,769 -51,775
1992 46,494 -21,426 514,618 -41,702
1991 45,617 -23,014 513,867 -61,645
1990 44,465 -25,085 515,233 -29,437
1989 43,591 -27,049 512,152 -33,569
1988 43,978 -28,247 508,429 -31,238
1987 44,155 -27,958 502,229 -34,651
1986 44,520 -25,339 496,712 -33,891
1985 45,122 -21,371 488,887 -13,887
1984 45,644 -17,211 477,968 -6,007
1983 45,095 -14,065 469,781 -4,243
1982 43,816 -12,952 461,107 -7,748
1981 42,898 -13,619 453,158 -11,123
1980 42,316 -15,277 445,100 -11,446
1979 42,449 -17,143 439,110 -17,148
1978 42,475 -18,483 432,127 -19,939
1977 42,999 -18,630 425,428 -25,117
1976 43,878 -18,084 420,284 -34,602
1975 44,736 -17,340 414,400 -34,382
1974 45,526 -16,769 408,299 -33,493
1973 47,438 -16,822 400,752 -28,191
1972 46,676 -17,934 396,960 -24,100
1971 47,206 -20,322 391,506 -20,209
1970 47,547 -23,371 318,022 -15,653
1969 48,258 -26,304 379,347 -12,776
1968 49,189 -28,424 372,379 -13,389
1967 50,187 -29,147 365,224 -13,837
1966 50,808 -29,065 356,819 -13,166
1965 51,423 -28,611 349,245 -12,470
1964 52,501 -28,066 341,570 -12,129
1963 52,277 -27,757 332,352 -10,040
1962 51,758 -27,936 321,716 -9,051
1961 51,931 -28,416 313,385 -7,063
1960 51,944 -28,952 302,924 -7,236

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 Peru 80.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,324,631 people) and 19.4% is from migration (a gain of 801,294 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 1,837,219 people or 5.4% in Peru.

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
Peru
City Population
Lima 9.94M
Arequipa 1.01M
Trujillo 920K
Chiclayo 553K
Callao 537K
Piura 473K
Cusco 428K
Chimbote 395K
Huancayo 378K
Iquitos 378K

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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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