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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 34,217,848 people in Peru in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 35,031,596 in Peru.

Population statistics:

  • Peru's population is 12.4 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th 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 +0.18% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 35M (23.7% growth).

Jamaica vs Peru: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Peru
2100 1,075,936 38,452,509
2099 1,095,350 38,619,608
2098 1,115,242 38,784,430
2097 1,135,653 38,947,717
2096 1,156,525 39,108,849
2095 1,177,966 39,267,786
2094 1,200,045 39,423,479
2093 1,222,794 39,578,294
2092 1,246,199 39,729,309
2091 1,270,303 39,877,488
2090 1,294,988 40,022,659
2089 1,320,362 40,164,228
2088 1,346,290 40,303,304
2087 1,372,809 40,438,644
2086 1,399,955 40,569,419
2085 1,427,808 40,695,935
2084 1,456,011 40,817,705
2083 1,484,393 40,933,831
2082 1,513,542 41,045,559
2081 1,543,136 41,151,529
2080 1,573,400 41,252,019
2079 1,603,926 41,345,682
2078 1,634,499 41,433,298
2077 1,665,602 41,514,392
2076 1,696,763 41,589,064
2075 1,728,143 41,656,726
2074 1,760,036 41,717,426
2073 1,791,818 41,770,225
2072 1,823,794 41,815,673
2071 1,855,585 41,853,504
2070 1,887,318 41,883,997
2069 1,918,759 41,906,365
2068 1,950,157 41,920,235
2067 1,981,247 41,925,717
2066 2,012,035 41,923,100
2065 2,043,276 41,912,338
2064 2,073,988 41,893,671
2063 2,104,265 41,866,010
2062 2,134,508 41,830,096
2061 2,164,312 41,785,364
2060 2,194,058 41,732,163
2059 2,223,310 41,670,843
2058 2,252,286 41,601,084
2057 2,280,579 41,522,014
2056 2,308,936 41,434,774
2055 2,336,830 41,338,448
2054 2,364,245 41,233,873
2053 2,390,891 41,120,477
2052 2,416,741 40,999,698
2051 2,441,989 40,870,773
2050 2,466,771 40,733,304
2049 2,491,589 40,588,072
2048 2,515,667 40,434,856
2047 2,539,219 40,272,431
2046 2,562,324 40,100,751
2045 2,584,663 39,920,558
2044 2,606,489 39,731,027
2043 2,627,486 39,534,093
2042 2,647,490 39,328,332
2041 2,666,429 39,114,174
2040 2,684,551 38,892,211
2039 2,702,027 38,662,243
2038 2,718,374 38,424,592
2037 2,734,180 38,178,789
2036 2,748,725 37,924,438
2035 2,761,886 37,662,565
2034 2,774,297 37,392,354
2033 2,785,381 37,114,776
2032 2,795,619 36,830,488
2031 2,804,329 36,538,688
2030 2,812,297 36,238,199
2029 2,819,213 35,929,085
2028 2,825,235 35,609,999
2027 2,830,534 35,280,410
2026 2,834,980 34,939,340
2025 2,837,881 34,585,730
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Peru's population increased by 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th 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 2,466,771 people with a rank change from 139th to 143rd. The population of Peru will increase by 16.3% to 40,733,304 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 -0.05% 1.08%
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 (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 Peru's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Peru
Current population
2834980
35031596
Population rank 139/197 48/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.42%
One net population change
14.3 hours
1.41 minutes
One birth every
15.9 minutes
58.4 seconds
One death every
22.9 minutes
2.83 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +1,020
Annual growth/decline -611 +372,231
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 95/197
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 - -10,506 - 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 2026-04-06).

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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 Peru 82% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,345,822 people) and 18% is from migration (a gain of 732,505 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
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
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 (1960–2024, 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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