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Population in Jamaica compared to the Philippines: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,837,077 in 2025 vs 116,786,962 people in the Philippines in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,177 people compared to 118,213,646 in the Philippines.

Population statistics:

  • The Philippines' population is 41.7 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 15th.
  • The countries together account for 1.46% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.14% per year vs +1.08% in the Philippines.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.93% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 89.5M to 118M (32.1% growth).

Jamaica vs Philippines: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Philippines
2100 1,075,631 115,059,775
2099 1,095,039 115,816,309
2098 1,114,926 116,573,828
2097 1,135,331 117,333,883
2096 1,156,197 118,100,419
2095 1,177,632 118,866,742
2094 1,199,705 119,626,818
2093 1,222,447 120,388,122
2092 1,245,845 121,147,462
2091 1,269,943 121,904,917
2090 1,294,621 122,652,199
2089 1,319,987 123,391,846
2088 1,345,908 124,122,345
2087 1,372,420 124,843,149
2086 1,399,559 125,552,213
2085 1,427,403 126,246,777
2084 1,455,598 126,918,902
2083 1,483,973 127,566,644
2082 1,513,113 128,196,192
2081 1,542,698 128,799,883
2080 1,572,954 129,384,776
2079 1,603,471 129,937,788
2078 1,634,036 130,470,163
2077 1,665,130 130,981,766
2076 1,696,282 131,455,691
2075 1,727,653 131,899,779
2074 1,759,538 132,321,868
2073 1,791,310 132,712,554
2072 1,823,277 133,078,198
2071 1,855,059 133,413,261
2070 1,886,784 133,726,740
2069 1,918,215 134,013,962
2068 1,949,604 134,276,965
2067 1,980,685 134,521,893
2066 2,011,465 134,738,123
2065 2,042,697 134,943,069
2064 2,073,400 135,121,691
2063 2,103,669 135,278,856
2062 2,133,903 135,418,302
2061 2,163,699 135,533,003
2060 2,193,436 135,624,320
2059 2,222,680 135,691,307
2058 2,251,648 135,723,393
2057 2,279,932 135,729,299
2056 2,308,282 135,713,449
2055 2,336,168 135,658,483
2054 2,363,575 135,564,032
2053 2,390,213 135,433,969
2052 2,416,056 135,267,110
2051 2,441,297 135,047,521
2050 2,466,072 134,786,831
2049 2,490,883 134,476,341
2048 2,514,954 134,125,026
2047 2,538,499 133,725,025
2046 2,561,597 133,275,028
2045 2,583,931 132,781,283
2044 2,605,750 132,246,145
2043 2,626,741 131,672,273
2042 2,646,740 131,060,574
2041 2,665,673 130,412,807
2040 2,683,790 129,728,924
2039 2,701,261 129,013,931
2038 2,717,604 128,259,977
2037 2,733,406 127,475,872
2036 2,747,946 126,664,807
2035 2,761,103 125,834,749
2034 2,773,511 124,984,319
2033 2,784,591 124,117,657
2032 2,794,827 123,239,893
2031 2,803,535 122,353,079
2030 2,811,500 121,447,264
2029 2,818,414 120,532,209
2028 2,824,434 119,603,538
2027 2,829,732 118,669,567
2026 2,834,177 117,732,112
2025 2,837,077 116,786,962
2024 2,839,175 115,843,670
2023 2,839,786 114,891,199
2022 2,839,144 113,964,338
2021 2,837,682 113,100,950
2020 2,830,739 112,081,264
2019 2,823,271 110,804,683
2018 2,820,097 109,465,287
2017 2,815,764 108,119,693
2016 2,809,915 106,735,719
2015 2,802,534 105,312,992
2014 2,793,749 103,767,130
2013 2,783,687 102,076,336
2012 2,772,430 100,175,512
2011 2,760,494 98,248,614
2010 2,748,568 96,337,125
2009 2,736,995 94,384,250
2008 2,725,635 92,699,095
2007 2,713,800 91,075,184
2006 2,700,968 89,508,986
2005 2,687,066 88,015,962
2004 2,672,225 86,394,504
2003 2,656,623 84,731,835
2002 2,640,572 83,068,889
2001 2,624,403 81,401,488
2000 2,607,826 79,625,397
1999 2,589,795 77,753,257
1998 2,569,736 75,791,024
1997 2,547,848 73,908,810
1996 2,524,463 72,190,242
1995 2,500,151 70,546,246
1994 2,475,220 69,019,291
1993 2,449,916 67,530,621
1992 2,424,701 65,926,125
1991 2,400,869 64,382,249
1990 2,379,877 62,854,666
1989 2,361,916 61,265,260
1988 2,345,777 59,739,052
1987 2,329,813 58,157,496
1986 2,312,125 56,645,077
1985 2,290,656 55,213,006
1984 2,264,562 53,726,181
1983 2,234,832 52,194,620
1982 2,203,889 50,695,707
1981 2,173,818 49,311,727
1980 2,145,658 48,043,740
1979 2,119,486 46,807,103
1978 2,094,836 45,575,281
1977 2,070,657 44,367,962
1976 2,045,578 43,201,488
1975 2,018,981 42,120,826
1974 1,990,906 41,174,341
1973 1,961,219 40,294,130
1972 1,931,542 39,408,560
1971 1,903,728 38,518,659
1970 1,878,196 37,622,204
1969 1,855,127 36,660,799
1968 1,833,765 35,638,342
1967 1,812,865 34,621,320
1966 1,791,475 33,617,170
1965 1,769,192 32,625,316
1964 1,745,568 31,643,032
1963 1,721,099 30,674,731
1962 1,696,932 29,723,536
1961 1,673,261 28,792,621
1960 1,650,005 27,891,897

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 the Philippines gained 17,226,733 people (a 19.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth), while the Philippines' population increased by 11,477,927 people (a 10.8% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2006 and ranked 15th 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 the Philippines will increase by 14% to 134,786,831 people and rank change from 15th to 14th.

The Philippines is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 136M 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
Philippines
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Philippines
2100 -1.77% -0.65%
2099 -1.78% -0.65%
2098 -1.8% -0.65%
2097 -1.8% -0.65%
2096 -1.82% -0.64%
2095 -1.84% -0.64%
2094 -1.86% -0.63%
2093 -1.88% -0.63%
2092 -1.9% -0.62%
2091 -1.91% -0.61%
2090 -1.92% -0.6%
2089 -1.93% -0.59%
2088 -1.93% -0.58%
2087 -1.94% -0.56%
2086 -1.95% -0.55%
2085 -1.94% -0.53%
2084 -1.91% -0.51%
2083 -1.93% -0.49%
2082 -1.92% -0.47%
2081 -1.92% -0.45%
2080 -1.9% -0.43%
2079 -1.87% -0.41%
2078 -1.87% -0.39%
2077 -1.84% -0.36%
2076 -1.82% -0.34%
2075 -1.81% -0.32%
2074 -1.77% -0.29%
2073 -1.75% -0.27%
2072 -1.71% -0.25%
2071 -1.68% -0.23%
2070 -1.64% -0.21%
2069 -1.61% -0.2%
2068 -1.57% -0.18%
2067 -1.53% -0.16%
2066 -1.53% -0.15%
2065 -1.48% -0.13%
2064 -1.44% -0.12%
2063 -1.42% -0.1%
2062 -1.38% -0.08%
2061 -1.36% -0.07%
2060 -1.32% -0.05%
2059 -1.29% -0.02%
2058 -1.24% -0.004%
2057 -1.23% 0.01%
2056 -1.19% 0.04%
2055 -1.16% 0.07%
2054 -1.11% 0.1%
2053 -1.07% 0.12%
2052 -1.03% 0.16%
2051 -1% 0.19%
2050 -1% 0.23%
2049 -0.96% 0.26%
2048 -0.93% 0.3%
2047 -0.9% 0.34%
2046 -0.86% 0.37%
2045 -0.84% 0.4%
2044 -0.8% 0.44%
2043 -0.76% 0.47%
2042 -0.71% 0.5%
2041 -0.68% 0.53%
2040 -0.65% 0.55%
2039 -0.6% 0.59%
2038 -0.58% 0.62%
2037 -0.53% 0.64%
2036 -0.48% 0.66%
2035 -0.45% 0.68%
2034 -0.4% 0.7%
2033 -0.37% 0.71%
2032 -0.31% 0.72%
2031 -0.28% 0.75%
2030 -0.25% 0.76%
2029 -0.21% 0.78%
2028 -0.19% 0.79%
2027 -0.16% 0.8%
2026 -0.1% 0.81%
2025 -0.07% 0.81%
2024 -0.02% 0.83%
2023 0.02% 0.81%
2022 0.05% 0.76%
2021 0.25% 0.91%
2020 0.26% 1.15%
2019 0.11% 1.22%
2018 0.15% 1.24%
2017 0.21% 1.3%
2016 0.26% 1.35%
2015 0.31% 1.49%
2014 0.36% 1.66%
2013 0.41% 1.9%
2012 0.43% 1.96%
2011 0.43% 1.98%
2010 0.42% 2.07%
2009 0.42% 1.82%
2008 0.44% 1.78%
2007 0.48% 1.75%
2006 0.52% 1.7%
2005 0.56% 1.88%
2004 0.59% 1.96%
2003 0.61% 2%
2002 0.62% 2.05%
2001 0.64% 2.23%
2000 0.7% 2.41%
1999 0.78% 2.59%
1998 0.86% 2.55%
1997 0.93% 2.38%
1996 0.97% 2.33%
1995 1.01% 2.21%
1994 1.03% 2.2%
1993 1.04% 2.43%
1992 0.99% 2.4%
1991 0.88% 2.43%
1990 0.76% 2.59%
1989 0.69% 2.55%
1988 0.69% 2.72%
1987 0.77% 2.67%
1986 0.94% 2.59%
1985 1.15% 2.77%
1984 1.33% 2.93%
1983 1.4% 2.96%
1982 1.38% 2.81%
1981 1.31% 2.64%
1980 1.23% 2.64%
1979 1.18% 2.7%
1978 1.17% 2.72%
1977 1.23% 2.7%
1976 1.32% 2.57%
1975 1.41% 2.3%
1974 1.51% 2.18%
1973 1.54% 2.25%
1972 1.46% 2.31%
1971 1.36% 2.38%
1970 1.24% 2.62%
1969 1.16% 2.87%
1968 1.15% 2.94%
1967 1.19% 2.99%
1966 1.26% 3.04%
1965 1.35% 3.1%
1964 1.42% 3.16%
1963 1.42% 3.2%
1962 1.41% 3.23%
1961 1.41% 3.23%

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 the Philippines' population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Philippines
Current population
2834177
118213646
Population rank 140/197 15/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.42%
One net population change
4.19 hours
33.5 seconds
One birth every
16.2 minutes
17.1 seconds
One death every
22.6 minutes
42.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline -6 +2,584
Annual growth/decline -2,098 +943,292
Annual growth/decline rate -0.07% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 110/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
3.53 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 -149,315
Net migration rank 135/196 185/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 87,212
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 135/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 195/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Philippines
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Philippines
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -149,315
2024 9,210 -10,506 1,105,612 -160,373
2023 10,072 -10,003 1,123,981 -164,284
2022 11,215 -10,003 1,115,825 -221,754
2021 6,382 -4,665 917,928 -85,185
2020 12,170 0 1,253,741 -47,014
2019 13,094 -10,335 1,352,703 -6,208
2018 13,929 -10,335 1,495,843 -163,602
2017 15,419 -10,335 1,622,444 -263,593
2016 16,944 -10,335 1,718,232 -309,251
2015 18,489 -10,335 1,827,180 -390,702
2014 19,751 -10,335 1,851,828 -196,524
2013 21,037 -10,335 1,944,758 -218,439
2012 22,320 -10,498 1,979,568 95,702
2011 23,627 -11,577 2,018,419 -240,005
2010 25,031 -13,248 2,030,979 13,556
2009 26,311 -14,941 2,025,580 -164,411
2008 27,553 -16,191 2,007,584 -498,480
2007 28,886 -16,588 1,964,673 -225,977
2006 30,213 -16,840 1,960,246 -566,647
2005 31,506 -17,071 1,918,484 -326,063
2004 32,500 -17,256 1,924,265 -273,743
2003 33,340 -17,380 1,922,904 -248,066
2002 33,572 -17,428 1,919,556 -268,520
2001 33,666 -17,466 1,931,169 -247,496
2000 34,452 -17,498 1,902,330 -33,868
1999 36,649 -17,542 1,894,147 -18,323
1998 38,628 -17,623 1,870,371 178,274
1997 40,521 -17,756 1,861,098 -145,334
1996 42,297 -18,285 1,849,587 -128,251
1995 43,705 -19,092 1,846,900 -280,327
1994 45,210 -19,960 1,813,827 -326,539
1993 46,090 -20,731 1,788,414 -298,337
1992 46,494 -21,426 1,769,259 -50,338
1991 45,617 -23,014 1,782,165 -413,300
1990 44,465 -25,085 1,749,622 -63,296
1989 43,591 -27,049 1,728,354 -235,884
1988 43,978 -28,247 1,707,402 -147,523
1987 44,155 -27,958 1,671,330 -68,149
1986 44,520 -25,339 1,631,491 -209,835
1985 45,122 -21,371 1,614,042 -171,539
1984 45,644 -17,211 1,579,872 -48,739
1983 45,095 -14,065 1,542,194 -10,229
1982 43,816 -12,952 1,485,790 -19,912
1981 42,898 -13,619 1,436,599 -134,484
1980 42,316 -15,277 1,413,735 -179,832
1979 42,449 -17,143 1,394,056 -154,684
1978 42,475 -18,483 1,364,661 -140,372
1977 42,999 -18,630 1,314,002 -123,608
1976 43,878 -18,084 1,258,286 -115,730
1975 44,736 -17,340 1,239,069 -220,296
1974 45,526 -16,769 1,218,884 -344,674
1973 47,438 -16,822 1,206,285 -320,091
1972 46,676 -17,934 1,206,414 -321,491
1971 47,206 -20,322 1,210,256 -315,363
1970 47,547 -23,371 1,198,944 -300,923
1969 48,258 -26,304 1,186,306 -161,517
1968 49,189 -28,424 1,172,146 -152,017
1967 50,187 -29,147 1,166,704 -152,812
1966 50,808 -29,065 1,156,498 -162,127
1965 51,423 -28,611 1,146,094 -156,782
1964 52,501 -28,066 1,131,586 -156,342
1963 52,277 -27,757 1,116,591 -155,267
1962 51,758 -27,936 1,091,953 -150,903
1961 51,931 -28,416 1,064,377 -143,597
1960 51,944 -28,952 1,036,017 -155,354

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 the Philippines 88.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,533,489 people) and 11.8% is from migration (a loss of 1,811,966 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 87,212 people or 0.1% in the Philippines.

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
Philippines
City Population
Quezon 3.08M
Manila 1.9M
Davao 1.85M
Caloocan 1.71M
Taguig 1.31M
Zamboanga 1.02M
Palawan 969K
Cebu 965K
Antipolo 914K
Pasig 853K

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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)
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