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

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The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,837,077 in 2025 vs 36,435,861 people in Poland in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,177 people compared to 36,007,074 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 12.7 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 0.47% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.14% per year vs -0.38% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.93% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 36M (5.6% decline).

Jamaica vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Poland
2100 1,075,631 18,452,579
2099 1,095,039 18,644,857
2098 1,114,926 18,838,707
2097 1,135,331 19,033,962
2096 1,156,197 19,231,896
2095 1,177,632 19,431,204
2094 1,199,705 19,634,214
2093 1,222,447 19,840,304
2092 1,245,845 20,049,969
2091 1,269,943 20,263,764
2090 1,294,621 20,482,150
2089 1,319,987 20,705,051
2088 1,345,908 20,933,750
2087 1,372,420 21,167,790
2086 1,399,559 21,407,163
2085 1,427,403 21,652,018
2084 1,455,598 21,902,736
2083 1,483,973 22,159,983
2082 1,513,113 22,423,109
2081 1,542,698 22,691,495
2080 1,572,954 22,964,515
2079 1,603,471 23,242,960
2078 1,634,036 23,524,184
2077 1,665,130 23,811,918
2076 1,696,282 24,102,012
2075 1,727,653 24,395,355
2074 1,759,538 24,691,719
2073 1,791,310 24,990,908
2072 1,823,277 25,290,453
2071 1,855,059 25,590,102
2070 1,886,784 25,889,034
2069 1,918,215 26,187,633
2068 1,949,604 26,485,171
2067 1,980,685 26,780,961
2066 2,011,465 27,074,124
2065 2,042,697 27,364,039
2064 2,073,400 27,650,950
2063 2,103,669 27,934,132
2062 2,133,903 28,212,240
2061 2,163,699 28,487,283
2060 2,193,436 28,757,525
2059 2,222,680 29,025,705
2058 2,251,648 29,288,751
2057 2,279,932 29,548,996
2056 2,308,282 29,806,770
2055 2,336,168 30,060,951
2054 2,363,575 30,311,416
2053 2,390,213 30,559,065
2052 2,416,056 30,801,964
2051 2,441,297 31,043,690
2050 2,466,072 31,281,762
2049 2,490,883 31,516,893
2048 2,514,954 31,748,736
2047 2,538,499 31,978,608
2046 2,561,597 32,205,877
2045 2,583,931 32,431,013
2044 2,605,750 32,653,012
2043 2,626,741 32,873,136
2042 2,646,740 33,090,733
2041 2,665,673 33,303,578
2040 2,683,790 33,514,705
2039 2,701,261 33,722,530
2038 2,717,604 33,926,660
2037 2,733,406 34,126,585
2036 2,747,946 34,323,967
2035 2,761,103 34,515,669
2034 2,773,511 34,704,048
2033 2,784,591 34,887,791
2032 2,794,827 35,067,502
2031 2,803,535 35,242,658
2030 2,811,500 35,410,392
2029 2,818,414 35,572,635
2028 2,824,434 35,725,650
2027 2,829,732 35,870,384
2026 2,834,177 36,007,074
2025 2,837,077 36,435,861
2024 2,839,175 36,559,233
2023 2,839,786 36,687,353
2022 2,839,144 36,821,749
2021 2,837,682 36,981,559
2020 2,830,739 37,515,748
2019 2,823,271 37,965,475
2018 2,820,097 37,974,750
2017 2,815,764 37,974,826
2016 2,809,915 37,970,087
2015 2,802,534 37,986,412
2014 2,793,749 38,011,735
2013 2,783,687 38,040,196
2012 2,772,430 38,063,164
2011 2,760,494 38,063,255
2010 2,748,568 38,042,794
2009 2,736,995 38,151,603
2008 2,725,635 38,125,759
2007 2,713,800 38,120,560
2006 2,700,968 38,141,267
2005 2,687,066 38,165,445
2004 2,672,225 38,182,222
2003 2,656,623 38,204,570
2002 2,640,572 38,230,364
2001 2,624,403 38,248,076
2000 2,607,826 38,258,629
1999 2,589,795 38,660,271
1998 2,569,736 38,663,481
1997 2,547,848 38,649,660
1996 2,524,463 38,624,370
1995 2,500,151 38,594,998
1994 2,475,220 38,542,652
1993 2,449,916 38,461,408
1992 2,424,701 38,363,667
1991 2,400,869 38,246,193
1990 2,379,877 38,110,782
1989 2,361,916 37,961,529
1988 2,345,777 37,824,487
1987 2,329,813 37,668,045
1986 2,312,125 37,456,119
1985 2,290,656 37,201,885
1984 2,264,562 36,904,134
1983 2,234,832 36,571,808
1982 2,203,889 36,230,481
1981 2,173,818 35,898,587
1980 2,145,658 35,574,150
1979 2,119,486 35,247,217
1978 2,094,836 34,965,600
1977 2,070,657 34,689,050
1976 2,045,578 34,356,300
1975 2,018,981 34,015,199
1974 1,990,906 33,678,899
1973 1,961,219 33,357,200
1972 1,931,542 33,055,650
1971 1,903,728 32,783,500
1970 1,878,196 32,664,300
1969 1,855,127 32,548,300
1968 1,833,765 32,294,655
1967 1,812,865 31,987,155
1966 1,791,475 31,681,000
1965 1,769,192 31,444,950
1964 1,745,568 31,139,450
1963 1,721,099 30,712,000
1962 1,696,932 30,308,500
1961 1,673,261 29,964,000
1960 1,650,005 29,637,450

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 Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 1,963,013 people (a 5.17% decline).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,281,762 people and rank change from 47th to 61st.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 40.1% of the population in Jamaica and 33.1% in Poland.

Population growth rate by year

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Poland
2100 -1.77% -1.03%
2099 -1.78% -1.03%
2098 -1.8% -1.03%
2097 -1.8% -1.03%
2096 -1.82% -1.03%
2095 -1.84% -1.03%
2094 -1.86% -1.04%
2093 -1.88% -1.05%
2092 -1.9% -1.06%
2091 -1.91% -1.07%
2090 -1.92% -1.08%
2089 -1.93% -1.09%
2088 -1.93% -1.11%
2087 -1.94% -1.12%
2086 -1.95% -1.13%
2085 -1.94% -1.14%
2084 -1.91% -1.16%
2083 -1.93% -1.17%
2082 -1.92% -1.18%
2081 -1.92% -1.19%
2080 -1.9% -1.2%
2079 -1.87% -1.2%
2078 -1.87% -1.21%
2077 -1.84% -1.2%
2076 -1.82% -1.2%
2075 -1.81% -1.2%
2074 -1.77% -1.2%
2073 -1.75% -1.18%
2072 -1.71% -1.17%
2071 -1.68% -1.15%
2070 -1.64% -1.14%
2069 -1.61% -1.12%
2068 -1.57% -1.1%
2067 -1.53% -1.08%
2066 -1.53% -1.06%
2065 -1.48% -1.04%
2064 -1.44% -1.01%
2063 -1.42% -0.99%
2062 -1.38% -0.97%
2061 -1.36% -0.94%
2060 -1.32% -0.92%
2059 -1.29% -0.9%
2058 -1.24% -0.88%
2057 -1.23% -0.86%
2056 -1.19% -0.85%
2055 -1.16% -0.83%
2054 -1.11% -0.81%
2053 -1.07% -0.79%
2052 -1.03% -0.78%
2051 -1% -0.76%
2050 -1% -0.75%
2049 -0.96% -0.73%
2048 -0.93% -0.72%
2047 -0.9% -0.71%
2046 -0.86% -0.69%
2045 -0.84% -0.68%
2044 -0.8% -0.67%
2043 -0.76% -0.66%
2042 -0.71% -0.64%
2041 -0.68% -0.63%
2040 -0.65% -0.62%
2039 -0.6% -0.6%
2038 -0.58% -0.59%
2037 -0.53% -0.58%
2036 -0.48% -0.56%
2035 -0.45% -0.54%
2034 -0.4% -0.53%
2033 -0.37% -0.51%
2032 -0.31% -0.5%
2031 -0.28% -0.47%
2030 -0.25% -0.46%
2029 -0.21% -0.43%
2028 -0.19% -0.4%
2027 -0.16% -0.38%
2026 -0.1% -1.18%
2025 -0.07% -0.34%
2024 -0.02% -0.35%
2023 0.02% -0.36%
2022 0.05% -0.43%
2021 0.25% -1.42%
2020 0.26% -1.18%
2019 0.11% -0.02%
2018 0.15% -0%
2017 0.21% 0.01%
2016 0.26% -0.04%
2015 0.31% -0.07%
2014 0.36% -0.07%
2013 0.41% -0.06%
2012 0.43% -0%
2011 0.43% 0.05%
2010 0.42% -0.29%
2009 0.42% 0.07%
2008 0.44% 0.01%
2007 0.48% -0.05%
2006 0.52% -0.06%
2005 0.56% -0.04%
2004 0.59% -0.06%
2003 0.61% -0.07%
2002 0.62% -0.05%
2001 0.64% -0.03%
2000 0.7% -1.04%
1999 0.78% -0.008%
1998 0.86% 0.04%
1997 0.93% 0.07%
1996 0.97% 0.08%
1995 1.01% 0.14%
1994 1.03% 0.21%
1993 1.04% 0.25%
1992 0.99% 0.31%
1991 0.88% 0.36%
1990 0.76% 0.39%
1989 0.69% 0.36%
1988 0.69% 0.42%
1987 0.77% 0.57%
1986 0.94% 0.68%
1985 1.15% 0.81%
1984 1.33% 0.91%
1983 1.4% 0.94%
1982 1.38% 0.92%
1981 1.31% 0.91%
1980 1.23% 0.93%
1979 1.18% 0.81%
1978 1.17% 0.8%
1977 1.23% 0.97%
1976 1.32% 1%
1975 1.41% 1%
1974 1.51% 0.96%
1973 1.54% 0.91%
1972 1.46% 0.83%
1971 1.36% 0.36%
1970 1.24% 0.36%
1969 1.16% 0.79%
1968 1.15% 0.96%
1967 1.19% 0.97%
1966 1.26% 0.75%
1965 1.35% 0.98%
1964 1.42% 1.39%
1963 1.42% 1.33%
1962 1.41% 1.15%
1961 1.41% 1.1%

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 Poland's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Poland
Current population
2834177
36007074
Population rank 140/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.43%
One net population change
4.19 hours
4.27 minutes
One birth every
16.2 minutes
2.08 minutes
One death every
22.6 minutes
1.28 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 -338
Annual growth/decline -2,098 -123,372
Annual growth/decline rate -0.07% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 179/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 -330,820
Net migration rank 135/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -330,820
2024 9,210 -10,506 -157,205 -238,062
2023 10,072 -10,003 -135,743 -7,824
2022 11,215 -10,003 -143,605 967,744
2021 6,382 -4,665 -184,907 2,251
2020 12,170 0 -120,050 3,920
2019 13,094 -10,335 -34,169 7,696
2018 13,929 -10,335 -26,582 -223
2017 15,419 -10,335 0 -21,535
2016 16,944 -10,335 -3,797 -5,675
2015 18,489 -10,335 -26,590 3,887
2014 19,751 -10,335 0 5,525
2013 21,037 -10,335 -19,020 12,402
2012 22,320 -10,498 0 4,635
2011 23,627 -11,577 11,419 45,951
2010 25,031 -13,248 38,043 119,623
2009 26,311 -14,941 30,521 -8,283
2008 27,553 -16,191 34,313 -42,288
2007 28,886 -16,588 11,436 -51,235
2006 30,213 -16,840 3,814 -68,882
2005 31,506 -17,071 -3,817 -41,942
2004 32,500 -17,256 -7,637 -38,216
2003 33,340 -17,380 -15,281 -19,039
2002 33,572 -17,428 -3,823 -16,462
2001 33,666 -17,466 3,825 -16,648
2000 34,452 -17,498 11,478 -15,921
1999 36,649 -17,542 0 -53,035
1998 38,628 -17,623 19,332 -39,509
1997 40,521 -17,756 34,785 -44,230
1996 42,297 -18,285 42,487 -45,349
1995 43,705 -19,092 46,314 -52,989
1994 45,210 -19,960 96,357 -41,845
1993 46,090 -20,731 103,846 -48,805
1992 46,494 -21,426 118,928 -46,893
1991 45,617 -23,014 141,511 -55,342
1990 44,465 -25,085 160,066 -50,339
1989 43,591 -27,049 182,215 -49,192
1988 43,978 -28,247 215,599 -101,671
1987 44,155 -27,958 226,008 -32,310
1986 44,520 -25,339 258,448 -22,520
1985 45,122 -21,371 297,615 -27,277
1984 45,644 -17,211 332,137 -18,402
1983 45,095 -14,065 373,032 -26,724
1982 43,816 -12,952 369,551 -34,980
1981 42,898 -13,619 351,806 -16,155
1980 42,316 -15,277 348,627 -42,420
1979 42,449 -17,143 366,571 -22,162
1978 42,475 -18,483 339,166 -62,936
1977 42,999 -18,630 353,828 -33,496
1976 43,878 -18,084 367,612 -25,716
1975 44,736 -17,340 350,356 -31,346
1974 45,526 -16,769 346,893 -18,273
1973 47,438 -16,822 320,229 -29,335
1972 46,676 -17,934 314,028 -15,004
1971 47,206 -20,322 278,660 -31,767
1970 47,547 -23,371 280,913 -66,859
1969 48,258 -26,304 270,151 -26,744
1968 49,189 -28,424 280,963 -11,905
1967 50,187 -29,147 275,089 -25,479
1966 50,808 -29,065 297,801 -17,158
1965 51,423 -28,611 314,450 -21,658
1964 52,501 -28,066 326,965 -23,273
1963 52,277 -27,757 359,330 -13,770
1962 51,758 -27,936 360,671 -31,021
1961 51,931 -28,416 398,521 -20,044
1960 51,944 -28,952 444,562 -6,306

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 Poland 53.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 832,648 people) and 46.1% is from migration (a gain of 712,179 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

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
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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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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