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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 36,559,233 people in Poland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 35,806,942 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 12.6 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th 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 +0.18% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 35.8M (6.12% decline).

Jamaica vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Poland
2100 1,075,936 18,350,017
2099 1,095,350 18,541,227
2098 1,115,242 18,733,999
2097 1,135,653 18,928,169
2096 1,156,525 19,125,003
2095 1,177,966 19,323,203
2094 1,200,045 19,525,085
2093 1,222,794 19,730,030
2092 1,246,199 19,938,529
2091 1,270,303 20,151,135
2090 1,294,988 20,368,308
2089 1,320,362 20,589,970
2088 1,346,290 20,817,398
2087 1,372,809 21,050,137
2086 1,399,955 21,288,179
2085 1,427,808 21,531,674
2084 1,456,011 21,780,998
2083 1,484,393 22,036,816
2082 1,513,542 22,298,479
2081 1,543,136 22,565,373
2080 1,573,400 22,836,875
2079 1,603,926 23,113,773
2078 1,634,499 23,393,434
2077 1,665,602 23,679,569
2076 1,696,763 23,968,050
2075 1,728,143 24,259,763
2074 1,760,036 24,554,480
2073 1,791,818 24,852,006
2072 1,823,794 25,149,886
2071 1,855,585 25,447,869
2070 1,887,318 25,745,140
2069 1,918,759 26,042,079
2068 1,950,157 26,337,963
2067 1,981,247 26,632,110
2066 2,012,035 26,923,643
2065 2,043,276 27,211,946
2064 2,073,988 27,497,263
2063 2,104,265 27,778,871
2062 2,134,508 28,055,433
2061 2,164,312 28,328,948
2060 2,194,058 28,597,687
2059 2,223,310 28,864,377
2058 2,252,286 29,125,961
2057 2,280,579 29,384,759
2056 2,308,936 29,641,101
2055 2,336,830 29,893,868
2054 2,364,245 30,142,942
2053 2,390,891 30,389,214
2052 2,416,741 30,630,763
2051 2,441,989 30,871,146
2050 2,466,771 31,107,894
2049 2,491,589 31,341,718
2048 2,515,667 31,572,273
2047 2,539,219 31,800,868
2046 2,562,324 32,026,873
2045 2,584,663 32,250,757
2044 2,606,489 32,471,522
2043 2,627,486 32,690,423
2042 2,647,490 32,906,811
2041 2,666,429 33,118,473
2040 2,684,551 33,328,426
2039 2,702,027 33,535,096
2038 2,718,374 33,738,091
2037 2,734,180 33,936,906
2036 2,748,725 34,133,190
2035 2,761,886 34,323,827
2034 2,774,297 34,511,159
2033 2,785,381 34,693,880
2032 2,795,619 34,872,593
2031 2,804,329 35,046,775
2030 2,812,297 35,213,577
2029 2,819,213 35,374,919
2028 2,825,235 35,527,083
2027 2,830,534 35,671,012
2026 2,834,980 35,806,942
2025 2,837,881 36,233,346
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 (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 Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Poland's population decreased by 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% decline).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th 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 2,466,771 people with a rank change from 139th to 143rd. The population of Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,107,894 people and rank change from 47th to 62nd.

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 -0.05% -0.89%
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 (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 Poland's population declined by 0.35%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Poland
Current population
2834980
35806942
Population rank 139/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.43%
One net population change
14.3 hours
4.1 minutes
One birth every
15.9 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
22.9 minutes
1.29 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 -351
Annual growth/decline -611 -128,120
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% -0.35%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 181/197
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 - -10,506 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Poland 41.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 675,443 people) and 58.6% is from migration (a gain of 955,766 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
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
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 (1960–2024, 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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