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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 19,051,804 people in Romania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 18,839,108 in Romania.

Population statistics:

  • Romania's population is 6.65 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Romania is the 70th.
  • The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.23% for Romania.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs -0.43% in Romania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.8M (11.1% decline).

Jamaica vs Romania: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Romania
2100 1,075,936 10,801,385
2099 1,095,350 10,885,505
2098 1,115,242 10,969,050
2097 1,135,653 11,052,086
2096 1,156,525 11,134,776
2095 1,177,966 11,217,462
2094 1,200,045 11,299,298
2093 1,222,794 11,382,352
2092 1,246,199 11,464,817
2091 1,270,303 11,546,872
2090 1,294,988 11,630,335
2089 1,320,362 11,713,468
2088 1,346,290 11,796,733
2087 1,372,809 11,880,373
2086 1,399,955 11,966,550
2085 1,427,808 12,052,744
2084 1,456,011 12,140,454
2083 1,484,393 12,229,714
2082 1,513,542 12,319,480
2081 1,543,136 12,412,385
2080 1,573,400 12,507,333
2079 1,603,926 12,603,302
2078 1,634,499 12,700,870
2077 1,665,602 12,799,985
2076 1,696,763 12,900,610
2075 1,728,143 13,002,848
2074 1,760,036 13,107,513
2073 1,791,818 13,213,407
2072 1,823,794 13,323,211
2071 1,855,585 13,435,661
2070 1,887,318 13,550,449
2069 1,918,759 13,667,892
2068 1,950,157 13,786,771
2067 1,981,247 13,909,141
2066 2,012,035 14,034,214
2065 2,043,276 14,163,381
2064 2,073,988 14,293,294
2063 2,104,265 14,424,068
2062 2,134,508 14,557,025
2061 2,164,312 14,689,897
2060 2,194,058 14,821,441
2059 2,223,310 14,952,855
2058 2,252,286 15,082,857
2057 2,280,579 15,211,914
2056 2,308,936 15,340,213
2055 2,336,830 15,467,019
2054 2,364,245 15,590,545
2053 2,390,891 15,712,155
2052 2,416,741 15,834,374
2051 2,441,989 15,954,507
2050 2,466,771 16,073,070
2049 2,491,589 16,192,498
2048 2,515,667 16,311,535
2047 2,539,219 16,430,565
2046 2,562,324 16,547,661
2045 2,584,663 16,665,026
2044 2,606,489 16,783,383
2043 2,627,486 16,900,955
2042 2,647,490 17,018,000
2041 2,666,429 17,136,818
2040 2,684,551 17,253,674
2039 2,702,027 17,370,310
2038 2,718,374 17,488,193
2037 2,734,180 17,604,853
2036 2,748,725 17,721,511
2035 2,761,886 17,837,396
2034 2,774,297 17,950,976
2033 2,785,381 18,064,449
2032 2,795,619 18,176,399
2031 2,804,329 18,288,437
2030 2,812,297 18,399,699
2029 2,819,213 18,511,331
2028 2,825,235 18,621,197
2027 2,830,534 18,730,482
2026 2,834,980 18,839,108
2025 2,837,881 18,946,392
2024 2,839,175 19,051,804
2023 2,839,786 19,061,062
2022 2,839,144 19,048,502
2021 2,837,682 19,122,059
2020 2,830,739 19,265,250
2019 2,823,271 19,371,648
2018 2,820,097 19,473,970
2017 2,815,764 19,588,715
2016 2,809,915 19,702,267
2015 2,802,534 19,815,616
2014 2,793,749 19,908,979
2013 2,783,687 19,983,693
2012 2,772,430 20,058,035
2011 2,760,494 20,147,528
2010 2,748,568 20,246,871
2009 2,736,995 20,367,487
2008 2,725,635 20,537,875
2007 2,713,800 20,882,982
2006 2,700,968 21,193,760
2005 2,687,066 21,319,685
2004 2,672,225 21,451,748
2003 2,656,623 21,574,326
2002 2,640,572 21,730,496
2001 2,624,403 22,131,970
2000 2,607,826 22,442,971
1999 2,589,795 22,472,040
1998 2,569,736 22,507,344
1997 2,547,848 22,553,978
1996 2,524,463 22,619,004
1995 2,500,151 22,684,270
1994 2,475,220 22,730,211
1993 2,449,916 22,763,280
1992 2,424,701 22,794,284
1991 2,400,869 23,001,155
1990 2,379,877 23,201,835
1989 2,361,916 23,161,458
1988 2,345,777 23,057,662
1987 2,329,813 22,949,430
1986 2,312,125 22,836,841
1985 2,290,656 22,732,999
1984 2,264,562 22,640,547
1983 2,234,832 22,560,478
1982 2,203,889 22,475,741
1981 2,173,818 22,353,070
1980 2,145,658 22,207,282
1979 2,119,486 22,090,488
1978 2,094,836 21,951,464
1977 2,070,657 21,756,096
1976 2,045,578 21,551,634
1975 2,018,981 21,293,583
1974 1,990,906 21,029,429
1973 1,961,219 20,835,681
1972 1,931,542 20,657,957
1971 1,903,728 20,461,567
1970 1,878,196 20,250,398
1969 1,855,127 20,009,141
1968 1,833,765 19,799,831
1967 1,812,865 19,534,242
1966 1,791,475 19,215,450
1965 1,769,192 19,031,576
1964 1,745,568 18,919,126
1963 1,721,099 18,797,850
1962 1,696,932 18,676,550
1961 1,673,261 18,555,250
1960 1,650,005 18,406,905

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 Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Romania's population decreased by 863,159 people (a 4.38% decline).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th 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 Romania will decrease by 14.7% to 16,073,070 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 40.1% of the population in Jamaica and 31.5% in Romania.

Population growth rate by year

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Romania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Romania
2100 -1.77% -0.77%
2099 -1.78% -0.76%
2098 -1.8% -0.75%
2097 -1.8% -0.74%
2096 -1.82% -0.74%
2095 -1.84% -0.72%
2094 -1.86% -0.73%
2093 -1.88% -0.72%
2092 -1.9% -0.71%
2091 -1.91% -0.72%
2090 -1.92% -0.71%
2089 -1.93% -0.71%
2088 -1.93% -0.7%
2087 -1.94% -0.72%
2086 -1.95% -0.72%
2085 -1.94% -0.72%
2084 -1.91% -0.73%
2083 -1.93% -0.73%
2082 -1.92% -0.75%
2081 -1.92% -0.76%
2080 -1.9% -0.76%
2079 -1.87% -0.77%
2078 -1.87% -0.77%
2077 -1.84% -0.78%
2076 -1.82% -0.79%
2075 -1.81% -0.8%
2074 -1.77% -0.8%
2073 -1.75% -0.82%
2072 -1.71% -0.84%
2071 -1.68% -0.85%
2070 -1.64% -0.86%
2069 -1.61% -0.86%
2068 -1.57% -0.88%
2067 -1.53% -0.89%
2066 -1.53% -0.91%
2065 -1.48% -0.91%
2064 -1.44% -0.91%
2063 -1.42% -0.91%
2062 -1.38% -0.9%
2061 -1.36% -0.89%
2060 -1.32% -0.88%
2059 -1.29% -0.86%
2058 -1.24% -0.85%
2057 -1.23% -0.84%
2056 -1.19% -0.82%
2055 -1.16% -0.79%
2054 -1.11% -0.77%
2053 -1.07% -0.77%
2052 -1.03% -0.75%
2051 -1% -0.74%
2050 -1% -0.74%
2049 -0.96% -0.73%
2048 -0.93% -0.72%
2047 -0.9% -0.71%
2046 -0.86% -0.7%
2045 -0.84% -0.71%
2044 -0.8% -0.7%
2043 -0.76% -0.69%
2042 -0.71% -0.69%
2041 -0.68% -0.68%
2040 -0.65% -0.67%
2039 -0.6% -0.67%
2038 -0.58% -0.66%
2037 -0.53% -0.66%
2036 -0.48% -0.65%
2035 -0.45% -0.63%
2034 -0.4% -0.63%
2033 -0.37% -0.62%
2032 -0.31% -0.61%
2031 -0.28% -0.6%
2030 -0.25% -0.6%
2029 -0.21% -0.59%
2028 -0.19% -0.58%
2027 -0.16% -0.58%
2026 -0.1% -0.57%
2025 -0.05% -0.55%
2024 -0.02% -0.05%
2023 0.02% 0.07%
2022 0.05% -0.38%
2021 0.25% -0.74%
2020 0.26% -0.55%
2019 0.11% -0.53%
2018 0.15% -0.59%
2017 0.21% -0.58%
2016 0.26% -0.57%
2015 0.31% -0.47%
2014 0.36% -0.37%
2013 0.41% -0.37%
2012 0.43% -0.44%
2011 0.43% -0.49%
2010 0.42% -0.59%
2009 0.42% -0.83%
2008 0.44% -1.65%
2007 0.48% -1.47%
2006 0.52% -0.59%
2005 0.56% -0.62%
2004 0.59% -0.57%
2003 0.61% -0.72%
2002 0.62% -1.81%
2001 0.64% -1.39%
2000 0.7% -0.13%
1999 0.78% -0.16%
1998 0.86% -0.21%
1997 0.93% -0.29%
1996 0.97% -0.29%
1995 1.01% -0.2%
1994 1.03% -0.15%
1993 1.04% -0.14%
1992 0.99% -0.9%
1991 0.88% -0.86%
1990 0.76% 0.17%
1989 0.69% 0.45%
1988 0.69% 0.47%
1987 0.77% 0.49%
1986 0.94% 0.46%
1985 1.15% 0.41%
1984 1.33% 0.35%
1983 1.4% 0.38%
1982 1.38% 0.55%
1981 1.31% 0.66%
1980 1.23% 0.53%
1979 1.18% 0.63%
1978 1.17% 0.9%
1977 1.23% 0.95%
1976 1.32% 1.21%
1975 1.41% 1.26%
1974 1.51% 0.93%
1973 1.54% 0.86%
1972 1.46% 0.96%
1971 1.36% 1.04%
1970 1.24% 1.21%
1969 1.16% 1.06%
1968 1.15% 1.36%
1967 1.19% 1.66%
1966 1.26% 0.97%
1965 1.35% 0.59%
1964 1.42% 0.65%
1963 1.42% 0.65%
1962 1.41% 0.65%
1961 1.41% 0.81%

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 Romania's population declined by 0.05%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Romania
Current population
2834980
18839108
Population rank 139/197 70/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.23%
One net population change
14.3 hours
56.8 minutes
One birth every
15.9 minutes
3.45 minutes
One death every
22.9 minutes
2.17 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 -25
Annual growth/decline -611 -9,258
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% -0.05%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 169/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
18.1 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 -29,041
Net migration rank 135/196 163/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 655,579
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 73/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 3.4%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 112/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Romania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Romania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -29,041
2024 - -10,506 - -28,466
2023 10,072 -10,003 -89,587 -27,780
2022 11,215 -10,003 -93,338 89,076
2021 6,382 -4,665 -141,504 -17,731
2020 12,170 0 -100,179 -13,202
2019 13,094 -10,335 -60,053 -27,909
2018 13,929 -10,335 -62,316 -33,018
2017 15,419 -10,335 -50,930 -33,081
2016 16,944 -10,335 -53,196 -33,073
2015 18,489 -10,335 -59,447 -35,751
2014 19,751 -10,335 -55,745 -35,448
2013 21,037 -10,335 -59,951 -34,910
2012 22,320 -10,498 -54,157 -37,589
2011 23,627 -11,577 -56,413 -102,769
2010 25,031 -13,248 -46,567 -122,364
2009 26,311 -14,941 -34,625 -137,953
2008 27,553 -16,191 -30,806 -144,368
2007 28,886 -16,588 -37,590 -133,089
2006 30,213 -16,840 -38,148 -132,777
2005 31,506 -17,071 -40,508 -131,176
2004 32,500 -17,256 -42,904 -117,432
2003 33,340 -17,380 -56,093 -107,139
2002 33,572 -17,428 -58,673 -106,585
2001 33,666 -17,466 -37,625 -91,154
2000 34,452 -17,498 -22,443 -92,451
1999 36,649 -17,542 -31,461 -82,590
1998 38,628 -17,623 -33,761 -81,366
1997 40,521 -17,756 -42,853 -88,734
1996 42,297 -18,285 -56,548 -70,799
1995 43,705 -19,092 -36,295 -73,779
1994 45,210 -19,960 -18,184 -76,246
1993 46,090 -20,731 -13,658 -73,475
1992 46,494 -21,426 -4,559 -63,200
1991 45,617 -23,014 25,301 -36,824
1990 44,465 -25,085 69,605 -38,157
1989 43,591 -27,049 122,756 -33,866
1988 43,978 -28,247 126,817 -48,911
1987 44,155 -27,958 128,517 -42,868
1986 44,520 -25,339 134,737 -50,450
1985 45,122 -21,371 111,392 -28,108
1984 45,644 -17,211 117,731 -24,629
1983 45,095 -14,065 87,986 3,093
1982 43,816 -12,952 119,121 -4,725
1981 42,898 -13,619 156,472 -20,870
1980 42,316 -15,277 168,776 -16,668
1979 42,449 -17,143 194,397 -29,600
1978 42,475 -18,483 204,148 -31,427
1977 42,999 -18,630 215,385 -28,135
1976 43,878 -18,084 213,361 18,748
1975 44,736 -17,340 219,324 9,125
1974 45,526 -16,769 235,530 6,725
1973 47,438 -16,822 175,020 58,651
1972 46,676 -17,934 198,316 61,920
1971 47,206 -20,322 206,662 74,473
1970 47,547 -23,371 234,905 71,919
1969 48,258 -26,304 264,120 74,851
1968 49,189 -28,424 338,577 33,601
1967 50,187 -29,147 347,709 37,282
1966 50,808 -29,065 115,293 -25,458
1965 51,423 -28,611 114,190 -60,430
1964 52,501 -28,066 134,326 -59,500
1963 52,277 -27,757 139,104 -58,076
1962 51,758 -27,936 130,736 -56,152
1961 51,931 -28,416 163,286 -54,642
1960 51,944 -28,952 191,431 -55,397

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 Romania 82% is from natural causes (a loss of 766,295 people) and 18% is from migration (a loss of 167,917 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 655,579 people or 3.4% in Romania.

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
Romania
City Population
Bucharest 1.72M
Cluj-Napoca 287K
Iasi 272K
Constanta 264K
Timisoara 251K
Brasov 238K
Craiova 234K
Galati 218K
Oradea 183K
Ploiesti 181K

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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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