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

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The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,837,077 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,177 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 50.3 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.75% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.14% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.93% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Jamaica vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Russia
2100 1,075,631 125,631,984
2099 1,095,039 125,735,285
2098 1,114,926 125,835,990
2097 1,135,331 125,914,480
2096 1,156,197 126,004,709
2095 1,177,632 126,072,890
2094 1,199,705 126,125,529
2093 1,222,447 126,181,074
2092 1,245,845 126,256,091
2091 1,269,943 126,304,823
2090 1,294,621 126,360,262
2089 1,319,987 126,412,664
2088 1,345,908 126,463,022
2087 1,372,420 126,511,263
2086 1,399,559 126,579,534
2085 1,427,403 126,655,806
2084 1,455,598 126,730,694
2083 1,483,973 126,805,713
2082 1,513,113 126,889,471
2081 1,542,698 126,973,300
2080 1,572,954 127,070,546
2079 1,603,471 127,191,346
2078 1,634,036 127,331,975
2077 1,665,130 127,489,152
2076 1,696,282 127,641,749
2075 1,727,653 127,825,235
2074 1,759,538 128,023,096
2073 1,791,310 128,238,922
2072 1,823,277 128,465,870
2071 1,855,059 128,745,681
2070 1,886,784 129,020,076
2069 1,918,215 129,309,803
2068 1,949,604 129,589,275
2067 1,980,685 129,873,991
2066 2,011,465 130,184,092
2065 2,042,697 130,515,828
2064 2,073,400 130,852,649
2063 2,103,669 131,199,458
2062 2,133,903 131,530,725
2061 2,163,699 131,881,030
2060 2,193,436 132,209,377
2059 2,222,680 132,568,882
2058 2,251,648 132,933,515
2057 2,279,932 133,272,997
2056 2,308,282 133,615,325
2055 2,336,168 133,963,055
2054 2,363,575 134,288,366
2053 2,390,213 134,609,198
2052 2,416,056 134,876,558
2051 2,441,297 135,141,211
2050 2,466,072 135,386,454
2049 2,490,883 135,609,441
2048 2,514,954 135,818,840
2047 2,538,499 136,013,698
2046 2,561,597 136,185,098
2045 2,583,931 136,368,416
2044 2,605,750 136,568,234
2043 2,626,741 136,791,498
2042 2,646,740 137,015,033
2041 2,665,673 137,266,491
2040 2,683,790 137,531,851
2039 2,701,261 137,833,822
2038 2,717,604 138,146,863
2037 2,733,406 138,485,780
2036 2,747,946 138,835,731
2035 2,761,103 139,197,452
2034 2,773,511 139,573,272
2033 2,784,591 139,960,175
2032 2,794,827 140,359,785
2031 2,803,535 140,785,026
2030 2,811,500 141,182,418
2029 2,818,414 141,571,268
2028 2,824,434 141,946,979
2027 2,829,732 142,315,155
2026 2,834,177 142,643,173
2025 2,837,077 143,513,328
2024 2,839,175 143,669,648
2023 2,839,786 143,826,130
2022 2,839,144 144,236,933
2021 2,837,682 144,746,762
2020 2,830,739 145,245,148
2019 2,823,271 145,453,291
2018 2,820,097 145,398,106
2017 2,815,764 145,293,260
2016 2,809,915 145,015,460
2015 2,802,534 144,640,716
2014 2,793,749 144,237,223
2013 2,783,687 143,805,638
2012 2,772,430 143,378,447
2011 2,760,494 143,018,195
2010 2,748,568 142,849,468
2009 2,736,995 142,785,348
2008 2,725,635 142,742,366
2007 2,713,800 142,805,114
2006 2,700,968 143,049,637
2005 2,687,066 143,518,814
2004 2,672,225 144,067,316
2003 2,656,623 144,648,618
2002 2,640,572 145,306,497
2001 2,624,403 145,976,482
2000 2,607,826 146,596,869
1999 2,589,795 147,214,776
1998 2,569,736 147,670,784
1997 2,547,848 147,915,361
1996 2,524,463 148,160,129
1995 2,500,151 148,375,787
1994 2,475,220 148,407,912
1993 2,449,916 148,458,777
1992 2,424,701 148,538,197
1991 2,400,869 148,394,216
1990 2,379,877 147,969,406
1989 2,361,916 147,721,000
1988 2,345,777 146,857,000
1987 2,329,813 145,908,000
1986 2,312,125 144,894,000
1985 2,290,656 143,858,000
1984 2,264,562 142,745,000
1983 2,234,832 141,668,000
1982 2,203,889 140,823,000
1981 2,173,818 139,941,000
1980 2,145,658 139,010,000
1979 2,119,486 138,027,000
1978 2,094,836 137,060,000
1977 2,070,657 136,100,000
1976 2,045,578 135,147,000
1975 2,018,981 134,200,000
1974 1,990,906 133,432,000
1973 1,961,219 132,669,000
1972 1,931,542 131,909,000
1971 1,903,728 131,155,000
1970 1,878,196 130,404,000
1969 1,855,127 129,664,000
1968 1,833,765 128,928,000
1967 1,812,865 128,196,000
1966 1,791,475 127,468,000
1965 1,769,192 126,745,000
1964 1,745,568 125,345,000
1963 1,721,099 123,960,000
1962 1,696,932 122,591,000
1961 1,673,261 121,236,000
1960 1,650,005 119,897,000

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 Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 40.1% of the population in Jamaica and 10.5% in Russia.

Population growth rate by year

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Russia
2100 -1.77% -0.08%
2099 -1.78% -0.08%
2098 -1.8% -0.06%
2097 -1.8% -0.07%
2096 -1.82% -0.05%
2095 -1.84% -0.04%
2094 -1.86% -0.04%
2093 -1.88% -0.06%
2092 -1.9% -0.04%
2091 -1.91% -0.04%
2090 -1.92% -0.04%
2089 -1.93% -0.04%
2088 -1.93% -0.04%
2087 -1.94% -0.05%
2086 -1.95% -0.06%
2085 -1.94% -0.06%
2084 -1.91% -0.06%
2083 -1.93% -0.07%
2082 -1.92% -0.07%
2081 -1.92% -0.08%
2080 -1.9% -0.09%
2079 -1.87% -0.11%
2078 -1.87% -0.12%
2077 -1.84% -0.12%
2076 -1.82% -0.14%
2075 -1.81% -0.15%
2074 -1.77% -0.17%
2073 -1.75% -0.18%
2072 -1.71% -0.22%
2071 -1.68% -0.21%
2070 -1.64% -0.22%
2069 -1.61% -0.22%
2068 -1.57% -0.22%
2067 -1.53% -0.24%
2066 -1.53% -0.25%
2065 -1.48% -0.26%
2064 -1.44% -0.26%
2063 -1.42% -0.25%
2062 -1.38% -0.27%
2061 -1.36% -0.25%
2060 -1.32% -0.27%
2059 -1.29% -0.27%
2058 -1.24% -0.25%
2057 -1.23% -0.26%
2056 -1.19% -0.26%
2055 -1.16% -0.24%
2054 -1.11% -0.24%
2053 -1.07% -0.2%
2052 -1.03% -0.2%
2051 -1% -0.18%
2050 -1% -0.16%
2049 -0.96% -0.15%
2048 -0.93% -0.14%
2047 -0.9% -0.13%
2046 -0.86% -0.13%
2045 -0.84% -0.15%
2044 -0.8% -0.16%
2043 -0.76% -0.16%
2042 -0.71% -0.18%
2041 -0.68% -0.19%
2040 -0.65% -0.22%
2039 -0.6% -0.23%
2038 -0.58% -0.24%
2037 -0.53% -0.25%
2036 -0.48% -0.26%
2035 -0.45% -0.27%
2034 -0.4% -0.28%
2033 -0.37% -0.28%
2032 -0.31% -0.3%
2031 -0.28% -0.28%
2030 -0.25% -0.27%
2029 -0.21% -0.26%
2028 -0.19% -0.26%
2027 -0.16% -0.23%
2026 -0.1% -0.61%
2025 -0.07% -0.11%
2024 -0.02% -0.11%
2023 0.02% -0.28%
2022 0.05% -0.35%
2021 0.25% -0.34%
2020 0.26% -0.14%
2019 0.11% 0.04%
2018 0.15% 0.07%
2017 0.21% 0.19%
2016 0.26% 0.26%
2015 0.31% 0.28%
2014 0.36% 0.3%
2013 0.41% 0.3%
2012 0.43% 0.25%
2011 0.43% 0.12%
2010 0.42% 0.04%
2009 0.42% 0.03%
2008 0.44% -0.04%
2007 0.48% -0.17%
2006 0.52% -0.33%
2005 0.56% -0.38%
2004 0.59% -0.4%
2003 0.61% -0.45%
2002 0.62% -0.46%
2001 0.64% -0.42%
2000 0.7% -0.42%
1999 0.78% -0.31%
1998 0.86% -0.17%
1997 0.93% -0.17%
1996 0.97% -0.15%
1995 1.01% -0.02%
1994 1.03% -0.03%
1993 1.04% -0.05%
1992 0.99% 0.1%
1991 0.88% 0.29%
1990 0.76% 0.17%
1989 0.69% 0.59%
1988 0.69% 0.65%
1987 0.77% 0.7%
1986 0.94% 0.72%
1985 1.15% 0.78%
1984 1.33% 0.76%
1983 1.4% 0.6%
1982 1.38% 0.63%
1981 1.31% 0.67%
1980 1.23% 0.71%
1979 1.18% 0.71%
1978 1.17% 0.71%
1977 1.23% 0.71%
1976 1.32% 0.71%
1975 1.41% 0.58%
1974 1.51% 0.58%
1973 1.54% 0.58%
1972 1.46% 0.57%
1971 1.36% 0.58%
1970 1.24% 0.57%
1969 1.16% 0.57%
1968 1.15% 0.57%
1967 1.19% 0.57%
1966 1.26% 0.57%
1965 1.35% 1.12%
1964 1.42% 1.12%
1963 1.42% 1.12%
1962 1.41% 1.12%
1961 1.41% 1.12%

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 Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Russia
Current population
2834177
142643173
Population rank 140/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 1.72%
One net population change
4.19 hours
3.37 minutes
One birth every
16.2 minutes
26.1 seconds
One death every
22.6 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline -6 -428
Annual growth/decline -2,098 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate -0.07% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 166/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 -251,822
Net migration rank 135/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -251,822
2024 9,210 -10,506 -574,678 -178,042
2023 10,072 -10,003 -503,392 27,807
2022 11,215 -10,003 -576,948 765,629
2021 6,382 -4,665 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 12,170 0 -697,177 334,094
2019 13,094 -10,335 -319,997 336,494
2018 13,929 -10,335 -232,637 339,972
2017 15,419 -10,335 -130,764 396,619
2016 16,944 -10,335 0 447,645
2015 18,489 -10,335 43,392 384,756
2014 19,751 -10,335 28,848 264,698
2013 21,037 -10,335 28,761 289,872
2012 22,320 -10,498 0 285,977
2011 23,627 -11,577 -128,716 309,377
2010 25,031 -13,248 -242,844 307,555
2009 26,311 -14,941 -257,014 350,206
2008 27,553 -16,191 -356,856 360,840
2007 28,886 -16,588 -471,257 365,717
2006 30,213 -16,840 -686,638 308,370
2005 31,506 -17,071 -846,761 263,541
2004 32,500 -17,256 -792,370 261,519
2003 33,340 -17,380 -896,822 256,804
2002 33,572 -17,428 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 33,666 -17,466 -963,445 259,614
2000 34,452 -17,498 -967,540 550,401
1999 36,649 -17,542 -927,453 375,468
1998 38,628 -17,623 -694,053 528,135
1997 40,521 -17,756 -769,159 541,387
1996 42,297 -18,285 -785,248 587,171
1995 43,705 -19,092 -845,742 723,875
1994 45,210 -19,960 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 46,090 -20,731 -757,140 507,229
1992 46,494 -21,426 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 45,617 -23,014 103,876 125,505
1990 44,465 -25,085 325,533 299,863
1989 43,591 -27,049 576,112 89,400
1988 43,978 -28,247 778,343 269,862
1987 44,155 -27,958 977,583 275,611
1986 44,520 -25,339 985,279 283,553
1985 45,122 -21,371 762,447 280,614
1984 45,644 -17,211 756,548 247,026
1983 45,095 -14,065 906,676 200,159
1982 43,816 -12,952 830,855 107,520
1981 42,898 -13,619 713,700 36,686
1980 42,316 -15,277 681,149 10,440
1979 42,449 -17,143 690,135 -5,791
1978 42,475 -18,483 812,766 108,882
1977 42,999 -18,630 832,932 122,316
1976 43,878 -18,084 852,237 113,851
1975 44,736 -17,340 843,850 80,069
1974 45,526 -16,769 883,186 -51,759
1973 47,438 -16,822 846,561 -107,568
1972 46,676 -17,934 872,050 -111,168
1971 47,206 -20,322 854,999 -134,968
1970 47,547 -23,371 785,554 -264,464
1969 48,258 -26,304 753,088 -64,643
1968 49,189 -28,424 787,621 -83,221
1967 50,187 -29,147 854,554 -116,029
1966 50,808 -29,065 989,279 -111,360
1965 51,423 -28,611 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 52,501 -28,066 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 52,277 -27,757 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 51,758 -27,936 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 51,931 -28,416 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 51,944 -28,952 1,962,834 -234,895

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 Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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