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Population in Jamaica compared to Saudi Arabia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 35,300,280 people in Saudi Arabia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 36,734,925 in Saudi Arabia.

Population statistics:

  • Saudi Arabia's population is 13 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Saudi Arabia is the 44th.
  • The countries together account for 0.48% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.44% for Saudi Arabia.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +2.3% in Saudi Arabia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Saudi Arabia has grown from 21.5M to 36.7M (71.2% growth).

Jamaica vs Saudi Arabia: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Saudi Arabia
2100 1,075,936 74,230,118
2099 1,095,350 73,760,045
2098 1,115,242 73,287,526
2097 1,135,653 72,813,125
2096 1,156,525 72,336,039
2095 1,177,966 71,858,206
2094 1,200,045 71,379,928
2093 1,222,794 70,900,460
2092 1,246,199 70,420,464
2091 1,270,303 69,940,749
2090 1,294,988 69,462,214
2089 1,320,362 68,985,976
2088 1,346,290 68,510,277
2087 1,372,809 68,035,545
2086 1,399,955 67,562,521
2085 1,427,808 67,091,615
2084 1,456,011 66,621,667
2083 1,484,393 66,152,653
2082 1,513,542 65,684,321
2081 1,543,136 65,216,102
2080 1,573,400 64,749,128
2079 1,603,926 64,282,393
2078 1,634,499 63,815,918
2077 1,665,602 63,348,712
2076 1,696,763 62,880,120
2075 1,728,143 62,409,793
2074 1,760,036 61,937,628
2073 1,791,818 61,462,662
2072 1,823,794 60,984,202
2071 1,855,585 60,502,791
2070 1,887,318 60,018,216
2069 1,918,759 59,529,456
2068 1,950,157 59,036,086
2067 1,981,247 58,539,487
2066 2,012,035 58,039,687
2065 2,043,276 57,537,106
2064 2,073,988 57,032,172
2063 2,104,265 56,524,331
2062 2,134,508 56,014,549
2061 2,164,312 55,501,467
2060 2,194,058 54,986,901
2059 2,223,310 54,469,809
2058 2,252,286 53,950,469
2057 2,280,579 53,430,639
2056 2,308,936 52,909,061
2055 2,336,830 52,386,571
2054 2,364,245 51,862,312
2053 2,390,891 51,336,335
2052 2,416,741 50,809,100
2051 2,441,989 50,280,719
2050 2,466,771 49,751,739
2049 2,491,589 49,221,828
2048 2,515,667 48,690,143
2047 2,539,219 48,157,605
2046 2,562,324 47,623,246
2045 2,584,663 47,087,215
2044 2,606,489 46,550,306
2043 2,627,486 46,013,232
2042 2,647,490 45,475,200
2041 2,666,429 44,936,131
2040 2,684,551 44,396,093
2039 2,702,027 43,856,006
2038 2,718,374 43,314,707
2037 2,734,180 42,773,375
2036 2,748,725 42,231,639
2035 2,761,886 41,690,245
2034 2,774,297 41,150,029
2033 2,785,381 40,611,021
2032 2,795,619 40,073,144
2031 2,804,329 39,535,357
2030 2,812,297 38,998,581
2029 2,819,213 38,417,447
2028 2,825,235 37,810,902
2027 2,830,534 37,189,969
2026 2,834,980 36,566,201
2025 2,837,881 35,932,673
2024 2,839,175 35,300,280
2023 2,839,786 33,702,731
2022 2,839,144 32,175,224
2021 2,837,682 30,784,383
2020 2,830,739 31,552,510
2019 2,823,271 30,063,799
2018 2,820,097 30,196,281
2017 2,815,764 30,977,355
2016 2,809,915 30,954,198
2015 2,802,534 29,816,382
2014 2,793,749 28,309,273
2013 2,783,687 27,624,004
2012 2,772,430 26,168,861
2011 2,760,494 25,091,867
2010 2,748,568 23,978,487
2009 2,736,995 24,217,654
2008 2,725,635 23,287,877
2007 2,713,800 22,368,313
2006 2,700,968 21,459,144
2005 2,687,066 20,559,890
2004 2,672,225 19,669,480
2003 2,656,623 18,786,767
2002 2,640,572 17,910,910
2001 2,624,403 17,041,397
2000 2,607,826 16,177,722
1999 2,589,795 15,472,075
1998 2,569,736 14,922,185
1997 2,547,848 14,374,943
1996 2,524,463 13,831,009
1995 2,500,151 13,289,245
1994 2,475,220 12,750,040
1993 2,449,916 12,215,862
1992 2,424,701 11,686,676
1991 2,400,869 11,160,744
1990 2,379,877 10,640,691
1989 2,361,916 10,128,394
1988 2,345,777 9,629,165
1987 2,329,813 9,130,194
1986 2,312,125 8,628,639
1985 2,290,656 8,151,779
1984 2,264,562 7,697,307
1983 2,234,832 7,252,941
1982 2,203,889 6,824,486
1981 2,173,818 6,420,551
1980 2,145,658 6,047,997
1979 2,119,486 5,703,698
1978 2,094,836 5,381,902
1977 2,070,657 5,083,048
1976 2,045,578 4,807,933
1975 2,018,981 4,556,287
1974 1,990,906 4,323,632
1973 1,961,219 4,106,344
1972 1,931,542 3,905,722
1971 1,903,728 3,724,031
1970 1,878,196 3,562,470
1969 1,855,127 3,417,114
1968 1,833,765 3,282,711
1967 1,812,865 3,157,242
1966 1,791,475 3,039,887
1965 1,769,192 2,928,771
1964 1,745,568 2,821,968
1963 1,721,099 2,719,341
1962 1,696,932 2,620,910
1961 1,673,261 2,526,347
1960 1,650,005 2,435,403

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 Saudi Arabia gained 9,495,054 people (a 44.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 5,780,727 people (a 18.7% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Saudi Arabia was ranked 50th in 2006 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 35.4% to 49,751,739 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.

Saudi Arabia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 74.2M 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
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Saudi Arabia
2100 -1.77% 0.64%
2099 -1.78% 0.64%
2098 -1.8% 0.65%
2097 -1.8% 0.66%
2096 -1.82% 0.66%
2095 -1.84% 0.67%
2094 -1.86% 0.68%
2093 -1.88% 0.68%
2092 -1.9% 0.69%
2091 -1.91% 0.69%
2090 -1.92% 0.69%
2089 -1.93% 0.69%
2088 -1.93% 0.7%
2087 -1.94% 0.7%
2086 -1.95% 0.7%
2085 -1.94% 0.71%
2084 -1.91% 0.71%
2083 -1.93% 0.71%
2082 -1.92% 0.72%
2081 -1.92% 0.72%
2080 -1.9% 0.73%
2079 -1.87% 0.73%
2078 -1.87% 0.74%
2077 -1.84% 0.75%
2076 -1.82% 0.75%
2075 -1.81% 0.76%
2074 -1.77% 0.77%
2073 -1.75% 0.78%
2072 -1.71% 0.8%
2071 -1.68% 0.81%
2070 -1.64% 0.82%
2069 -1.61% 0.84%
2068 -1.57% 0.85%
2067 -1.53% 0.86%
2066 -1.53% 0.87%
2065 -1.48% 0.89%
2064 -1.44% 0.9%
2063 -1.42% 0.91%
2062 -1.38% 0.92%
2061 -1.36% 0.94%
2060 -1.32% 0.95%
2059 -1.29% 0.96%
2058 -1.24% 0.97%
2057 -1.23% 0.99%
2056 -1.19% 1%
2055 -1.16% 1.01%
2054 -1.11% 1.02%
2053 -1.07% 1.04%
2052 -1.03% 1.05%
2051 -1% 1.06%
2050 -1% 1.08%
2049 -0.96% 1.09%
2048 -0.93% 1.11%
2047 -0.9% 1.12%
2046 -0.86% 1.14%
2045 -0.84% 1.15%
2044 -0.8% 1.17%
2043 -0.76% 1.18%
2042 -0.71% 1.2%
2041 -0.68% 1.22%
2040 -0.65% 1.23%
2039 -0.6% 1.25%
2038 -0.58% 1.27%
2037 -0.53% 1.28%
2036 -0.48% 1.3%
2035 -0.45% 1.31%
2034 -0.4% 1.33%
2033 -0.37% 1.34%
2032 -0.31% 1.36%
2031 -0.28% 1.38%
2030 -0.25% 1.51%
2029 -0.21% 1.6%
2028 -0.19% 1.67%
2027 -0.16% 1.71%
2026 -0.1% 1.76%
2025 -0.05% 1.79%
2024 -0.02% 4.74%
2023 0.02% 4.75%
2022 0.05% 4.52%
2021 0.25% -2.43%
2020 0.26% 4.95%
2019 0.11% -0.44%
2018 0.15% -2.52%
2017 0.21% 0.07%
2016 0.26% 3.82%
2015 0.31% 5.32%
2014 0.36% 2.48%
2013 0.41% 5.56%
2012 0.43% 4.29%
2011 0.43% 4.64%
2010 0.42% -0.99%
2009 0.42% 3.99%
2008 0.44% 4.11%
2007 0.48% 4.24%
2006 0.52% 4.37%
2005 0.56% 4.53%
2004 0.59% 4.7%
2003 0.61% 4.89%
2002 0.62% 5.1%
2001 0.64% 5.34%
2000 0.7% 4.56%
1999 0.78% 3.69%
1998 0.86% 3.81%
1997 0.93% 3.93%
1996 0.97% 4.08%
1995 1.01% 4.23%
1994 1.03% 4.37%
1993 1.04% 4.53%
1992 0.99% 4.71%
1991 0.88% 4.89%
1990 0.76% 5.06%
1989 0.69% 5.18%
1988 0.69% 5.47%
1987 0.77% 5.81%
1986 0.94% 5.85%
1985 1.15% 5.9%
1984 1.33% 6.13%
1983 1.4% 6.28%
1982 1.38% 6.29%
1981 1.31% 6.16%
1980 1.23% 6.04%
1979 1.18% 5.98%
1978 1.17% 5.88%
1977 1.23% 5.72%
1976 1.32% 5.52%
1975 1.41% 5.38%
1974 1.51% 5.29%
1973 1.54% 5.14%
1972 1.46% 4.88%
1971 1.36% 4.54%
1970 1.24% 4.25%
1969 1.16% 4.09%
1968 1.15% 3.97%
1967 1.19% 3.86%
1966 1.26% 3.79%
1965 1.35% 3.78%
1964 1.42% 3.77%
1963 1.42% 3.76%
1962 1.41% 3.74%
1961 1.41% 3.73%

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 Saudi Arabia's population grew by 4.74%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Saudi Arabia
Current population
2834980
36734925
Population rank 139/197 44/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.44%
One net population change
14.3 hours
19.7 seconds
One birth every
15.9 minutes
57 seconds
One death every
22.9 minutes
6.66 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +4,377
Annual growth/decline -611 +1,597,549
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +4.74%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 4/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
4.4 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 +119,738
Net migration rank 135/196 13/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 13,683,841
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 3/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 40.3%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 14/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Saudi Arabia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Saudi Arabia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - 119,738
2024 - -10,506 - 122,170
2023 10,072 -10,003 474,366 325,691
2022 11,215 -10,003 406,920 977,072
2021 6,382 -4,665 409,032 -106,287
2020 12,170 0 447,036 -74,725
2019 13,094 -10,335 474,407 191,582
2018 13,929 -10,335 528,767 -988,751
2017 15,419 -10,335 546,751 -920,812
2016 16,944 -10,335 537,829 -26,997
2015 18,489 -10,335 511,023 465,292
2014 19,751 -10,335 493,431 469,144
2013 21,037 -10,335 475,299 485,794
2012 22,320 -10,498 465,649 479,206
2011 23,627 -11,577 443,675 491,253
2010 25,031 -13,248 418,641 504,955
2009 26,311 -14,941 438,557 496,229
2008 27,553 -16,191 433,457 491,337
2007 28,886 -16,588 425,199 489,136
2006 30,213 -16,840 399,333 504,661
2005 31,506 -17,071 375,938 518,565
2004 32,500 -17,256 362,843 523,472
2003 33,340 -17,380 364,520 514,606
2002 33,572 -17,428 372,099 500,508
2001 33,666 -17,466 382,153 484,252
2000 34,452 -17,498 392,407 468,515
1999 36,649 -17,542 390,112 160,263
1998 38,628 -17,623 389,499 159,898
1997 40,521 -17,756 385,033 160,066
1996 42,297 -18,285 382,248 160,532
1995 43,705 -19,092 380,231 160,512
1994 45,210 -19,960 377,351 160,306
1993 46,090 -20,731 372,621 158,074
1992 46,494 -21,426 366,763 160,908
1991 45,617 -23,014 361,329 162,857
1990 44,465 -25,085 355,495 160,416
1989 43,591 -27,049 349,399 159,273
1988 43,978 -28,247 342,865 146,918
1987 44,155 -27,958 333,088 175,075
1986 44,520 -25,339 322,340 172,606
1985 45,122 -21,371 310,558 148,208
1984 45,644 -17,211 296,615 153,562
1983 45,095 -14,065 280,616 157,930
1982 43,816 -12,952 264,831 153,528
1981 42,898 -13,619 249,156 140,355
1980 42,316 -15,277 234,372 121,220
1979 42,449 -17,143 220,186 112,826
1978 42,475 -18,483 205,331 105,263
1977 42,999 -18,630 191,103 96,015
1976 43,878 -18,084 178,024 85,083
1975 44,736 -17,340 166,223 73,960
1974 45,526 -16,769 155,478 69,653
1973 47,438 -16,822 145,450 63,995
1972 46,676 -17,934 136,360 55,439
1971 47,206 -20,322 127,600 43,989
1970 47,547 -23,371 120,440 31,097
1969 48,258 -26,304 113,859 25,312
1968 49,189 -28,424 108,281 21,366
1967 50,187 -29,147 103,343 17,947
1966 50,808 -29,065 98,361 15,054
1965 51,423 -28,611 93,820 15,000
1964 52,501 -28,066 89,776 15,000
1963 52,277 -27,757 85,480 15,000
1962 51,758 -27,936 81,393 15,000
1961 51,931 -28,416 77,743 15,000
1960 51,944 -28,952 74,143 15,000

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 Saudi Arabia 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,829,562 people) and 6.05% is from migration (a gain of 311,209 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 13,683,841 people or 40.3% in Saudi Arabia.

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
Saudi Arabia
City Population
Riyadh 7.01M
Jeddah 4.7M
Mecca 2.43M
Medina 1.41M
Dammam 903K
Tabuk 886K
Qatif 625K
Jubail 379K
Ha'il 311K
Yanbu 299K

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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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