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Population in Jamaica compared to Sierra Leone: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,837,077 in 2025 vs 8,819,794 people in Sierra Leone in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,177 people compared to 9,090,531 in Sierra Leone.

Population statistics:

  • Sierra Leone's population is 3.21 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 100th.
  • The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.11% for Sierra Leone.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.14% per year vs +2.29% in Sierra Leone.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.93% growth), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.62M to 9.09M (61.6% growth).

Jamaica vs Sierra Leone: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Sierra Leone
2100 1,075,631 16,107,087
2099 1,095,039 16,121,940
2098 1,114,926 16,135,035
2097 1,135,331 16,149,905
2096 1,156,197 16,160,672
2095 1,177,632 16,169,304
2094 1,199,705 16,168,902
2093 1,222,447 16,173,609
2092 1,245,845 16,170,778
2091 1,269,943 16,163,901
2090 1,294,621 16,154,165
2089 1,319,987 16,142,526
2088 1,345,908 16,128,775
2087 1,372,420 16,112,585
2086 1,399,559 16,085,549
2085 1,427,403 16,064,212
2084 1,455,598 16,040,563
2083 1,483,973 16,006,923
2082 1,513,113 15,970,872
2081 1,542,698 15,930,880
2080 1,572,954 15,892,665
2079 1,603,471 15,850,728
2078 1,634,036 15,801,450
2077 1,665,130 15,750,408
2076 1,696,282 15,695,310
2075 1,727,653 15,635,345
2074 1,759,538 15,580,279
2073 1,791,310 15,512,655
2072 1,823,277 15,442,481
2071 1,855,059 15,370,747
2070 1,886,784 15,293,426
2069 1,918,215 15,212,664
2068 1,949,604 15,124,069
2067 1,980,685 15,028,190
2066 2,011,465 14,931,295
2065 2,042,697 14,833,794
2064 2,073,400 14,736,872
2063 2,103,669 14,638,180
2062 2,133,903 14,525,736
2061 2,163,699 14,420,068
2060 2,193,436 14,307,451
2059 2,222,680 14,194,972
2058 2,251,648 14,077,124
2057 2,279,932 13,957,197
2056 2,308,282 13,832,494
2055 2,336,168 13,702,508
2054 2,363,575 13,576,231
2053 2,390,213 13,440,929
2052 2,416,056 13,299,910
2051 2,441,297 13,152,910
2050 2,466,072 13,006,688
2049 2,490,883 12,863,637
2048 2,514,954 12,712,671
2047 2,538,499 12,566,944
2046 2,561,597 12,411,042
2045 2,583,931 12,254,651
2044 2,605,750 12,088,895
2043 2,626,741 11,928,393
2042 2,646,740 11,767,372
2041 2,665,673 11,599,942
2040 2,683,790 11,428,331
2039 2,701,261 11,259,845
2038 2,717,604 11,097,180
2037 2,733,406 10,928,754
2036 2,747,946 10,757,928
2035 2,761,103 10,582,918
2034 2,773,511 10,411,088
2033 2,784,591 10,238,503
2032 2,794,827 10,059,929
2031 2,803,535 9,881,109
2030 2,811,500 9,705,485
2029 2,818,414 9,529,493
2028 2,824,434 9,358,412
2027 2,829,732 9,177,288
2026 2,834,177 8,998,902
2025 2,837,077 8,819,794
2024 2,839,175 8,642,022
2023 2,839,786 8,460,512
2022 2,839,144 8,276,807
2021 2,837,682 8,094,602
2020 2,830,739 7,912,558
2019 2,823,271 7,731,991
2018 2,820,097 7,554,563
2017 2,815,764 7,379,299
2016 2,809,915 7,205,328
2015 2,802,534 7,037,655
2014 2,793,749 6,876,385
2013 2,783,687 6,714,051
2012 2,772,430 6,551,080
2011 2,760,494 6,387,251
2010 2,748,568 6,222,714
2009 2,736,995 6,055,646
2008 2,725,635 5,894,722
2007 2,713,800 5,749,352
2006 2,700,968 5,624,466
2005 2,687,066 5,501,712
2004 2,672,225 5,355,717
2003 2,656,623 5,177,687
2002 2,640,572 4,971,435
2001 2,624,403 4,692,716
2000 2,607,826 4,423,611
1999 2,589,795 4,318,043
1998 2,569,736 4,295,785
1997 2,547,848 4,253,716
1996 2,524,463 4,199,210
1995 2,500,151 4,179,179
1994 2,475,220 4,173,105
1993 2,449,916 4,157,130
1992 2,424,701 4,166,366
1991 2,400,869 4,246,267
1990 2,379,877 4,196,828
1989 2,361,916 4,034,037
1988 2,345,777 3,934,517
1987 2,329,813 3,829,718
1986 2,312,125 3,728,380
1985 2,290,656 3,638,438
1984 2,264,562 3,558,758
1983 2,234,832 3,481,646
1982 2,203,889 3,408,183
1981 2,173,818 3,338,940
1980 2,145,658 3,272,089
1979 2,119,486 3,207,499
1978 2,094,836 3,145,517
1977 2,070,657 3,085,354
1976 2,045,578 3,028,820
1975 2,018,981 2,974,657
1974 1,990,906 2,920,459
1973 1,961,219 2,866,955
1972 1,931,542 2,814,388
1971 1,903,728 2,763,222
1970 1,878,196 2,712,286
1969 1,855,127 2,661,365
1968 1,833,765 2,611,532
1967 1,812,865 2,562,384
1966 1,791,475 2,514,638
1965 1,769,192 2,468,666
1964 1,745,568 2,424,390
1963 1,721,099 2,382,258
1962 1,696,932 2,342,242
1961 1,673,261 2,304,227
1960 1,650,005 2,268,356

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 Sierra Leone gained 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,885,203 people (a 26.2% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Sierra Leone was ranked 105th in 2006 and ranked 100th 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 Sierra Leone will increase by 43.1% to 13,006,688 people and rank change from 100th to 91st.

Sierra Leone is projected to reach its peak in 2093 at 16.2M 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
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Sierra Leone
2100 -1.77% -0.09%
2099 -1.78% -0.08%
2098 -1.8% -0.09%
2097 -1.8% -0.07%
2096 -1.82% -0.05%
2095 -1.84% 0.002%
2094 -1.86% -0.03%
2093 -1.88% 0.02%
2092 -1.9% 0.04%
2091 -1.91% 0.06%
2090 -1.92% 0.07%
2089 -1.93% 0.09%
2088 -1.93% 0.1%
2087 -1.94% 0.17%
2086 -1.95% 0.13%
2085 -1.94% 0.15%
2084 -1.91% 0.21%
2083 -1.93% 0.23%
2082 -1.92% 0.25%
2081 -1.92% 0.24%
2080 -1.9% 0.26%
2079 -1.87% 0.31%
2078 -1.87% 0.32%
2077 -1.84% 0.35%
2076 -1.82% 0.38%
2075 -1.81% 0.35%
2074 -1.77% 0.44%
2073 -1.75% 0.45%
2072 -1.71% 0.47%
2071 -1.68% 0.51%
2070 -1.64% 0.53%
2069 -1.61% 0.59%
2068 -1.57% 0.64%
2067 -1.53% 0.65%
2066 -1.53% 0.66%
2065 -1.48% 0.66%
2064 -1.44% 0.67%
2063 -1.42% 0.77%
2062 -1.38% 0.73%
2061 -1.36% 0.79%
2060 -1.32% 0.79%
2059 -1.29% 0.84%
2058 -1.24% 0.86%
2057 -1.23% 0.9%
2056 -1.19% 0.95%
2055 -1.16% 0.93%
2054 -1.11% 1.01%
2053 -1.07% 1.06%
2052 -1.03% 1.12%
2051 -1% 1.12%
2050 -1% 1.11%
2049 -0.96% 1.19%
2048 -0.93% 1.16%
2047 -0.9% 1.26%
2046 -0.86% 1.28%
2045 -0.84% 1.37%
2044 -0.8% 1.35%
2043 -0.76% 1.37%
2042 -0.71% 1.44%
2041 -0.68% 1.5%
2040 -0.65% 1.5%
2039 -0.6% 1.47%
2038 -0.58% 1.54%
2037 -0.53% 1.59%
2036 -0.48% 1.65%
2035 -0.45% 1.65%
2034 -0.4% 1.69%
2033 -0.37% 1.78%
2032 -0.31% 1.81%
2031 -0.28% 1.81%
2030 -0.25% 1.85%
2029 -0.21% 1.83%
2028 -0.19% 1.97%
2027 -0.16% 1.98%
2026 -0.1% 2.03%
2025 -0.07% 2.06%
2024 -0.02% 2.15%
2023 0.02% 2.22%
2022 0.05% 2.25%
2021 0.25% 2.3%
2020 0.26% 2.34%
2019 0.11% 2.35%
2018 0.15% 2.38%
2017 0.21% 2.41%
2016 0.26% 2.38%
2015 0.31% 2.35%
2014 0.36% 2.42%
2013 0.41% 2.49%
2012 0.43% 2.56%
2011 0.43% 2.64%
2010 0.42% 2.76%
2009 0.42% 2.73%
2008 0.44% 2.53%
2007 0.48% 2.22%
2006 0.52% 2.23%
2005 0.56% 2.73%
2004 0.59% 3.44%
2003 0.61% 4.15%
2002 0.62% 5.94%
2001 0.64% 6.08%
2000 0.7% 2.44%
1999 0.78% 0.52%
1998 0.86% 0.99%
1997 0.93% 1.3%
1996 0.97% 0.48%
1995 1.01% 0.15%
1994 1.03% 0.38%
1993 1.04% -0.22%
1992 0.99% -1.88%
1991 0.88% 1.18%
1990 0.76% 4.04%
1989 0.69% 2.53%
1988 0.69% 2.74%
1987 0.77% 2.72%
1986 0.94% 2.47%
1985 1.15% 2.24%
1984 1.33% 2.21%
1983 1.4% 2.16%
1982 1.38% 2.07%
1981 1.31% 2.04%
1980 1.23% 2.01%
1979 1.18% 1.97%
1978 1.17% 1.95%
1977 1.23% 1.87%
1976 1.32% 1.82%
1975 1.41% 1.86%
1974 1.51% 1.87%
1973 1.54% 1.87%
1972 1.46% 1.85%
1971 1.36% 1.88%
1970 1.24% 1.91%
1969 1.16% 1.91%
1968 1.15% 1.92%
1967 1.19% 1.9%
1966 1.26% 1.86%
1965 1.35% 1.83%
1964 1.42% 1.77%
1963 1.42% 1.71%
1962 1.41% 1.65%
1961 1.41% 1.58%

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 Sierra Leone's population grew by 2.06%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Sierra Leone
Current population
2834177
9090531
Population rank 140/197 100/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.11%
One net population change
4.19 hours
2.96 minutes
One birth every
16.2 minutes
2.02 minutes
One death every
22.6 minutes
7.41 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +487
Annual growth/decline -2,098 +177,772
Annual growth/decline rate -0.07% +2.06%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 47/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
46.6 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 -11,309
Net migration rank 135/196 136/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 49,997
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 151/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 174/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Sierra Leone
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Sierra Leone
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - -11,309
2024 9,210 -10,506 189,234 -11,000
2023 10,072 -10,003 188,788 -4,000
2022 11,215 -10,003 186,625 -4,000
2021 6,382 -4,665 183,326 -1,544
2020 12,170 0 181,015 1,292
2019 13,094 -10,335 181,068 -2,238
2018 13,929 -10,335 178,772 -2,741
2017 15,419 -10,335 173,259 1,234
2016 16,944 -10,335 168,784 4,657
2015 18,489 -10,335 162,275 -356
2014 19,751 -10,335 160,137 485
2013 21,037 -10,335 161,265 2,773
2012 22,320 -10,498 160,915 988
2011 23,627 -11,577 158,858 6,895
2010 25,031 -13,248 155,338 7,983
2009 26,311 -14,941 152,669 18,145
2008 27,553 -16,191 149,855 1,182
2007 28,886 -16,588 145,740 -6,042
2006 30,213 -16,840 144,127 -34,052
2005 31,506 -17,071 137,234 -1,805
2004 32,500 -17,256 132,661 23,897
2003 33,340 -17,380 130,312 69,185
2002 33,572 -17,428 126,429 86,578
2001 33,666 -17,466 116,647 227,791
2000 34,452 -17,498 110,754 83,013
1999 36,649 -17,542 102,295 -84,926
1998 38,628 -17,623 103,906 -76,766
1997 40,521 -17,756 105,433 -48,437
1996 42,297 -18,285 104,140 -52,110
1995 43,705 -19,092 100,885 -112,857
1994 45,210 -19,960 101,486 -77,371
1993 46,090 -20,731 103,317 -95,476
1992 46,494 -21,426 103,251 -129,565
1991 45,617 -23,014 105,477 -238,965
1990 44,465 -25,085 100,778 131,587
1989 43,591 -27,049 98,298 -5,079
1988 43,978 -28,247 96,344 9,470
1987 44,155 -27,958 94,235 9,558
1986 44,520 -25,339 90,902 7,992
1985 45,122 -21,371 88,869 -7,873
1984 45,644 -17,211 87,072 -8,708
1983 45,095 -14,065 84,628 -8,783
1982 43,816 -12,952 82,457 -11,379
1981 42,898 -13,619 80,111 -12,699
1980 42,316 -15,277 77,932 -11,641
1979 42,449 -17,143 75,992 -13,095
1978 42,475 -18,483 74,130 -13,073
1977 42,999 -18,630 71,663 -12,399
1976 43,878 -18,084 69,506 -15,686
1975 44,736 -17,340 67,560 -13,058
1974 45,526 -16,769 65,357 -11,473
1973 47,438 -16,822 62,443 -9,322
1972 46,676 -17,934 60,279 -8,267
1971 47,206 -20,322 58,484 -8,162
1970 47,547 -23,371 56,513 -4,957
1969 48,258 -26,304 54,768 -4,485
1968 49,189 -28,424 53,126 -3,743
1967 50,187 -29,147 51,734 -2,819
1966 50,808 -29,065 49,486 -2,911
1965 51,423 -28,611 47,223 -1,851
1964 52,501 -28,066 45,487 -2,308
1963 52,277 -27,757 43,569 -2,480
1962 51,758 -27,936 41,603 -2,658
1961 51,931 -28,416 40,022 -2,947
1960 51,944 -28,952 38,192 -3,528

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 Sierra Leone 99% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,793,146 people) and 1.03% is from migration (a loss of 18,696 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 49,997 people or 0.6% in Sierra Leone.

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
Sierra Leone
City Population
Freetown 951K
Bo 234K
Kenema 188K

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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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