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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 8,642,022 people in Sierra Leone in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 9,049,533 in Sierra Leone.

Population statistics:

  • Sierra Leone's population is 3.19 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while Sierra Leone is the 101st.
  • 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 +0.18% per year vs +2.32% in Sierra Leone.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while Sierra Leone has grown from 5.62M to 9.05M (60.9% growth).

Jamaica vs Sierra Leone: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Sierra Leone
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Sierra Leone
2100 1,075,936 16,111,324
2099 1,095,350 16,126,181
2098 1,115,242 16,139,280
2097 1,135,653 16,154,153
2096 1,156,525 16,164,923
2095 1,177,966 16,173,557
2094 1,200,045 16,173,155
2093 1,222,794 16,177,864
2092 1,246,199 16,175,032
2091 1,270,303 16,168,153
2090 1,294,988 16,158,415
2089 1,320,362 16,146,773
2088 1,346,290 16,133,018
2087 1,372,809 16,116,823
2086 1,399,955 16,089,780
2085 1,427,808 16,068,438
2084 1,456,011 16,044,782
2083 1,484,393 16,011,134
2082 1,513,542 15,975,073
2081 1,543,136 15,935,071
2080 1,573,400 15,896,846
2079 1,603,926 15,854,898
2078 1,634,499 15,805,607
2077 1,665,602 15,754,551
2076 1,696,763 15,699,439
2075 1,728,143 15,639,458
2074 1,760,036 15,584,377
2073 1,791,818 15,516,736
2072 1,823,794 15,446,543
2071 1,855,585 15,374,790
2070 1,887,318 15,297,449
2069 1,918,759 15,216,666
2068 1,950,157 15,128,048
2067 1,981,247 15,032,144
2066 2,012,035 14,935,222
2065 2,043,276 14,837,697
2064 2,073,988 14,740,749
2063 2,104,265 14,642,031
2062 2,134,508 14,529,557
2061 2,164,312 14,423,861
2060 2,194,058 14,311,215
2059 2,223,310 14,198,706
2058 2,252,286 14,080,827
2057 2,280,579 13,960,869
2056 2,308,936 13,836,132
2055 2,336,830 13,706,113
2054 2,364,245 13,579,802
2053 2,390,891 13,444,465
2052 2,416,741 13,303,409
2051 2,441,989 13,156,370
2050 2,466,771 13,010,109
2049 2,491,589 12,867,021
2048 2,515,667 12,716,015
2047 2,539,219 12,570,250
2046 2,562,324 12,414,307
2045 2,584,663 12,257,874
2044 2,606,489 12,092,075
2043 2,627,486 11,931,531
2042 2,647,490 11,770,467
2041 2,666,429 11,602,993
2040 2,684,551 11,431,337
2039 2,702,027 11,262,807
2038 2,718,374 11,100,099
2037 2,734,180 10,931,629
2036 2,748,725 10,760,758
2035 2,761,886 10,585,702
2034 2,774,297 10,413,826
2033 2,785,381 10,241,196
2032 2,795,619 10,062,575
2031 2,804,329 9,883,708
2030 2,812,297 9,708,038
2029 2,819,213 9,532,000
2028 2,825,235 9,360,873
2027 2,830,534 9,179,702
2026 2,834,980 9,001,269
2025 2,837,881 8,822,114
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 (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 Sierra Leone gained 1,580,862 people (a 28.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while Sierra Leone's population increased by 1,844,205 people (a 25.6% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. Sierra Leone was ranked 106th in 2006 and ranked 101st 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 Sierra Leone will increase by 43.8% to 13,010,109 people and rank change from 101st 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 -0.05% 2.08%
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 (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 Sierra Leone's population grew by 2.15%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Sierra Leone
Current population
2834980
9049533
Population rank 139/197 101/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.11%
One net population change
14.3 hours
2.9 minutes
One birth every
15.9 minutes
2.03 minutes
One death every
22.9 minutes
7.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline -2 +497
Annual growth/decline -611 +181,510
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +2.15%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 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 - -10,506 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Sierra Leone 99.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,764,049 people) and 0.41% is from migration (a loss of 7,211 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
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
Sierra Leone
City Population
Freetown 951K
Bo 234K
Kenema 188K

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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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