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Population in Jamaica compared to the Solomon Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,839,175 in 2024 vs 819,198 people in the Solomon Islands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,980 people compared to 863,951 in the Solomon Islands.

Population statistics:

  • Jamaica's population is 3.28 times bigger than the Solomon Islands'.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 139th most populous country in the world, while the Solomon Islands is the 161st.
  • The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.01% for the Solomon Islands.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.18% per year vs +2.95% in the Solomon Islands.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.96% growth), while the Solomon Islands has grown from 492K to 864K (75.7% growth).

Jamaica vs Solomon Islands: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Solomon Islands
2100 1,075,936 1,869,358
2099 1,095,350 1,865,277
2098 1,115,242 1,861,047
2097 1,135,653 1,856,421
2096 1,156,525 1,851,585
2095 1,177,966 1,846,229
2094 1,200,045 1,840,799
2093 1,222,794 1,834,881
2092 1,246,199 1,828,545
2091 1,270,303 1,822,001
2090 1,294,988 1,815,153
2089 1,320,362 1,808,103
2088 1,346,290 1,800,741
2087 1,372,809 1,793,136
2086 1,399,955 1,785,209
2085 1,427,808 1,777,013
2084 1,456,011 1,768,444
2083 1,484,393 1,759,601
2082 1,513,542 1,750,433
2081 1,543,136 1,740,952
2080 1,573,400 1,731,110
2079 1,603,926 1,721,146
2078 1,634,499 1,710,785
2077 1,665,602 1,700,043
2076 1,696,763 1,688,876
2075 1,728,143 1,677,587
2074 1,760,036 1,666,185
2073 1,791,818 1,654,264
2072 1,823,794 1,642,044
2071 1,855,585 1,629,467
2070 1,887,318 1,616,736
2069 1,918,759 1,603,679
2068 1,950,157 1,590,304
2067 1,981,247 1,576,716
2066 2,012,035 1,563,005
2065 2,043,276 1,549,060
2064 2,073,988 1,534,862
2063 2,104,265 1,520,351
2062 2,134,508 1,505,792
2061 2,164,312 1,490,935
2060 2,194,058 1,476,028
2059 2,223,310 1,460,816
2058 2,252,286 1,445,385
2057 2,280,579 1,429,967
2056 2,308,936 1,414,320
2055 2,336,830 1,398,440
2054 2,364,245 1,382,426
2053 2,390,891 1,366,190
2052 2,416,741 1,349,703
2051 2,441,989 1,333,136
2050 2,466,771 1,316,322
2049 2,491,589 1,299,367
2048 2,515,667 1,282,258
2047 2,539,219 1,265,007
2046 2,562,324 1,247,608
2045 2,584,663 1,230,002
2044 2,606,489 1,212,277
2043 2,627,486 1,194,351
2042 2,647,490 1,176,271
2041 2,666,429 1,158,172
2040 2,684,551 1,139,832
2039 2,702,027 1,121,014
2038 2,718,374 1,101,787
2037 2,734,180 1,082,148
2036 2,748,725 1,062,197
2035 2,761,886 1,041,925
2034 2,774,297 1,021,492
2033 2,785,381 1,000,997
2032 2,795,619 980,329
2031 2,804,329 959,788
2030 2,812,297 939,300
2029 2,819,213 918,921
2028 2,825,235 898,660
2027 2,830,534 878,499
2026 2,834,980 858,557
2025 2,837,881 838,746
2024 2,839,175 819,198
2023 2,839,786 800,005
2022 2,839,144 781,066
2021 2,837,682 762,591
2020 2,830,739 744,498
2019 2,823,271 728,147
2018 2,820,097 709,101
2017 2,815,764 685,672
2016 2,809,915 662,379
2015 2,802,534 639,415
2014 2,793,749 616,908
2013 2,783,687 594,945
2012 2,772,430 573,606
2011 2,760,494 552,945
2010 2,748,568 532,968
2009 2,736,995 518,141
2008 2,725,635 508,790
2007 2,713,800 500,156
2006 2,700,968 491,594
2005 2,687,066 483,080
2004 2,672,225 474,611
2003 2,656,623 466,154
2002 2,640,572 457,671
2001 2,624,403 449,125
2000 2,607,826 440,469
1999 2,589,795 430,500
1998 2,569,736 419,071
1997 2,547,848 407,474
1996 2,524,463 396,009
1995 2,500,151 384,733
1994 2,475,220 373,675
1993 2,449,916 362,839
1992 2,424,701 352,205
1991 2,400,869 341,738
1990 2,379,877 331,435
1989 2,361,916 321,282
1988 2,345,777 311,265
1987 2,329,813 301,414
1986 2,312,125 291,842
1985 2,290,656 282,455
1984 2,264,562 273,163
1983 2,234,832 264,068
1982 2,203,889 255,200
1981 2,173,818 246,555
1980 2,145,658 238,135
1979 2,119,486 229,953
1978 2,094,836 222,029
1977 2,070,657 214,418
1976 2,045,578 207,194
1975 2,018,981 200,744
1974 1,990,906 195,041
1973 1,961,219 189,774
1972 1,931,542 184,994
1971 1,903,728 180,637
1970 1,878,196 176,579
1969 1,855,127 172,476
1968 1,833,765 168,282
1967 1,812,865 164,245
1966 1,791,475 160,393
1965 1,769,192 156,686
1964 1,745,568 153,085
1963 1,721,099 149,589
1962 1,696,932 146,201
1961 1,673,261 142,912
1960 1,650,005 139,688

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/jamaica/solomon-islands | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jamaica increased by 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth), while the Solomon Islands gained 170,785 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 25,065 people (a 0.89% growth), while the Solomon Islands' population increased by 201,572 people (a 30.4% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 139th in 2026. The Solomon Islands was ranked 165th in 2006 and ranked 161st 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 the Solomon Islands will increase by 52.4% to 1,316,322 people and rank change from 161st to 156th.

The Solomon Islands is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 1.87M 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
Solomon Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Solomon Islands
2100 -1.77% 0.22%
2099 -1.78% 0.23%
2098 -1.8% 0.25%
2097 -1.8% 0.26%
2096 -1.82% 0.29%
2095 -1.84% 0.29%
2094 -1.86% 0.32%
2093 -1.88% 0.35%
2092 -1.9% 0.36%
2091 -1.91% 0.38%
2090 -1.92% 0.39%
2089 -1.93% 0.41%
2088 -1.93% 0.42%
2087 -1.94% 0.44%
2086 -1.95% 0.46%
2085 -1.94% 0.48%
2084 -1.91% 0.5%
2083 -1.93% 0.52%
2082 -1.92% 0.54%
2081 -1.92% 0.57%
2080 -1.9% 0.58%
2079 -1.87% 0.61%
2078 -1.87% 0.63%
2077 -1.84% 0.66%
2076 -1.82% 0.67%
2075 -1.81% 0.68%
2074 -1.77% 0.72%
2073 -1.75% 0.74%
2072 -1.71% 0.77%
2071 -1.68% 0.79%
2070 -1.64% 0.81%
2069 -1.61% 0.84%
2068 -1.57% 0.86%
2067 -1.53% 0.88%
2066 -1.53% 0.9%
2065 -1.48% 0.93%
2064 -1.44% 0.95%
2063 -1.42% 0.97%
2062 -1.38% 1%
2061 -1.36% 1.01%
2060 -1.32% 1.04%
2059 -1.29% 1.07%
2058 -1.24% 1.08%
2057 -1.23% 1.11%
2056 -1.19% 1.14%
2055 -1.16% 1.16%
2054 -1.11% 1.19%
2053 -1.07% 1.22%
2052 -1.03% 1.24%
2051 -1% 1.28%
2050 -1% 1.3%
2049 -0.96% 1.33%
2048 -0.93% 1.36%
2047 -0.9% 1.39%
2046 -0.86% 1.43%
2045 -0.84% 1.46%
2044 -0.8% 1.5%
2043 -0.76% 1.54%
2042 -0.71% 1.56%
2041 -0.68% 1.61%
2040 -0.65% 1.68%
2039 -0.6% 1.75%
2038 -0.58% 1.81%
2037 -0.53% 1.88%
2036 -0.48% 1.95%
2035 -0.45% 2%
2034 -0.4% 2.05%
2033 -0.37% 2.11%
2032 -0.31% 2.14%
2031 -0.28% 2.18%
2030 -0.25% 2.22%
2029 -0.21% 2.25%
2028 -0.19% 2.3%
2027 -0.16% 2.32%
2026 -0.1% 2.36%
2025 -0.05% 2.39%
2024 -0.02% 2.4%
2023 0.02% 2.42%
2022 0.05% 2.42%
2021 0.25% 2.43%
2020 0.26% 2.25%
2019 0.11% 2.69%
2018 0.15% 3.42%
2017 0.21% 3.52%
2016 0.26% 3.59%
2015 0.31% 3.65%
2014 0.36% 3.69%
2013 0.41% 3.72%
2012 0.43% 3.74%
2011 0.43% 3.75%
2010 0.42% 2.86%
2009 0.42% 1.84%
2008 0.44% 1.73%
2007 0.48% 1.74%
2006 0.52% 1.76%
2005 0.56% 1.78%
2004 0.59% 1.81%
2003 0.61% 1.85%
2002 0.62% 1.9%
2001 0.64% 1.97%
2000 0.7% 2.32%
1999 0.78% 2.73%
1998 0.86% 2.85%
1997 0.93% 2.9%
1996 0.97% 2.93%
1995 1.01% 2.96%
1994 1.03% 2.99%
1993 1.04% 3.02%
1992 0.99% 3.06%
1991 0.88% 3.11%
1990 0.76% 3.16%
1989 0.69% 3.22%
1988 0.69% 3.27%
1987 0.77% 3.28%
1986 0.94% 3.32%
1985 1.15% 3.4%
1984 1.33% 3.44%
1983 1.4% 3.47%
1982 1.38% 3.51%
1981 1.31% 3.54%
1980 1.23% 3.56%
1979 1.18% 3.57%
1978 1.17% 3.55%
1977 1.23% 3.49%
1976 1.32% 3.21%
1975 1.41% 2.92%
1974 1.51% 2.78%
1973 1.54% 2.58%
1972 1.46% 2.41%
1971 1.36% 2.3%
1970 1.24% 2.38%
1969 1.16% 2.49%
1968 1.15% 2.46%
1967 1.19% 2.4%
1966 1.26% 2.37%
1965 1.35% 2.35%
1964 1.42% 2.34%
1963 1.42% 2.32%
1962 1.41% 2.3%
1961 1.41% 2.31%

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 the Solomon Islands' population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Solomon Islands
Current population
2834980
863951
Population rank 139/197 161/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.01%
One net population change
14.3 hours
27.4 minutes
One birth every
15.9 minutes
24.4 minutes
One death every
22.9 minutes
2.13 hours
Daily growth/decline -2 +53
Annual growth/decline -611 +19,193
Annual growth/decline rate -0.02% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 166/197 33/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
5.39 hours
Annual migration change -11,053 +1,631
Net migration rank 135/196 59/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 2,469
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 192/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 184/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Solomon Islands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Solomon Islands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - 1,631
2024 - -10,506 - 1,610
2023 10,072 -10,003 17,436 1,636
2022 11,215 -10,003 17,253 1,567
2021 6,382 -4,665 16,626 1,499
2020 12,170 0 16,488 1,556
2019 13,094 -10,335 16,649 -1,990
2018 13,929 -10,335 16,790 6,653
2017 15,419 -10,335 16,897 6,513
2016 16,944 -10,335 17,027 6,146
2015 18,489 -10,335 16,909 5,853
2014 19,751 -10,335 16,652 5,598
2013 21,037 -10,335 16,038 5,631
2012 22,320 -10,498 15,585 5,420
2011 23,627 -11,577 15,095 5,219
2010 25,031 -13,248 14,604 5,040
2009 26,311 -14,941 14,381 -4,360
2008 27,553 -16,191 14,225 -5,538
2007 28,886 -16,588 13,963 -5,383
2006 30,213 -16,840 13,799 -5,262
2005 31,506 -17,071 13,568 -5,082
2004 32,500 -17,256 13,444 -4,985
2003 33,340 -17,380 13,344 -4,881
2002 33,572 -17,428 13,195 -4,691
2001 33,666 -17,466 13,061 -4,474
2000 34,452 -17,498 12,938 -4,219
1999 36,649 -17,542 12,809 -1,588
1998 38,628 -17,623 12,658 -1,019
1997 40,521 -17,756 12,478 -931
1996 42,297 -18,285 12,328 -947
1995 43,705 -19,092 12,124 -952
1994 45,210 -19,960 11,771 -828
1993 46,090 -20,731 11,396 -665
1992 46,494 -21,426 11,029 -482
1991 45,617 -23,014 10,789 -410
1990 44,465 -25,085 10,561 -335
1989 43,591 -27,049 10,354 -270
1988 43,978 -28,247 10,142 -197
1987 44,155 -27,958 9,943 -179
1986 44,520 -25,339 9,656 -269
1985 45,122 -21,371 9,534 -150
1984 45,644 -17,211 9,299 -102
1983 45,095 -14,065 9,011 -30
1982 43,816 -12,952 8,720 40
1981 42,898 -13,619 8,436 99
1980 42,316 -15,277 8,156 151
1979 42,449 -17,143 7,874 188
1978 42,475 -18,483 7,598 174
1977 42,999 -18,630 7,290 159
1976 43,878 -18,084 7,058 -48
1975 44,736 -17,340 6,635 -760
1974 45,526 -16,769 6,612 -1,084
1973 47,438 -16,822 6,343 -1,329
1972 46,676 -17,934 6,074 -1,520
1971 47,206 -20,322 5,814 -1,646
1970 47,547 -23,371 5,575 -1,632
1969 48,258 -26,304 5,444 -1,187
1968 49,189 -28,424 5,285 -1,154
1967 50,187 -29,147 5,151 -1,213
1966 50,808 -29,065 5,028 -1,256
1965 51,423 -28,611 4,885 -1,237
1964 52,501 -28,066 4,747 -1,200
1963 52,277 -27,757 4,571 -1,129
1962 51,758 -27,936 4,408 -1,073
1961 51,931 -28,416 4,257 -1,016
1960 51,944 -28,952 4,119 -917

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 the Solomon Islands 82.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 168,727 people) and 17.2% is from migration (a gain of 35,031 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 2,469 people or 0.3% in the Solomon Islands.

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
Solomon Islands
City Population
Honiara 84.5K
Auki 6.81K

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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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