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

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The latest officially reported population of Jamaica was 2,837,077 in 2025 vs 19,654,739 people in Somalia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Jamaica's population is 2,834,177 people compared to 20,653,532 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 7.29 times bigger than Jamaica's.
  • Jamaica is ranked the 140th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.03% for Jamaica vs 0.25% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Jamaica has had an average growth rate of +0.14% per year vs +3.59% in Somalia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Jamaica has increased from 2.7M people to 2.83M (4.93% growth), while Somalia has grown from 11M to 20.7M (88.2% growth).

Jamaica vs Somalia: population by year and forecast

Jamaica
Factual

Projection
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Jamaica Somalia
2100 1,075,631 68,341,587
2099 1,095,039 67,997,987
2098 1,114,926 67,660,056
2097 1,135,331 67,320,374
2096 1,156,197 66,931,214
2095 1,177,632 66,544,181
2094 1,199,705 66,138,594
2093 1,222,447 65,719,626
2092 1,245,845 65,283,569
2091 1,269,943 64,812,444
2090 1,294,621 64,322,633
2089 1,319,987 63,882,977
2088 1,345,908 63,424,502
2087 1,372,420 62,947,792
2086 1,399,559 62,408,129
2085 1,427,403 61,835,054
2084 1,455,598 61,280,718
2083 1,483,973 60,723,949
2082 1,513,113 60,150,487
2081 1,542,698 59,639,547
2080 1,572,954 59,064,099
2079 1,603,471 58,441,001
2078 1,634,036 57,816,490
2077 1,665,130 57,176,183
2076 1,696,282 56,567,204
2075 1,727,653 55,970,712
2074 1,759,538 55,295,699
2073 1,791,310 54,617,874
2072 1,823,277 53,944,923
2071 1,855,059 53,250,824
2070 1,886,784 52,540,460
2069 1,918,215 51,845,897
2068 1,949,604 51,165,760
2067 1,980,685 50,461,574
2066 2,011,465 49,748,163
2065 2,042,697 48,994,126
2064 2,073,400 48,235,809
2063 2,103,669 47,492,758
2062 2,133,903 46,756,776
2061 2,163,699 46,008,848
2060 2,193,436 45,192,338
2059 2,222,680 44,370,279
2058 2,251,648 43,631,825
2057 2,279,932 42,870,700
2056 2,308,282 42,095,303
2055 2,336,168 41,292,441
2054 2,363,575 40,487,904
2053 2,390,213 39,720,236
2052 2,416,056 38,967,888
2051 2,441,297 38,205,058
2050 2,466,072 37,448,393
2049 2,490,883 36,717,019
2048 2,514,954 35,962,583
2047 2,538,499 35,196,924
2046 2,561,597 34,440,935
2045 2,583,931 33,696,593
2044 2,605,750 32,957,131
2043 2,626,741 32,227,622
2042 2,646,740 31,517,627
2041 2,665,673 30,775,671
2040 2,683,790 30,013,616
2039 2,701,261 29,294,623
2038 2,717,604 28,565,580
2037 2,733,406 27,821,304
2036 2,747,946 27,097,563
2035 2,761,103 26,368,985
2034 2,773,511 25,671,628
2033 2,784,591 25,002,924
2032 2,794,827 24,323,435
2031 2,803,535 23,642,617
2030 2,811,500 22,951,436
2029 2,818,414 22,285,719
2028 2,824,434 21,638,095
2027 2,829,732 20,978,784
2026 2,834,177 20,310,008
2025 2,837,077 19,654,739
2024 2,839,175 19,009,151
2023 2,839,786 18,358,615
2022 2,839,144 17,801,897
2021 2,837,682 17,271,431
2020 2,830,739 16,651,191
2019 2,823,271 16,030,971
2018 2,820,097 15,452,487
2017 2,815,764 14,916,629
2016 2,809,915 14,348,740
2015 2,802,534 13,806,963
2014 2,793,749 13,339,491
2013 2,783,687 12,869,594
2012 2,772,430 12,461,160
2011 2,760,494 12,348,830
2010 2,748,568 12,261,756
2009 2,736,995 11,961,201
2008 2,725,635 11,663,084
2007 2,713,800 11,322,582
2006 2,700,968 10,975,502
2005 2,687,066 10,644,228
2004 2,672,225 10,280,998
2003 2,656,623 9,909,157
2002 2,640,572 9,550,063
2001 2,624,403 9,198,493
2000 2,607,826 8,838,713
1999 2,589,795 8,492,059
1998 2,569,736 8,155,417
1997 2,547,848 7,824,525
1996 2,524,463 7,554,474
1995 2,500,151 7,285,007
1994 2,475,220 7,026,797
1993 2,449,916 6,681,399
1992 2,424,701 6,495,107
1991 2,400,869 6,813,760
1990 2,379,877 7,082,811
1989 2,361,916 7,114,817
1988 2,345,777 7,235,360
1987 2,329,813 7,228,302
1986 2,312,125 6,974,788
1985 2,290,656 6,693,289
1984 2,264,562 6,428,389
1983 2,234,832 6,198,430
1982 2,203,889 6,003,840
1981 2,173,818 5,982,849
1980 2,145,658 5,936,154
1979 2,119,486 5,449,117
1978 2,094,836 4,814,892
1977 2,070,657 4,484,050
1976 2,045,578 4,365,812
1975 2,018,981 4,257,535
1974 1,990,906 4,151,842
1973 1,961,219 4,045,592
1972 1,931,542 3,939,436
1971 1,903,728 3,837,691
1970 1,878,196 3,738,448
1969 1,855,127 3,641,015
1968 1,833,765 3,546,590
1967 1,812,865 3,454,537
1966 1,791,475 3,365,106
1965 1,769,192 3,277,874
1964 1,745,568 3,192,796
1963 1,721,099 3,110,361
1962 1,696,932 3,030,091
1961 1,673,261 2,952,054
1960 1,650,005 2,876,331

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/jamaica/somalia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Jamaica increased by 108,947 people (a 4.03% growth), while Somalia gained 3,373,238 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Jamaica gained 24,262 people (a 0.86% growth), while Somalia's population increased by 6,304,792 people (a 43.9% growth).

Jamaica was ranked 136th most populous country in 2006 and is 140th in 2026. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2006 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 81.3% to 37,448,393 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Somalia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 68.3M 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
Somalia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Jamaica Somalia
2100 -1.77% 0.51%
2099 -1.78% 0.5%
2098 -1.8% 0.5%
2097 -1.8% 0.58%
2096 -1.82% 0.58%
2095 -1.84% 0.61%
2094 -1.86% 0.64%
2093 -1.88% 0.67%
2092 -1.9% 0.73%
2091 -1.91% 0.76%
2090 -1.92% 0.69%
2089 -1.93% 0.72%
2088 -1.93% 0.76%
2087 -1.94% 0.86%
2086 -1.95% 0.93%
2085 -1.94% 0.9%
2084 -1.91% 0.92%
2083 -1.93% 0.95%
2082 -1.92% 0.86%
2081 -1.92% 0.97%
2080 -1.9% 1.07%
2079 -1.87% 1.08%
2078 -1.87% 1.12%
2077 -1.84% 1.08%
2076 -1.82% 1.07%
2075 -1.81% 1.22%
2074 -1.77% 1.24%
2073 -1.75% 1.25%
2072 -1.71% 1.3%
2071 -1.68% 1.35%
2070 -1.64% 1.34%
2069 -1.61% 1.33%
2068 -1.57% 1.4%
2067 -1.53% 1.43%
2066 -1.53% 1.54%
2065 -1.48% 1.57%
2064 -1.44% 1.56%
2063 -1.42% 1.57%
2062 -1.38% 1.63%
2061 -1.36% 1.81%
2060 -1.32% 1.85%
2059 -1.29% 1.69%
2058 -1.24% 1.78%
2057 -1.23% 1.84%
2056 -1.19% 1.94%
2055 -1.16% 1.99%
2054 -1.11% 1.93%
2053 -1.07% 1.93%
2052 -1.03% 2%
2051 -1% 2.02%
2050 -1% 1.99%
2049 -0.96% 2.1%
2048 -0.93% 2.18%
2047 -0.9% 2.2%
2046 -0.86% 2.21%
2045 -0.84% 2.24%
2044 -0.8% 2.26%
2043 -0.76% 2.25%
2042 -0.71% 2.41%
2041 -0.68% 2.54%
2040 -0.65% 2.45%
2039 -0.6% 2.55%
2038 -0.58% 2.68%
2037 -0.53% 2.67%
2036 -0.48% 2.76%
2035 -0.45% 2.72%
2034 -0.4% 2.67%
2033 -0.37% 2.79%
2032 -0.31% 2.88%
2031 -0.28% 3.01%
2030 -0.25% 2.99%
2029 -0.21% 2.99%
2028 -0.19% 3.14%
2027 -0.16% 3.29%
2026 -0.1% 3.33%
2025 -0.07% 3.4%
2024 -0.02% 3.54%
2023 0.02% 3.13%
2022 0.05% 3.07%
2021 0.25% 3.72%
2020 0.26% 3.87%
2019 0.11% 3.74%
2018 0.15% 3.59%
2017 0.21% 3.96%
2016 0.26% 3.92%
2015 0.31% 3.5%
2014 0.36% 3.65%
2013 0.41% 3.28%
2012 0.43% 0.91%
2011 0.43% 0.71%
2010 0.42% 2.51%
2009 0.42% 2.56%
2008 0.44% 3.01%
2007 0.48% 3.16%
2006 0.52% 3.11%
2005 0.56% 3.53%
2004 0.59% 3.75%
2003 0.61% 3.76%
2002 0.62% 3.82%
2001 0.64% 4.07%
2000 0.7% 4.08%
1999 0.78% 4.13%
1998 0.86% 4.23%
1997 0.93% 3.57%
1996 0.97% 3.7%
1995 1.01% 3.67%
1994 1.03% 5.17%
1993 1.04% 2.87%
1992 0.99% -4.68%
1991 0.88% -3.8%
1990 0.76% -0.45%
1989 0.69% -1.67%
1988 0.69% 0.1%
1987 0.77% 3.63%
1986 0.94% 4.21%
1985 1.15% 4.12%
1984 1.33% 3.71%
1983 1.4% 3.24%
1982 1.38% 0.35%
1981 1.31% 0.79%
1980 1.23% 8.94%
1979 1.18% 13.2%
1978 1.17% 7.38%
1977 1.23% 2.71%
1976 1.32% 2.54%
1975 1.41% 2.55%
1974 1.51% 2.63%
1973 1.54% 2.69%
1972 1.46% 2.65%
1971 1.36% 2.65%
1970 1.24% 2.68%
1969 1.16% 2.66%
1968 1.15% 2.66%
1967 1.19% 2.66%
1966 1.26% 2.66%
1965 1.35% 2.66%
1964 1.42% 2.65%
1963 1.42% 2.65%
1962 1.41% 2.64%
1961 1.41% 2.63%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/jamaica/somalia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Jamaica declined by 0.07%, while Somalia's population grew by 3.4%.

Live population counters

Jamaica Somalia
Current population
2834177
20653532
Population rank 140/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.03% 0.25%
One net population change
4.19 hours
49 seconds
One birth every
16.2 minutes
39.2 seconds
One death every
22.6 minutes
2.84 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +1,769
Annual growth/decline -2,098 +645,588
Annual growth/decline rate -0.07% +3.4%
Population growth rate rank 165/197 8/197
One migration net change every
47.7 minutes
43.6 minutes
Annual migration change -11,053 +12,077
Net migration rank 135/196 40/196
Foreign-born residents 24,007 77,972
Foreign-born residents rank 168/195 140/195
Foreign-born share of population 0.8% 0.4%
Foreign-born share rank 161/195 180/195

Natural population change vs migration

Jamaica
Natural

Migration
Somalia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Jamaica Somalia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -11,053 - 12,077
2024 9,210 -10,506 619,793 26,859
2023 10,072 -10,003 608,203 46,217
2022 11,215 -10,003 551,450 -92,434
2021 6,382 -4,665 566,399 35,506
2020 12,170 0 561,311 77,259
2019 13,094 -10,335 548,756 53,124
2018 13,929 -10,335 514,244 40,844
2017 15,419 -10,335 478,556 38,067
2016 16,944 -10,335 495,132 124,017
2015 18,489 -10,335 481,573 -17,178
2014 19,751 -10,335 464,481 6,065
2013 21,037 -10,335 448,518 20,723
2012 22,320 -10,498 399,468 -51,833
2011 23,627 -11,577 203,213 -326,192
2010 25,031 -13,248 385,571 -88,448
2009 26,311 -14,941 405,784 -101,795
2008 27,553 -16,191 394,258 -102,035
2007 28,886 -16,588 380,303 8,476
2006 30,213 -16,840 372,597 -67,200
2005 31,506 -17,071 363,117 -5,955
2004 32,500 -17,256 351,959 17,353
2003 33,340 -17,380 341,192 33,174
2002 33,572 -17,428 331,215 12,603
2001 33,666 -17,466 319,059 40,274
2000 34,452 -17,498 306,651 53,580
1999 36,649 -17,542 295,523 37,548
1998 38,628 -17,623 284,779 55,426
1997 40,521 -17,756 271,894 49,692
1996 42,297 -18,285 264,807 -46,291
1995 43,705 -19,092 254,509 65,888
1994 45,210 -19,960 246,950 -50,921
1993 46,090 -20,731 232,960 261,815
1992 46,494 -21,426 57,495 -179,675
1991 45,617 -23,014 53,052 -568,166
1990 44,465 -25,085 225,162 -248,155
1989 43,591 -27,049 225,255 -266,281
1988 43,978 -28,247 215,599 -415,660
1987 44,155 -27,958 231,580 -17,391
1986 44,520 -25,339 218,416 74,424
1985 45,122 -21,371 207,960 62,183
1984 45,644 -17,211 199,017 60,630
1983 45,095 -14,065 190,775 9,505
1982 43,816 -12,952 182,793 6,115
1981 42,898 -13,619 185,211 -332,129
1980 42,316 -15,277 174,790 65,519
1979 42,449 -17,143 151,016 582,746
1978 42,475 -18,483 132,689 402,005
1977 42,999 -18,630 124,818 2,170
1976 43,878 -18,084 113,319 -3,831
1975 44,736 -17,340 108,998 -1,934
1974 45,526 -16,769 104,813 -495
1973 47,438 -16,822 108,038 143
1972 46,676 -17,934 104,493 -351
1971 47,206 -20,322 101,196 -1,850
1970 47,547 -23,371 98,025 1,104
1969 48,258 -26,304 95,045 690
1968 49,189 -28,424 92,208 906
1967 50,187 -29,147 89,497 1,498
1966 50,808 -29,065 86,930 941
1965 51,423 -28,611 84,448 2,142
1964 52,501 -28,066 82,042 1,518
1963 52,277 -27,757 79,859 1,449
1962 51,758 -27,936 77,737 1,496
1961 51,931 -28,416 75,513 1,336
1960 51,944 -28,952 73,850 750

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 Somalia 94.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,425,417 people) and 5.77% is from migration (a gain of 332,281 people).

As of 2024, 24,007 residents or 0.8% of the population were not native-born in Jamaica, compared to 77,972 people or 0.4% in Somalia.

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
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 1.23M
Baidoa 1.2M
Borama 68.1K

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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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